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AIGO — Control Assessment Example

AIGO — AI Governance Operating Framework

Version: 0.1 Status: Draft Working Name: AIGO Full Name: AI Governance Operating Framework Document Identifier: AIGO-EXAMPLE-005 Document Type: Implementation Example Example Type: AI Control Assessment

1. Purpose

This document provides an illustrative example of how an organization can assess the design, implementation, operation, effectiveness, and evidence of AI governance controls using the AIGO AI Governance Operating Framework. The example demonstrates how an organization can:
  • identify applicable controls;
  • determine control objectives;
  • identify control owners;
  • assess control design;
  • verify implementation;
  • evaluate operating effectiveness;
  • review supporting evidence;
  • identify control deficiencies;
  • determine residual risk;
  • define corrective actions;
  • verify corrective-action effectiveness;
  • maintain control traceability;
  • support management and assurance activities.
This document is an example and does not constitute legal, regulatory, audit, or certification advice.

2. Example Organization

For this example, the organization is ExampleCorp, a fictional organization implementing AIGO. ExampleCorp operates the AI-enabled Candidate Assessment Assistant described in the previous examples.

3. AI System Under Assessment

System Name: Candidate Assessment Assistant AI System ID: AI-HR-001 Business Function: Human Resources AIGO Classification: Class 3 — Enhanced Governance Assessment Type: Control Assessment Assessment Stage: Pre-deployment / Operational Readiness

4. Assessment Objective

The objective is to determine whether the controls assigned to the AI system are:
  1. appropriately designed;
  2. implemented;
  3. operating as intended;
  4. supported by sufficient evidence;
  5. effective in reducing identified risks.
The assessment also determines whether deficiencies require remediation, risk acceptance, escalation, or additional controls.

5. Control Assessment Principles

AIGO applies the following principles:
  • controls must have a defined objective;
  • controls must address identified risks or governance requirements;
  • control ownership must be explicit;
  • control implementation must be verifiable;
  • control operation must be evidenced;
  • effectiveness must be assessed;
  • deficiencies must be tracked;
  • corrective actions must be monitored;
  • material control failures must be escalated.

6. Control Assessment Lifecycle


7. Control Assessment Scope

The assessment covers controls relating to:
  • governance;
  • AI system registration;
  • classification;
  • risk management;
  • human oversight;
  • data quality;
  • fairness;
  • privacy;
  • security;
  • transparency;
  • explainability;
  • monitoring;
  • incident management;
  • change management;
  • approval;
  • assurance;
  • continual improvement.

8. Control Universe

The example uses the following illustrative controls.

9. Control Objective

Each control must have a clearly defined objective. For example: Control ID: AIGO-C-005 Control: Human Oversight Objective: Ensure that AI-generated recommendations are subject to meaningful human review and that authorized personnel can challenge or override AI outputs.

10. Control Owner

Each control must have an accountable owner. For this example:

11. Control Design Assessment

Control design answers:
If implemented and operated as specified, would this control adequately address the intended risk or requirement?
Design assessment considers:
  • control objective;
  • risk alignment;
  • control activity;
  • frequency;
  • responsibility;
  • authority;
  • segregation of duties;
  • escalation;
  • evidence requirements.

12. Control Implementation Assessment

Implementation assessment answers:
Has the designed control actually been implemented?
Evidence may include:
  • approved procedures;
  • system configurations;
  • records;
  • training;
  • access settings;
  • workflow configuration;
  • monitoring dashboards;
  • completed assessments.

13. Operating Effectiveness Assessment

Operating effectiveness answers:
Has the control operated as intended over the required period?
This requires evidence of actual operation. A control may be:
  • well designed but not implemented;
  • implemented but not operating;
  • operating but ineffective;
  • effective and sustainable.

14. Evidence Assessment

Control evidence should demonstrate:
  1. what was performed;
  2. who performed it;
  3. when it was performed;
  4. what result was obtained;
  5. whether exceptions occurred;
  6. how exceptions were handled.

15. Control Assessment Model


16. Control Rating Scale

ExampleCorp uses the following rating scale.

17. Assessment Rating Dimensions

The assessment evaluates four dimensions.

18. Control AIGO-C-001 — AI Governance Accountability

18.1 Control Objective

Ensure that accountability for AI governance is clearly established.

18.2 Control Activity

ExampleCorp maintains:
  • an AI governance authority;
  • defined AI governance roles;
  • assigned system owners;
  • assigned risk owners;
  • escalation responsibilities.

18.3 Assessment

Overall Rating: Effective

19. Control AIGO-C-002 — AI System Registration

19.1 Control Objective

Ensure that AI systems are formally identified and registered before deployment.

19.2 Evidence

  • AI system register;
  • system identifier;
  • system owner;
  • intended purpose;
  • lifecycle status;
  • classification.

19.3 Assessment

Overall Rating: Effective

20. Control AIGO-C-003 — AI System Classification

20.1 Control Objective

Ensure that AI systems receive an appropriate governance classification.

20.2 Evidence

  • classification assessment;
  • classification rationale;
  • approval record;
  • review date.

20.3 Assessment

Overall Rating: Effective

21. Control AIGO-C-004 — AI Risk Assessment

21.1 Control Objective

Ensure that AI-related risks are identified, analyzed, evaluated, treated, and monitored.

21.2 Evidence

  • risk assessment;
  • risk register;
  • treatment plan;
  • residual-risk evaluation;
  • risk acceptance.

21.3 Assessment

Overall Rating: Partially Effective

22. Control Deficiency — Risk Assessment

The risk assessment process is implemented, but quarterly reassessment has not yet been completed for the current operating period.

Finding

Finding ID: CA-001 Severity: Medium Control: AIGO-C-004 Issue: Required periodic reassessment has not yet been completed. Risk: Changes in system context may not be reflected in the current risk assessment.

23. Corrective Action — CA-001

Action: Complete the outstanding quarterly risk reassessment. Owner: Enterprise Risk Manager Due Date: To be assigned Priority: High Evidence Required: Approved updated risk assessment.

24. Control AIGO-C-005 — Human Oversight

24.1 Control Objective

Ensure meaningful human oversight over AI-supported recruitment decisions.

24.2 Control Activity

Recruitment personnel must:
  • review recommendations;
  • challenge outputs where appropriate;
  • override outputs where necessary;
  • make final decisions;
  • document material exceptions.

24.3 Assessment

Overall Rating: Effective

25. Control AIGO-C-006 — Data Quality

25.1 Control Objective

Ensure that data used by the AI system is sufficiently accurate, relevant, complete, and appropriate for its intended purpose.

25.2 Assessment

Overall Rating: Partially Effective

26. Control Deficiency — Data Quality

Finding ID: CA-002 Issue: A subset of historical candidate records has incomplete education information. Potential Impact: Model recommendations may be affected for candidates with incomplete records. Severity: Medium

27. Corrective Action — CA-002

Actions:
  • identify incomplete records;
  • determine whether they influence model output;
  • establish data-quality thresholds;
  • exclude unsuitable records;
  • document remediation.
Owner: Data Owner

28. Control AIGO-C-007 — Fairness Assessment

28.1 Control Objective

Identify and monitor potential unfair or discriminatory outcomes.

28.2 Control Activity

ExampleCorp performs:
  • pre-deployment fairness testing;
  • subgroup analysis;
  • outcome monitoring;
  • periodic reassessment;
  • escalation of material findings.

28.3 Assessment

Overall Rating: Partially Effective

29. Control Deficiency — Fairness Monitoring

Finding ID: CA-003 The fairness assessment exists, but the defined quarterly monitoring process has not yet completed its first full operating cycle. Severity: High Risk: Material changes in outcome disparity may not be detected promptly.

30. Corrective Action — CA-003

Actions:
  • complete the first monitoring cycle;
  • validate monitoring thresholds;
  • establish escalation criteria;
  • report material findings to AI Governance Committee.
Owner: Model Owner Priority: Critical

31. Control AIGO-C-008 — Privacy Protection

31.1 Control Objective

Ensure candidate information is processed appropriately and protected against unauthorized use or disclosure.

31.2 Controls

  • data minimization;
  • access restriction;
  • retention management;
  • privacy assessment;
  • secure processing;
  • incident management.

31.3 Assessment

Overall Rating: Effective

32. Control AIGO-C-009 — Access Control

32.1 Control Objective

Prevent unauthorized access to AI systems and associated candidate information.

32.2 Evidence

  • access-control configuration;
  • user-role records;
  • privileged access review;
  • audit logs;
  • access review records.

32.3 Assessment

Overall Rating: Effective

33. Control AIGO-C-010 — Transparency

33.1 Control Objective

Ensure that relevant users and stakeholders receive appropriate information about the AI system and its role.

33.2 Assessment

Overall Rating: Effective

34. Control AIGO-C-011 — AI Monitoring

34.1 Control Objective

Detect material changes in AI system performance, risk, control effectiveness, and operating conditions.

34.2 Monitoring Activities

ExampleCorp monitors:
  • performance;
  • error rates;
  • fairness indicators;
  • override rates;
  • incidents;
  • model drift;
  • complaints;
  • control failures.

34.3 Assessment

Overall Rating: Partially Effective

35. Control Deficiency — Monitoring

Finding ID: CA-004 The monitoring framework has been implemented, but some indicators do not yet have approved escalation thresholds. Severity: Medium

36. Corrective Action — CA-004

Actions:
  • define thresholds;
  • approve thresholds;
  • document escalation rules;
  • test alert mechanisms.
Owner: Model Owner

37. Control AIGO-C-012 — AI Incident Management

37.1 Control Objective

Ensure AI-related incidents are identified, reported, assessed, escalated, investigated, and resolved.

37.2 Assessment

Overall Rating: Not Tested

38. Control Deficiency — Incident Testing

No material AI incident has occurred during the assessment period. The absence of incidents does not demonstrate that the incident-management control is effective. A tabletop exercise is therefore required.

39. Corrective Action — CA-005

Action: Conduct an AI incident-management tabletop exercise. Owner: AI Incident Manager Evidence: Exercise record and lessons-learned report. Priority: Medium

40. Control AIGO-C-013 — Change Management

40.1 Control Objective

Ensure material changes to the AI system are identified, assessed, approved, tested, and documented before implementation.

40.2 Assessment

Overall Rating: Effective

41. Control AIGO-C-014 — AI System Approval

41.1 Control Objective

Ensure AI systems receive required governance approval before deployment or material changes.

41.2 Evidence

  • approval record;
  • risk assessment;
  • classification;
  • control assessment;
  • readiness review.

41.3 Assessment

Overall Rating: Effective

42. Control AIGO-C-015 — AI Assurance

42.1 Control Objective

Provide independent or appropriately objective evaluation of AI governance controls and system operation.

42.2 Assessment

Overall Rating: Partially Effective

43. Control Assessment Summary


44. Overall Control Assessment

The overall control environment is assessed as: Partially Effective The majority of controls are appropriately designed and implemented. However, several controls require additional operating evidence and corrective action before the system can be considered fully controlled.

45. Control Effectiveness Distribution


46. Deficiency Classification

Control deficiencies are classified according to their potential effect.

47. Findings Register


48. Corrective Action Lifecycle


49. Root Cause Analysis

Corrective action should address the underlying cause rather than merely correcting the visible symptom. Example: Symptom: Fairness monitoring was not completed. Possible root cause: Monitoring responsibility and recurring execution workflow were not sufficiently operationalized. Corrective action: Establish automated scheduling, accountable ownership, escalation rules, and completion tracking.

50. Corrective Action Prioritization


51. Corrective Action Tracking


52. Evidence Quality

Control evidence is assessed for:
  • authenticity;
  • completeness;
  • relevance;
  • accuracy;
  • timeliness;
  • traceability;
  • integrity.

53. Evidence Quality Scale


54. Evidence Assessment Example

For AIGO-C-007: Control: Fairness Assessment Evidence: Fairness test report. Assessment:
  • authentic: Yes;
  • relevant: Yes;
  • complete: Partial;
  • current: Yes;
  • traceable: Yes.
Evidence Rating: Moderate. The moderate rating contributes to the overall partially effective control assessment.

55. Control Evidence Chain


56. Control-to-Risk Relationship

Controls must be connected to risks.

57. Control-to-Lifecycle Relationship

Controls must remain applicable throughout the relevant lifecycle stages.

58. Control Assessment and Residual Risk

Control effectiveness directly informs residual risk.
Weak controls may result in higher residual risk.

59. Example Residual Risk Update

Before control assessment: R-001 Biased Candidate Ranking Inherent Risk: 20 — Critical After initial controls: Residual Risk: 10 — High Following the discovery that fairness monitoring is incomplete, the organization determines that the residual risk remains High until corrective action is completed.

60. Control Assessment Decision

The assessment determines: Control Environment: Partially Effective Deployment Status: Conditional Conditions:
  • close high-severity fairness finding;
  • complete outstanding risk reassessment;
  • resolve data-quality issue;
  • define monitoring thresholds;
  • complete incident-management testing;
  • establish assurance evidence.

61. Conditional Approval

The AI system may proceed only if the AI Governance Committee accepts the identified residual risk and formally records the conditions. No control deficiency may be silently ignored.

62. Management Escalation

The following conditions require escalation:
  • critical control failure;
  • high residual risk caused by control failure;
  • repeated overdue corrective actions;
  • evidence of material harm;
  • inability to operate required human oversight;
  • failure of mandatory controls;
  • significant unapproved system change.

63. Control Assessment Reporting

The assessment report should communicate:
  • controls assessed;
  • assessment methodology;
  • effectiveness ratings;
  • findings;
  • risk implications;
  • corrective actions;
  • overdue actions;
  • residual risk;
  • management decisions.

64. Example Management Report

Assessment: AI Governance Control Assessment System: AI-HR-001 Overall Rating: Partially Effective High Finding: Fairness monitoring incomplete. Medium Findings: Four. Critical Findings: None. Residual Risk: High for selected risk categories. Recommendation: Conditional continuation subject to corrective action.

65. Retesting

Corrective actions must be retested where necessary. Retesting verifies:
  • action was implemented;
  • root cause was addressed;
  • control now operates;
  • evidence is available;
  • risk has been reduced.

66. Corrective Action Effectiveness

A corrective action is not considered complete merely because an activity has been performed. Example: Action: Conduct fairness monitoring. The assessor must determine whether:
  • monitoring was actually performed;
  • results were reviewed;
  • thresholds operated;
  • exceptions were identified;
  • escalation occurred where required;
  • the underlying control deficiency was resolved.

67. Finding Closure Criteria

A finding may be closed when:
  1. corrective action is implemented;
  2. required evidence exists;
  3. effectiveness is demonstrated;
  4. residual risk is acceptable;
  5. responsible authority approves closure.

68. Example Finding Closure

Finding: CA-003 Original Issue: Fairness monitoring incomplete. Corrective Action: Implement recurring fairness monitoring and escalation. Evidence: Three completed monitoring cycles. Result: No material unexplained disparity identified. Control Rating: Effective. Finding Status: Closed.

69. Control Assessment Reassessment

Controls must be reassessed when:
  • risks change;
  • system functionality changes;
  • controls change;
  • incidents occur;
  • monitoring indicates deterioration;
  • regulatory requirements change;
  • suppliers change;
  • assurance identifies weaknesses.

70. Control Assessment Frequency

ExampleCorp performs:
  • pre-deployment assessment;
  • annual formal control assessment;
  • quarterly monitoring;
  • event-triggered reassessment;
  • post-incident reassessment;
  • material-change reassessment.
Higher-risk controls may require more frequent testing.

71. Independence

Where practical, control assessment should provide sufficient independence from the person performing the control. For example:
  • control owner performs self-assessment;
  • second-line risk function reviews;
  • assurance function independently tests selected controls.

72. Three-Level Assurance Model

Each level provides a different degree of oversight.

73. Control Assessment Traceability

Every assessment should be traceable to:
  • AI system;
  • risk;
  • control;
  • control owner;
  • assessment criteria;
  • evidence;
  • finding;
  • corrective action;
  • retest;
  • final decision.

74. Example Traceability Record


75. Control Assessment Data Model


76. Minimum Control Assessment Record

AIGO implementations should maintain, at minimum:
  • control ID;
  • control name;
  • control objective;
  • risk relationship;
  • lifecycle relationship;
  • control owner;
  • assessment date;
  • assessor;
  • design assessment;
  • implementation assessment;
  • operating assessment;
  • evidence assessment;
  • overall rating;
  • findings;
  • corrective actions;
  • due dates;
  • retest;
  • closure decision.

77. Control Assessment Checklist

  • Applicable control identified
  • Control objective documented
  • Control owner assigned
  • Risk relationship documented
  • Control design assessed
  • Implementation verified
  • Operation assessed
  • Evidence reviewed
  • Effectiveness rating assigned
  • Findings documented
  • Corrective actions assigned
  • Residual risk evaluated
  • Retesting completed where required
  • Closure approved

78. Relationship to AIGO Procedures

This example should be implemented through the applicable AIGO procedures, particularly:
  • AI Governance Procedure;
  • AI Control Assessment Procedure;
  • AI Risk Assessment Procedure;
  • AI Approval Procedure;
  • AI Monitoring Procedure;
  • AI Assurance Procedure;
  • AI Incident Management Procedure;
  • AI Change Management Procedure;
  • Continuous Improvement Procedure.

79. Relationship to AIGO Framework Controls

The assessment demonstrates how AIGO controls can be:
  • assigned;
  • implemented;
  • tested;
  • evidenced;
  • rated;
  • remediated;
  • reassessed.
The control assessment therefore forms the operational bridge between the AIGO control framework and actual AI system governance.

80. Relationship to ISO/IEC 42001

Control assessment can support an AI management system aligned with ISO/IEC 42001 by providing evidence that relevant governance and operational controls are implemented and evaluated. The organization should separately determine applicable requirements and conformity obligations.

81. Relationship to NIST AI RMF

The assessment also supports activities associated with NIST AI RMF:

82. Example Final Assessment

AI System: Candidate Assessment Assistant AI System ID: AI-HR-001 Classification: Class 3 — Enhanced Governance Assessment: Control Assessment Overall Control Rating: Partially Effective High Findings: 1 Medium Findings: 4 Critical Findings: 0 Deployment Decision: Conditional Primary Condition: Complete fairness monitoring corrective action.

83. Key Lessons

83.1 A Control Is Not Effective Simply Because It Exists

Documentation alone does not demonstrate operating effectiveness.

83.2 Evidence Is Essential

Control conclusions must be supported by reliable evidence.

83.3 Control Weaknesses Affect Risk

A weak control can increase residual risk.

83.4 Corrective Action Must Address Root Cause

Closing a task does not necessarily close the underlying deficiency.

83.5 Retesting Matters

Corrective actions should be tested to confirm that the control actually improved.

83.6 Control Assessment Is Continuous

Controls should be reassessed when risks, systems, processes, or operating environments change.

84. AIGO Control Assessment Model

The complete model can be summarized as:

85. Document Status

Document: AIGO — Control Assessment Example Version: 0.1 Status: Draft Working Name: AIGO Full Name: AI Governance Operating Framework Document Identifier: AIGO-EXAMPLE-005 Document Type: Implementation Example Example Type: AI Control Assessment This document provides an illustrative example of how AI governance controls can be assessed, evidenced, remediated, retested, and reported within the AIGO AI Governance Operating Framework.

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