DISCOVERY · SCOPED GOVERNANCE EVALUATION

Scoped evaluation.

Start with a scoped governance evaluation. First choose one business unit. Then agree what the pilot must show, the customer-controlled inputs and access boundaries. Confirm commercial terms before work begins.

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Agree the scope. Define a useful evaluation.

Start with the people who own the risk.

Agree the use case, available evidence, responsibilities and success criteria together.

Discuss your evaluation

Three steps to an agreed evaluation.

1 · One business unit

Choose one business unit, name the accountable owner and agree the use case and evaluation boundaries.

Defined scope · Agreed criteria

2 · What must be shown

Agree the supported jobs, evidence inputs, access boundaries and acceptance criteria. Define what a useful result must demonstrate.

Customer inputs · Access boundaries

3 · Commercial terms

Confirm deliverables, timing, responsibilities, support and commercial terms in writing before work begins. Any follow-on software purchase is a separate decision.

Options subject to agreement

EVALUATION STEPS

Agree what a useful evaluation should demonstrate.

STEP

DISCOVERY TOPIC

AGREED OUTPUT

01 · Scope

Use cases and owners

Evaluation boundaries and success criteria

02 · Inputs

Available customer evidence

Input responsibilities and access boundaries

03 · Review

Supported workflows

Review findings and evidence gaps

04 · Next steps

Architecture and terms

Options, responsibilities and commercial agreement