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Implementing ISO/IEC 42001: a 90-day operating model

A staged plan to stand up an AI Management System: scoping, risk register, control mapping to ISO 27001/27701, and the first three internal audit cycles.

Jun 2026 22 min read By Dr. Nadia Al-Hashimi
Overview

A staged plan to stand up an AI Management System: scoping, risk register, control mapping to ISO 27001/27701, and the first three internal audit cycles.

Written by Dr. Nadia Al-Hashimi and pressure-tested on live ai governance engagements before publication, this whitepaper is designed to move a programme forward the same week you open it.

Every section is annotated with the decision it should unblock, the owner it should sit with, and the evidence it should leave behind — so the artefact still holds up under audit twelve months later.

What you'll take away
  • Field-tested against real Stage 1 and Stage 2 audit findings
  • Mapped to the controls and cadences the AI Governance faculty deploy in cohort work
  • Editable, credit-line optional — use it inside your organisation without attribution
  • Includes evidence pointers, owner fields and a first-90-days cadence
Who this is for
  • Heads of GRC, CISOs, DPOs and internal audit leads
  • Lead Implementers and Lead Auditors preparing for cert cycles
  • Consulting teams standing up client programmes
Go deeper

Turn this whitepaper into a certification.

The faculty behind this resource teach the full programme in cohort. Enrol in ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer and build the operating model end-to-end with expert review.