For compliance officers: a 90-day plan
What to do in your first three months to get AI governance under control and ready for an audit.
1 min read·Updated 8 November 2026Compliance leadsRisk
Days 1–30: know what you have
- 1Build the inventory: add systems you know about and run discovery for the ones you don't.
- 2Give every system an owner.
- 3Classify every system. Stop anything prohibited.
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Days 31–60: close the big gaps
- 1For each high-risk system, open the assessment and run a gap analysis.
- 2Turn the top gaps into findings with owners and dates.
- 3Send vendor questionnaires for high-risk systems you buy.
- 4Set up the incident process so everyone knows how to report a problem.
Days 61–90: prove it
- 1Collect evidence for implemented controls; seal key evidence with Proof Seal.
- 2Draft FRIAs and DPIAs where needed (explained).
- 3Schedule re-assessments for every high-risk system.
- 4Ask a reviewer to approve each high-risk assessment.
- 5Share the board report with leadership.
Tip
Don't aim for 100% before you start. A clear inventory, honest classification and a tracked plan already put you ahead of most organisations, and that's what regulators look for first.