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Fragmented ownership
Clear accountability
Clear accountability for governance, risk and assurance across technology, cyber and AI.
Independent GRC consultancy
GRC that boards can trust and teams can use.
Practical governance, risk, compliance and assurance advice for organisations of every size, wherever they operate.
Typical engagement focus
What organisations ask us to solve.
If one of these is familiar, a short consultation is usually the clearest next step.
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Paper controls
Practical evidence
Practical frameworks and policies people can follow — with evidence ready when asked.
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AI outside GRC
Integrated governance
AI risk brought into existing GRC structures: assessment, policy, lifecycle and readiness.
How engagements start
Clear offers. Clear next steps.
Start with a focused diagnostic. Implementation and ongoing support are available when they are useful — they are not required.
- Health Check
- Findings / roadmap
- Implementation
- Ongoing support
Start with clarity
Choose the Health Check that best fits your organisation. We identify the gaps, priorities and practical next steps before larger work is commissioned.
Entry offer
GRC Health Check
A focused review of your governance, risk, compliance and control environment to identify the issues that matter most.
- Discovery and scoping
- Document and stakeholder review
- GRC maturity assessment
- Key gaps, risks and priorities
- Findings and recommended next steps
Deliverable: GRC Health Check report + prioritised roadmap
From £1,500
For organisations that want clarity before deciding what to fix.
Start a GRC Health CheckEntry offer
AI Governance Health Check
Understand how AI is being used, where governance and risk gaps exist, and what your organisation should address next.
- AI use-case and ownership review
- Governance and AI risk assessment
- Regulatory and standards applicability
- AI policy, oversight and lifecycle review
- Prioritised findings and recommendations
Deliverable: AI Governance Health Check report + prioritised roadmap
From £1,500
For organisations using or introducing AI.
Start an AI Governance Health CheckNeed help putting the recommendations into practice?
Octakor can advise, design and implement the required governance, controls, policies and processes — whether you need help with selected priorities or a wider programme.
Follow-on or standalone
Implementation & ISO Readiness
Turn identified gaps into practical governance, controls and evidence — and prepare for ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 42001 where required.
- Governance, controls and process implementation
- Policies, registers and supporting documentation
- Risk and evidence framework development
- ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 42001 gap remediation
- Audit and certification readiness support
Deliverable: Implemented governance improvements + supporting documentation and readiness evidence
Scoped to your requirements
For organisations that want Octakor to help implement the solution, not simply identify the problem.
Discuss implementationFormal certification is undertaken by an independent certification body.
From assessment to action
What you receive
Health Checks produce practical artefacts you can act on — not a slide deck that disappears after the call.
Health Check report
Structured findings in a clear written summary.
Prioritised findings
What matters most, ordered for action.
Risk / maturity view
A simple view of coverage and exposure.
90-day roadmap
Near-term steps after the diagnostic.
Illustrative examples with generic labels — not client results.
Services
GRC is the foundation. AI Governance is the specialist line.
Start with a Health Check when you need a focused diagnostic. Explore the full service when the problem is broader.
Independent GRC advice that boards can trust and operating teams can use.
Independent
Advice without a product to sell.
International
We work with organisations wherever they operate.
Evidence-led
Controls and documentation that stand up to scrutiny.
Consultation-first
Start with a focused conversation, not a package pitch.
Who we help
If the organisation has to govern risk, we can help.
We work with organisations of any size, sector and location. The GRC approach stays consistent: clearer ownership, proportionate controls, and evidence people can stand behind.
Next step
Tell us what you are trying to solve.
A short consultation is usually enough to identify whether a Health Check, a broader GRC piece, or specialist AI governance is the right start.