Policy and accountability

Enterprise AI Governance Charter

Establish governance authority, principles, risk tiers, approval paths, records, incidents and enforcement.

3 to 5 hoursLeadership, legal, privacy, security, HR and operationsServer-scored record

Stage outcome

Establish governance authority, principles, risk tiers, approval paths, records, incidents and enforcement.

Formal review gate: A designated enterprise reviewer must approve this stage in WordPress before it becomes complete.

Control points

Build the evidence and operating discipline.

Governance body

Define membership, authority, quorum and cadence.

Risk tiers

Classify use by impact, data sensitivity, reversibility and human consequence.

Approval paths

Define pre-approved, reviewed, escalated and prohibited uses.

Audit and enforcement

Define records, monitoring, exceptions and corrective action.

Required workGovernance membership and authority are defined.Responsible-use principles are documented.Risk tiers and prohibited uses are defined.Tool and vendor approval paths are defined.Incident and exception processes are defined.Audit and enforcement responsibilities are assigned.

Sanitized evidence

Do not enter passwords, access tokens, payment-card data, health information, confidential client records, employee case details or other restricted information.

Governance bodyList roles, authority and cadence.

Risk-tier modelDefine low, moderate, high and prohibited uses.

Approval pathsDescribe approval and escalation categories.

Incident and enforcement processDescribe reporting, containment and corrective action.

I used sanitized evidence, followed approved-account and minimum-necessary-data rules, verified important outputs and kept final decision ownership with authorized people.