Pre-Certification Service

Utilising our renowned management system experts our gap analysis service will provide an unparalleled insight into the progress of your management system implementation program and identify genuine opportunities for improvement.

What benefits are available from a Gap Analysis?

• Clarity
  The Pre-Certification service will provide a clear picture of your organisation's readiness for Certification, identifying through the review of objective evidence gaps in relation to the requirements of the relevant Standard(s), opportunities for improvement reduce risk and importantly confirm where compliance is being achieved and why.
  Engaging our external experts will save you time and help you avoid setbacks on your pathway to Certification and beyond.

• Confidence
  The assurance gained from the gap analysis process will allow you to proceed to achieving Certification with confidence and the knowledge of your organisation’s status against key requirements.

• Opportunity
  The dialogue with a renowned expert will not only provide opportunities to build best practice into your management system and embrace it but also to deliver an independent view of the risks faced and the controlling mitigation measures employed.

• Focus
  With a clear picture of the status of your organisation’s management system in relation to requirements of the chosen Standard(s), where further work is needed to address gaps, and maintain processes and controls already defined, resource planning can be focused where needed, optimising the implementation time of the management system.
  You will be able to have a high level of confidence in your timeline to Certification, and be assured that it is optimised. The Pre-Certification Gap Analysis is relevant if you are new to Certification, seeking Certification against a revised Standard or your organisation and or its management system have been subject to significant change.

What is involved?

Getting the support one of our management systems experts is straightforward. Contact our team, we will discuss your requirements and arrange a call with one our friendly management systems experts, who will plan your Pre-Certification Gap analysis with you.

Typically, a gap analysis will require supply of key management systems information ahead of one-day on-site with your organisation, scheduled at your convenience to engage the required members of your team.

What is delivered?

The Pre-Certification service will deliver guidance as the Gap Analysis progresses, which can be discussed as required with our attending management system expert, in addition to a detailed report based on the objective evidence reviewed, including:

• Gaps identification -
  Identification of gaps which would result in a non-conformance against the chosen Standard(s)

• Opportunities for improvement identification -
  

  Identification of Opportunities for improvement which would either enhance the level of compliance being achieved and/or provide opportunities for improvement or risk reduction the performance of the organisation.

  Our facilitating management system expert will also walk you through what to expect from the Certification process and provide tips and techniques to make the process as seamless as possible.

  The output of the Gap analysis is focused on assessing the levels of compliance being achieved but also positioning the organisation to achieve optimal performance and making itself as resilient as possible, so that consistency and continuity can be achieved to ultimately deliver enhanced levels of customer satisfaction.

Notes :

The time spent on-site with your team may vary depending on the nature and size of your organisation, in addition to the intended Certified scope.