📥 Scope & Deliverables Matrix (2-Week Audit)
| Phase | Activity | Deliverable |
| Week 1: Discovery | • 60-min Kickoff with Founder/GM/CEO • 3 x 30-min key staff process interviews • Digital tool & software stack audit | Operational Friction Inventory (Log of redundancies, key-person risks, & manual workarounds) |
| Week 2: Evaluation | • Mapping 2–3 core operational workflows • Identification of handover drop-offs • Scoping 90-day fix sequence | Visual Workflow & Bottleneck Map |
| Wrap-Up | • Executive presentation & Q&A | Final PDF Roadmap & 60-Min Debrief |
🎯 Who This Is Perfect For
- Businesses with 5 to 30 employees experiencing growing pains.
- Founders who feel like the “default firefighter” for daily operational issues.
- Teams using fragmented spreadsheets, sticky notes, and loose emails to manage core jobs.
🚫 What Is Out of Scope
To keep this project fast, affordable, and focused, the following are handled in Tier 2 (Core Operating Systems):
- Building or writing full SOP manuals/ systems from scratch.
- Migrating or setting up new software tools.
- Hands-on staff training and implementation coaching.
📥 Scope & Deliverables Matrix (4–6 Week Build)
| Phase | Activity | Deliverable |
| Phase 1: Workflow Mapping | • Detailed workflow mapping across key departments • Identification of redundant handovers & bottlenecks | Master Operational Process Map |
| Phase 2: Build & SOPs | • Standardising critical tasks into clean, visual SOPs • Centralising document/ record templates into one accessible repository | Centralised Operations Hub & Visual SOP Library |
| Phase 3: Embedding | • Team walkthroughs and role-based training • 30-day post-launch review to tweak and refine friction points | Trained Team & Operational Handover Complete |
🎯 Who This Is Perfect For
- Companies scaling beyond 10+ employees where information lives “inside people’s heads.”
- Businesses struggling with inconsistent output, client handover errors, or double handling.
- Owners preparing their business for sale or delegation to a Management Team.
🚫 What Is Out of Scope
To keep this project focused and on schedule, the following are handled separately:
- Writing technical code or building custom software from scratch.
- Third-party ISO audit management (handled in Tier 3).
📥 Scope & Deliverables Matrix (8–12 Week Engagement)
| Phase | Activity | Deliverable |
| Phase 1: Gap Analysis & Context | • ISO 9001:2015 Gap Analysis against daily operations • Scope definition, Quality Policy, & Risk Matrix creation | ISO Gap Analysis Report & Implementation Plan |
| Phase 2: Lean QMS Build | • Document control setup, registers, and process mapping • Training key staff on internal quality obligations | Audit-Ready Quality Management System (QMS) |
| Phase 3: Audit Readiness | • Full pre-certification Internal Audit & Management Review • Side-by-side support during Stage 1 & Stage 2 External Certification Audits | Completed Internal Audit & Audit Readiness Sign-Off |
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 Google Review
“Working alongside Faieka during the development and certification of APD’s ISO 9001 Quality Management System was a great experience. Faieka’s leadership and expertise were pivotal in engaging staff and embedding the system into day-to-day operations. I would highly recommend Faieka and Actum to any organisation looking to establish, improve, or maintain an ISO management system.”
– Martin Michaells, Director, MM Consulting
🎯 Who This Is Perfect For
- Businesses bidding on major government, commercial, or enterprise tenders requiring ISO certification.
- Companies with an existing QMS that feels overly complex, bureaucratic, or ignored by staff.
- Organisations & teams preparing for an upcoming annual surveillance or re-certification audit.
🚫 What Is Out of Scope
To keep pricing transparent and scope clear, the following are handled independently:
- External certification body audit fees (e.g., direct invoicing from Citation Certification, SAI Global or Telarc).
- Legal or regulatory compliance representation outside quality framework standards.
🎯 Who This Is Perfect For
- Organizations preparing for their annual surveillance or re-certification audit.
- Businesses bidding on major government, commercial, or enterprise tenders requiring ISO certification.
- Companies with existing QMS documentation that feels overly complex, bureaucratic, or ignored by staff.
🚫 What Is Out of Scope
- External certification body audit fees (e.g., Citation Certification, SAI Global, Telarc direct invoicing).
- Legal or regulatory compliance representation outside quality framework standards.
- Reactive Compliance (The “Old” Way)
- Dusty folders and manual spreadsheets.
- Panic-driven “box-ticking” before an audit.
- High risk of human error and data loss.
- Admin-heavy and time-consuming.
- Strategic Governance (The Actum Way)
- Automated, API-driven digital workflows.
- A continuous “Culture of Evidence.”
- Engineered systems that protect your funding.
- Executive-led and architecturally sound.



