ISO 42001 Scorecard

Ready for ISO 42001 AI Management System Certification?

ISO/IEC 42001 is the international standard for AI governance. This scorecard measures your readiness across 8 domains covering policy, risk, data, lifecycle, transparency, oversight, and third-party management.

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Ali Aleali

Ali Aleali, CISSP, CCSP

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Former security architect for Bank of Canada and Payments Canada. Helping organizations build AI governance programs that satisfy ISO 42001 and emerging AI regulations.

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AI regulation is accelerating. The EU AI Act is enforced, Canada's AIDA is advancing, and enterprise customers increasingly require ISO 42001 from AI vendors. Early certification creates a competitive advantage.

Scored Across 8 ISO 42001 Domains

Covering Clauses 4-10 (management system) and Annex A/B (AI-specific controls) of ISO/IEC 42001:2023.

CLAUSE 5 · ANNEX B.2

AI Policy & Governance

Formal AI policy, leadership commitment, defined roles and accountability for the AI management system.

CLAUSE 6 · ANNEX B.5

Risk & Impact Assessment

AI-specific risk identification, impact assessments on individuals and society, risk treatment plans.

ANNEX B.7

Data Governance

Data quality, provenance tracking, bias evaluation, privacy controls, and lawful data acquisition for AI systems.

ANNEX B.6

AI System Lifecycle

Design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and decommissioning of AI systems.

ANNEX B.8

Transparency & Explainability

System documentation, user-facing explanations, incident reporting, and stakeholder communication.

ANNEX B.6 · B.9

Human Oversight

Human review of AI decisions, intervention capabilities, escalation paths, and responsible use processes.

ANNEX B.10

Third-Party AI

Supplier evaluation, contractual AI obligations, ongoing monitoring of third-party AI components and vendors.

CLAUSES 9-10

Performance & Improvement

AI-specific KPIs, internal audits, management review, corrective actions, and continual improvement.

How It Works

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Answer 16 Questions

Practical questions mapped to ISO 42001 Clauses 4-10 and Annex A/B controls. No jargon, just honest assessment of where you are today.

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Get Your Score

See your overall readiness tier and which domains are strong, which need attention, and where to focus first for certification.

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A detailed report with domain breakdowns and prioritized remediation steps lands in your inbox. Built for action, not theory.

"ISO 42001 is not about adding bureaucracy to your AI program. It is about building the governance structure that makes responsible AI sustainable as you scale. Organizations that treat it as a checkbox miss the point. The ones that use it to improve how they build, deploy, and monitor AI systems get the real competitive advantage."

- Ali Aleali, CISSP, CCSP

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