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Frame the decision · AI · 2 weeks

AI Governance Decision Brief

Clarify the decision before commissioning governance work.

Problem this solves

The organisation knows it has an AI-governance concern, but cannot yet state the problem, required decision or appropriate scope clearly enough to commission a diagnostic or programme.

What it is

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.

Key activities

  • 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

Outcomes

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.

Deliverables

  • 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.

What typically follows

Typically leads to AI Exposure Audit, a supplier engagement, a bounded internal action, or a decision not to proceed yet.

Scope and investment

Authorised effort Investment
3.5 days £5,250

Talk it through.

Thirty minutes with Ian. A straight answer on whether this is the right next step.