AI governance your board can act on. In hours, not months.
Regulators, investors and customers now expect real evidence of AI governance. StackUp audits your organisation's AI maturity and entire technology function against NIST, ISO and EU standards, then hands you a prioritised, board-ready action plan. No jargon. No six-week engagement.
Independent · no upsell · money-back guarantee
Value of addressing the gaps
$330,000
- HighShadow AI tools handling customer data$120K
- HighNo AI usage policy for staff$95K
- MediumNo named owner for AI risk$70K
- Quick winMap AI use against NIST AI RMF$45K
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The standard
What strong AI governance actually looks like
Most organisations adopted AI faster than they could govern it. StackUp shows you exactly where you stand, what it is costing you, and what to fix first.
Benchmarked against the standards boards ask about
StackUp measures how AI is adopted, controlled and monitored across your organisation, then benchmarks it against the frameworks regulators, insurers and boards now expect you to know.
Governance in context, not in isolation
AI governance does not sit on its own. StackUp scores it alongside the eight pillars a good CTO is accountable for, so AI risk is seen in the context of your whole technology function. Start with the wider technology assessment to see how the controls fit together, or run an AI readiness assessment to benchmark where you stand today.
How it works
Three steps from uncertainty to oversight
Discover
StackUp gathers the facts from three angles.
- Interviews your technology leader
- Analyses the evidence
- Interviews your team
Review
See where you stand and what the gaps are worth.
- Benchmarks against best practice, peers and AI standards (NIST, EU, ISO)
- Puts a dollar figure on addressing the gaps
- Board- and exec-ready reporting
Improve
Turn findings into tracked progress.
- Tailor and track your action plan
- Advice from your AI CTO and coach
- Ongoing reassessment as AI use grows
Why StackUp
Independent AI governance clarity, without the consulting bill
30 years of senior technology leadership, distilled into a platform. No bias, no upsell, no six-week workshop calendar.
A typical consulting review
- $40,000+ engagement fee
- 6 weeks of workshops and meetings
- A one-off PDF, dated on arrival
- An incentive to sell follow-on work
StackUp
- A fraction of the cost, with a money-back guarantee
- Instant, evidence-based results
- A living platform that tracks progress
- No upsell. Private to your organisation.
Proof
Leaders who put governance on the agenda
Real engagements from boards and CEOs who used StackUp to bring technology and AI governance out of the blind spot.
Board secures independent technology oversight before it becomes urgent
Following a governance review, the board needed documented evidence of technology oversight without triggering a months-long audit.
"This gave us evidence without turning it into a six-month audit exercise."
CEO gains independent visibility without undermining their CTO
The CEO trusted their CTO, but as the company scaled they needed independent clarity on technology risk without turning it into a political event.
"For the first time, I wasn't translating technology updates. I had my own view."
FAQs
AI governance questions, answered
What is AI governance?
AI governance is the set of policies, controls and oversight practices an organisation uses to make sure artificial intelligence is adopted safely, ethically and in line with regulation. In practice it covers who is accountable for AI decisions, which tools staff are allowed to use, how data is protected, and how AI risk is reported to executives and the board. Good AI governance turns AI from an unmanaged risk into a measurable, well-run capability.
Why does AI governance matter for boards and executives?
Directors are increasingly expected to demonstrate oversight of AI in the same way they oversee financial and operational risk. Frameworks such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO/IEC 42001 and the EU AI Act are becoming the reference points that regulators, investors and customers use to judge whether an organisation is managing AI responsibly. Boards that cannot evidence AI governance carry regulatory, reputational and commercial risk, often without knowing it.
How does StackUp assess AI governance?
StackUp audits your organisation the way an experienced CTO would. It interviews your technology leader and team, analyses the evidence, and benchmarks your AI maturity and entire IT function against best practice, peers and recognised AI standards. You get an instant score, a dollar figure on the gaps, and a prioritised action plan written in plain language your board can act on. It takes hours, not months, and there are no integrations needed.
Which frameworks does StackUp benchmark against?
StackUp benchmarks AI maturity and governance against the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO/IEC 42001 and the EU AI Act, alongside broader technology best practice across eight pillars including data security and privacy, risk management, policies and procedures, and vendor management. That gives you one consistent view instead of a patchwork of separate reviews.
How is StackUp different from a consulting review?
A typical consulting engagement costs $40,000 or more, takes around six weeks of workshops, and ends with a static PDF and an incentive to sell follow-on work. StackUp is independent, delivers evidence-based results in hours rather than months, comes with a money-back guarantee, and lives on as a platform that tracks your progress. There is no upsell, and your data stays private to your organisation.
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