AI Governance Foundations

Establish essential AI oversight, policies and clear guardrails to innovate safely in just four weeks.

Designed for teams who…

You are in the early stages of AI adoption—perhaps piloting generative AI tools or discovering that teams are using standard AI without formal guidance—and realize the current lack of oversight poses a significant risk. Your board or executive team is asking questions about data privacy, AI ethics and regulatory compliance, but you lack the internal framework to provide confident answers.

You operate in a regulated or risk-sensitive environment where "move fast and break things" is not an option. You need to enable your workforce to use AI tools to drive productivity, but you are currently blocked by a lack of clear policy, undefined decision rights and uncertainty about where AI is actually being used across the business.

This service is designed for leaders—CROs, CIOs, CDOs or Heads of Innovation—who need to move from ad hoc experiments to a structured, justifiable AI operating model without hiring a full-time AI governance team.

Problem → Outcome

Transition from unregulated shadow AI to confident, managed innovation with clear decision rights and defensible guardrails.

Key Outcomes

  • Rapid Visibility and Control:

    Move from flying blind to having a clear, comprehensive view of your AI landscape. We identify where shadow AI exists within your organisation and establish an initial risk classification framework. This immediate clarity allows you to stop dangerous use cases while greenlighting safe innovation, ensuring you are no longer exposed to unknown risks.

  • Defensible Executive Confidence:

    Equip your leadership team with the answers they need for the board and regulators. You will gain a defined governance structure with clear accountability and decision rights, ensuring that every AI project has an owner and a risk assessment. This shifts the executive conversation from fear of the unknown to confident, informed strategy.

  • Accelerated Speed to Value:

    Governance is often seen as a brake, but correct implementation acts as an accelerator. By establishing a "minimum viable governance" framework—including pre-approved policies and acceptable use guidelines—you remove the ambiguity that stalls projects. Teams stop guessing what is allowed and start delivering value within clear, safe boundaries.

  • Operationalised Governance, Not Shelf-ware:

    Unlike traditional consulting reports that gather dust, your governance framework is built and configured directly into TRUSENTA.IO. This ensures your policies, risk registers and approval workflows are live, accessible and actionable from day one, laying the digital surfacing for ongoing compliance and scaling.

How the engagement works

Whats Included

This engagement delivers a rapid, minimum viable governance (MVG) framework tailored to your specific maturity level:

  • Governance Maturity Assessment: High-level analysis of your current state, gaps and immediate risks.
  • Responsible AI Principles: Customised FAST-aligned principles that define your ethical stance.
  • AI Use Policy: A foundational, actionable policy document guiding acceptable use for employees.
  • Governance Structure: Definition of roles, responsibilities and decision-making committees.
  • Risk Classification Framework: A structured approach to categorising AI use cases by risk level.
  • TRUSENTA.IO Configuration: Setup of your digital governance platform to manage artefacts and workflows.
  • Strategic Roadmap: A clear 90-day action plan and executive readout to guide your next steps.

Engagement Model

We deliver this outcome through a structured, high-velocity sprint designed to respect executive time:

Phase 1: Align & Assess

We facilitate focused workshops with your key stakeholders to map your current AI footprint and align on risk appetite. We identify immediate "red flag" issues and gather the context required to tailor global standards to your unique environment.

Phase 2: Design & Construct

Our experts withdraw to draft and refine your core governance assets. We design your principles, policies and operating model, ensuring they align with NIST, ISO and local regulatory requirements while remaining practical for your team to execute.

Phase 3: Operationalise & Enable

We don't just hand over a document; we implement the framework. We configure your specific governance instance in TRUSENTA.IO, train your champions on the new workflows and present the strategic roadmap to your executive sponsor for sign-off.

Estimated Time

10 consulting days delivered over 3–4 weeks
We combine human expertise with our AI-native platform to deliver operationalised, audit-ready governance in weeks, not months.

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