Situation The NSW Digital Information Security Policy requires all agencies to build, operate and continually improve an Information Security Management System (ISMS) in line with the ISO 27001 standard. Agencies whose risk profile warrants it, or who provide shared services, need to attain formal certification to the standard. Developing an ISMS from scratch can be […]
Situation A business resiliency audit of a NSW Government Agency by the NSW Audit Office found that its ability to respond to emergencies, recover IT systems and to continue business operations was lacking and the Agency’s plans were inadequate, somewhat outdated, and had not been adequately “proven”. Task Centium was engaged to review and remediate […]
Situation Our client has a budget of over 1 billion per year. They have a medium sized ICT Department that uses a combination of permanent employees and outsourcing to deliver its ICT functions and services to their business operations teams. Task We were engaged to perform a Project Health Check on a medium sized project […]
Situation Our client's revenue stream that is in excess of $600 million annually, comprises of dues that are collected and paid to our client by five external private sector organisations. Task We were initially engaged to confirm the completeness and accuracy of a self declared shortfall by one of the external organisations. Following the successful […]
Situation Our client managed an arrangement with an outsourced service provider that supplied advice and support directly to the public. This arrangement involved direct funding by our client of over $1,750,000 per annum. Task We were initially engaged to undertake a financial audit of the income and expenditure reported by the service provider over a […]
Situation A large NSW Government client requested that we evaluate the maturity of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks operating across 27 distinct agencies within their portfolio. Task The project utilised a diagnostic maturity model to assess the degree to which ERM had been successfully implemented in each agency. The second phase of the project […]
Under Section 355 of the Local Government Act 1993, Councils can delegate some of their functions to Committees. Councils may use this delegation to appoint members of the community to manage facilities or functions through a Committee of management. The Office of Local Government (OLG) has issued Circular 16-24 / 15 August 2016 / A506736 advising of recent cases […]
The Victorian Government has issued the Victorian Protective Data Security Framework (VPDSF) that will require agency heads to attest to their compliance with the minimum info sec standards each year. Under the framework, central government agencies will have two years to conduct a risk profile assessment of their own level of vulnerability and write a […]
HR can be a complex and high-risk area within an organisation. Centium specialises in a full range of HR services for private and public sector organisations. Our consultants are qualified to advise on: Organisational Development and Change Management Performance Management HR Legislative Compliance and Health Checks Government Sector Employment Reforms Work Health & Safety Operational […]
