Following is a list of selected national and international client references and project information:
Customer
Project Description
Project
Detail
Financial
Developed and facilitated an IT Governance workshop for the IT Audit division, focusing on the role of audit in conjunction with Service Management, Security Management and Business Improvement initiatives
IT Governance Training
Major Bank, Johannesburg
Assessed the IT Governance environment within the company and provided recommendations for improvement. Used King III, CobiT, ISO 38500, ISO 27001 and ITIL as guiding principles and de facto standards
IT Governance Framework Implementation
Fund Managers for Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund, Sandton
Conducted a Risk Assessment and Impact study (mainly focused on Business Continuity, but included areas of Information Security)Used ISO 27001 as a reference model and ITIL as a Service Management best practice.
Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis
Major Bank, Johannesburg
Developed a Business Continuity strategy for the Bank to cater for more than 460 critical business systems. Used BS25999, ISO 27001 and ITIL as reference standards.
Business Continuity Strategy
Major Bank, Johannesburg
Pay Media and Entertainment
Project Governance Framework & Policy
Digital Satellite Pay Television, Randburg
Developed and implemented a Project Governance Framework and a Project Governance Policy. Used PMBOK ver.4 (Project Management Body of Knowledge). King III and CobiT 4.1 & 5 as reference frameworks.
Insurance
Assessed the IT and Information Security Governance environments within the company and provided recommendations for improvement. Used ISO 27001, King III, CobiT and ISO 38500 as guiding principles and de facto standards
IT Governance and Information Security Governance
Major Short Term Insurance Company, Johannesburg
Disaster Recovery Planning
Major Life Insurance Company, Braamfontein
Annual Audits reviews of approximately 100 Disaster Recovery Plans for critical systems and applications.
Facilitated Governed Service Management workshops. GSM is a unique methodology based on the fusion of IT Governance, Service Management and Information Security Management
IT Governance Training
ADIA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Utilities
Mapped the existing Information Security Framework against Best Practice such as CobiT and ISO 27001 and analysed how the Framework support and/or overlap the Federated IS architecture.
Developed an Information Security Strategy for the enterprise, referencing ISO 27001 and CobiT
Information Security and IS Architecture Alignment
Power Utility, Sunninghill
Developed frameworks for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for the Holding Company, its Subsidiaries and Federated Divisions. The project included a catalogue to be used as an implementation guideline as well as a full Disater Recovery Govenance Model
Business Continuity and Disater Recovery
Power Utility, Sunninghill
Assessed the Group IT Division (13 Departments) on its IT Governance maturity levels. The assessment methodology was based on CobiT 5, King III and the ISO 15504 PAM Standard. Other aspects of the project included the review of the IT Strategy, IT Security Policies and Processes and concludedd with imrovement recommendations
IT Governance
Power Utility, Sunninghill
Manufacturing
Developed a security framework for the enterprise, countrywide. Developed a security strategy, policies (generic & specific), processes (strategic & operational) guidelines & standards (service catalogue) and roles & responsibilities. Used ISO 27001, ITIL and CobiT as reference to international standard and best practices
Information Security Management Framework
Steel Manufacturer, Pretoria
Reviewed the Disaster Recovery Planning processes and methodology. Used CobiT, BS 25999 and ISO 24762 as reference to international standards and best practice
Disaster Recovery Review
Cement Manufacturer, Roodepoort
Assessed the IT Governance environments within the company and provided recommendations for improvement. Used King III, ISO 38500 and CobiT as reference to international standards and best practice
IT Governance Assessment
Cement Manufacturer, Roodepoort
Shortlisted as a preferred Service Provider for defining and developing Service Level Agreements for IT services
Service Level Management Development
DUBAL
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Retail
Developed an Information Security Strategy, referencing ISO27001 and CobiT as best practice and ‘de facto’ standard
Information Security Strategy
Major Retail Company, Rivonia
Shortlisted as a preferred Service Provider for the implementation of a Service Desk
ITIL based Service Desk
MAF Investments
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Professional Services
SAICA (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants), Bruma Lake
Bi Annual training workshops, based on King III, ISO 38500 and CobiT. Since 2012, the program has been conducted on a quarterly basis
IT Governance Training
Facilitated Governed Service Management workshops. GSM is a unique methodology based on the fusion of IT Governance, Service Management and Information Security Management
IT Governance Training
ProServ, Amman, Jordan
Facilitated ITIL v2 training courses towards Foundation Certification
IT Service Management Training
Various Companies, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Educational Institutions
Facilitated Information Security policy development workshops
Information Security Management Training
Tertiary Educational Network, Johannesburg
Government
South African Government, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Pretoria
Information Security Management System Implementation
Assessed and implemented an Information Security Management System (ISMS) for all divisions Note: The project was never completed due to financial constraints within DCS
Developed a guideline/roadmap for IT Governance for South African Local Government Association (SALGA), which represents 278 municipalities countrywide. Used King III, CobiT, ISO 38500, ISO 27001, ISO 20000, ISO 24762, BS 25999 and ITIL as guiding principles and de facto standards
IT Governance Guidelines/Roadmap
South Africa Local Government, Pretoria
South African Government, National Disaster Management Centre, Pretoria.
South African Government: National Development Agency (NDA)
Assessed all South African departmental disaster and incident management processes and developed a roadmap for an integrated disaster and incident management system with central management Used CobiT, BS 25999 and ITIL as guiding principles and de facto standards
Disaster Recovery Planning
Conducted an audit on the NDA IT environment, focusing on business systems, supporting IT databases, applications, operating systems and the internal and external networks.
Conducted an assessment on the maturity of IT Governance within the organisation, also providing recommendations for improvement, based on Best Practice
IT Audit, IT Governance Assessment
Transport
ACSA, (Airports Company, Edenvale
Operating Company for the Gautrain, Midrand
Information Security Assessment and Penetration Testing
Developed an Information Security Framework, Strategy and Policies Conducted a technical assessment and penetration testing on the wireless networks at Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban international airports
Developed a BCP Strategy, Policy and Recovery Plan
Business Continuity Planning