AAOM V3.0

THE ACCENTUS AI
OPERATING MODEL.

A COMPREHENSIVE AI GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK WITH 47 CONTROLS ACROSS 9 DOMAINS, 7-PHASE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT, 4-TIER RISK CLASSIFICATION, AND REGULATORY MAPPING TO 8 GLOBAL STANDARDS.

Framework Overview

AAOM V3.0 AT A GLANCE.

A UNIFIED CONTROL ARCHITECTURE SPANNING GOVERNANCE, DATA, MODEL DEVELOPMENT, SECURITY, AND OPERATIONS.

47
TOTAL CONTROLS
9
CONTROL DOMAINS
7
LIFECYCLE PHASES
8
REGULATORY STANDARDS
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Control Architecture

9 DOMAINS. 47 CONTROLS.

EACH CONTROL IS MAPPED TO LIFECYCLE PHASES, RISK TIERS, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITY.

GV

GOVERNANCE

5 CONTROLS+
GV-01AI GOVERNANCE BOARD ESTABLISHMENTALL PHASESALL TIERS
P1
GV-02CHIEF AI OFFICER (CAIO) DESIGNATIONALL PHASESALL TIERS
P1
GV-03AI POLICY & ETHICS FRAMEWORKALL PHASESALL TIERS
P1
GV-04STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTALL PHASESTIER 2-3
P2
GV-05AI COMPETENCY & TRAININGALL PHASESALL TIERS
P2
DM

DATA MANAGEMENT

6 CONTROLS+
DM-01DATA GOVERNANCE & CATALOGINGDATA, DEV, MONITORALL TIERS
P1
DM-02DATA LINEAGE & PROVENANCEDATA, DEVTIER 2-3
P1
DM-03DATA QUALITY ASSURANCEDATA, DEVALL TIERS
P1
DM-04BIAS ASSESSMENT IN DATADATA, DEVTIER 2-3
P2
DM-05PRIVACY & CONSENT MANAGEMENTALL PHASESALL TIERS
P1
DM-06DATA LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENTALL PHASESALL TIERS
P2
MD

MODEL DEVELOPMENT

6 CONTROLS+
MD-01MODEL DESIGN GOVERNANCEDEV, VALIDTIER 2-3
P2
MD-02TRAINING & EXPERIMENT MGMTDEVALL TIERS
P2
MD-03PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKINGDEV, VALIDALL TIERS
P1
MD-04FAIRNESS & BIAS TESTINGDEV, VALIDTIER 2-3
P2
MD-05EXPLAINABILITY & INTERPRETABILITYDEV, VALIDTIER 2-3
P2
MD-06MODEL DOCUMENTATION (CARDS)DEV, VALIDALL TIERS
P2
SA

SECURITY & ASSURANCE

6 CONTROLS+
SA-01ADVERSARIAL ROBUSTNESS TESTINGDEV, VALIDTIER 2-3
P2
SA-02MODEL & ARTIFACT ACCESS CONTROLALL PHASESALL TIERS
P1
SA-03SECURE AI DEVELOPMENT PRACTICESDEVALL TIERS
P2
SA-04RED-TEAMING & PEN TESTINGVALIDTIER 3
P2
SA-05INPUT/OUTPUT GUARDRAILSDEPLOYTIER 2-3
P2
SA-06SECURITY MONITORING & RESPONSEMONITORALL TIERS
P3
DI

DEPLOYMENT & INTEGRATION

5 CONTROLS+
DI-01DEPLOYMENT APPROVALDEPLOYALL TIERS
P1
DI-02SYSTEM INTEGRATIONDEPLOYALL TIERS
P2
DI-03HUMAN OVERSIGHT (HITL)DEPLOYTIER 2-3
P1
DI-04OPERATIONAL READINESSDEPLOYALL TIERS
P2
DI-05ROLLBACK & RECOVERYDEPLOYALL TIERS
P2
MM

MONITORING & MAINTENANCE

5 CONTROLS+
MM-01PERFORMANCE & DRIFT MONITORINGMONITORALL TIERS
P1
MM-02RETRAINING GOVERNANCEMONITORALL TIERS
P2
MM-03FEEDBACK LOOP MANAGEMENTMONITORTIER 2-3
P3
MM-04AI INCIDENT MANAGEMENTMONITORALL TIERS
P1
MM-05DECOMMISSIONING & RETIREMENTENDALL TIERS
P3
CD

COMPLIANCE & DOCUMENTATION

5 CONTROLS+
CD-01AI SYSTEM INVENTORYALL PHASESALL TIERS
P1
CD-02IMPACT & CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTIDEATIONTIER 2-3
P1
CD-03AUDIT TRAIL & LOGGINGALL PHASESALL TIERS
P2
CD-04TRANSPARENCY REPORTINGALL PHASESTIER 2-3
P2
CD-05REGULATORY CHANGE MGMTALL PHASESALL TIERS
P3
RM

RISK MANAGEMENT

4 CONTROLS+
RM-01AI RISK TIERING FRAMEWORKIDEATIONALL TIERS
P1
RM-02AI RISK ASSESSMENTALL PHASESALL TIERS
P1
RM-03RESIDUAL RISK ACCEPTANCEVALIDTIER 2-3
P2
RM-04CONTINUOUS RISK MONITORINGMONITORALL TIERS
P2
RT

THIRD-PARTY & VENDOR RISK

5 CONTROLS+
RT-01VENDOR AI ASSESSMENTIDEATIONALL TIERS
P2
RT-02AI VENDOR CONTRACTSIDEATIONALL TIERS
P2
RT-03SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MGMTALL PHASESTIER 2-3
P2
RT-04THIRD-PARTY GOVERNANCEDATA, DEVTIER 2-3
P3
RT-05VENDOR PERFORMANCE REVIEWMONITORALL TIERS
P3
Lifecycle

7-PHASE AI LIFECYCLE.

END-TO-END GOVERNANCE GATES ENSURING COMPLIANCE AT EVERY STAGE.

01

IDEATION

PROBLEM DEFINITION, USE CASE SCOPING, AND INITIAL RISK TIERING.

02

DATA

DATA SOURCING, GOVERNANCE, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND BIAS ASSESSMENT.

03

DEVELOPMENT

MODEL DESIGN, TRAINING, EXPERIMENTATION, AND DOCUMENTATION.

04

VALIDATION

TESTING, BENCHMARKING, FAIRNESS, EXPLAINABILITY, AND RED-TEAMING.

05

DEPLOYMENT

APPROVAL GATES, SYSTEM INTEGRATION, HITL, AND OPERATIONAL READINESS.

06

MONITOR

PERFORMANCE TRACKING, DRIFT DETECTION, INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, AND RETRAINING.

07

END

DECOMMISSIONING, RETIREMENT, AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER.

Risk Framework

4-TIER RISK CLASSIFICATION.

PROPORTIONAL CONTROL APPLICATION BASED ON SYSTEM RISK LEVEL.

T4

UNACCEPTABLE

PROHIBITED USE CASES. NO DEPLOYMENT PERMITTED.

T3

HIGH RISK

MAXIMUM CONTROLS. ALL 47 CONTROLS APPLICABLE. CONTINUOUS MONITORING REQUIRED.

T2

LIMITED RISK

ENHANCED CONTROLS. TRANSPARENCY AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS APPLY.

T1

MINIMAL RISK

BASELINE CONTROLS. CORE GOVERNANCE AND MONITORING REQUIRED.

MATURITY MODEL

6-LEVEL MATURITY SCALE.

0

NON-EXISTENT

NO AWARENESS OF AI GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS.

1

INITIAL

AD HOC PROCESSES. REACTIVE AND UNSTRUCTURED.

2

DEVELOPING

DOCUMENTED PROCESSES. BEGINNING TO FORMALIZE.

3

DEFINED

STANDARDIZED ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION.

4

MANAGED

QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT AND OPTIMIZATION.

5

OPTIMIZING

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. INDUSTRY-LEADING.

GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

7 DEFINED ROLES.

AI GOVERNANCE BOARD

STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT AND POLICY DIRECTION

CHIEF AI OFFICER (CAIO)

ACCOUNTABILITY OWNER FOR AI PROGRAMS

INTERNAL AUDIT

INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE AND COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION

AI ETHICS OFFICER

ETHICAL REVIEW AND BIAS MITIGATION

AI RISK MANAGER

RISK IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, AND MONITORING

AI SECURITY OFFICER

SECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND THREAT RESPONSE

COMPLIANCE OFFICER

REGULATORY ALIGNMENT AND AUDIT READINESS

REGULATORY MAPPING

COVERAGE OF 8 GLOBAL STANDARDS.

AAOM CONTROLS ARE MAPPED TO MAJOR REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, ENSURING COMPLIANCE ALIGNMENT ACROSS JURISDICTIONS AND MANDATES.

NIST AI RMF
EU AI ACT
ISO/IEC 42001
EO 14110
OMB M-24-10
NIST 800-53
NIST CSF 2.0
IEEE 7000
Agentic AI

SPECIALIZED AGENTIC CONTROLS.

AAOM V3.0 INCLUDES PURPOSE-BUILT CONTROLS FOR AUTONOMOUS AGENT SYSTEMS \u2014 ADDRESSING TOOL USE, ORCHESTRATION, HUMAN OVERSIGHT, AND MULTI-AGENT GOVERNANCE.

AGENT AUTONOMY LEVELS

DEFINED AUTONOMY TIERS WITH ESCALATION PROTOCOLS AND HUMAN OVERRIDE CAPABILITIES.

TOOL USE GOVERNANCE

CONTROLS FOR AGENT TOOL ACCESS, PERMISSION BOUNDARIES, AND ACTION LOGGING.

ORCHESTRATION OVERSIGHT

MULTI-AGENT COORDINATION RULES, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY.

HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP

MANDATORY CHECKPOINTS FOR CRITICAL DECISIONS WITH REAL-TIME INTERVENTION.

GUARDRAIL ENFORCEMENT

INPUT/OUTPUT VALIDATION, CONTENT FILTERING, AND BEHAVIORAL BOUNDARIES.

AUDIT & TRACEABILITY

FULL DECISION CHAIN LOGGING FOR EVERY AGENT ACTION AND REASONING STEP.

WHO AAOM IS DESIGNED FOR.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

MOVING FROM AI PILOTS TO OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT AND NEEDING GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE.

CAIOS AND CIOS

ESTABLISHING ENTERPRISE AI GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS ALIGNED TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND FEDERAL MANDATES.

CISOS

REQUIRING SECURITY INTEGRATION INTO AI SYSTEMS FROM ARCHITECTURE THROUGH OPERATIONS.

PROGRAM MANAGERS

RESPONSIBLE FOR AI MODERNIZATION INITIATIVES THAT MUST MEET COMPLIANCE AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.

PRIME CONTRACTORS

SEEKING A GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK TO STRENGTHEN AI PROPOSALS AND DIFFERENTIATE THEIR SOLUTIONS.

REGULATED ENTERPRISES

DEPLOYING AI UNDER STRICT REGULATORY, COMPLIANCE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.

DEPLOY AI WITH GOVERNANCE BUILT IN.

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