Chapter A · 8 pages · ~118 min

Model governance basics

Build a practical governance system for assigning ownership, documenting models, evaluating changes, monitoring outcomes, and responding to incidents.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain model governance as an operating system for responsible decisions across an AI system's lifecycle
  • Assign accountable owners and supporting roles without confusing participation with accountability
  • Create useful model documentation that records purpose, limits, evidence, and approval status
  • Connect evaluations, production monitoring, change control, and incident response into one feedback loop
  • Apply a proportionate governance process and bridge it to regulation and human oversight

Lessons in this topic

  1. 01What model governance is14m
  2. 02Ownership and roles14m
  3. 03Documentation and model cards14m
  4. 04Evaluation and monitoring15m
  5. 05Change management14m
  6. 06Incident response15m
  7. 07Worked case: govern a support assistant17m
  8. 08Mastery checklist and next steps15m