What Adnet governs

Eight domains. One connected governance system.

Specialist depth is connected through common evidence, architecture, decision, exception and action records rather than separate reporting silos.

One connected system

Common governance discipline across every domain.

Adnet does not build eight separate governance offices. Each domain uses the same customer context, materiality, architecture, evidence, decision, action and learning model.

This allows a cyber issue, vendor renewal, AI deployment or architecture exception to be understood as part of one enterprise technology position.

M01

Board & Executive Governance

Translate technical and operational change into concise, material and decision-oriented communication.

Materiality and risk appetite
Board packs and decision papers
Decision authority and risk acceptance
Conditions, actions and follow-through

M02

Technology Architecture, Data & Integration

Govern the architecture through which technology enables organisational capability.

Current and target architecture
Principles, standards and approved patterns
Dependencies, data flows and lifecycle exposure
Architecture Decision Records
Exceptions, technical debt and review dates

M03

Cyber & Resilience

Keep cyber risks, responsibilities, controls, evidence, continuity and incident readiness visible and owned.

Control and evidence mapping
Provider shared responsibility
Identity, resilience and recovery
Material cyber decisions and board reporting

M04

AI & Agentic Systems

Approve and monitor AI as a bounded human-agent capability system, not an isolated model.

Use-case, tool and data approval
Perception, action, planning, memory and safety
Human authority and non-human identity
AgentOps and system-level evaluation

M05

Vendors & Third Parties

Govern dependency, evidence, performance, concentration, renewals, transition and exit risk.

Criticality and ownership
Shared responsibility and assurance evidence
Contract obligations and renewal readiness
Concentration, portability and exit

M06

Technology Investment & Procurement

Test the business need, realistic options, total cost, architecture and residual risk before commitment.

Technology Decision Papers
Independent vendor challenge
Architecture and implementation alignment
Post-purchase obligations and benefits

M07

Incident & Crisis Governance

Enable executives and boards to make, record and communicate consequential decisions while technical responders retain technical responsibility.

Decision authority and communications
Scenario exercises and readiness
Evidence and escalation during events
Post-incident learning and closure

M08

Operational Technology, Safety & Care

Govern connected technology affecting physical operations, facilities, sensors, safety or care delivery.

Ownership and critical dependencies
Safety, care and operational consequence
Vendor, change and continuity governance
Board visibility and assurance

Shared governance records

The domains remain joined through a common information model.

Capability and ownershipCurrent and target architectureRisk and control evidenceVendors and obligationsAI uses and authorityDecisions and conditionsActions and exceptionsOutcomes and learning