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If you have an existing AI or data initiative, write down the two or three decisions that have stalled. That is usually the most productive place to start.
Review the sample outputs further down this page. They give you a concrete sense of how we structure the conversation and what comes out of it.
Most executives I speak with are dealing with one or more of these.
The problems the governance suite was built to solve
These are not hypothetical problems. They appear in pre-exit diligence, board reviews, and operating reviews at PE-backed manufacturers of every size.
You cannot tell the board which AI investments are actually working
Activity metrics exist. Outcome metrics do not. No one has named accountable owners or defined what “working” means for each system.
AI Portfolio SnapshotThe business case exists but cannot survive CFO scrutiny
The numbers are directional at best. No confidence level, no measurement maturity assessment, no honest gap between what was promised and what was delivered.
AI Investment Business CaseDecision authority for AI outputs is undocumented or diffused
When a model is wrong, no one knows who owns the override. No decision log. No accountability structure. The EU AI Act enforcement deadline is August 2026.
AI Governance Accountability RegisterA buy-side diligence team would find gaps you have not documented yet
Governance posture, vendor contracts, data ownership, regulatory exposure. These appear in every serious diligence process now. Being surprised is not a position you want to be in.
AI Diligence Readiness ReviewThe board is asking AI questions management cannot answer cleanly
Directors are arriving with NACD frameworks and CMU-based governance training. Vague answers and activity reports do not satisfy oversight obligations at the board level.
AI Board Questions PackEU AI Act high-risk system requirements are enforceable in August 2026
Fines reach 35 million euros or 7% of global turnover. Most mid-market manufacturers have not completed a basic inventory of AI systems in production.
EU AI Act Exposure AssessmentSee the instruments in action
Every worked example uses the same fictional company so you can trace the same gaps and the same people across all five instruments.
AI Readiness Assessment
A completed 38/100 Awareness-band output for Meridian Wire and Cable Co. See the nine-dimension breakdown and the gap analysis format.
View sample outputAI Governance Accountability Review
See a finished governance output: decision ownership, AI system inventory, override protocols, board reporting cadence, and EU AI Act exposure — applied to a live manufacturing scenario.
View sample outputAI Use Case Finder
See a finished use case output: six prioritized opportunity themes, recommended first use case, readiness assessment, and governance posture — built on a CPG supply chain scenario.
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- Full Meridian Governance Suite worked examples
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