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Architecture Governance

Review architecture against agreed standards, track exceptions, and keep accountable actions visible.

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When it fits

Cloud or AI work is in operation and needs scheduled checks on architecture, cost, controls, and ownership.

What changes

Evidence-backed findings and a reviewable record of exceptions, actions, and follow-up.

What you receive

  • Architecture and design-conformance review
  • Risk and exception register
  • Findings with accountable actions and evidence gaps
  • Follow-up review against the agreed scope

What we agree first

  • Approved architecture standards or controls
  • A defined review boundary and evidence access
  • Owners authorized to decide on exceptions

Scope, fee, acceptance criteria, and timing are agreed before work starts.

Scope boundaries

Legal compliance opinions, certification, and continuous security monitoring are excluded. A review of our own implementation is not an independent audit.

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Grant Agent Authority One Level at a Time

Use the action-authority question from Microsoft's AI Decision Framework to decide whether an agent drafts, executes with approval, or acts alone, and what each level costs to operate.

Start with the decision

What does your team need to settle?

Bring the system, the business goal, and the constraints. Scope, deliverables, and fee are agreed before work starts.

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