Governing for Answers

Practitioner toolkit

Build the materials, guided.

One kit for each of the first four pillars, plus a scorecard to start from. S1, S2, M1 and the Scorecard can already be built with a guided assistant; the others are coming next. The guided builds are open to invited people: sign in.

Start here

Scorecard · WorkbookSelf-Assessment Scorecard

Place yourself, then choose where to start.

Guided build

PILLAR 01Meaning

Definitions AI can read

M1 · WorkbookCritical Term Register

AI can only be as consistent as its definitions.

Guided buildM2 · DocumentDefinition Certification Workflow

Certified has to mean something.

Guided build coming nextM3 · WorkbookTerm Conflict Log

Analysts ask which definition applies. AI can't.

Guided build coming nextM4 · Document and YAMLAI Context Pack

Definitions only help if they reach the AI when it answers.

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PILLAR 02Scope

Govern what AI actually reads

S1 · WorkbookAI Use-Case and Agent Register

You can't govern AI you haven't found.

Guided buildS2 · WorkbookApproved-Sources Register

Govern what AI reads, not every document.

Guided buildS3 · DocumentSaaS AI Discovery Checklist

The AI you didn't approve is already switched on.

Guided build coming nextS4 · DocumentThird-Party Model Check

Know where your data goes before you send it.

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PILLAR 03Automation

Governance as code

A1 · Workbook and YAMLFitness-for-AI Check Library

Rules that run where data moves keep pace with AI.

Guided build coming nextA2 · Document and YAMLData Contract Template

Agree expectations before the data moves, not after it breaks.

Guided build coming nextA3 · DocumentSeverity Policy

Critical failures stop bad data. Everything else tells someone.

Guided build coming nextA4 · Document and YAMLAgent Permissions Standard

An agent should never be able to do more than its owner would sign off.

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PILLAR 04Accountability

An owner for every answer

C1 · DocumentRole Profiles

Someone must own what the AI tells people.

Guided build coming nextC2 · WorkbookRACI for Each AI Use Case

A wrong answer should be someone's job.

Guided build coming nextC3 · DocumentAgent Charter

Write down what the agent may decide before it decides anything.

Guided build coming nextC4 · Document and workbookFlagged-Answer Triage and Log

Your users will find wrong answers first. Make it easy for them to say so.

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