Complete a structured review of ICT governance, controls and operational resilience, organise the evidence behind each response and convert identified gaps into owned, trackable actions.
Use a structured workspace to organise responses, evidence, findings, owners and remediation actions. KPOData supports the process; regulatory and legal conclusions remain with the firm and its appointed advisers.
The Central Bank of Ireland’s ICT Self-Assessment Tool is designed to help regulated entities evaluate ICT governance and controls, compare maturity and assess digital operational resilience. Completing a questionnaire is only one part of the work. Firms also need to know what evidence supports each answer, where weaknesses remain and who owns the next action.
KPOData can provide a controlled workspace for the assessment process. Responses, evidence requests, comments, findings and remediation actions can be linked rather than managed across spreadsheets, email threads and shared folders.
Assign sections to technology, risk, compliance, operations and business owners.
Attach policies, test results, registers, contracts and supporting records to the relevant control.
Record reviewer comments and request clarification or replacement evidence.
Convert gaps into actions with owners, priority, target date and status.
Produce a management view of completion, evidence quality and open remediation.
A fixed-scope engagement should focus on helping the firm organise and evidence its assessment rather than making an unsupported promise of compliance. The scope can be adjusted to the firm’s size, authorisation and operating model.
Assessment scoping and stakeholder mapping.
Guided completion of the applicable ICT self-assessment questions.
Evidence request list and evidence-quality review.
Gap classification and remediation planning.
Management summary and exportable action register.
Optional technical discovery for high-priority gaps.
KPOData is used to configure the assessment around the firm’s operating structure. Questions can be routed to the relevant owner, supporting documents collected, findings reviewed and actions monitored through one workflow.
The platform can also provide role-based access, reminders, status reporting, dashboards and a clear history of submissions and changes. This creates a repeatable process for subsequent reviews rather than a one-off spreadsheet exercise.
Dynamic assessment forms and conditional questions.
Multiple contributors and controlled review stages.
Evidence upload, categorisation and status.
Findings, corrective actions and approvals.
PDF or spreadsheet outputs for management and advisers.
This service is aimed at Irish financial entities that need a practical way to coordinate DORA readiness with lean internal teams. It is particularly relevant where ICT, compliance and risk responsibilities are distributed across internal staff, outsourced providers and group functions.
Payment and electronic-money institutions.
Investment firms and fund management businesses.
Insurance firms and intermediaries where DORA applies.
Fintech and crypto-asset service providers in scope.
Other regulated financial entities seeking structured ICT assurance.
KPOData does not determine legal applicability, certify compliance or replace the firm’s legal, regulatory, audit or specialist cybersecurity advisers. It provides the structured operational layer used to collect information, coordinate reviewers, organise evidence and track remediation.
No. DORA is an ongoing regulatory obligation, not a certification awarded through a single assessment. The workflow helps the firm organise its review, evidence and remediation work.
Yes. Sections can be assigned to different contributors, with central review and approval before the assessment is finalised.
Yes. Existing documents can be requested, uploaded and linked to the relevant questions or controls so reviewers can see what supports each response.
Yes. Findings can become assigned actions with priorities, deadlines, evidence of completion and management status reporting.
The service is designed to support assessment administration and technology remediation. Regulatory or legal conclusions should be confirmed by appropriately qualified advisers.
Show us your existing self-assessment, control framework or evidence tracker. We will map the contributors, evidence and reporting workflow required to run the review in KPOData.
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