Executive Action Framework

The 90-Day Sprint

Five phases. One named executive sponsor. Five deliverables. At Day 90 you have a board-ready governance report, a maturity score, and a 12-month roadmap.

You do not have a fully governed AI estate — that takes 12 to 18 months. What you have is an accurate picture of where you stand, the ownership structure to act on it, and the board's mandate to continue. The deadline is a feature.

Inventory

Weeks 1–2

Output:AI System Register

Identify every AI system in production. Send Template A to business unit leads. Consolidate responses into the AI Ownership Register (Template D). Assign or confirm a business owner and technical owner for each system.

Deploy Template A survey to all business unit leads
Collect and consolidate responses within 10 business days
Draft initial AI Ownership Register using Template D
Flag any systems with no identified owner as critical governance gaps
Confirm executive sponsor sign-off on the register

Debt Audit

Weeks 3–4

Output:Quadrant Placement

Score each system on the Debt Quadrant. Assess governance discipline (data boundaries, ownership, constraints) and value velocity (deployment time, reuse, cost visibility) per system. Identify the highest-risk Reckless systems and any Stagnant systems.

Score each system's governance discipline (0–10 per system)
Score each system's value velocity (0–10 per system)
Place each system in the Debt Quadrant
Identify the top three Reckless systems requiring immediate MVP controls
Document the audit results for board reporting

Architect

Weeks 5–7

Output:AIOS Sprint Plan

Design the control plane. Assess which AIOS components are partially in place and which need to be built or bought. Produce a sprint plan for the five components: Routing & Policy Enforcement, Governance Registry, Observability & Audit Logging, Secrets & Identity, and Connector Library.

Assess maturity of each AIOS component against current infrastructure
Identify the minimal AIOS build required to govern the top-three Reckless systems
Draft the AIOS sprint plan with delivery milestones
Confirm technical ownership for the AIOS build
Align with security and infrastructure teams on integration requirements

Govern

Weeks 8–11

Output:First Two Governed Systems Live

Apply the Minimum Viable Policy (Template C) to the two highest-priority systems. Wire the systems through initial AIOS components. Confirm decision logging, escalation paths, and confidence thresholds are technically enforced, not merely documented.

Draft and approve Minimum Viable Policy for each target system
Complete AI System Records for each target system (Template B)
Wire each system through available AIOS components
Verify decision logging is operational at the individual decision level
Test escalation paths under realistic conditions
Confirm business owner sign-off on each policy

Institutionalise

Weeks 12–13

Output:Steady-State Operating Model

Establish the Governed AI Loop as an operating rhythm, not a project. Assign quarterly review cadences. Produce the board report (Template E). Publish the 12-month roadmap. Confirm executive mandate to continue.

Assign quarterly Governed AI Loop review owners per system
Produce board report using Template E
Present maturity score and 12-month roadmap to executive committee
Confirm executive mandate and budget for months 4–18
Publish the AI Ownership Register as a live internal resource
Schedule the first quarterly Assure review

Working templates

Five deliverables. Five templates.

Each phase produces one artefact. The templates are being finalised and will be available for download shortly.

A — Business Unit AI Inventory Survey

B — AI System Record

C — Minimum Viable Policy

D — AI Ownership Register

E — Board Report Slide Outline

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