The classification takes more time than the obligations that apply in the end.
First, the organisation works out whether it is in scope and in which category. Then the same check is repeated for every service provider with system access, because requirements pass along the supply chain. Each answer is researched separately, recorded in a note and hunted down again for the next contract.
1own classificationScope and category are clarified for the organisation itself.
9service providers with accessEach of them raises the same question again through the supply chain.
4hours per checkResearch, a query to the provider and a note take half a working day.
40hours a yearTogether that is a working week before a single obligation has been implemented.
Nine service providers go through the same framework and stay documented, which cuts the 40 hours of review a year by 50%.
The 50% is this agent's headline figure. Nine service providers and four hours per check describe a typical organisation below the threshold; this was not measured.