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Templates & Checklists

Accelerate your AI governance program with ready-to-use templates, checklists, and implementation guides. All resources are free and customizable to your organization's needs.

Practical Resources for Implementation

AI governance can seem daunting, especially when starting from scratch. These templates provide concrete starting points, reducing the time and effort required to build your governance program.

All templates are based on real-world implementation experience and incorporate best practices from NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001 while remaining accessible and adaptable. They're provided in editable formats so you can customize them to match your organization.

These resources are completely free and openly available. Use them, modify them, share them. Our goal is advancing AI governance practices industry-wide.

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Policy

AI Acceptable Use Policy Template

Comprehensive policy template defining acceptable AI usage, prohibited activities, data handling requirements, and approval processes. Includes sections for generative AI, model development, and third-party AI services.

12 pagesDOCX, PDF
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Risk Management

AI Risk Assessment Checklist

Structured checklist for evaluating AI systems across fairness, security, privacy, compliance, and operational risk dimensions. Includes risk scoring methodology and mitigation planning templates.

8 pagesXLSX, PDF
Procurement

AI Tool Evaluation Scorecard

Decision framework for evaluating and selecting AI tools and vendors. Covers functionality, security, privacy, compliance, vendor viability, and total cost of ownership.

6 pagesXLSX, PDF
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Operations

AI Incident Response Plan

Comprehensive incident response playbook for AI-related incidents including bias issues, security breaches, privacy violations, and performance failures.

15 pagesDOCX, PDF
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Governance

AI Governance Committee Charter

Template charter for establishing AI governance or ethics committees. Defines purpose, scope, membership, responsibilities, and operating procedures.

10 pagesDOCX, PDF
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Discovery

AI System Inventory Template

Spreadsheet template for cataloging AI systems with fields for system details, use case, data sources, stakeholders, risk classification, and compliance status.

TemplateXLSX
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Risk Management

Bias Testing and Fairness Guide

Practical guide to testing AI systems for bias and fairness issues. Covers fairness metrics, testing methodologies, demographic data collection, and remediation strategies.

20 pagesPDF
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Legal

AI Vendor Contract Clauses

Pre-drafted contract language for AI vendor agreements covering data usage, model ownership, security requirements, compliance obligations, audit rights, and liability.

14 pagesDOCX
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Documentation

Model Documentation Template

Structured template for documenting AI models covering intended use, training data, performance metrics, limitations, bias testing results, and monitoring requirements.

TemplateDOCX, XLSX
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Assessment

AI Governance Maturity Assessment

Detailed self-assessment tool for evaluating governance maturity across the five pillars. Includes scoring rubric, gap analysis, and prioritized improvement roadmap.

18 pagesXLSX, PDF

Download the Complete Template Package

Get all templates, checklists, and guides in a single download.

Complete AI Governance Toolkit

  • All 10 templates and checklists
  • Implementation guides and examples
  • Customizable in DOCX and XLSX formats
  • Regular updates with new resources
  • 100% free, no registration required
Package Size
~15 MB
Last Updated
February 2026

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How to Use These Templates

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Review and Customize

Review each template to understand its structure. Customize terminology, processes, and requirements to match your organization.

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Gather Stakeholder Input

Involve relevant stakeholders in reviewing and refining templates. Gather input from legal, compliance, security, and business teams.

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Implement and Iterate

Deploy templates in practice and gather feedback. Refine based on real-world usage. Templates are starting points, not final solutions.

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