"In May 2022 Saïd Business School undertook an ambitious 4-month programme to attain ISO27001 accreditation for its Oxford Saïd Business School Limited public limited company.
In recognising the size of the task and not being experts in ISO27001, Oxford Saïd Business School appointed AVISO Consultancy to help with the initial gap analysis, provision of an IMS tool kit and preparations for the external audit. After an intensive programme of work, the outcome was a successful accreditation which reflected the maturity of the school's existing policies, processes, and collaborative working with AVISO Consultancy.
CIO
Thank you to AvISO for supporting us with ISO 14001 and ISO 27001 certification. Their expertise and ISOva toolbox made the auditing process straightforward and efficient."
Environmental Manager
Oxford Saïd Business School Limited is a world-renowned business school located in the heart of Oxford. The school provides a high-quality and innovative educational experience to undergraduate and postgraduate students worldwide.
AvISO supported Oxford Saïd Business School with their Information Security Management System and their Environmental Management System providing a hybrid solution of onsite and remote support to achieve ISO 14001 and ISO 27001 certification over a 4-month period.
The challenging deadline was met through an approach of collaborative working, knowledge transfer and use of the ISOva toolbox.
The toolbox offers a simple, efficient, and effective tool to manage all governance, risk & compliance requirements, and ISO standards.
"It was a pleasure to work with the Oxford Saïd Business School Limited team and assist in developing their management system. The main challenge was to define the control responsibilities of various data owners within the university. We also needed to consider how the faculty process and transfer information between stakeholders.
The solution was to use the ISOva Toolbox, which ensured that all risks relating to the 114 clauses of the ISO 27001 Annex A controls were considered. We also used the Interested Parties list to map existing controls. This helped to identify opportunities for improvement and to develop an effective risk treatment plan"
Graham Tarrant, AvISO Consultancy
"The project was an exciting and challenging one. It's great to see different people across the organisation coming together to make a project work and see how each standard interacts with each other as an integrated system. It is also great to see that AvISO has adapted to the challenges and developed effective solutions"
Paul Stevens, AvISO Consultancy
Challenging projects are achievable when there is a real commitment between parties and a willingness to collaborate. Oxford Saïd Business School demonstrated that a clear plan and hard work were fundamental to the success of this project.
If you would like to know more about ISO Standards, Certification and the value of a good management system you can add to your business we would love to hear from you: Kent: 01892 800476 | London: 02037 458 476 | info@avisoconsultancy.co.uk
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