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Compliance Audit – Standard based
What is this service?
The implementation of industrial standards and best practices facilitate the organization in streamlining the internal processes and technologies, resulting in safeguarding of organizational assets, continued operations, increase in the efficiency and overall business. The Paramount compliance Audit service ensures that the gaps between ongoing processes and established standards are well identified and acted upon in a timely manner for safer computing environment, continuous operations and growth of your business. We offer audit based on regulatory requirements such as Emirates Securities and Commodity Authority – regulations, etc and help you in complying with such mandatory regulations.
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Why is this services required?
Most of the businesses are process and technology driven. The processes and technologies in turn are derived from industrial standards and best practices. Industrial standards like ISO 9000, ISO 27001, BS 15000 (to be ISO 20000), HIPAA, eTOM or frameworks such as CobiT help the business immensely in managing the operations, quality, service delivery, risk management and also during new acquisitions etc. all of which ultimately contribute to the growth of overall business. It is extremely difficult for any organization to consistently adhere to the established standards due to constant changes in the surrounding environment as well as expansion in the business. As the business evolves, continuous monitoring becomes essential and the compliance audit can identify any deviation from the established standard. The Compliance Audit also assists in improving the existing processes and to keep them current with ever improving global standards as well as compliance with governmental regulations such as SCA guidelines etc.
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Pre-requisites from the customer
  • Established and documented organization wide standards, policies and procedures
  • Supporting documents of compliance
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Customer Benefits
    Typical benefits accruing to an organization as a result of compliance audit are
  • Adherence to the established standards
  • Improvement of internal processes and technologies
  • Maintenance of Certifications
  • Adherence to governmental regulations
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Service delivery process
Paramount follows a matured, proven and highly effective methodology to help various organizations across various verticals address the gaps and improve the processes and standards. This structured approach ensures planning of tasks and resources well in advance on need basis and adherence to the project timelines with minimal slippages.

The five step approach to the compliance audit is explained below
    Scope and Plan
  • The identification of scope for Compliance Audit
  • Project planning, resourcing and scheduling
    Information Gathering
  • Understand the standards or best practices that the organization is complied with.
  • Understand the organizational processes, configurations and supporting documents



    Audit
  • Prepare compliance review sheets/checklists
  • Review the existing and implemented processes and standards against the established standard
  • Understand the deviations (gaps) from the standard, impact and scope for improvements
  • Evidence on compliance to standards or best practices
    Documentation
  • Documentation of information assessed and evidences where required
  • Provide current state analysis report on compliance
  • Provide recommendations to close the gaps and non-conformities
    Improvement
  • Assist in the corrective action on closing the gaps
  • Guide in amending the existing processes to achieve the business and organization goals
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Deliverables
  • Compliance Audit Report :A detailed report on compliance and gaps identified
  • Improvement Roadmap: A comprehensive document on closing the gaps and improving the existing processes.
  • Supporting evidences and letters
  • Audit charter/methodology document
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