L3-M1 / lesson 1 of 2

Assign ownership and decision rights

A group has many AI uses across subsidiaries.

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Start here / A workplace decision

Give decisions an owner

A group has many AI uses across subsidiaries.

IT approves access, procurement signs contracts and compliance reviews some projects.

Before you read / Think it through

In “Give decisions an owner”, what would you check or do first?

Pause and form your answer, then compare the reasoning. This reflection is not scored.

Compare the reasoning

Map which decision each function actually owns.

The ideas below give you a method for this decision. Then work through the rest of this case and try the decisions yourself.

Part 1 of 4 Learn the ideas

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Governance scope

Cover the actual portfolio, legal entities and uses.

Match oversight intensity to impact and role.

In the workplace

A subsidiary's independently procured system may still create group risk. Avoid assuming central policy reaches every operation.

Remember this

Record exclusions and the reason for them.

The workplace case

YOUR CASE / AI GOVERNANCE

A group with several subsidiaries has 40 recorded AI uses. IT approves technical access, procurement signs contracts and compliance reviews a few high-risk projects. Nobody owns decisions after launch. The board receives only the number of staff trained.

Quick reference / five key ideas

Governance scope: Record exclusions and the reason for them.
Accountability and ownership: Keep approval authority explicit.
Decision rights: Reserve material decisions for appropriate seniority.
Independent specialist roles: Separate advice, implementation and audit where needed.
Policy architecture: Control versions and publish the current approved policy.