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AIGO — AI Governance Operating Framework

AIGO — ISO/IEC 42001 Requirements Mapping

Version: 0.1
Status: Draft
Working Name: AIGO
Full Name: AI Governance Operating Framework
Document Identifier: AIGO-MAP-ISO42001-002
Mapping Standard: ISO/IEC 42001
Mapping Type: Requirements Mapping

1. Purpose

This document defines the mapping between the AIGO AI Governance Operating Framework and the requirements of ISO/IEC 42001. The purpose of the mapping is to demonstrate how AIGO framework components address, support, or complement the requirements of an AI management system based on ISO/IEC 42001. This document is intended to support:
  • framework alignment;
  • implementation planning;
  • traceability;
  • gap identification;
  • governance assessment;
  • assurance activities; and
  • future certification-readiness activities.

2. Scope

This mapping covers the principal ISO/IEC 42001 management-system requirements and their relationship to AIGO. The mapping considers:
  • organizational context;
  • leadership;
  • planning;
  • support;
  • operation;
  • performance evaluation;
  • improvement;
  • AI risk management; and
  • AI management-system controls.
This document does not reproduce the ISO/IEC 42001 standard.

3. Mapping Methodology

3.1 Mapping Relationship

Each ISO/IEC 42001 requirement is mapped to one or more AIGO components. The relationship may be classified as:
  • Direct — AIGO explicitly addresses the requirement.
  • Supporting — AIGO provides supporting governance capability.
  • Partial — AIGO addresses part of the requirement.
  • Complementary — AIGO provides additional governance beyond the requirement.
  • Gap — AIGO does not currently provide sufficient coverage.

3.2 Mapping Confidence

Mapping confidence may be classified as:
  • High
  • Medium
  • Low

3.3 Mapping Status

Each mapping should have a current status:
  • Covered
  • Partially Covered
  • Planned
  • Gap
  • Not Applicable
  • Requires Organizational Implementation

4. AIGO Mapping Architecture

The mapping should connect ISO/IEC 42001 requirements to the AIGO architecture. Primary AIGO framework areas include:
  • Charter
  • Principles
  • Governance Domains
  • Governance Roles
  • AI Governance Lifecycle
  • AI Risk Management
  • AI Governance Controls
  • AI Governance Maturity
  • AI System Profiles
Supporting AIGO areas include:
  • Implementation Guidance
  • Operational Procedures
  • Templates
  • Examples
  • Schemas
  • Tools

5. Clause 4 — Context of the Organization

5.1 Understanding the Organization and Its Context

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 4.1 AIGO Coverage: AIGO addresses organizational context through the definition of governance scope, organizational responsibilities, AI governance domains, applicable requirements, and the environment in which AI systems operate. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/01-charter/
  • framework/03-domains/
  • framework/04-roles/
  • framework/09-profiles/
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered Evidence Examples:
  • Governance scope
  • AI governance structure
  • AI system profiles
  • Applicable organizational requirements
  • Governance responsibilities

6. Clause 4 — Interested Parties

6.1 Understanding the Needs and Expectations of Interested Parties

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 4.2 AIGO Coverage: AIGO governance requires consideration of stakeholders and affected parties throughout AI governance, risk management, lifecycle management, monitoring, and assurance activities. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/01-charter/
  • framework/03-domains/
  • framework/05-lifecycle/
  • framework/06-risk/
  • framework/07-controls/
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered Evidence Examples:
  • Stakeholder identification
  • Impact assessment
  • Governance decisions
  • Risk assessments
  • Human oversight
  • Incident management

7. Clause 4 — Scope of the AI Management System

7.1 Determining the Scope

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 4.3 AIGO Coverage: AIGO defines governance scope through the framework charter, governance domains, AI system profiles, organizational boundaries, lifecycle coverage, and risk scope. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/01-charter/
  • framework/03-domains/
  • framework/09-profiles/
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

8. Clause 4 — AI Management System

8.1 Establishing the AI Management System

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 4.4 AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides an integrated governance architecture covering governance, principles, roles, lifecycle, risk, controls, maturity, system profiles, implementation guidance, and operational procedures. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/01-charter/
  • framework/02-principles/
  • framework/03-domains/
  • framework/04-roles/
  • framework/05-lifecycle/
  • framework/06-risk/
  • framework/07-controls/
  • framework/08-maturity/
  • framework/09-profiles/
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

9. Clause 5 — Leadership

9.1 Leadership and Commitment

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 5.1 AIGO Coverage: AIGO defines governance accountability, decision authority, organizational roles, escalation, oversight, risk ownership, and governance responsibilities. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/01-charter/
  • framework/03-domains/
  • framework/04-roles/
Supporting Guidance:
  • guidance/01-implementation/02-AIGO-Governance-Implementation-v0.1.md
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

10. Clause 5 — AI Policy

10.1 AI Policy

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 5.2 AIGO Coverage: AIGO establishes principles, governance objectives, accountability requirements, risk-based governance, control expectations, and lifecycle governance that can support an organizational AI policy. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/01-charter/
  • framework/02-principles/
  • framework/03-domains/
  • framework/07-controls/
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

11. Clause 5 — Roles and Responsibilities

11.1 Organizational Roles, Responsibilities and Authorities

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 5.3 AIGO Coverage: AIGO explicitly defines AI governance roles, responsibilities, authorities, accountability, escalation, and decision rights. Primary AIGO Reference:
  • framework/04-roles/AIGO-Governance-Roles-v0.1.md
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

12. Clause 6 — Planning

12.1 Actions to Address Risks and Opportunities

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 6.1 AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides a dedicated AI risk-management framework and associated procedures for identifying, assessing, treating, accepting, monitoring, and reviewing AI-related risks. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/06-risk/AIGO-AI-Risk-Management-v0.1.md
  • framework/07-controls/AIGO-AI-Governance-Controls-v0.1.md
Supporting Procedures:
  • guidance/02-procedures/03-AIGO-AI-Risk-Assessment-Procedure-v0.1.md
  • guidance/02-procedures/11-AIGO-AI-Risk-Acceptance-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

13. Clause 6 — AI Risk Assessment

13.1 AI Risk Assessment Process

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 6.1.2 AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides an AI risk-management framework covering risk identification, analysis, evaluation, treatment, residual risk, acceptance, monitoring, and review. Primary AIGO Reference:
  • framework/06-risk/AIGO-AI-Risk-Management-v0.1.md
Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/03-AIGO-AI-Risk-Assessment-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

14. Clause 6 — AI Risk Treatment

14.1 AI Risk Treatment Process

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 6.1.3 AIGO Coverage: AIGO defines risk treatment through control selection, risk reduction, residual risk evaluation, risk acceptance, monitoring, and escalation. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/06-risk/
  • framework/07-controls/
Supporting Procedures:
  • guidance/02-procedures/03-AIGO-AI-Risk-Assessment-Procedure-v0.1.md
  • guidance/02-procedures/11-AIGO-AI-Risk-Acceptance-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

15. Clause 6 — AI Objectives

15.1 AI Objectives and Planning

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 6.2 AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides governance objectives, risk objectives, control objectives, maturity objectives, monitoring requirements, and continuous-improvement mechanisms. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/01-charter/
  • framework/07-controls/
  • framework/08-maturity/
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

16. Clause 6 — Planning Changes

16.1 Planning of Changes

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 6.3 AIGO Coverage: AIGO lifecycle and change-management governance address planning, assessment, approval, implementation, monitoring, and review of material AI changes. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/05-lifecycle/
  • framework/06-risk/
  • framework/07-controls/
Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/07-AIGO-AI-Change-Management-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

17. Clause 7 — Support

17.1 Resources

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 7.1 AIGO Coverage: AIGO governance roles, implementation guidance, procedures, controls, monitoring, and assurance requirements establish the governance capabilities required to support AI management activities. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/04-roles/
  • framework/07-controls/
  • guidance/01-implementation/
Mapping: Supporting Status: Requires Organizational Implementation

18. Clause 7 — Competence

18.1 Competence

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 7.2 AIGO Coverage: AIGO assigns responsibilities and identifies governance capabilities required for AI governance. Organizational implementation should establish competency criteria and training requirements for assigned roles. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/04-roles/
  • framework/08-maturity/
Mapping: Supporting Status: Requires Organizational Implementation

19. Clause 7 — Awareness

19.1 Awareness

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 7.3 AIGO Coverage: AIGO implementation guidance and governance responsibilities provide a basis for AI governance awareness. Organizations should establish appropriate awareness activities for personnel involved in AI governance and AI system operation. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/02-principles/
  • framework/04-roles/
  • guidance/01-implementation/
Mapping: Supporting Status: Requires Organizational Implementation

20. Clause 7 — Communication

20.1 Communication

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 7.4 AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides governance reporting, escalation, monitoring, incident management, assurance, and stakeholder governance mechanisms. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/03-domains/
  • framework/04-roles/
  • framework/07-controls/
Supporting Procedures:
  • guidance/02-procedures/08-AIGO-AI-Incident-Management-Procedure-v0.1.md
  • guidance/02-procedures/09-AIGO-AI-Monitoring-Procedure-v0.1.md
  • guidance/02-procedures/10-AIGO-AI-Assurance-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Supporting Status: Covered

21. Clause 7 — Documented Information

21.1 Documented Information

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 7.5 AIGO Coverage: AIGO defines governance records, system profiles, risk records, control records, approval records, incident records, monitoring records, assurance records, and lifecycle documentation. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/01-charter/
  • framework/05-lifecycle/
  • framework/07-controls/
  • framework/09-profiles/
Supporting Procedures:
  • guidance/02-procedures/
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

22. Clause 8 — Operation

22.1 Operational Planning and Control

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 8.1 AIGO Coverage: AIGO implementation guidance and operational procedures provide processes for governance, registration, classification, risk assessment, control assessment, approval, change, incident management, monitoring, assurance, risk acceptance, retirement, and continuous improvement. Primary AIGO References:
  • guidance/01-implementation/
  • guidance/02-procedures/
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

23. Clause 8 — AI Risk Assessments

23.1 Conducting AI Risk Assessments

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 8.2 AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides an AI risk-management framework and operational risk-assessment procedure. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/06-risk/
  • guidance/02-procedures/03-AIGO-AI-Risk-Assessment-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

24. Clause 8 — AI Risk Treatment

24.1 Implementing AI Risk Treatment

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 8.3 AIGO Coverage: AIGO connects risk treatment to governance controls, lifecycle activities, monitoring, assurance, risk acceptance, and change management. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/06-risk/
  • framework/07-controls/
  • framework/05-lifecycle/
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

25. Clause 8 — AI System Lifecycle

25.1 AI Lifecycle Governance

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Operational AI management requirements AIGO Coverage: AIGO defines lifecycle governance from planning through retirement. Primary AIGO Reference:
  • framework/05-lifecycle/AIGO-AI-Governance-Lifecycle-v0.1.md
Supporting Guidance:
  • guidance/01-implementation/06-AIGO-Lifecycle-Implementation-v0.1.md
Mapping: Complementary Status: Covered

26. Clause 8 — AI System Registration

26.1 System Registration

AIGO Coverage: AIGO establishes AI system registration and system profile requirements to provide traceability and governance visibility. Primary AIGO Reference:
  • framework/09-profiles/AIGO-AI-System-Profiles-v0.1.md
Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/02-AIGO-AI-System-Registration-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Complementary Status: Covered

27. Clause 8 — AI Classification

27.1 System Classification

AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides classification mechanisms supporting proportional governance based on AI system characteristics and risk. Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/04-AIGO-AI-Classification-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Complementary Status: Covered

28. Clause 8 — AI Approval

28.1 Approval Governance

AIGO Coverage: AIGO defines governance approval mechanisms for AI systems and material governance decisions. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/04-roles/
  • framework/05-lifecycle/
  • framework/07-controls/
Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/06-AIGO-AI-Approval-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Supporting Status: Covered

29. Clause 8 — AI Change Management

29.1 AI Changes

AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides a dedicated AI change-management process covering change identification, assessment, approval, implementation, validation, and governance review. Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/07-AIGO-AI-Change-Management-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Complementary Status: Covered

30. Clause 8 — AI Incident Management

30.1 AI Incidents

AIGO Coverage: AIGO establishes incident management, escalation, response, investigation, corrective action, and lessons-learned processes. Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/08-AIGO-AI-Incident-Management-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Supporting Status: Covered

31. Clause 8 — AI Monitoring

31.1 AI Monitoring

AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides monitoring governance covering AI system performance, controls, risk indicators, incidents, thresholds, escalation, and reporting. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/07-controls/
  • framework/08-maturity/
Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/09-AIGO-AI-Monitoring-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Complementary Status: Covered

32. Clause 8 — AI Assurance

32.1 AI Assurance

AIGO Coverage: AIGO establishes assurance activities for governance, risk, controls, lifecycle processes, monitoring, and AI system operation. Primary AIGO Reference:
  • framework/07-controls/
Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/10-AIGO-AI-Assurance-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Complementary Status: Covered

33. Clause 8 — Risk Acceptance

33.1 Residual Risk Acceptance

AIGO Coverage: AIGO establishes a formal process for accepting residual AI risks within authorized tolerance. Primary AIGO Reference:
  • framework/06-risk/
Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/11-AIGO-AI-Risk-Acceptance-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Complementary Status: Covered

34. Clause 8 — AI Retirement

34.1 AI System Retirement

AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides controlled retirement requirements covering shutdown, data, access, dependencies, records, risk, validation, and closure. Primary AIGO Reference:
  • framework/05-lifecycle/
Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/12-AIGO-AI-Retirement-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Complementary Status: Covered

35. Clause 9 — Performance Evaluation

35.1 Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis and Evaluation

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 9.1 AIGO Coverage: AIGO provides monitoring, measurement, governance metrics, risk indicators, control assessment, assurance, and maturity evaluation. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/07-controls/
  • framework/08-maturity/
Supporting Procedures:
  • guidance/02-procedures/09-AIGO-AI-Monitoring-Procedure-v0.1.md
  • guidance/02-procedures/10-AIGO-AI-Assurance-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

36. Clause 9 — Internal Audit

36.1 Internal Audit

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 9.2 AIGO Coverage: AIGO assurance and control governance provide a basis for internal assessment and audit activities. Organizations should establish audit programs appropriate to their management-system requirements. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/07-controls/
  • framework/08-maturity/
Mapping: Supporting Status: Requires Organizational Implementation

37. Clause 9 — Management Review

37.1 Management Review

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 9.3 AIGO Coverage: AIGO governance reporting, maturity assessment, monitoring, assurance, incident reporting, risk reporting, and continuous improvement support management review. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/03-domains/
  • framework/08-maturity/
Supporting Guidance:
  • guidance/01-implementation/07-AIGO-Monitoring-Assurance-Implementation-v0.1.md
  • guidance/01-implementation/08-AIGO-Continuous-Improvement-v0.1.md
Mapping: Supporting Status: Requires Organizational Implementation

38. Clause 10 — Improvement

38.1 Nonconformity and Corrective Action

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 10.1 AIGO Coverage: AIGO incident management, assurance, control assessment, corrective action, and continuous improvement processes support identification and remediation of governance weaknesses. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/07-controls/
  • framework/08-maturity/
Supporting Procedures:
  • guidance/02-procedures/08-AIGO-AI-Incident-Management-Procedure-v0.1.md
  • guidance/02-procedures/10-AIGO-AI-Assurance-Procedure-v0.1.md
  • guidance/02-procedures/13-AIGO-Continuous-Improvement-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

39. Clause 10 — Continual Improvement

39.1 Continual Improvement

ISO/IEC 42001 Reference: Clause 10.2 AIGO Coverage: AIGO establishes continuous improvement as an explicit governance capability covering lessons learned, findings, risk changes, control improvements, lifecycle improvements, and governance maturity. Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/08-maturity/
Supporting Guidance:
  • guidance/01-implementation/08-AIGO-Continuous-Improvement-v0.1.md
Supporting Procedure:
  • guidance/02-procedures/13-AIGO-Continuous-Improvement-Procedure-v0.1.md
Mapping: Direct Status: Covered

40. Annex A — AI Management Controls

40.1 Control Mapping

ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A contains AI management controls that should be mapped separately to the AIGO control framework. The detailed control mapping is maintained in: 03-AIGO-ISO-42001-Control-Mapping-v0.1.md Primary AIGO Reference: framework/07-controls/AIGO-AI-Governance-Controls-v0.1.md Mapping: Direct Status: Covered through separate control mapping

41. AIGO Risk Alignment

AIGO provides a dedicated AI risk-management structure that supports ISO/IEC 42001 risk requirements. Primary areas include:
  • risk identification;
  • risk analysis;
  • risk evaluation;
  • risk treatment;
  • residual risk;
  • risk acceptance;
  • monitoring;
  • escalation; and
  • review.
Primary AIGO Reference: framework/06-risk/AIGO-AI-Risk-Management-v0.1.md

42. AIGO Lifecycle Alignment

AIGO applies governance throughout the AI lifecycle. Lifecycle stages include:
  1. Planning
  2. Design
  3. Development
  4. Data preparation
  5. Testing and validation
  6. Approval
  7. Deployment
  8. Operation
  9. Monitoring
  10. Change
  11. Assurance
  12. Retirement
Primary AIGO Reference: framework/05-lifecycle/AIGO-AI-Governance-Lifecycle-v0.1.md

43. AIGO Governance Alignment

AIGO establishes governance through:
  • governance domains;
  • governance roles;
  • decision authority;
  • accountability;
  • escalation;
  • oversight;
  • risk ownership;
  • control ownership; and
  • governance reporting.
Primary AIGO References:
  • framework/03-domains/
  • framework/04-roles/

44. AIGO Control Alignment

AIGO controls provide the operational mechanism for implementing governance requirements. Controls may address:
  • accountability;
  • risk;
  • security;
  • privacy;
  • human oversight;
  • transparency;
  • monitoring;
  • assurance;
  • lifecycle governance;
  • incident management; and
  • continuous improvement.
Primary AIGO Reference: framework/07-controls/AIGO-AI-Governance-Controls-v0.1.md

45. AIGO Maturity Alignment

AIGO maturity provides a mechanism for evaluating the development and effectiveness of AI governance capabilities. Primary AIGO Reference: framework/08-maturity/AIGO-AI-Governance-Maturity-v0.1.md Maturity assessment may be used to identify:
  • governance gaps;
  • capability weaknesses;
  • improvement priorities;
  • implementation progress; and
  • strategic governance objectives.

46. AIGO System Profile Alignment

AIGO system profiles provide structured information about individual AI systems. Profile information may support:
  • scope;
  • classification;
  • risk;
  • lifecycle;
  • controls;
  • ownership;
  • monitoring;
  • assurance; and
  • retirement.
Primary AIGO Reference: framework/09-profiles/AIGO-AI-System-Profiles-v0.1.md

47. Requirements Coverage Summary

The following high-level assessment summarizes the current AIGO alignment.

48. Organizational Implementation Dependencies

AIGO provides a framework-level mapping, but organizational implementation remains necessary. Organizations should establish:
  • documented management-system processes;
  • organizational policies;
  • assigned personnel;
  • competence requirements;
  • training;
  • internal audit;
  • management review;
  • documented evidence;
  • operational records;
  • implementation controls; and
  • continual improvement activities.

49. Mapping Limitations

This mapping does not constitute:
  • certification;
  • conformity assessment;
  • legal advice;
  • regulatory approval;
  • audit evidence by itself; or
  • a substitute for reviewing the applicable ISO/IEC 42001 standard.
Organizations should evaluate the current official standard and applicable certification or regulatory requirements when determining conformity.

50. Gap Management

Identified gaps should be recorded and managed through the AIGO continuous improvement process. Each material gap should identify:
  • gap identifier;
  • requirement;
  • description;
  • affected AIGO component;
  • risk;
  • owner;
  • remediation;
  • target date;
  • status; and
  • verification evidence.

51. Mapping Review

This mapping should be reviewed when:
  • AIGO framework components change;
  • ISO/IEC 42001 requirements change;
  • controls are modified;
  • procedures change;
  • significant implementation findings occur;
  • assurance identifies mapping gaps; or
  • new organizational requirements emerge.

52. Document Control


53. Traceability

This document should maintain traceability between:
  • ISO/IEC 42001 requirements;
  • AIGO framework components;
  • AIGO implementation guidance;
  • AIGO operational procedures;
  • AIGO controls;
  • AIGO records;
  • AIGO evidence; and
  • AIGO improvement activities.

54. Document Status

Document: AIGO — ISO/IEC 42001 Requirements Mapping Version: 0.1 Status: Draft Working Name: AIGO Full Name: AI Governance Operating Framework Document Identifier: AIGO-MAP-ISO42001-002 Document Type: Requirements Mapping This document establishes the requirements-level traceability between AIGO and ISO/IEC 42001 and provides the foundation for the detailed control, lifecycle, risk, governance, evidence, and implementation mappings.