Framework
33 sections covering the operating model for an AI Center of Excellence — readiness gates, CoE structure, risk classification, agent lifecycle, guardrails, monitoring, and the compliance landscape.
- §1What this framework is
- §2Who this is for
- §3The 7 failure modes this framework prevents
- §4Core principles
- §5Readiness — are we ready to start?
- §6The AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE)
- §7Operating model: Platform / Workload / CoE
- §8Single accountable owner with real authority
- §9The five pillars of the CoE (what we do day-to-day)
- §10Risk classification
- §11The agent lifecycle
- §12The intake process
- §13Required artifacts
- §14The Agent Card (spec)
- §15The central AI registry
- §16The approved stack
- §17Agents as privileged identities
- §18Responsible AI
- §19The three guardrail layers
- §20The five control mechanisms (before action)
- §21The five monitoring signals (after action)
- §22The four stages of autonomy
- §23Open protocols and the agent stack
- §24Observability — what to log, what to dashboard
- §25Security: discover, protect, detect
- §26Procurement integration (vendor AI governance)
- §27Data foundation
- §28Cost management
- §29ROI tracking
- §30Common failure patterns to avoid
- §31Compliance landscape (2026)
- §32Implementation roadmap (12–18 months)
- §33Open questions / out of scope
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