Altira I AI Governance and Operational Systems

Our Approach

The work. How we do
it,
and what you get.

Three phases. Outcome-first. Built to stick inside a real business — not just look good in a board pack.

"Governance isn't a policy document. It's a process, a system — a way of embedding accountability into how the business actually runs."

Most AI governance frameworks are built from a legal or technology starting point. They're thorough. They're often expensive. And they sit in a drawer because nobody built them to work inside the operational reality of a growing business.

Altira starts from operations. We ask: how does this business actually run? Where are the handoffs, the decisions, the moments when something could go wrong? Then we build governance that fits those moments — not a framework that has to be retrofitted around them.

The result is governance that holds on a Tuesday afternoon, not just in an annual board review.

Three-Phase Programme

From first conversation
to operational
governance.

Designed for organisations in the early to moderate stages of AI adoption. We show you the shape of the journey — the method behind it is what you engage us for.

Phase 1

Assess

Phase 1

Assess

Built for SMEs

Before we can govern AI, we need to see it. We map where AI is already running in your business — including the tools your team is using without telling anyone. We identify the risk scenarios that matter most for your operations, and deliver a clear priority-first view of what needs to happen and why.

Built for SMEs

You receive

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AI use and shadow AI map

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Risk scenario identification

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Priority diagnostic report

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Decision-maker ready summary

Phase 2

Design

Phase 2

Design

Governance Framework Design

We design the governance architecture for your specific business — not a template, not a policy you'd find online. Acceptable use, client data controls, human-in-the-loop review requirements, escalation pathways. Built around how your business actually operates, and aligned with Privacy Act 2020, MBIE AI guidance, and your professional body obligations.

Governance Framework Design

You receive

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Bespoke acceptable-use policy

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Client data handling controls

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Escalation & review framework

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Regulatory alignment
documentation

Phase 3

Implement

Phase 3

Implement

Operational Implementation & Enablement

A framework that isn't embedded is just a document. We build the operational playbooks your team will actually use — firm-specific, workflow-specific, plain language. Then we deliver a hands-on staff enablement session that shows real examples of risk in your domain, not generic theory. Optionally, we prepare a client-facing AI responsibility statement your business can share externally.

Operational Implementation & Enablement

You receive

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AI use and shadow AI map

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Staff enablement session

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Prompting standards & safe
patterns

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Optional client-facing statement

ISO 42001

Privacy Act 2020

MBIE AI Guidance 2025

NZ AI Strategy 2025

All frameworks are aligned with New Zealand's emerging responsible AI expectations, Privacy Act

obligations, and professional body guidance — including OPC and IoD Board Governance standards.

Services

Two practice areas. One integrated approach.

AI Governance & Workflow Diagnostic

Identify where AI is already running in your business — and what happens when it gets something wrong.

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Map current and planned AI use across operations

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Identify shadow AI usage and existing tools in use

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Assess where AI can safely improve efficiency

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Deliver practical diagnostic and opportunity report

AI Governance Framework Design

Bespoke, board-ready governance architecture — built around your workflows, not a generic policy template.

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Acceptable and prohibited AI use across workflows

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Client data handling and confidentiality controls

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Human-in-the-loop review requirements

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Escalation and approval pathways

Operational AI Implementation

Playbooks and enablement that make governance real — not just documented.

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Firm-specific "How We Use AI Responsibly" playbooks

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30–45 min hands-on staff enablement session

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Approved tools list and prompting standards

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Optional client-facing AI responsibility statement

Fractional COO & Operations

Senior operational leadership on a flexible basis — for founders ready to stop managing the day-to-day.

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Diagnose inefficiencies and redesign workflows for scale

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Align team, processes and strategy

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Operations outsourcing with clear SLAs and governance

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Ongoing KPI reporting and performance structures

Ongoing Advisory — from $750/month

AI Tool Evaluation

Assessment of new AI tools and use cases as they emerge, with guidance on safe integration.

Governance Monitoring

Monthly review and refinement of your framework as regulation, tools, and business use evolve.

Operational Integration

Ongoing identification of workflow improvements and ROI measurement on embedded AI.

Financial Services
AI Governance & Workflow Diagnostic
Legal & Professional Services
Healthcare & Allied Health
Technology & SaaS
Retail & FMCG
Accounting & Advisory
Insurance
Property & Construction
Financial Services
Legal & Professional Services
Healthcare & Allied Health

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Let's talk about
your business.

Book a complimentary 30-minute discovery call. We'll look at where AI is already running in your organisation and what governance would actually mean in practice for your team.

Book a Discovery Call

About Altira →

Altira

AI governance built by operators, for operators. Serving SMEs across Aotearoa and Australia.

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