IS THIS FOR YOU?
A clear starting point
You need preparation for an upcoming external audit.
- Working arrangement
- Defined project scope; follow-up support agreed separately.
- What you bring
- Audit dates, prior findings, and process owners.
Choosing between services?
Choose evidence readiness when you mainly need help organizing records. Evidence & Audit Readiness →
Choose implementation when the management system still needs to be built. ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS Implementation →
01 / THE BUSINESS CASE
Why this service matters
Audit preparation is easier when teams understand the scope, know their roles, and can find evidence of actual operation. Readiness work identifies issues early enough to act on them.
02 / THE SERVICE
What is Certification & Surveillance Audit Readiness?
Audit readiness evaluates preparation for certification or surveillance. We help review requirements and evidence, coordinate preparation, and support corrective actions without replacing the independent auditor.
WORKING TOGETHER
Our Approach
F&C leads the activities below with your process and system owners. Your team provides the agreed information, approves decisions, and owns ongoing operation unless separately scoped. Activities and outputs are confirmed in the proposal.
- 01
Confirm audit scope and milestone.
Your team helps confirm the boundaries, priorities, and available information.
- 02
Assess readiness and open findings.
We work with the relevant owners to review requirements and agree practical decisions.
- 03
Prepare owners and evidence.
Your team provides the agreed access, approvals, or operating evidence needed for delivery.
- 04
Review outstanding actions before external assessment.
We review the findings or agreed outputs together and clarify action ownership and follow-up.
What you will receive
The agreed outputs below give your team a record of the work and a basis for decisions and follow-up.
See scope and deliverables ↓DELIVERY AT A GLANCE
- 01
Confirm audit scope and milestone.
- 02
Assess readiness and open findings.
- 03
Prepare owners and evidence.
- 04
Review outstanding actions before external assessment.
YOUR SERVICE, IN FOCUS
Certification & Surveillance Audit Readiness
Review scope, implementation, and evidence
Prioritize gaps before external assessment
Prepare owners for audit participation
03 / PRACTICAL SUPPORT
Key capabilities
- Review scope, implementation, and evidence
- Prioritize gaps before external assessment
- Prepare owners for audit participation
- Support corrective-action planning
04 / YOUR DELIVERY PARTNER
Why F&C?
We connect assessment findings with accountable improvement. You work with a team that understands the relationship between cybersecurity, business priorities, and sustainable implementation.
Business-led priorities
Your objectives, existing practices, and available capacity shape the scope.
Clear ownership
We agree responsibilities and evidence expectations with your team.
Premium expertise. Competitive pricing.
Our Philippines-based delivery model offers high-quality support with transparent, proportionate engagement scopes.
05 / WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Service scope & deliverables
We agree the boundaries, activities, and outputs before delivery. Depending on the engagement, the scope may include:
- Readiness assessment report
- Preparation checklist and evidence index
- Pre-audit action plan
- Agreed preparation and follow-up sessions
Systems, locations, participants, tools, timelines, and any ongoing support are confirmed in the proposal. External certification, licensing, and third-party costs are included only when explicitly agreed.
07 / YOUR QUESTIONS
FAQs
No. Certification decisions belong to the independent body and depend on the assessed system and evidence.
Yes. Readiness can focus on ongoing operation, changes, prior findings, and continual improvement evidence.
The number of systems, locations, participants or suppliers, the quality of existing records, integrations, and any ongoing coverage shape the effort. We review these with you before proposing a timeline and price. You receive an agreed scope before work begins.