How assessment works

The six-step path in full

1. Check it applies. Confirm the system is in scope: an autonomous system that makes, or substantially influences, consequential decisions. The six dimensions define what is assessed.
2. See where you stand. A Readiness Profile, a document-based diagnostic, shows your priority build areas before a full assessment. It is a read, not preparation; it does not build your evidence. Its fee is creditable against a subsequent assessment.
3. Build the evidence. You, or independent readiness support, close the gaps and assemble contemporaneous governance evidence across the six dimensions, graded under EIS-01.
4. Get independently assessed. Attestra assesses the system over the evidence window, independent of the standard and of anyone who helped you prepare, and issues the Governance Benchmark Index.
5. Receive your classification. Assessed, Compliant at or below 2.50, or Certified at or below 1.75, with the dimensional profile, the evidence tiers, and any remediation roadmap.
6. Maintain it. You and Attestra keep to the reassessment schedule and material-change triggers. Assessed carries a 60-day reliance window, Compliant is valid 12 months, and Certified runs a 24-month cycle with interim surveillance.

What you receive

• An independently assessed GBI result and the dimensional profile behind it.
• The evidence tier per dimension, and any active compounding-risk flags.
• A classification an insurer, board, buyer, lender, or regulator can read.
• A remediation plan where gaps are found. Findings are the point, not a failure.