Get the foundations right. Adapt them to your organisation. Scale your AI ambition.
NovumAI helps senior leaders build AI governance that travels with their organisation — practical, proportionate, and designed to accelerate AI adoption rather than constrain it.
* McKinsey State of AI, 2025
"Get the foundations right. Adapt them to your organisation. Scale your AI ambition."
The NovumAI AI Governance Framework is built with direct reference to NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act — and goes further. It addresses the gap those standards leave open: how do organisations build governance that enables experimentation rather than constraining it?
The five non-negotiable governance requirements every organisation must establish — regardless of size, sector, or stage of AI adoption. The mandatory baseline upon which everything else is built.
Governance calibrated to your organisation's specific context, risk profile, and existing governance maturity. Designed for organisations extending existing frameworks and those establishing governance for the first time.
The capability that transforms governance from a control function into a competitive asset. The element of this framework that exists in no major published standard — built to advance your AI ambition.
The organisations generating measurable commercial value from AI are not those that moved fastest without structure. They are those that built the confidence to move consistently — and that confidence comes from governance, not despite it.
The NovumAI AI Governance Framework is built on a single governing idea: governance is not a handbrake on AI adoption. It is the mechanism by which organisations move further, faster, and with greater confidence than competitors still navigating uncertainty.
Explore the framework88% of organisations use AI in at least one function. Fewer than a third have scaled AI enterprise-wide. The gap between adoption and governance is the defining structural challenge of this period.
NIST, ISO 42001, and the EU AI Act are designed for organisations with established governance infrastructure. Most organisations experimenting with AI today are not there yet.
A governance framework designed to travel with your organisation — from first principles to competitive advantage — proportionate at every stage of your AI journey.
AI adoption is active but ahead of governance. Exploring the business potential of AI — how it can automate, accelerate, and create new opportunities. The primary task is establishing foundations without constraining experimentation.
Core governance foundations are in place. Accountability is assigned, basic policies exist, and leadership has a working understanding of the organisation's AI risk position. The primary task is deepening the governance architecture.
Governance is active, not passive. Frameworks are in use, not filed. Leaders can articulate the organisation's AI risk position with confidence. The primary task is ensuring governance evolves at the pace of AI capability and regulation.
Governance is a competitive asset. Used as a differentiator with clients, investors, and regulators. Board oversight is informed and active. The primary task is sustaining leadership and translating governance maturity into measurable commercial advantage.
The NovumAI AI Readiness Assessment benchmarks your organisation across five governance dimensions and places you on the Governance Maturity Scale. You receive a scored result with tailored priority actions — immediately, and free.
Take the Free Assessment →Benchmark your governance position across five dimensions. Receive a scored RAG result with tailored actions and a ready-to-deploy starter toolkit matched to your maturity stage.
A structured engagement to implement the NovumAI AI Governance Framework within your organisation — Foundation layer, Adaptive architecture, and Scale capability development.
Monthly advisory retainer for senior leaders and boards — AI risk briefings, governance reviews, regulatory horizon scanning, and on-demand counsel as the AI landscape evolves.
The NovumAI AI Governance Framework is a three-layer governance architecture designed to travel with your organisation — from establishing first principles to using governance as a competitive differentiator. Built with direct reference to NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act, and designed to address the gap those standards leave open.
"Get the foundations right. Adapt them to your organisation. Scale your AI ambition."
The five mandatory governance requirements every organisation must establish. Named Ownership, Data Boundaries, Transparent AI Use, Escalation Path, and Evaluation Cycle. Universal. Non-negotiable. The starting point for everything that follows.
Governance calibrated to your specific context. Five domains — Use Case Governance, Risk Calibration, Vendor and Tool Governance, Leadership Enablement, and Experimentation Governance — each designed for both Extending and Establishing organisations.
The capability that transforms governance from a control function into a competitive asset. Use Case Portfolio Management, Governance as Commercial Differentiator, Regulatory Positioning, and Maturity Advancement. The element that exists in no major published standard.
NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act are rigorous, well-researched, and important. An organisation that implements the NovumAI AI Governance Framework will find itself well-positioned against the requirements of each. These standards share a common design assumption — that the primary challenge of AI governance is controlling risk. They are built around risk categories, compliance controls, and management systems designed for organisations with established governance infrastructure.
The NovumAI AI Governance Framework addresses the gap they leave open: how do organisations at the Discovering and Building stages establish governance that enables their AI experimentation rather than constraining it? The answer is Foundation · Adaptive · Scale.
Voluntary, sector-agnostic framework organised around Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage. The NovumAI Framework maps directly onto these functions and provides a practical implementation pathway for mid-market organisations.
The first international standard for AI management systems. Organisations implementing the NovumAI Framework build the governance infrastructure required to progress toward ISO 42001 alignment.
The world's first comprehensive AI regulation, with enforcement beginning 2026. The NovumAI Framework's Regulatory Positioning capability ensures organisations develop governance in anticipation of regulatory requirements, not in response to enforcement.
The organisations generating measurable commercial value from AI are not those that moved fastest without structure. They are those that built the confidence to move consistently — and that confidence comes from governance, not despite it.
Take the free 10-minute assessment and receive your scored governance position with tailored priority actions.
Every engagement is structured around the NovumAI AI Governance Framework and calibrated to your organisation's current position on the Governance Maturity Scale. Practical, proportionate, and designed to advance your AI ambition.
Benchmark your governance position across five dimensions. Receive a scored maturity stage placement with tailored priority actions and a ready-to-deploy starter toolkit. Free assessment. Toolkit from £197.
View service →A structured engagement to implement the NovumAI AI Governance Framework within your organisation — Foundation, Adaptive, and Scale layers — with expert facilitation and leadership enablement throughout.
View service →Monthly retainer for senior leaders and boards. AI risk briefings, governance reviews, regulatory horizon scanning, and on-demand counsel from NovumAI. Limited availability.
View service →Not with hype or theory — but with practical, proportionate frameworks built by someone who has spent a career making governance work in the real world.
The free assessment places your organisation on the NovumAI Governance Maturity Scale and identifies the right service for your current position.
A structured diagnostic that places your organisation on the NovumAI Governance Maturity Scale — Discovering, Building, Embedding, or Distinguished — with a scored breakdown across five governance dimensions and a ready-to-deploy starter toolkit matched to your position.
The assessment benchmarks your organisation across the five governance dimensions of the NovumAI AI Governance Framework. Each dimension is scored to produce a composite maturity placement and a set of priority actions specific to your position.
Is there a named, mandated individual accountable for AI governance decisions across your organisation?
Has your organisation defined and communicated what data can and cannot be used with AI tools?
Is there a clear standard for when and how AI use must be disclosed internally and to clients?
Does every member of staff know who to contact if something goes wrong with AI?
Is there a defined process for reviewing governance foundations as AI adoption evolves?
Each dimension scored and weighted to produce your position on the NovumAI Governance Maturity Scale.
The assessment takes 10 minutes. Your maturity placement is delivered immediately. The starter toolkit is available for £197.
A structured engagement to implement the NovumAI AI Governance Framework across all three layers — Foundation, Adaptive, and Scale — with expert facilitation, leadership enablement, and governance documentation built specifically for your organisation.
Implementation of all five Foundation layer requirements — Named Ownership, Data Boundaries, Transparent AI Use Standard, Escalation Path, and Evaluation Cycle. Includes documentation, staff communication, and governance owner mandate.
Confirmation of starting position — Extending or Establishing — and development of the five Adaptive governance domains calibrated to your organisation's specific context, risk profile, and AI ambition.
A dedicated leadership session equipping your senior team with the governance fluency required to fulfil their AI governance responsibilities — and to respond with accuracy and confidence to client, board, and regulatory enquiry.
Introduction of the four Scale capabilities — Use Case Portfolio Management, Governance as Commercial Differentiator, Regulatory Positioning, and Maturity Advancement — with implementation support and governance roadmap.
Every engagement begins with a scoping conversation. No obligation — just clarity on your current position and what implementation would deliver for your organisation.
Ongoing advisory for senior leaders and boards navigating AI governance and risk. Monthly retainer includes structured AI risk briefings, governance framework reviews, regulatory horizon scanning, and on-demand access to senior AI governance counsel.
Who need to respond to board, investor, and client questions on AI governance with accuracy and confidence.
Who need AI governance expertise to complement existing risk frameworks as AI becomes a material exposure.
Who need to fulfil their AI oversight responsibilities but lack the governance context to assess AI risk independently.
The retainer is deliberately kept to a small number of clients to ensure the quality and depth of advisory. If you are considering this engagement, please reach out early to discuss availability.
Availability is limited. A short discovery conversation is always the starting point — to confirm the retainer is the right engagement model for your organisation and your current governance position.
Complete the 10-minute assessment and receive your placement on the NovumAI Governance Maturity Scale — Discovering, Building, Embedding, or Distinguished — with scored dimension breakdown and tailored priority actions. Immediately. Free.
The assessment takes 10 minutes. Your maturity placement is delivered immediately.
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A career spent at the intersection of data, technology, and organisational change — building the governance frameworks and structures that help large organisations make better decisions, manage risk, and realise value from technology investment.
AI represents the most significant governance challenge of that career. NovumAI exists because most organisations are navigating it without the foundations they need — and the NovumAI AI Governance Framework is the answer to that.
Designing AI governance frameworks that enable experimentation rather than constraining it — practical, proportionate, and built on international standards.
25 years building data governance capabilities — the foundational discipline upon which effective AI risk management depends.
Leading large-scale technology programmes where governance, change management, and organisational design are the critical path to value.
Translating regulatory requirements into practical frameworks that boards and risk functions can own, operate, and evidence.
Designing the structures, roles, and processes that make data and AI governance sustainable beyond initial implementation.
Working with organisations globally — across professional services, financial services, technology, and regulated industries.
Start with the free assessment to understand your governance position, or get in touch directly to discuss how the NovumAI AI Governance Framework can be implemented within your organisation.
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