ISO/IEC 42001

ISO/IEC 42001 is a management-system standard for organizations developing, providing, or using AI systems. It helps establish policies, risk controls, lifecycle governance, impact assessment, supplier oversight, monitoring, and continual improvement for AI. 

While the framework defines what good AI governance should look like, many organizations struggle to determine whether their policies, controls, owners, documentation, and evidence actually meet expectations. Valystrum turns that uncertainty into a structured assessment that shows where you stand, what needs attention, and how to improve. 

Know where you stand. Understand your risks. Demonstrate readiness. 

ISO/IEC 42001 provides a structured way to organize requirements, responsibilities, controls, evidence, and improvement activities. It is not just a checklist: it creates a shared language for teams that need to align governance, operational execution, and assurance reporting. 

Valystrum keeps the assessment practical by focusing on implementation evidence, control ownership, gaps, residual risk, remediation status, and repeatable monitoring rather than static policy statements alone. 

Valystrum converts ISO/IEC 42001 into a guided assessment that helps teams evaluate implementation, collect evidence, identify gaps, and report maturity in a format that leadership, customers, auditors, and regulators can understand. 

Our assessment includes: 

• 33 assessment controls 
• 99 structured assessment questions 
• Evidence collection for every applicable control 
• Gap identification and remediation tracking 
• Continuous compliance monitoring 
• Executive dashboards and audit-ready reporting 

The assessment evaluates whether your organization has implemented effective controls across the framework scope. Areas include: 

• Context of the Organization 
• Leadership 
• Planning 
• Support 
• Operation 
• Performance Evaluation 
• Improvement 
• AI Governance and Lifecycle Controls

• Overall readiness or compliance score 
• Control-by-control assessment view 
• Evidence register linked to each control 
• Gap analysis with risk-based prioritization 
• Remediation roadmap with owners and due dates 
• Executive summary for leadership and customers 
• Audit-ready reporting and continuous monitoring view 

Valystrum helps you answer practical assurance questions, including: 

• Where do we stand today? 
• Which controls are missing or weak? 
• What evidence do we need to prove implementation? 
• Which risks and gaps should be prioritized first? 
• Are we ready for customer, auditor, regulator, or board review? 

This assessment is designed for AI product teams, model risk owners, security leaders, legal, privacy, GRC, and executives responsible for trustworthy AI. 

See how your organization aligns with ISO/IEC 42001. Run a structured assessment, identify gaps, collect evidence, and receive a prioritized roadmap for improving readiness.