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class=\"item\"><h3>Governance framework on Microsoft Purview<\/h3><p>Policies, classifications, sensitivity labels and lifecycle rules, live in your tenant, not a slide deck.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"item\"><h3>EU AI Act readiness assessment<\/h3><p>Risk tiering of every AI use case, plus a remediation backlog mapped to Articles 9 to 17.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"item\"><h3>GDPR & DPIA toolkit<\/h3><p>Data inventories, lawful-basis register, retention schedules and a Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) register that stays current with your data map.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"item\"><h3>Master data strategy<\/h3><p>Where master data belongs in your architecture: one trusted definition of customer, supplier, product, with stewards and a change workflow that holds.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"item\"><h3>End-to-end data lineage<\/h3><p>From source system to dashboard cell, so impact analysis takes minutes, not days.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"toolsrow\">\n      <div class=\"label\">Tools<\/div>\n      <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Microsoft Purview<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Azure AI Foundry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Microsoft Fabric<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Azure DevOps<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"head phase-head\">\n      <div class=\"eyebrow\">How we work<\/div>\n      <h2>How a typical engagement runs.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"sub\">A predictable rhythm for unpredictable problems, senior team kickoff through delivery to support.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"phases\">\n      <div class=\"phase\"><div class=\"num\">01<\/div><div class=\"lab\">Discover<\/div><h3>Maturity check & risk map<\/h3><p>Two weeks. We benchmark your current governance against the AI Act and your industry. Output: prioritised gap list.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"phase\"><div class=\"num\">02<\/div><div class=\"lab\">Design<\/div><h3>Framework & operating model<\/h3><p>Policies, roles, RACI, escalation paths, co-designed with your DPO, CISO and data owners.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"phase\"><div class=\"num\">03<\/div><div class=\"lab\">Deliver<\/div><h3>Implement on Microsoft Purview<\/h3><p>Configure, integrate, automate. 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addresses<\/div>\n      <h2>Where this solution earns its keep.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"sub\">The day-to-day problems this practice is built to solve.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"grid\">\n      <a class=\"cd\" href=\"\/challenges\/data-you-can-trust\/\"><div class=\"role\">Primary fit<\/div><h3>Data you can't trust<\/h3><div class=\"arrow\">See challenge \u2192<\/div><\/a><a class=\"cd\" href=\"\/challenges\/compliance-and-ai-act\/\"><div class=\"role\">Primary fit<\/div><h3>Compliance & AI Act readiness<\/h3><div class=\"arrow\">See challenge \u2192<\/div><\/a><a class=\"cd\" href=\"\/challenges\/privacy-and-security-risk\/\"><div class=\"role\">Primary fit<\/div><h3>Privacy & security risk<\/h3><div class=\"arrow\">See challenge \u2192<\/div><\/a><a class=\"cd\" href=\"\/challenges\/ai-initiatives-that-dont-deliver\/\"><div class=\"role\">Supports<\/div><h3>AI initiatives that don't deliver<\/h3><div class=\"arrow\">See challenge \u2192<\/div><\/a><a class=\"cd\" 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