ISO/IEC 42001 CONSULTANCY / AIMS

From first gap assessment to an implemented, auditable AIMS.

Choose a full implementation programme or a defined work package. We align the support to your AI footprint, existing management systems, internal capability and certification objective.

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01Assesscurrent state & scope

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02Designgovernance & controls

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03Implementprocesses & evidence

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04Assureaudit & improve

STARTING POINT

Readiness & gap assessment

Establish the current state before designing the AIMS. We identify existing controls that can be reused, material gaps, likely scope choices and a practical implementation sequence.

Organisation context and relevant interested parties
AI footprint, current governance and policy landscape
Review of existing management-system processes
Leadership, roles, competence, risk and assurance practices
Prioritised implementation roadmap
Certification-readiness considerations

VISIBILITY

AI inventory & governance baseline

Governance starts with knowing where AI exists, who owns it, why it is used and what dependencies or stakeholders matter. We help create a controlled structure that supports risk, approvals and monitoring.

AI systems and AI-enabled services
Internal, customer-facing and third-party use cases
Intended purpose, owners, users and suppliers
Data, interfaces and key dependencies
Materiality / governance classification
Ownership and review responsibilities

RISK + IMPACT

AI risk & impact assessment

Build a repeatable method for identifying, analysing, treating and documenting AI-related risks and impacts. The approach can connect enterprise risk with system-level consequences.

AI risk criteria and assessment workflow
Technical, operational and organisational risks
Human oversight and professional judgement
Stakeholder, worker and societal impacts where relevant
Treatment decisions and control linkage
ISO/IEC 42005 impact-assessment integration

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OPERATING SYSTEM

AIMS design & implementation

Translate the standard into governance processes that fit how your organisation operates. Where mature ISO or enterprise processes already exist, integration is generally preferable to duplication.

AIMS scope, policy, objectives and governance structure
Roles, responsibilities, authorities and decision rights
Lifecycle and operational control workflows
Third-party / supplier AI governance
Competence, awareness and communication
Records, evidence and document control

CHECK + IMPROVE

Internal assurance & certification readiness

Before external certification, the organisation should be able to demonstrate that the AIMS is implemented, evidenced and used by leadership to govern AI.

Internal audit planning and execution
Evidence sampling and implementation testing
Nonconformity and corrective-action support
Management review preparation
Readiness review before external audit
Post-audit remediation support if required

42001.sg supports implementation and readiness. It does not issue ISO certification.

ENGAGEMENT OPTIONS

Use the level of support your team actually needs.

Not every organisation needs the same consulting model. The scope can be structured around a defined outcome rather than a fixed package.

01Gap Assessment

For organisations that need a credible baseline and implementation roadmap before committing to a full programme.

Current-state review
Priority gaps
Scope and roadmap

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02Full AIMS Implementation

For organisations that want structured support from scope and governance design through implementation and internal assurance.

End-to-end implementation
Workshops and co-design
Certification readiness

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03Focused Work Package

For teams that already have strong internal capability but need specialist help on a specific part of the AIMS.

AI inventory
Risk / impact framework
Internal audit or review

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MANAGEMENT-SYSTEM INTEGRATION

Do not create another governance silo.

Many organisations already have mature processes for information security, privacy, quality, enterprise risk, procurement, incident management, internal audit and management review. A well-designed AIMS identifies what can be reused, what needs an AI-specific extension, and where genuinely new controls are necessary.

WHAT THE CLIENT TEAM BRINGS

Consultancy works best when ownership stays inside the organisation.

We provide structure, methods, challenge and implementation support. Your team provides business context, decisions, system knowledge and the owners who will operate the AIMS after the project.

Executive sponsor

Direction, priorities, scope decisions and management commitment.

AIMS owner / programme lead

Coordinates implementation and becomes the internal focal point for the management system.

Cross-functional owners

Technology, risk, legal, privacy, security, procurement, HR, operations and audit as applicable.

Representative AI use cases

Real systems and workflows used to test whether governance processes work in practice.

START WITH THE CURRENT STATE.

Define the scope before building the paperwork.

Tell us what AI your organisation uses, what governance already exists and where you want to get to.

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