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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE / AI GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP ADVISORY

Give AI adoption
clear direction.

AI governance and leadership advisory for SMEs and SaaS businesses that need practical rules, clear ownership and a way to review how AI is used.

Discuss AI governance

When governance needs attention

Teams may already be using AI through everyday software, individual subscriptions or product experiments. Leadership needs to understand that usage, the information involved and who owns each decision. The aim is to establish practices your team can actually follow as adoption grows.

What we work through

  1. Understand current usage

    Build an inventory of tools and use cases, including AI features within existing software. Identify owners and the information involved.

  2. Review the risks

    Assess potential issues with data handling, unreliable outputs, customer impact and business operations. Prioritise them in the context of each use case.

  3. Set usable boundaries

    Define acceptable use, approval responsibilities and points where human review is needed. Give colleagues clear guidance for everyday decisions.

  4. Keep oversight active

    Agree review intervals, an escalation route and how changes are documented. Help leadership balance opportunities with the controls and capacity required.

What you take away

An AI usage inventory, a prioritised risk and action summary, and a governance plan with clear owners, practical guidance and review points.

Where this can help

An SME may need consistent guidance for staff using AI with business information. A SaaS team may need a repeatable review before introducing an AI feature to customers. The level of oversight should reflect the workflow and its impact. This service supports business governance; it does not provide a legal opinion or guarantee certification.

What to bring to a first conversation

Bring an overview of current tools, known AI experiments and any existing internal policies or customer requirements. We will identify where specialist legal, security or compliance input is needed.

Who you’ll work with

I’m Don Graham, a Buckinghamshire-based AI consultant and Chief Technology & AI Officer at CRB Cunninghams, where I lead a 45-person technology and AI function. My earlier leadership spans fintech, wealth technology, education and SaaS.

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Each engagement is scoped around your objectives, team capacity and budget. Read common consultancy questions.

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