Responsible AI · Practical Governance

AI Use-Case Assessment

A lightweight screening tool to structure an early governance conversation before an AI use case moves further into pilot or production.

Use Case→Data→Platform→Impact→Controls→Decision→Review

Screening aid, not automated approval. This tool runs entirely in your browser and does not submit your responses anywhere. Organisational policy, risk appetite and specialist review take precedence.

1. Use case

Start with purpose and accountability.

Use-case name Business purpose Business owner identified?

2. Data

Classification should drive handling expectations.

Highest data classification involved Personal or customer/employee information?

3. Platform

Assess whether the technology is approved for the intended data and use.

Platform status Material third-party processing or model/service dependency?

4. Impact

Governance effort should scale with potential impact.

Use-case impact Meaningful human oversight in the decision/process?

5. Core controls

Select controls that are already designed or confirmed for this use case.

Access is limited to appropriate users/service identities

Data handling is appropriate for the classification

Human review/oversight is defined where required

Accuracy, reliability and failure modes will be tested

Logging/monitoring and incident handling are defined

Users understand acceptable use and limitations