AI governance for the Microsoft ecosystem. One system of record.
Governara replaces the spreadsheet, the SharePoint list, and the quarterly slide deck with a single structured workflow for every AI use case — from first idea to production, and everything you're accountable for in between.
AI governance for Microsoft Copilot & Azure → · EU AI Act & AI regulation → · Managing your AI portfolio →
Built for AI Centers of Excellence, PMOs, and governance teams at European mid-market enterprises.
AI governance for your Microsoft ecosystem
Running Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI or Power Platform? Governara is the governance layer on top: one register of every AI initiative, consistent risk and EU AI Act review, approvals and a permanent audit trail — with Microsoft Entra ID single sign-on.
You already know how this looks.
Ask five people in your organization how many AI initiatives are underway, and you'll get five different answers — and at least two spreadsheets.
Too many use cases, no single list
AI ideas live in Teams threads, personal notes, and departmental slide decks. Nobody can name all of them, let alone tell you their status.
No portfolio visibility
Leadership can't see what's in flight, what's stalled, or what's quietly been duplicated across business units.
Duplicate initiatives
Two teams build the same copilot workflow six months apart, because neither knew the other one existed.
No prioritization framework
Without a consistent way to weigh value against effort and risk, funding follows whoever presents best — not what matters most.
Unclear ownership
When an initiative stalls, nobody can say who's accountable, who approved it, or who's meant to unblock it.
Inconsistent risk evaluation
Some use cases get a rigorous review. Others get none — depending entirely on who happened to be in the room.
Spreadsheets were never built to govern a portfolio. They were built to hold a list.
A list is not a system.
| Spreadsheet-Based AI Governance | Governara | |
|---|---|---|
| Source of truth | One of several competing versions | One governed record per use case |
| Ownership | Implied, rarely enforced | Assigned, tracked, and auditable |
| Risk & compliance review | Ad hoc, inconsistent across teams | Structured, configurable assessment frameworks |
| Prioritization | Whoever presents best | Scored against value, risk, and effort |
| Approvals | Email threads and meetings | Role-based workflow with a permanent record |
| Executive reporting | Manually rebuilt every quarter | Live dashboard, always current |
| Audit trail | Reconstructed after the fact, if at all | Captured automatically, at every step |
| Stakeholder access | Screenshot it, forward it, hope it's current | Unlimited read-only access, always current |
The operational system of record for your AI portfolio.
Governara gives every AI initiative a structured record — from the moment it's proposed to the day it reaches production, and for as long as you remain accountable for it after. Leadership sees the whole portfolio, not the initiatives someone remembered to mention.
- →Capture every AI idea in one place, not scattered across teams
- →Evaluate business value with a consistent framework
- →Assess risk before it becomes exposure
- →Prioritize investment using shared, defensible criteria
Built for how AI portfolios actually get managed.
Use Case Lifecycle Management
Every initiative moves through the same defined stages, from idea to production, with a full history of how it got there.
Portfolio & Executive Dashboards
A live view of every AI initiative, its status, owner, and risk — ready to present without rebuilding a single slide.
Configurable Assessment Frameworks
Score business value, risk, and feasibility using criteria your organization defines — not a template built for someone else's industry.
Role-Based Workflows & Approvals
Route initiatives to the right reviewers automatically, with clear accountability at every stage.
Full Audit Trail
Every decision, assessment, and approval is recorded automatically — no reconstruction required when someone asks who approved this.
Azure AD SSO & Unlimited Stakeholders
Sign in with the identity provider your organization already runs, and give every stakeholder who needs visibility a seat without pricing them out of it.
One platform, every seat that needs the truth.
Run the AI portfolio like a portfolio — not a backlog of favors.
See which ideas actually deserve investment, and prove it.
Connect AI initiatives to the transformation roadmap, not a side list.
Apply the same governance discipline to AI that you already apply everywhere else.
Finally answer "how many AI projects do we have" with a number you trust.
Know every initiative's risk posture before it becomes an incident.
One workflow, every initiative.
The exact stages every use case moves through inside Governara.
Every stage is tracked, role-gated, and auditable — so the right person acts at the right moment.
Help shape the platform. Get ahead of the chaos.
We're partnering with a small number of European mid-market organizations actively deploying Copilot, GenAI, and custom AI solutions to shape Governara's roadmap directly. In exchange for structured feedback, design partners get direct access to our product team and preferred commercial terms.
Cohort applications openApply for the Design Partner Program
What you get
- Direct input into the product roadmap
- Early access to new capabilities before general release
- Hands-on onboarding from our founding team
- Preferred pricing, locked in as a founding customer
Who we're looking for
- 500–5,000 employees
- Actively running multiple AI / GenAI initiatives
- Currently managing them via spreadsheets, SharePoint, or similar
- A named owner who can commit time to structured feedback
Before you book the call.
Is Governara a compliance tool?
No. Governara is built to manage your AI portfolio — every initiative, from idea to production. Risk and compliance assessment, including support for frameworks like the EU AI Act, is part of that workflow. It's one part of a bigger system, not the whole product.
How is this different from a project management tool?
General PM tools track tasks. Governara tracks AI initiatives specifically, with the business value scoring, risk assessment, and compliance evaluation an AI use case actually needs — none of which a generic board gives you out of the box.
We already have a spreadsheet. Why switch?
A spreadsheet holds a list. It doesn't enforce ownership, run consistent risk assessments, route approvals, or stay current for the people who weren't in the room when it was last updated. Governara does all four.
Do we need to overhaul our AI strategy to use this?
No. Governara sits on top of what you're already doing — it gives structure to the initiatives you already have, rather than asking you to start over.
Can non-technical stakeholders use it?
Yes. Governara is built for business owners and executives as much as for technical teams. Read-only access for stakeholders is unlimited, so nobody is priced out of visibility.
How does authentication work?
Governara supports Azure AD SSO, so your organization's existing identity and access controls apply from day one.
Is Governara multi-tenant, and where is data hosted?
Yes — Governara is a secure, multi-tenant SaaS platform built for European enterprises. Deployment and data residency details are covered in our security documentation, available on request.
What does the Design Partner Program actually involve?
A structured pilot with direct access to our product team, in exchange for regular feedback. It's built for organizations who want to shape the platform, not just adopt it once it's finished.
What is the best way to govern AI in a Microsoft ecosystem?
Keep Microsoft's security and compliance tooling for data and access, and add a portfolio layer that registers every AI initiative — Copilot, Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, Power Platform — with an owner, a risk and regulatory assessment, an approval and an audit trail. That is what Governara does.
How do we manage AI regulation such as the EU AI Act?
Start with a complete inventory of AI use cases, then classify and assess each one consistently, record obligations and approvals, and keep an audit trail. Governara builds a regulations assessment stage into every use case's lifecycle.
Stop governing your AI portfolio from a spreadsheet.
See how Governara gives every AI initiative a structured, auditable home — from first idea to production.
Prefer email? Write to us at demo@governara.com. Or apply for the Design Partner Program.