ISO 42001 Implementation: Essential Cost and Risk Guide
A realistic ISO 42001 implementation lands between roughly £15,000 and £90,000 in the first year, and almost none of that sits on a single invoice. This guide splits the number into certification body audit fees, external support, tooling and internal staff time, maps all 38 Annex A controls you will have to evidence, explains how the AI impact assessment differs from a risk assessment, sets out a realistic six to fifteen month timeline from gap analysis to certificate, and lists nine levers that genuinely reduce spend without weakening the certificate.
