A tailored course, built for your situation
Mastering ISO 42001 for Senior Corporate Secretaries in High-Compliance Traded Entities
Build authoritative command of AI governance standards with structured implementation pathways tailored to executive support roles.
The situation this course is for
The rise of AI governance mandates is increasing documentation pressure on executive offices. Secretaries are now expected to produce auditable evidence that aligns technical implementation with board-level risk posture, without direct authority over engineering teams.
Who this is for
Senior corporate secretary or executive assistant in a publicly traded or highly regulated firm, responsible for coordinating compliance documentation, audit readiness, and leadership certifications.
Who this is not for
Entry-level admins, technical AI builders, or consultants without exposure to executive-facing compliance cycles.
What you walk away with
- Map ISO 42001 controls to internal documentation requirements with precision
- Lead internal evidence collection without direct line authority
- Pre-frame audit responses using leadership-aligned language
- Deliver ISO 42001 Statements of Applicability on schedule
- Build a reusable playbook for future framework adoption
The 12 modules (with all 144 chapters)
- Overview of ISO 42001 scope and structure
- How AI governance intersects with executive oversight
- Key articles referencing presidential certification
- Differences between ISO 42001 and SOC 2 AI modules
- Mapping clauses to corporate secretary responsibilities
- The role of attestation in framework compliance
- Common misconceptions about technical vs administrative controls
- Identifying internal stakeholders for input
- How ISO 42001 complements ISO 9001 and ISO 27001
- Framework lifecycle expectations for traded firms
- Evidence types required for leadership attestations
- Navigating clause dependencies in documentation
- Defining AI system governance at the executive level
- Assigning roles: owner, steward, reviewer, approver
- Creating governance charters aligned with ISO 42001
- Documenting decision rights for AI deployment
- Linking AI oversight to existing compliance bodies
- Executive communication protocols for governance
- Establishing escalation paths for AI incidents
- Maintaining governance continuity during transitions
- Aligning with external auditor expectations
- Integrating governance into board-level reporting
- Scheduling recurring governance reviews
- Tracking governance maturity over time
- Conducting AI-specific risk assessments
- Classifying risks by impact and likelihood
- Developing risk treatment plans
- Mapping risks to ISO 42001 control objectives
- Engaging legal and compliance stakeholders
- Maintaining risk register documentation
- Using risk findings to shape policy updates
- Integrating risk assessments into audit cycles
- Aligning with NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- Reporting risk posture to executive leadership
- Updating assessments after system changes
- Archiving historical risk decisions
- Mapping the AI system lifecycle to ISO 42001
- Documenting design and development phases
- Capturing training data provenance and quality
- Recording model selection and validation steps
- Maintaining deployment configuration records
- Tracking performance monitoring outputs
- Documenting update and retraining procedures
- Establishing decommissioning checklists
- Version control for AI system documentation
- Linking lifecycle stages to control evidence
- Creating audit trails for system changes
- Ensuring documentation survives personnel changes
- Defining levels of human oversight required
- Establishing human-in-the-loop protocols
- Designing for explainability and interpretability
- Documenting ethical principles in AI use
- Conducting human factors reviews
- Creating user feedback mechanisms
- Ensuring accessibility for diverse users
- Auditing for bias mitigation effectiveness
- Reviewing adverse outcome response plans
- Validating alignment with corporate values
- Training staff on human-centric requirements
- Reporting oversight effectiveness to leadership
- Setting accuracy benchmarks for AI models
- Establishing reliability testing protocols
- Designing fail-safe mechanisms for AI operations
- Conducting robustness testing under stress
- Validating safety claims with evidence
- Monitoring for degradation over time
- Implementing confidence scoring systems
- Auditing control effectiveness annually
- Linking safety controls to incident response
- Requiring supplier attestations for third-party AI
- Documenting safety exceptions and waivers
- Updating controls after system modifications
- Establishing data lineage documentation
- Validating data quality for training sets
- Ensuring data relevance and representativeness
- Documenting data collection methods
- Maintaining metadata for AI datasets
- Implementing data retention schedules
- Protecting sensitive data in AI workflows
- Auditing data processing activities
- Ensuring compliance with data use agreements
- Managing data sharing with third parties
- Updating data governance after breaches
- Training teams on data stewardship roles
- Creating public-facing AI disclosures
- Documenting model architecture decisions
- Recording hyperparameter selection rationale
- Explaining model behavior in non-technical terms
- Publishing update policies and versioning
- Maintaining change logs for model iterations
- Providing access to documentation upon request
- Auditing transparency compliance annually
- Responding to stakeholder inquiries effectively
- Aligning disclosures with marketing claims
- Updating transparency materials after audits
- Ensuring language accessibility in disclosures
- Mapping controls to audit requirements
- Creating centralized evidence repositories
- Assigning ownership for control evidence
- Conducting pre-audit validation checks
- Responding to auditor inquiries promptly
- Documenting control operation instances
- Maintaining audit trails for access
- Updating controls based on findings
- Reporting audit status to executive leadership
- Scheduling recurring internal reviews
- Training staff on audit response protocols
- Archiving completed audit cycles
- Establishing change review boards
- Requiring impact assessments for updates
- Documenting approval workflows
- Testing changes before deployment
- Updating documentation after changes
- Notifying stakeholders of changes
- Monitoring post-change performance
- Capturing lessons from incidents
- Updating training materials regularly
- Scheduling periodic framework reviews
- Aligning updates with business goals
- Maintaining version control for policies
- Assessing third-party AI compliance posture
- Requiring ISO 42001 certification from vendors
- Including audit rights in procurement contracts
- Validating vendor control evidence
- Monitoring third-party performance
- Responding to vendor incidents
- Maintaining supplier documentation
- Conducting on-site assessments when needed
- Requiring transparency from AI providers
- Managing multi-vendor integrations
- Updating risk assessments after vendor changes
- Terminating non-compliant relationships
- Developing phased implementation timeline
- Identifying quick-win opportunities
- Engaging executive sponsors early
- Creating cross-functional task forces
- Setting measurable success criteria
- Communicating progress to leadership
- Providing training for key roles
- Documenting initial deployment results
- Scaling successful pilots organization-wide
- Updating governance based on feedback
- Celebrating compliance milestones
- Establishing long-term maintenance rhythms
How this maps to your situation
- Executive-facing compliance coordination
- Audit-readiness for traded entities
- Non-technical leadership in technical standards
- Governance continuity during executive transitions
Before vs. after
What's included with your purchase
- 12 modules with 12 chapters each (144 chapters)
- Downloadable templates and worked examples for every module
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Delivery and format
- Course and learning environment access provisioned within 24 hours of purchase
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
Format: Text-based modules and chapters in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every chapter, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Time investment: 90 minutes of focused learning, designed to be completed in a single Sunday morning session.
How this compares to the alternatives
Unlike generic compliance webinars or university courses, this program delivers a sequenced, action-oriented path specifically for non-technical leaders managing AI governance in high-visibility roles.
Frequently asked
Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.