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Part A · Step A7

Inventory existing vendor-embedded AI

Owner
CoE Lead + IT + Procurement.
Input
Standards defined.

Owner: CoE Lead + IT + Procurement. Input: Standards defined. Sub-steps:

  1. List every SaaS application the company already uses (CRM, ERP, ticketing, email, docs, code copilots, recording, HR, marketing, etc.).
  2. For each, answer: Does it have an AI / GenAI feature? If yes:
    • Which features are enabled today?
    • What data does the feature touch?
    • Is the feature opt-in or default-on?
    • Risk classification using the same rubric as internal agents (Step A6).
  3. Add each AI feature into the registry as a separate entry with Source = Vendor-embedded.
  4. Flag any High-risk vendor feature that's currently turned on without an explicit approval — those need an approval decision (turn off, scope down, or document an approval). Output / gate criteria: Registry contains an entry for every AI feature in every existing SaaS tool. High-risk gaps flagged for follow-up. Decision branches:
  • A vendor doesn't disclose what AI features it has → that's a procurement signal. Note it for the next renewal. Skip-this-step risk: The largest source of shadow AI in most companies. PII leaks via "AI Assist" features no one reviewed.