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ISO 42001 Readiness (AI)

Stand up an AI Management System under ISO/IEC 42001 to govern AI risk, transparency and accountability across your organisation.

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Overview

Govern AI with the world’s first AI management standard.

ISO/IEC 42001 is the first certifiable management-system standard for artificial intelligence, helping organisations govern AI responsibly across its lifecycle.

We help you build the AI Management System — AI policy, risk and impact assessments, controls and oversight — and prepare for certification as AI governance expectations rise.

What’s covered

What we assess and prepare.

AIMS scope & policy

Governance over AI systems.

AI risk assessment

Risks across the AI lifecycle.

AI system impact assessment

Effects on individuals and society.

Controls & oversight

Data, transparency and human oversight.

Supplier & lifecycle

Managing third-party AI and change.

Who needs this

Does this match your needs?

Where this engagement tends to add the most value.

AI product companiesGoverning AI responsibly.

Enterprises adopting AIRisk and oversight.

LPO / BPO using AIClient AI-governance requirements.

Regulated firms deploying AIEmerging compliance.

Vendors selling AIDifferentiated assurance.

Any org building / using AIAIMS certification.

Regulatory drivers

Why this is required

ISO/IEC 42001 is the first certifiable AI management-system standard and is fast becoming the way organisations demonstrate responsible AI governance; readiness builds the governance and risk controls it requires.

ISO/IEC 42001

The AI management-system standard you are preparing to certify against.

DPDPA, EU AI Act & emerging rules

42001 provides a control framework that supports emerging AI-governance obligations.

Client & board expectations

Recognised AI governance is increasingly expected by customers and boards.

How we work

How the engagement runs.

A disciplined sequence that ends in a clear, evidence-backed outcome.

Scoping & AIMS boundary

Defining the AI management system scope and AI systems in use.

Gap analysis

Assessing current state against ISO/IEC 42001.

AI risk & impact assessment

Assessing AI risks and system impacts.

Controls & documentation build

Implementing the AI governance controls and documentation.

Internal audit & review

A full internal audit and management review.

Certification handoff

Preparing for and supporting the certification audit.

What you receive

Documentation built for every audience.

AIMS gap assessment reportYour posture against ISO/IEC 42001.
AI governance roadmapA sequenced plan to close gaps.
AI policy & register templatesAI governance documentation to build on.
Implementation trackerProgress tracked to readiness.
Mock audit & readiness sign-offA dry-run audit before certification.

Standards & frameworks

We tie this engagement to the frameworks and regulations you answer to.

ISO/IEC 42001ISO/IEC 23894NIST AI RMFISO 27001 (mapping)

Checklist

Are you ready? A quick checklist

What to have in place before we begin.

AI systems inventoried

AIMS scope defined

AI policy drafted

AI risk-assessment method

Impact-assessment process

Human-oversight controls

Data governance for AI

Target certification date set

FAQ

Common questions

Who needs ISO 42001?

Any organisation that develops or uses AI and wants to demonstrate responsible, well-governed AI to customers, regulators and partners. As AI moves into regulated and high-stakes use, an ISO 42001 management system is becoming the recognised way to show your AI is governed, risk-assessed and accountable.

Does it integrate with ISO 27001?

Yes. ISO 42001 shares the same high-level management-system structure as ISO 27001, so it integrates cleanly with an existing ISMS. We can extend your current management system to cover AI governance, reusing shared elements like risk management, internal audit and management review.

How does it relate to the NIST AI RMF?

They are complementary rather than competing. The NIST AI Risk Management Framework provides detailed, voluntary guidance on identifying and managing AI risk, which informs the risk practices that sit inside an ISO 42001 management system. We can use the NIST AI RMF to strengthen the risk side of your 42001 programme.