Decision Products for High-Exposure AI Governance Moments
When AI governance becomes personally and organisationally risky,
AIGN Circle provides decision survivability.
AI governance does not fail because organisations lack frameworks, policies, or tools.
It fails when a concrete decision must be made under time pressure, regulatory exposure, and personal accountability — and decision rights, evidence, and responsibility are not operable.
AIGN Circle exists for exactly that moment — including pre-incident exposure, when agentic systems gain tool access, ROI pressure rises, and escalation becomes inevitable.
Not consulting.
Not delivery.
Not recruitment.
Decision access — when it matters.
Why Audit- & Incident Survivability Exists
Why Audit- & Incident Survivability Exists
Organisations do not fail at AI governance design.
They fail at AI governance moments.
Typically when:
- accountability is unclear
- agentic autonomy or tool access increases exposure faster than controls
- responsibility is fragmented
- escalation is delayed or avoided
- decisions become personally risky
- no one can safely stand behind the outcome
What looks like a governance or compliance problem is almost always a decision survivability problem.
AIGN Circle Decision Products exist to ensure that AI governance decisions:
✅ do not shift risk unfairly onto individuals
✅ can be made under pressure
✅ are responsibility-aware
✅ remain defensible in audits, incidents, and regulatory scrutiny
In audits and incidents, governance is judged by decisions — not by frameworks.
AIGN Circle Decision Products
AI Governance
Decision Call
Rapid governance clarity when an AI-related decision cannot be delayed and accountability must be explicit.
→ Immediate exposure relief
Typical situations
- AI Act classification under time pressure
- Escalation between Legal, IT, Compliance, or Board
- Responsibility disputes around deployed AI systems
- “Who decides — and who carries the risk?”
Format
- 60 or 90 minutes
- Minimal preparation (materials optional)
- Moderated and contextualised by AIGN Circle
- 1–2 governance-ready AIGN Circle professionals
What you receive
- Structured decision orientation
- Decision Rights Map (RACI-lite) + escalation path
- Written Decision Brief with assumptions & boundaries + summary
- Clear governance options and implications
- Responsibility-aware framing (not legal advice)
What it is not
- No consulting engagement
- No follow-up obligation
- No solution selling
AI Governance Second Opinion (Written)
Audit-Defensible Decision Justification
→ Audit-defensible decision justification
Purpose
Independent governance assurance for boards, audits, regulators, or insurers.
Typical situations
- Internal disagreement on governance approach
- External advice feels incomplete or biased
- Decisions must be defensible beyond the organisation
- Audit or regulatory exposure is increasing
Format
- Review of provided materials
- One or two structured expert conversations
- Written governance opinion (approx. 4–6 pages)
- Evidence artefacts reviewed
What you receive
- Independent governance assessment
- Clear responsibility framing
- Identified governance risks and decision boundaries
- A document that can be referenced internally and externally
Important clarification
- No legal opinion
- No technical validation
- No implementation advice
AI Governance Decision Window (30–60 Days)
Temporary Responsibility Stabilisation
→ Temporary responsibility stabilisation
Purpose
Time-boxed governance responsibility when organisations are blocked and exposure is rising.
Typical situations
- Audit findings escalate
- AI programmes stall due to unclear accountability
- Board-level decisions cannot be postponed
- Governance roles are missing, conflicted, or overloaded
Format
- Clearly defined responsibility window
- Explicit decision scope and exit rules
- Structured access to AIGN Circle professionals
- No delivery, no operational execution
What you receive
- Governance orientation under pressure
- Moderation of responsibility conflicts
- Clear, defensible decision outcomes
- Clean handover back to the organisation
Key distinction
AIGN Circle enables decisions — Key distinction.
No implementation advice.
AIGN Circle enables decisions — then steps back. Designed to create clarity, not to stay.
Decision cadence & escalation rhythm (weekly decision board).
Designed to be materially lower than prolonged interim coverage, escalation, or audit remediation.
Agentic AI Control Check
(7–10 Days)
Rapid control clarity when AI agents gain tool access — and governance must be autonomy-ready.
→ Pre-incident control stabilisation
Purpose
Fast, independent governance check to ensure agentic AI systems are controllable, traceable, and escalation-ready before audits, incidents, or regulator scrutiny hit.
Typical situations
- Agents execute actions in enterprise systems (tickets, approvals, customer interactions)
Format
- 30–45 min rapid intake (no heavy preparation)
- Targeted review of agent flows, tool permissions, access boundaries, and evidence artefacts
- 1–2 governance-ready AIGN Circle professionals + moderated framing
- Delivery in 7–10 days (priority scheduling available)
What you receive
- Agent Register (light): agent, tools, permissions, data access, critical actions
- Control Gaps Map: missing controls + compensating controls (pragmatic)
- Kill-Switch & Escalation Protocol: who decides, when to stop, how to escalate
- Audit-Defensible Control Brief (approx. 2–3 pages) with assumptions & boundaries
- Clear sign-off framing for Security / Risk / Compliance (not legal advice)
What it is not
- No implementation or delivery work
- No penetration testing or deep technical validation
- No legal opinion
- No tool/vendor recommendation or solution selling
ROI & Defensibility Scorecard
(2 Weeks)
Rapid, independent scoring of your top AI/agent use cases to enable stop / hold / scale decisions that are ROI-visible, risk-adjusted, and audit-defensible.
→ Risk-adjusted ROI decision clarity
Purpose
A fast, independent scoring of your top AI / agent use cases to enable stop / hold / scale decisions that are ROI-visible, risk-adjusted, and audit-defensible. Designed for board reporting and investment prioritisation.
Typical situations
- The CEO / board asks: “Where is the measurable value — and what is the exposure?”
- AI spend is increasing, but ROI reporting is inconsistent or disputed
- Agentic initiatives expand, but governance cannot sign off confidently
- Portfolio decisions are blocked between Product, IT, Risk, Security, and Compliance
- You need a defensible rationale for prioritisation under time pressure
- Regulators / auditors are expected to scrutinise high-impact use cases
Format
- 30–45 min rapid intake (no heavy preparation)
- Review of a focused portfolio set (typically 5–12 use cases)
- 1–2 governance-ready AIGN Circle professionals + moderated framing
- Delivery in 2 weeks (priority scheduling available)
What you receive
- ROI Scorecard (risk-adjusted): value drivers, KPI logic, time-to-value, dependency map
- Defensibility Scorecard: accountability clarity, control maturity, traceability, decision rights, residual exposure
- Stop / Hold / Scale Recommendations (decision framing — not implementation advice)
- Board-Ready Portfolio Brief (approx. 2–4 pages) with assumptions & boundaries
- Next decision gates: what must be true to scale safely (evidence & control thresholds)
- Decision rights clarity, control maturity, traceability, residual exposure
What it is not
- No financial audit or valuation report
- No technical performance validation
- No legal opinion
- No implementation or delivery work
- No tool/vendor recommendation or solution selling
Decision Rights Reset
(10–15 Days)
Rapid decision-rights clarity when AI accountability is fragmented — and escalation must become operable.
→ Governance operating model stabilisation
Purpose
A fast, structured reset of AI decision rights so organisations can make consistent, defensible decisions across AI and agentic use cases — without governance debt, paralysis, or responsibility drift.
Typical situations
- Accountability is unclear across Product, IT, Risk, Security, Compliance, or Board
- “Who decides?” changes by case — and escalations become political or delayed
- Agentic AI introduces new permissions and actions that existing RACI cannot handle
- AI programmes stall due to missing sign-off gates and decision scope
- Audit findings reveal fragmented responsibility and undocumented decision paths
- Cross-border or multi-entity setups require explicit escalation and ownership
Format
- 30–45 min rapid intake (no heavy preparation)
- Targeted workshops (2–4 sessions) with key decision owners
- Review of current governance artefacts (policies, committees, registers, approval flows)
- 1–2 governance-ready AIGN Circle professionals + moderated framing
- Delivery in 10–15 days (priority scheduling available)
What you receive
- Decision Rights Map (Operating Model light): Board → C-Suite → Functions (who decides / approves / is accountable)
- RACI-lite by use case class: standardised decision ownership for high-exposure AI / agentic systems
- Escalation Protocol: triggers, timelines, and “when it goes to Board” thresholds
- Sign-off Gates: minimum approval controls for releases, model/agent changes, and permission expansions
- Decision Artefacts Pack: templates for decision briefs, approvals, and defensibility statements
- Clean Handover Pack: so the organisation can run it without AIGN Circle staying involved
What it is not
- No implementation or delivery work
- No long-term consulting engagement
- No technical system redesign
- No legal opinion
- No tool/vendor recommendation or solution selling
Comparable to a fraction of the cost of interim engagement, consulting escalation, or audit remediation.
How Engagement Works
- Trigger – A decision becomes unavoidable
- Activation – Responsibility access is curated
- Decision – Accountability becomes explicit
- Exit – AIGN Circle steps back
What AIGN Circle Does Not Do
- No project delivery
- No recruitment or placement
- No long-term consulting
- No solution or tool recommendations
AIGN Circle exists where responsibility begins — not where work is sold.
When to Contact AIGN Circle
Contact AIGN Circle when:
- AI governance cannot be delayed
- accountability must be explicit
- decisions must be defensible
- responsibility must be visible
AIGN Circle is activated by necessity, not exploration.
Confidential Access
If AI governance has become a concrete decision in your organization,
AIGN Circle provides structured access to responsibility — discreetly and precisely.