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ISMS & ISO 27001: an operational framework

A ready-to-apply approach to structure, document, and run your ISMS: scope, risks, controls, SoA, treatment plan, and evidence — with an audit-ready mindset.

Typical deliverables: ISMS policy • risk register • SoA • treatment plan • procedures • evidence pack.

An operational, audit-ready ISMS

Implement a pragmatic, well-documented ISMS that integrates smoothly into day-to-day operations and supports audits through clear evidence, traceability, and consistent practices.

What the expertise covers

A clear scope designed to be documented, measurable, and auditable.

Scoping & governance

Scope, roles and responsibilities, policies, governance bodies, KPIs.

Risks & controls

Risk assessment, treatment plan, SoA, control implementation.

Audit-ready

Evidence, traceability, reviews, internal audits, certification readiness.

Typical deliverables

Key documents and evidence used to structure, operate, and demonstrate the effectiveness of the ISMS.

 

ISMS documentation pack

A clear, auditable documentation baseline.
  • Security policy and associated rules
  • ISMS scope and governance
  • Auditable procedures and runbooks

 

Governance & evidence pack

Track, arbitrate, and “prove it” during audits.
  • Risk register and treatment plan
  • SoA (Statement of Applicability)
  • Dashboards, reviews, and action tracking

Method

A PDCA-driven approach aligned with ISO 27001 and operational governance.

PLAN

Scope definition, objectives, governance, and risk assessment.

DO

Implementation of controls, policies, procedures, and evidence.

CHECK

KPI monitoring, internal audits, and management reviews.

ACT

Action plans, continuous improvement, and audit preparation.

Example situations

Typical engagement contexts where an ISO 27001-aligned ISMS brings structure, traceability, and audit-ready evidence.

 

Audit-ready ISMS

Governance

Establish a solid ISMS foundation with governance, roles, and auditable evidence.

  • Structured ISMS implementation with governance and documentation.
  • Definition of roles, committees, scope, and responsibilities (RACI).
  • Production of policies, procedures, and auditable records.
Deliverables: Security policy • Procedures • Evidence pack

 

Risk register, SoA & treatment plan

Risk

Build a robust ISO 27001 risk management framework with clear decisions and traceability.

  • Risk register structure (methodology, scoring, criteria, reviews).
  • ISO 27001 Statement of Applicability (SoA) with decision traceability.
  • Treatment plan with priorities, owners, milestones, and evidence.
Deliverables: Risk register • SoA • Treatment plan

 

ITIL processes supporting the ISMS

Operations

Integrate the ISMS into daily IT operations with traceability and audit-friendly processes.

  • Industrialized incident, request, and change management.
  • Workflow, prioritization, SLAs, communication, and traceability.
  • Runbooks, knowledge base, and audit-friendly reporting.
Deliverables: ITIL processes • Runbook • Reporting

 

Internal audits & action plans

Audit

Prepare for audits with structured reviews, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.

  • Internal audit preparation: checklists, interviews, sampling.
  • Findings, corrective actions, tracking, and evidence (PDCA).
  • KPI definition and management reviews.
Deliverables: Audit checklist • Action plan • KPI tracking

ISMS & ISO 27001 consulting

NetQualIT supports organizations in designing and improving their Information Security Management System (ISMS) in line with the ISO 27001 standard. The approach combines governance, risk assessment, control implementation, and audit preparation to build a pragmatic, consistent, and sustainable security framework.

The engagement can cover scope definition, building the Statement of Applicability (SoA), setting up processes and KPIs, and preparing for internal audits and certification.

Structuring your ISMS and preparing for ISO 27001 certification?

Internal audits, risk assessment, SoA, governance and certification readiness: let’s build a robust, operational, truly audit-ready framework.