# Governance Charter Builder (COBIT EDM01)

> Draft IT governance charters: terms of reference for the IT Oversight Committee and decision-making rights for CIO vs CEO, aligned to COBIT 2019 EDM01. Includes authority overlap check for decision gaps.



Tags: COBIT, Governance, EDM01, IT Oversight, Charter


## Example Prompts

- Draft the terms of reference for our IT Oversight Committee and CIO vs CEO decision rights
- Check our governance charter for decision gaps (no role assigned for a COBIT domain)
- Define board-level IT oversight and delegation of authority for EDM01

URL: https://rakenne.app/skills/governance-charter-builder/index.md

Try this skill: https://rakenne.app/a/?skill=governance-charter-builder



## Overview

Draft IT governance charters: terms of reference for the IT Oversight Committee and decision-making rights for CIO vs CEO, aligned to COBIT 2019 EDM01. Includes authority overlap check for decision gaps.

## Example Conversation

> **You:** We need to define our IT Oversight Committee and who decides what — CIO vs CEO. Can you draft the terms of reference and run the authority check?

> **Agent:** I'll draft a governance charter with the Committee's mandate, membership, and a decision-rights matrix for key COBIT domains (EDM, APO, BAI, DSS, MEA), then run `authority_overlap_check` on it.

> **Agent:** Created `governance-charter-edm01.md` with the Committee ToR and decision rights. Running `authority_overlap_check`...

> **Agent:** Check **FAIL** — Decision Gaps: APO, BAI. The charter mentions strategy and build/acquire but doesn't assign an accountable role (Board, Committee, CIO, CEO) for those domains. I've added accountability for APO (CIO) and BAI (Committee for major investments). Re-running the check...

> **Agent:** Check **PASS** — all detected COBIT domains/themes now have an accountable role. The charter is ready for review.

## What the Tools Validate

**`authority_overlap_check`** scans a governance charter (Markdown or text) for Decision Gaps:

- **Scope:** Key COBIT domains (EDM, APO, BAI, DSS, MEA) and governance themes (strategy, risk, investment, performance) that appear in the document.
- **Rule:** For each domain/theme mentioned, the charter must assign an accountable role (e.g. Board, Committee, CIO, CEO) within context (e.g. in the same section or nearby).
- **Output:** PASS if every mentioned domain has an accountable role; FAIL with a list of gaps (domains with no owner). Resolve by adding explicit accountability and re-running.

## Output Excerpt

**Charter excerpt (decision-rights matrix):**

```markdown
## Decision rights

| Domain / theme      | Accountable role | Notes                          |
|---------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
| EDM / governance    | Board            | Framework and policy approval  |
| APO / IT strategy   | CIO              | Alignment and roadmap          |
| BAI / portfolio     | Committee        | Major investments; CIO day-to-day |
| DSS / service       | CIO              | Delivery and operations        |
| MEA / performance   | Committee        | Targets and board reporting    |
```

**authority_overlap_check report (excerpt):**

```
=== AUTHORITY OVERLAP CHECK (EDM01) ===
Result: PASS

Document: governance-charter-edm01.md
All detected COBIT domains/themes have an accountable role in the charter.
Charter has no decision gaps for the checked domains.
```

## Getting Started

Add your source materials to the project workspace (e.g. existing committee terms or org chart), then activate the *Governance Charter Builder (COBIT EDM01)* skill. The agent will draft the charter and run `authority_overlap_check` until decision gaps are resolved.


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