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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

  1. 1
    Build the inventory: add systems you know about and run discovery for the ones you don't.
  2. 2
    Give every system an owner.
  3. 3
    Classify every system. Stop anything prohibited.
  4. 4
    Agree an AI policy and acceptable-use rules (checklist) and start AI literacy training (plan).

Days 31–60: close the big gaps

  1. 1
    For each high-risk system, open the assessment and run a gap analysis.
  2. 2
    Turn the top gaps into findings with owners and dates.
  3. 3
    Send vendor questionnaires for high-risk systems you buy.
  4. 4
    Set up the incident process so everyone knows how to report a problem.

Days 61–90: prove it

  1. 1
    Collect evidence for implemented controls; seal key evidence with Proof Seal.
  2. 2
    Draft FRIAs and DPIAs where needed (explained).
  3. 3
    Schedule re-assessments for every high-risk system.
  4. 4
    Ask a reviewer to approve each high-risk assessment.
  5. 5
    Share 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.

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