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ISO IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Playbook – Excel XLSX
Excel (XLSX) + Zip archive file (ZIP)
BENEFITS OF THIS DOWNLOADABLE EXCEL DOCUMENT
- 64 professional files with 349+ spreadsheet tabs and 2,730+ data rows
- 210 scored assessment questions across 7 domain areas
- 9 operational runbooks and checklists ready for immediate use
ISO 27001 EXCEL DESCRIPTION
ISO IEC 27001 Lead Implementer
64 professional files (6 PDFs + 58 Excel workbooks) | 349+ spreadsheet tabs | 2,730+ rows of structured content | 11 organised folders
This discipline matters because poor execution creates real commercial, regulatory, and operational risk, and because the pace of change leaves little room for ad hoc approaches. Teams that operate without a structured method rely on heroics, rework, and luck. A disciplined playbook, with assessments, templates, and runbooks, converts intent into measurable, auditable outcomes.
WHAT YOU GET: A THREE-PHASE JOURNEY
Phase 1: Diagnose. Seven domain assessments (30 questions each, 210 total) score your maturity across Policies and Leadership, Risk Assessment Practices, Risk Treatment and SoA, and related areas. You can complete the Quick Scan diagnostic in under an hour and know exactly where the biggest gaps and opportunities sit.
Phase 2: Set Goals. Five PM template workbooks with roadmaps, RACI matrices, milestone trackers, risk registers, and stakeholder communication plans. These lock in scope, timeline, and accountability before a single line of implementation work starts, which is consistently where programmes succeed or stall.
Phase 3: Implement. Nine operational runbooks and checklists covering incident response, day-to-day operations, handover and integration, and change control. Every runbook is built to be followed by a working team, not read and filed. Pro tips, example rows, and common-mistake callouts give you the benefit of hard-won practitioner experience from the first day.
7 DOMAIN ASSESSMENTS (210 QUESTIONS)
• Policies and Leadership
• Risk Assessment Practices
• Risk Treatment and SoA
• Organizational and People Security
• Physical and Operational Security
• System Development and Supplier Security
• Incident Management and Compliance
9 OPERATIONAL RUNBOOKS
• Operations Integration Checklist Business Processes
• Operations Lifecycle Checklist ISMS Documentation
• Operations Role Guide ISMS Champion
• Operations Runbook ISMS Daily Operations
• Operations SOP Backup and Restore Procedures
• Operations SOP Incident Response Playbook
• Operations SOP Network Security Management
• Operations SOP Physical Security Inspections
• Operations SOP Secure Change Management
The full kit also includes a practitioner-grade library of PM forms spanning all five PMBOK process groups, KPI dashboards, risk and compliance registers, and reference cards. Every template comes pre-populated with domain-specific example data so your team can start editing, not staring at blank rows. You get a consistent operating system across diagnostic, planning, delivery, and sustainment, which is how mature programmes compound improvement year over year.
WHO THIS IS FOR: Programme leaders, practice heads, senior consultants, and delivery teams accountable for outcomes in this discipline.
Aligned with leading industry standards and PMBOK project management practice.
Instant download. Start your first assessment within the hour.
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Source: Best Practices in ISO 27001 Excel: ISO IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Playbook Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Gerard Blokdijk
