Introduction

In today’s business landscape, compliance with international standards is a critical component of success. Companies pursue certifications not only to meet regulatory requirements but also to demonstrate their commitment to best practices in quality, security, and environmental management. Through our strategic partnership with EMPOWERING, an expert in certification consultancy across various international standards, PuzzlesCloud has developed innovative solutions to support organizations in managing certification projects efficiently. This news post outlines how EMPOWERING leverages PuzzlesCloud to streamline the certification processes.

The Challenge of Achieving Certification

Certification across various international standards, whether related to information security, quality management, or regulatory compliance, is a rigorous and complex process. Organizations must adhere to strict guidelines and produce extensive documentation, including policies, risk assessments, procedural records, and audits. The preparation and maintenance of this documentation are often time-consuming and resource-intensive, posing significant challenges for companies aiming to achieve certification.

On average, businesses spend several months to over a year preparing for certification, with documentation alone consuming hundreds of hours. In many industries, certifications like ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and NIS 2 are not just business standards but often legal or regulatory requirements. Non-compliance can result in serious penalties, making it imperative for companies to manage their certification processes efficiently. PuzzlesCloud helps organizations overcome these challenges by automating documentation creation, management, and reuse, ensuring compliance with minimal effort.

Our Partnership with EMPOWERING

PuzzlesCloud’s partnership with EMPOWERING, co-founded and led by Dr. Dejan Curovic, is central to the success of our certification solutions. EMPOWERING brings extensive experience across a wide range of international standards, including but not limited to:

  • ISO 27001 (Information Security Management)
  • NIS 2 (Network and Information Security)
  • DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)
  • EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
  • ISO 9001 (Quality Management)
  • ISO 13485 (Medical Devices)
  • ISO 14001 (Environmental Management)
  • ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety)
  • ISO 17025 (Testing and Calibration Laboratories)
  • IATF 16949 (Automotive Quality)
  • AS9100 (Aerospace Quality)
  • ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management)
  • ISO 20000 (IT Service Management)

With a broad scope of expertise, EMPOWERING assists organizations across industries to efficiently navigate the complexities of these certifications. By partnering with PuzzlesCloud, EMPOWERING ensures its clients receive best-in-class services, leveraging automation to streamline documentation and project management.

“Our partnership with PuzzlesCloud enables us to deliver faster, more accurate certification processes. By leveraging PuzzlesCloud’s automation and project management tools, we can efficiently manage documentation and ensure compliance for our clients, allowing them to focus on their core business with confidence.”

– Dr. Dejan Curovic, CEO of EMPOWERING

Dejan has worked with many organizations on implementing wide range of standards, some of the examples are:

  • SIEMENS
  • Zepter International Switzerland
  • Acolin Switzerland
  • Telenor
  • WIENER STADTISCHE Insurance
  • UNIQA Insurance
  • Dunav Insurance
  • UniCredit Bank
  • HALKBANK
  • NLB Bank
  • SMATSA (Serbia and Montenegro Air traffic Services)
  • National Bank of Serbia
  • Office for Information Technologies of the Republic of Serbia (eUPRAVA - EU project)

The Solution: PuzzlesCloud

Through its collaboration with EMPOWERING, PuzzlesCloud provides a robust solution for automating the certification process. Using our platform, EMPOWERING can:

  1. Create reusable documentation toolkits: EMPOWERING uses templates created once to streamline the preparation of certification documents for multiple projects, saving time and improving consistency.
  2. Manage the documentation processes: EMPOWERING laverages the solution for documentation review and approval processes, strict requirements of most of the standards.
  3. Efficient project management: EMPOWERING manages multiple client projects simultaneously with PuzzlesCloud’s tools, which provide a clear and consistent framework for handling recurring document types, reducing manual efforts.

Key Benefits of the Partnership

The partnership between PuzzlesCloud and EMPOWERING brings several advantages:

  1. Time-saving automation: EMPOWERING’s use of PuzzlesCloud’s automated documentation processes reduces the repetitive effort associated with creating and managing certification documents.
  2. Scalability: EMPOWERING is able to manage a growing portfolio of clients, thanks to PuzzlesCloud’s scalable project management tools.
  3. Consistency and accuracy: PuzzlesCloud ensures that EMPOWERING’s ISO 27001 documents are consistently compliant with the highest standards, reducing errors and ensuring seamless audit processes.
  4. Service offering via PuzzlesCloud: Through our platform, EMPOWERING offers ISO 27001 certification services directly to clients, allowing them to initiate certification projects online with ease.

Conclusion

The partnership between PuzzlesCloud and EMPOWERING has revolutionized the way certification projects are managed. By combining EMPOWERING’s expertise in certification consultancy with PuzzlesCloud’s innovative platform, we have made the certification process more efficient and accessible to a wider range of organizations. This collaboration ensures that clients can achieve ISO 27001 and other compliances with minimal effort, reduced timelines, and increased accuracy.

Johannes Hertel, VP Sales, Co-founder