Athena
Compliance assessment, gap analysis and actions.
Building confidence is an art.
Athena helps audit and compliance consultants combine their expertise with framework assessment, gap analysis and action planning. Offer clients a cost-effective way to move faster towards compliance, certification or recognition.
Athena
in practice.
For audit and compliance consultants serving clients, organisations working towards compliance, and framework owners making their requirements usable by other businesses.
What it helps you do
- Bring in the framework
Start with the requirements of the framework your organisation is working towards. - Understand your position
Assess how your business meets those requirements and identify areas that need attention. - See the gaps
Turn the assessment into a clearer picture of what is missing. - Know the next actions
Understand the work needed to close gaps and progress towards compliance.
Your expertise.
A clearer route
to readiness.
Give clients expert judgement, supported by practical technology.
Offer a consultant-led alternative to AI-only services. Athena turns requirements into assessments, gaps and prioritised actions, helping you deliver cost-effective support while keeping your advice at the heart of the engagement.
Support the journey towards recognition.
Discuss work towards ISO 27001, EDI, Cyber Essentials and other frameworks. Shape the assessment and action plan around the relevant requirements and your client’s starting point.
Athena supports preparation and improvement. Certification, awards or recognition depend on the applicable scheme and assessment process; the platform does not issue or guarantee them.
Explore Athena for your consultancyRequirements become
next steps.
This small example shows the idea of moving from a requirement to a gap and an action.
These are fictional example requirements, not a real EDI framework, a compliance assessment or a certification decision.
Example framework
Mark the items this example business has in place.
- Assign an owner for review.
- Record a review and its supporting evidence.
Is Athena right
for your organisation?
Who uses Athena today?
EDI owns an equality, diversity and inclusion framework used through Athena. Athena is the engine; the framework owner defines the requirements and any formal certification process.
How do we explore whether it fits?
Start with a conversation about your organisation, the people who would use it and the work you need to support. We can then agree a demonstration and the relevant scope.
What about implementation and ongoing support?
We start with the fit for your organisation, then agree the scope of setup, migration, training, integrations and support before delivery. Ask about these during your demonstration conversation.
Let’s explore Athena.
Tell us about your organisation and what you need the product to help you do.