PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Case Studies: A top 50 law firm (9001), Lifeline, Bromcom, Moorhouse, Cititec

AvISO’s Professional Service clients include a range of organisations, including IT, Finance and FinTech etc., Supporting different ISO Standards such as ISO 9001, 27001, 14001, Cyber Essentials and legal register support, enhancing the organisation's credibility. 

Professional Services and AvISO’s achievements 

AvISO is experienced in working with a wide range of professional service organisations, helping implement a wide range of ISO standards. The team at AvISO have also helped maintain, add value, and rectify existing systems in place, as well as helping increase the scope of existing systems with different standards and increasing activities under those scopes. Our consultants have extensive experience working with these organisations and look forward to continuing a long-standing relationship with these organisations for years to come.

How we can help

AvISO can help you implement a range of standards to improve your organisation’s management system and support you with your legal requirements. We understand the importance of having a secure environment for your organisation, and we have worked with many organisations in these sectors to help implement different standards.

Why are ISO Standards important for Professional Services?

ISO standards are necessary for professional organisations such as finance, IT and FinTech. These standards ensure that the professional organisation and its customers can have a high level of confidence in the organisation's products, services, systems, and processes.

ISO standards allow organisations to demonstrate their commitment to quality management systems and continuous improvement activities. They also assure that an organisation meets its business requirements, including legal and contractual requirements.

• ISO 9001 (QMS) This standard is specifically designed for organisations that provide services to other businesses or organisations. It helps you improve your quality management systems so that your clients can be confident that their information is secure and safe.
• ISO 27001 (ISMS) This standard helps keep your data secure by ensuring that all employees have access to it only if they need it, which means fewer breaches of privacy at all levels of the organisation.
• Cyber Essentials is a government certification scheme to cover actions every organisation should take to ensure its digital security and protection from cyberattacks.
• ISO 14001 (EMS  encourages environmental responsibility by helping organisations find ways to reduce waste, conserve resources and reduce pollution from their operations. 
• ISO 45001 is to help companies identify and eliminate hazards in their workplaces. The standard encourages employers to create a culture of safety and responsibility by providing guidance on how to plan, manage, monitor, and review occupational health and safety management systems.
• ISO 22301,  a Business Continuity Management System Standard, ensures that your organisation can continue to operate in the event an adverse situation would arise, guiding senior management in how to respond efficiently and effectively. 

‍What challenges do Professional Services face, and what are the solutions?

There are many different challenges Professional Service organisations may face.

A challenge that professional services may face is that they may not always be efficient or productive as they could be. This is often because they must deal with a lot which can be time-consuming and frustrating. The solution to this problem is implementing ISO standards to help streamline processes, improve efficiency and take the lead on the project.

Another challenge is that even if you know what standards you need, there are still so many ways of meeting those requirements. It's hard to know which ones will benefit your bottom line and which won't deliver as much value as they cost in time or money. This is where AvISO can come in and conduct a gap analysis to find what is relevant and what isn’t as we believe that there is a no one size fits all approach.

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Case Studies: A top 50 law firm (9001), Lifeline, Bromcom, Moorhouse, Cititec
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