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ISO and British Standards

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ISO and British Standards

What is BS 10008?

BS 10008 is the British Standard on Evidential weight and legal admissibility of electronically stored information (ESI). 

Find out what it is, who it’s for and how to go about implementing it.

Reading time: 13 minutes​

ISO 14001

What is ISO 14001?

ISO 14001 helps organisations define and implement environmental management systems.

Find out what ISO 14001 entails and how an environmental management system can improve your business.

Reading time: 8 minutes

Achieve net zero with ISO 14001

Achieving ISO 14001 certification What is ISO 14001 certification? Benefits of ISO 14001 certification Implement ISO 14001 in 10 steps ISO 14001 Requirements

ISO 27001

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What does ISMS mean?

An ISMS is an Information Security Management System.

Find out what it is and how it relates to the international standard ISO 27001 on Information Security Techniques.

Reading time: 13 minutes

Case Studies

ISO 9001 Keeley Packaging

Learn about how Digital Octopii helped Keeley Packaging certify for ISO 9001 and prepare all the required documentation and evidence in just a week

 

ISO 27001 - BS 10008 InjuryCapture

Learn about how Digital Octopii helped tech start up, Kulpa, certify for ISO 27001 and BS 10008 in just 5 weeks using their tried and tested framework.

 

IT Project management

What is IT project management?

How do you manage a successful IT project?

If you’re not sure where to get started or you’re currently implementing new software/applications and want to ensure you’re doing everything by the project management book, this article is for you.

Reading time: 13 minutes

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IT Project Management Guides

IT projects and HR Implications

IT Projects and employment laws: 3 implications you must consider All IT projects are about change. Very often that means not only changes in the

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IT Project Management Guides

IT project processes

What are the core IT project processes? Probably everyone at some point in their career has been the witness of an IT project that didn’t

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IT Project Management Guides

Software project healthcheck tool

Software Project Health Check Tool Find out why your project is on bumpy ground: this project health check tool will help you understand where the

Business analysis

What is business analysis?

Any IT project is fundamentally to do with change, and it always entails two basic things: finding out what is needed; and developing a solution that delivers it.

If you’re not sure what a business analyst does, what tools & techniques they use and why you would need one, this article is for you.

Reading time: 7 minutes​

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Business analysis

Project managers and business analysts

Project Managers and Business Analysts …what’s the difference? And why do I need both? What do project managers and business analysts do? These two roles