Independent Decision Assurance Before Material AI Commitment
Independent, evidence-based challenge to the evidence, assumptions and accountabilities supporting a material AI decision before commitment, delivered through the ORBIT Operating Model™.
THE ENGAGEMENT
Establish whether the evidence supporting a material AI commitment is sufficient to proceed.
Examine the underlying evidence supporting the decision, including relevant findings from Model Risk Management, Risk, Technology, Compliance, Transformation and the business. The assessment examines underlying source material directly - not solely the summaries prepared for approval. It tests the assumptions, dependencies and conclusions that collectively support the decision.
Principal deliverable:
ORBIT Independent Decision Assessment
BEYOND THE ASSESSMENT
The Independent Decision Assessment establishes whether the evidence supports the decision. What happens after that decision is a separate question.
ORBIT deliberately stops at the decision. Implementation, workflow redesign, transformation and ongoing value realization remain with the organization and its chosen delivery partners.
This boundary is deliberate: ORBIT has no commercial interest in what happens after the assessment.
When Independent Decision Assurance May Add Value
Independent Decision Assurance is relevant when an organization is considering a material AI commitment and wants to establish whether the decision is sufficiently supported before proceeding.
The assessment may be relevant when:
• A material AI commitment is being considered.
• Evidence supporting the decision comes from multiple functions.
• Important assumptions or dependencies need to be examined before commitment.
• Existing assessments need to be considered together rather than in isolation.
• Executive teams want an independent assessment of whether the available evidence supports proceeding.
The question is not whether existing governance functions are doing their jobs. It is whether the evidence they provide, taken together, is sufficient to support the particular decision being considered.
What the Assessment Delivers
✓ The decision and commitment assessed
✓ The underlying evidence examined
✓ Relevant functional conclusions considered
✓ Assumptions and dependencies tested
✓ Material unresolved issues and conditions
✓ The basis for the determination
Outcome:
READY · READY WITH CONDITIONS · NOT READY