ISO 42001 AI Management System Toolkit
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Document how your organization governs AI.
14 editable Word documents and 3 Excel workbooks. Includes your AI policies, Statement of Applicability, AI risk register and audit evidence checklist.
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Included document: AI Management System Policy
This policy establishes [Company Name]'s commitment to the responsible development, procurement, deployment and use of artificial intelligence and serves as the apex policy of the AI Management System (AIMS). It defines the responsible AI principles that direct all AI-related decision making, sets requirements for alignment with other organizational policies, and establishes the framework of supporting documents through which ISO/IEC 42001:2023 requirements are implemented. It also defines how this policy is communicated, enforced and kept current.
- Set your organization details. Replace the highlighted fields with your own names, roles and systems.
- Review the decisions. Adapt responsibilities and schedules to how you actually operate.
- Complete your records. Use the included workbooks to record the applicable controls, risks and evidence.
Excerpt from the toolkit. Documentation supports your program; it does not provide certification or an independent audit.
Toolkit overview
Image 1 of 6: Toolkit overview- What it is
- 14 editable ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AI Management System document templates, plus 3 Excel workbooks
- Formats
- Microsoft Word (.docx) + Excel (.xlsx)
- Best for
- Organizations deploying or building AI
- Price
- $99 — one-time purchase, single-organization license
- Delivery
- Instant download after checkout
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New to ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AI Management System? Read our ISO 42001 guide →
Overview
The ISO 42001 AI Management System Toolkit gives you 14 editable ISO 42001 policy templates — the documented foundation for an AI Management System (AIMS) built to ISO/IEC 42001:2023. It is written for organizations that deploy or build artificial intelligence and now need to govern it deliberately. Whether you run AI features, adopt AI tools across teams, or ship AI inside your products, this set turns scattered practice into a structured program. Every file is editable Microsoft Word or Excel, downloads instantly, and ships under a single-organization license.
Most buyers arrive under real pressure. An enterprise customer has sent an AI assurance questionnaire and wants proof of governance before they renew. The board has asked who owns AI risk. A certification body audit is on the calendar, or leadership simply wants to be ready for one. The EU AI Act has moved AI governance from optional to expected for providers and deployers. In each moment, the same request lands on your desk. Show us, in writing, how you manage AI responsibly. This toolkit is built to answer it without a blank page.
Inside are 14 policies and procedures that map to the structure of ISO/IEC 42001:2023. The AI Management System Policy sits at the top as your apex document. AI Roles, Responsibilities and Resources assigns accountability for the program. The AI System Impact Assessment Procedure and the AI Risk Assessment and Treatment Procedure cover the assessment work the standard expects before an AI system goes live. Three more documents address how AI is built, fed, and sourced: the AI System Life Cycle Management Policy, the Data Management for AI Systems Policy, and the Third-Party AI Supplier and Customer Policy.
The set also covers transparency, use, and oversight. The AI Transparency and Interested-Party Information Standard and the Responsible Use of AI Policy set expectations for users and affected parties. The AI System Inventory and Documentation Standard keeps a current record of every in-scope system. The AI Incident Response and Concern Procedure handles AI incidents and the concerns people raise. The AIMS Internal Audit Procedure, the AIMS Management Review Procedure, and the AI Objectives and Continual Improvement Procedure drive the review-and-improvement cycle the standard requires.
Three workbooks turn the policies into evidence. The Statement of Applicability covers the ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Annex A controls. In it you record each control, its status, and your justification in one place. The Risk Register lets you log AI risks, owners, treatments, and review dates. The Audit Evidence Checklist helps you assemble what an auditor will ask to see. Together they give your AIMS the paper trail the standard is built around.
Rather than draft an AI governance program from scratch, you start from a professionally written set. You then tailor it to how your organization actually works. Bracketed placeholders flag the roles, systems, and cadences you set, so the documents read as yours, not as a generic template. You fill in each placeholder, then approve each document before you use it. Your effort goes to decisions, not to document structure.
One honest point matters here. Documentation is the readiness layer, not the finish line. These files describe and direct your AI program. You still have to operate the controls they define and keep your records current. You also have to run the impact assessments, audits, and management reviews on schedule. ISO/IEC 42001 certification is issued only by an independent certification body, after it audits a working AIMS. This toolkit does not make your organization certified or compliant. What it does is give you a strong, standards-aligned starting point as you prepare for a certification audit.
What's inside — 14 documents + 3 workbooks
- AI Management System Policy (.docx)
- AI Roles, Responsibilities and Resources (.docx)
- AI System Impact Assessment Procedure (.docx)
- AI Risk Assessment and Treatment Procedure (.docx)
- AI System Life Cycle Management Policy (.docx)
- Data Management for AI Systems Policy (.docx)
- AI Transparency and Interested-Party Information Standard (.docx)
- Responsible Use of AI Policy (.docx)
- Third-Party AI Supplier and Customer Policy (.docx)
- AI System Inventory and Documentation Standard (.docx)
- AI Incident Response and Concern Procedure (.docx)
- AIMS Internal Audit Procedure (.docx)
- AIMS Management Review Procedure (.docx)
- AI Objectives and Continual Improvement Procedure (.docx)
That works out to $7.07 per document.
Excel workbooks
- Statement of Applicability — ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Annex A (Excel)
- Risk Register (Excel)
- Audit Evidence Checklist (Excel)
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Read the free previewFrequently asked questions
- Is this toolkit aligned to ISO/IEC 42001:2023?
- Yes. It provides the AI Management System (AIMS) policies and procedures plus an Annex A Statement of Applicability and an AI risk register aligned to ISO/IEC 42001:2023.
- How many Annex A controls does the Statement of Applicability list?
- The Excel Statement of Applicability lists 38 Annex A controls in nine control-objective groups. Each row has columns for whether the control applies, the justification, the implementation status and the related documents or evidence. The applicability and justification entries are examples to replace with your own, and every implementation status starts as Planned. The control descriptions are plain-language summaries written by ComplianceDocs; the official control text is in the ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard.
- Does ISO 42001 help with EU AI Act readiness?
- An ISO 42001 management system is widely used as the operational backbone for EU AI Act readiness. The toolkit includes impact-assessment and lifecycle procedures that support those obligations, though the Act and the standard remain distinct.
- Does the toolkit include an AI system inventory?
- It includes the rules for one, not a spreadsheet. The AI System Inventory and Documentation Standard, a Word document, sets 15 required fields for every AI system record. They include life cycle status, risk tier, the EU AI Act category and your role (provider, deployer, importer or distributor), model and provider details, data categories and the human oversight arrangement. You name the tool or register where your organization keeps the inventory.
- Does buying this certify us to ISO 42001?
- No. Certification is issued by an accredited body after an audit of a working AIMS. This toolkit gives you the documented management system that audit expects to see.
- What does the Audit Evidence Checklist include?
- The Excel checklist lists 21 evidence items to gather. They run from the approved AI Management System Policy, the AIMS scope statement and the AI system inventory to the internal audit program and report, management review minutes, the nonconformity and corrective action log, and AI competence and awareness records. Each item describes the evidence and names the ISO/IEC 42001:2023 clauses or Annex A controls it relates to, with columns for status, evidence location, owner and date. Every status starts as Not started.
- What format are the files and how are they delivered?
- Editable Microsoft Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx) files, delivered as an instant download immediately after checkout. Organization-specific values are amber [bracketed placeholders] you replace with find-and-replace.
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- A single-organization license: anyone in the purchasing organization may use and edit the documents for its internal compliance program. If you are a consultant or MSP intending to reuse the documents across multiple clients, contact us first for a fair multi-client arrangement.
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