01 · Frame the decision · AI
AI Governance Decision Brief
Clarify the decision before commissioning governance work.
The AI Governance Decision Brief frames the decision that needs to be made before an organisation commits to broader work. It brings together the available material and leadership perspectives, identifies material unknowns and accountability considerations, and concludes with a proportionate next step. That next step may be a Progressive Grounds product, a bounded internal action, specialist input or a decision not to proceed yet.
The outcome
Within two weeks, your executive team has a shared view of the AI-governance question in front of it, the decision it needs to make and the proportionate next step.
What happens
- Review sponsor material needed to frame the decision
- Hold up to four executive or senior stakeholder conversations, or an equivalent structured leadership session
- Facilitate a decision session to surface differing assumptions about the problem, accountability and intended outcome
- Define the decision required, material unknowns and proportionate route forward
What you get
- Sponsor intake and focused review of the material needed to frame the decision
- Up to four executive or senior stakeholder conversations, or an equivalent structured leadership session
- A facilitated decision session
- Concise decision brief: problem, material unknowns, accountability considerations, decision required and recommended route
- A defined next step
Boundary. Not a diagnostic — it produces no inventory, risk ratings, gap analysis, regulatory mapping, policy design or assurance conclusion.
Next step. Typically leads to AI Exposure Audit, a supplier engagement, a bounded internal action, or a decision not to proceed yet.