What is a Management System?

A management system is the set of policies, processes, and procedures by which an organization manages critical components. This includes information security, quality or privacy.

An ISO management system helps you:

• Defining policies and objectives
• Identifying and managing risks
• Encouraging continuous improvement
• Comply with laws and regulations

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What do you use a management system for?

There are different types of management systems, each of which focuses on its own standard:

• ISMS (Information Security) — ISO 27001 or NEN 7510
• PMS (Privacy Management) — ISO 27701
• KMS (Quality Management) — ISO 9001
• AIMS (AI Management) - ISO 42001

Organizations use these systems just like they use a CRM for customer management: as a central place to manage standards and demonstrate compliance.

Why use Monday as an ISO management system?

More and more organizations are implementing their ISMS in Monday. Why? Because Monday offers the flexibility to efficiently manage workflows, tasks, and documents around ISO standards.

Key benefits of an ISMS in Monday:

• Document Management & Version Control: easily record policies, instructions, and changes
• Task Manager: automate audits, risk updates, and reassessments
• Establishing relationships: link risks to measures, documents and tasks
• Search function: quickly find the right documents or workflows
• Integrations: SharePoint, Google Drive, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, and more

➡️ Monday is also ideal for teams that already work with the platform — no need to purchase a separate tool.

Common mistake: misorganizing Monday

A common challenge is that organizations are not setting up Monday properly for ISO 27001, such as a lack of structure, no relationship management or unclear audit traces.

That's why we at Fendix developed a complete ISMS template within Monday. This allows you to quickly get started with a ready-to-use framework that meets the requirements of ISO 27001.

This system is:

• Tested with dozens of customers
• Based on best practices
• Positively rated by external auditors

Here's what it looks like: an ISMS (ISO 27001) in Monday

You have a lot of freedom of movement in Monday. As a result, you can put everything in it — from policy and planning to improvement registers and risk analyses:

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Figure 1: Information Security Policy in Monday

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Figure 2: Annual operational planning in Monday

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Figure 3: Statement of Applicability (VvT) in Monday

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Which tools can you compare?

When setting up an ISO management system, you often see these three options:

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A. Monday (Work Management Platform)

Benefits: flexible, user-friendly, easy to integrate

Cons: requires good decor

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B. Specialized ISO software

Benefits: Focused directly on compliance

Cons: often more expensive, less flexible

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C. Excel, Word, and Google

Benefits: low threshold, access and version control

Cons: Unsuitable for scalable ISO control

➡️ For organizations that already work with Monday, it makes sense to also include the ISMS there. Especially with a good template.

Conclusion: Monday as a powerful ISO Management System

Do you want to implement an ISO management system without purchasing new software? Then Monday is an excellent choice. With the right layout, you can quickly meet the ISO requirements and remain flexible.

💡 Want to know more? Ask one demo use our Monday ISMS template or schedule an informal consultation.

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