Service Offering

AI Value Governance

Building the organizational capability to answer the board's most important AI question — with evidence.

The Problem

The Governance Gap

Your board is asking: “How do we know we're getting value from our AI investments?”

Most organizations cannot answer that question with evidence. Not because the data does not exist — it does — but because no one has built the governance architecture to assemble it, validate it, and present it in language the board can act on.

This is not a technology gap. It's a governance gap. And it carries real costs: AI spend that cannot be defended at audit committee, investment decisions made without a value baseline, risk exposure in deployments that looked productive but were not measured, and board skepticism that slows the next wave of AI investment.

Audience

Who This Is For

CFO

You need AI investment claims to be Finance-validated, not vendor-reported, with a methodology that holds under scrutiny.

Board / Audit Committee

You need to fulfill oversight responsibility for AI spend with consistent reporting and evidence-based decisions.

CEO / COO

You have AI deployed across the enterprise. You do not have a clear picture of which deployments are creating value — or liability.

CISO / CAIO

You need value measurement that accounts for risk exposure, because productivity numbers with hidden risk liability are not a win.

Service 04

AI Value Audit

For organizations with AI already deployed — answers the value question retrospectively

Starting at

$18,500

Typical: $18,500–$28,000

What We Do

Week 1
Portfolio Inventory. Map all AI deployments — embedded products, native tools, enterprise platforms. Assign value category and business owner. Identify which deployments have a documented value hypothesis and which do not.
Week 2
Retroactive Baseline. Pull pre-deployment process metrics. Identify comparison cohorts where clean baselines do not exist. Control for non-AI variables. Document what can and cannot be honestly reconstructed.
Week 3
Signal Architecture. Define leading and lagging indicators per deployment. Align measurement methodology with Finance. Identify data sources and reporting cadence.
Week 4
Board-Ready Deliverable. First AI Investment Portfolio Dashboard. Methodology documentation for Finance sign-off. Recommended actions by deployment. Presentation prepared for audit committee.

What You Receive

Complete AI deployment inventory with value category assignments
Retroactive analysis for up to 8 deployments
Finance-validated measurement methodology documentation
AI Investment Portfolio Dashboard (first version)
Board presentation deck with CFO-defensible framing
Procurement gate template for new investments going forward
Timeline3–4 weeks to board-ready deliverable
FormatFixed-scope with Finance alignment session
EngagementExecutive briefing + structured work sessions
Service 05

AI Investment Governance Framework

For organizations building the capability permanently — consistent quarterly board reporting

Starting at

$42,000

Typical: $42,000–$58,000

What We Build

Phase 1
Foundation (Weeks 1–2). AI Value Audit for existing deployments. Accountability model design. Value hypothesis template and training for business unit leaders.
Phase 2
Architecture (Weeks 3–5). AI Investment Portfolio Dashboard design and population. Measurement methodology documentation by type. Procurement gate design. Integration with existing financial reporting.
Phase 3
Board Readiness (Weeks 6–8). Quarterly reporting cadence. Board and audit committee presentation framework. Management training. AI Value Governance Policy (board-approvable language).

What You Receive

AI Value Governance Policy (board-approvable language)
AI Investment Portfolio Dashboard — quarterly reporting template
Procurement gate: workflow, threshold, and value hypothesis template
Measurement methodology documentation by deployment type
Accountability RACI
Board and audit committee presentation framework
Two live board/committee presentations supported by Dr. Ward
30-day post-engagement advisory support
Timeline8 weeks to full board reporting capability
FormatPhased engagement with milestone reviews
EngagementExecutive + Finance + Board committee sessions

Start in Two Weeks

Ready to Close the AI Value Governance Gap?

Schedule a briefing with Dr. Ward to discuss which engagement fits your organization's current state and board timeline.

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