Step 3 to Certification: Policy

The Backbone of Compliance

In this third step of our blog series "In 10 Steps to Certification", we dive deeper into policy – the backbone of compliance. Because without good policy, there's no direction, coherence, or assurance.

Good Policy is Essential

Policy gives direction to your organization. It defines what's important, who's responsible, and how risks are managed. In ISO 27001 and other standards, policy isn't optional – it's a requirement. But the real difference is in the execution: is the policy understood, applied, and evaluated?

uComply: From Policy to Assurance

With uComply, policy is not only documented but also integrated into your daily processes with:

Real-time dashboards for monitoring policy measure progress

Templates and documentation for creating policy according to standards like ISO, NEN, and SOC2

Tasks and workflows ensuring policy actions are executed and followed up

Management overviews providing insight into status, bottlenecks, and improvement actions

Closed PDCA Cycle

The integrated ISMS within uComply makes it possible to link policy to risks, measures, and audits. This creates a closed PDCA cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act) where policy is continuously evaluated and improved.

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