You cannot govern what you cannot see. The guide walks you through inventorying the AI already in use across your teams, including the tools no one formally approved. That list is almost always longer than expected, and it is the foundation every other governance decision sits on.
Governed AI is not about banning tools. It is about clarity: which models are approved, what data can touch them, who is accountable, and how usage is logged. The guide gives you a practical decision model a small team can apply without a dedicated AI or security officer.
The guide connects AI governance directly to the compliance obligations you already carry — HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2, and CMMC. It shows what audit-trail logging looks like in practice and which access and monitoring controls regulators and cyber insurers expect to see when AI comes up in a review.
