AI governance · NIST AI RMF · the US standard-of-care

The AI governance buyers andregulators actually recognize.

“Voluntary” is doing a lot of work in how people dismiss the NIST AI RMF. In practice it’s the recognized US standard-of-care — in procurement, and in the security questionnaires that gate enterprise deals.

This kit turns the framework into the artifacts people actually ask for — crosswalked to ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act.

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What’s in the kit
NIST AI RMF Playbook
Templates
NIST AI RMF Workbook
govcheck.py (runnable)
Crosswalk to ISO 42001 + EU AI Act
nist-rmf-config.json
Scope, stated plainly
governance guidance — not legal advice
01.The Problem

“Voluntary” still gates your deals.

The NIST AI RMF is referenced in executive actions and state AI laws, written into federal procurement, and embedded in the enterprise security questionnaires that decide whether your AI product clears legal and infosec review. Selling upmarket without the artifacts means the deal stalls.

Turn the framework into evidence — a readiness assessment, a use-case register, model cards, and honest questionnaire answers — and audits and deals go smoothly.

'Voluntary' still gates deals

The NIST AI RMF is referenced in executive actions, state laws, and procurement — and embedded in the security questionnaires that decide enterprise deals.

Questionnaires you can't answer

Selling AI upmarket means infosec and legal review. Without artifacts mapped to the framework, those questionnaires stall the deal.

Overclaiming is its own risk

The temptation is to say everything's handled. Overstating controls in a questionnaire creates exposure — honest, evidenced answers win.

NIST AI RMF 1.0 released Jan 2023; voluntary. US federal posture is shifting toward “minimally burdensome” even as several states and sector regulators tighten — treat the direction as mixed and re-verify framework versions and any cited adaptations at use.

02.Readiness Check

Score a use case — honestly.

Rate a use case across the four functions and set its impact and oversight — the same logic as the included govcheck.py, which refuses to mark a high-impact, no-oversight case “Ready.”

Try it · score a use case

Impact on people

Human oversight

Govern
Map
Measure
Manage

0 = not started · 1 = ad hoc · 2 = managed · 3 = optimized

Gaps to close

58% ready

Close the gaps below before scaling this use case.

Gaps (below managed): Measure

Stand up governance buyers and regulators recognize.

A readiness assessment, use-case register, maturity scorecard, model-card and policy skeletons, and a vendor-questionnaire answer bank — crosswalked to ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act.

Get the NIST AI RMF Readiness Kit — $149

Governance guidance, not legal advice. Obligations depend on your jurisdiction and sector.

03.The Four Functions

Govern, Map, Measure, Manage.

The structure of the NIST AI RMF — and the spine of the assessment, the scorecard, and the readiness tool.

1
Govern

Stand up the policies, roles, and accountability that the other three functions hang on — the foundation reviewers look for first.

2
Map

Inventory your AI systems and use cases, classify each into a risk tier, and document context — the use-case register that drives everything downstream.

3
Measure

Assess and track each system against the risks that matter — the function most teams are weakest on, and the one questionnaires probe hardest.

4
Manage

Prioritize, respond to, and monitor risks over time — including the human-oversight controls that keep a high-impact use case deployable.

04.What's Inside

A playbook, the artifacts, a workbook, and a readiness tool.

NIST AI RMF Playbook (.docx)

Why 'voluntary' still gates deals, the four functions end to end, turning the framework into artifacts, and a 90-day quick-start.

Templates (.docx)

Model-card and policy skeletons, the AI use-case register, and the vendor-questionnaire answer bank — honest, ready to adapt.

NIST AI RMF Workbook (.xlsx)

A readiness assessment across the four functions, a maturity scorecard (On track / Gap), a risk-tiered use-case register, and a dashboard.

govcheck.py (runnable)

Score a use case for readiness — and it refuses to bless a high-impact use case with no human oversight. Zero dependencies; runs keyless.

Crosswalk to ISO 42001 + EU AI Act

One governance effort mapped across frameworks so you're not redoing the work three times — illustrative, not a compliance certification.

nist-rmf-config.json

The editable readiness thresholds and risk rules behind the tool. Tune them to your sector and risk appetite.

05.Straight Talk

Governance guidance — honest about the line.

  • Not legal advice

    This is governance guidance and ready-to-adapt artifacts — not legal advice. Obligations are jurisdiction- and sector-specific; consult counsel for anything material.

  • The crosswalk is illustrative

    Mapping to ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act shows how one effort serves several requirements — it is not a certification of compliance with any of them.

  • Answer honestly

    The answer bank is built to flag in-progress items, not overclaim. Overstating controls in a questionnaire is its own risk; honest, evidenced answers win deals.

  • Re-verify at use

    US posture is mixed and frameworks evolve. Re-verify the NIST/ISO/EU references and any cited adaptations before you rely on them.

07.Common Questions

The questions teams actually ask before a security review.

A governance-readiness system mapped to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework. It includes a readiness assessment across Govern/Map/Measure/Manage, an AI use-case register with risk tiers, a maturity scorecard, model-card and policy skeletons, a vendor-questionnaire answer bank, and a 90-day quick-start — all crosswalked to ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act, plus a tool that scores a use case for readiness.

assessment · register · scorecard · answer bank · readiness tool · $149

The governance that makes deals go smoothly.

Turn the NIST AI RMF into the artifacts buyers and regulators ask for — assessment, use-case register, maturity scorecard, model cards, and an honest answer bank, crosswalked to ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act. One-time $149, yours to keep.

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