Control Objectives
Governance Health Monitoring
Monitor overall governance health through dashboards and key metrics to detect failures early.
Undetected governance failures
Governance health dashboard availability
Maturity Assessment Cadence
Conduct regular maturity assessments to identify gaps and drive capability improvement.
Stagnant governance capability
Assessment completion rate
Benchmark Comparison
Compare governance practices against industry benchmarks to identify improvement opportunities.
Falling behind industry practices
Benchmark gap score
Framework Evolution
Evolve the governance framework to adapt to new technologies, threats, and business requirements.
Governance not adapting to change
Framework update recency
Lessons Learned Integration
Capture and integrate lessons from incidents to prevent repeated mistakes.
Repeated mistakes
% incidents with lessons captured
Automation Advancement
Progressively automate governance controls to reduce manual bottlenecks and improve consistency.
Manual governance bottlenecks
% controls automated
Quick Reference
| ID | Objective | Primary Risk Addressed | Key Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMP-01 | Governance Health Monitoring | Undetected governance failures | Governance health dashboard availability |
| IMP-02 | Maturity Assessment Cadence | Stagnant governance capability | Assessment completion rate |
| IMP-03 | Benchmark Comparison | Falling behind industry practices | Benchmark gap score |
| IMP-04 | Framework Evolution | Governance not adapting to change | Framework update recency |
| IMP-05 | Lessons Learned Integration | Repeated mistakes | % incidents with lessons captured |
| IMP-06 | Automation Advancement | Manual governance bottlenecks | % controls automated |
The Journey Continues
Continuous improvement is the final piece of the governance puzzle—and the beginning of the next iteration. By treating governance as an evolving practice, organizations can stay ahead of risks while enabling AI innovation.