Control Objectives
Architecture Standards Compliance
Ensure all agents conform to established architecture standards and patterns for consistency, maintainability, and interoperability.
Inconsistent, unmaintainable agent designs
% agents conforming to architecture standards
Right-Sizing Validation
Validate that agents are appropriately scoped to their intended purpose, preventing over-complex designs and scope creep.
Over-complex agents with scope creep
Average capabilities per agent
Scope Boundary Definition
Define and document clear scope boundaries for each agent to prevent functionality drift and overlap with other agents.
Functionality drift and overlap
% agents with documented scope boundaries
Explainability Requirements
Design agents with built-in explainability features enabling audit trails for all decisions and actions taken.
Inability to audit agent decisions
% agents with decision audit trail capability
Interoperability Verification
Verify that agent designs support seamless integration with existing enterprise systems through standard interfaces and protocols.
Integration failures with enterprise systems
Integration test pass rate
Security-by-Design Review
Conduct security design reviews before development to identify and address potential vulnerabilities at the architecture level.
Vulnerabilities introduced at design
% agents with security design review completed
Design Review Completion
Ensure all Tier 2 and above agents undergo formal design review and approval before proceeding to development.
Flawed designs reaching production
% Tier 2+ agents with design approval
Shadow IT Discovery
Implement mechanisms to discover ungoverned agents operating in production and bring them under governance control.
Ungoverned agents operating in production
Shadow agents discovered per quarter
Sandbox Utilization
Ensure experimental and development agents operate in isolated sandbox environments to prevent risky experimentation in production.
Risky experimentation in production
% experimental agents in sandbox environments
Quick Reference
| ID | Objective | Primary Risk Addressed | Key Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSN-01 | Architecture Standards Compliance | Inconsistent, unmaintainable agent designs | % agents conforming to architecture standards |
| DSN-02 | Right-Sizing Validation | Over-complex agents with scope creep | Average capabilities per agent |
| DSN-03 | Scope Boundary Definition | Functionality drift and overlap | % agents with documented scope boundaries |
| DSN-04 | Explainability Requirements | Inability to audit agent decisions | % agents with decision audit trail capability |
| DSN-05 | Interoperability Verification | Integration failures with enterprise systems | Integration test pass rate |
| DSN-06 | Security-by-Design Review | Vulnerabilities introduced at design | % agents with security design review completed |
| DSN-07 | Design Review Completion | Flawed designs reaching production | % Tier 2+ agents with design approval |
| DSN-08 | Shadow IT Discovery | Ungoverned agents operating in production | Shadow agents discovered per quarter |
| DSN-09 | Sandbox Utilization | Risky experimentation in production | % experimental agents in sandbox environments |