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Control
GOV-05
Edition
v.1.3
Status
Public review

GOV · Governance & Accountability

GOV-05Change management authority

A change management process governs material modifications to agent prompts, tools, model versions, or scope. Material changes require re-assessment under Domain 2.

Material changes to an agent, model swap, scope expansion, tool addition, prompt modification, require approval at a documented level before reaching production. The change management process defines what constitutes a material change, who approves it, and what re-assessment is triggered. Changes that bypass the process are treated as incidents.

Table GOV-05.1 · Maturity criteria · v.1.3

L1 to L5 · the lowest level in scope caps the agent
L1Ad hoc

Controls exist informally; documentation is incomplete; no consistent review.

L2Documented

Controls are written down; ownership is assigned; review cadence is defined.

L3Operated

Controls are followed in practice; evidence is collected; deviations are tracked.

Change management process is documented and followed; material changes are logged with approval records; at least one material change in the prior period went through the full process including re-assessment.

L4Measured

Control effectiveness is measured against documented thresholds; trends are reported.

L5Continuously Improved

Controls evolve based on incident learning; maturity gains are evidenced over time.

The v1.3 edition publishes a control-specific criterion at L3 (Operated). The other levels apply the general ladder to this control; see the maturity ladder.

Evidence an assessor asks for

  1. E.1

    Change management process is documented and followed.

  2. E.2

    Material changes are logged with approval records.

  3. E.3

    At least one material change in the prior period went through the full process including re-assessment.

Table GOV-05.2 · Framework mappings

5 of 7 frameworks carry a control-level reference
NIST AI RMFGOVERN 1.3, GOVERN 1.4NIST AI Risk Management Framework 1.0
ISO/IEC 420017.5, A.3.2ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · Artificial intelligence management system
OWASP LLM Top 10·OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications
SOC 2 (TSC)CC8.1AICPA Trust Services Criteria for SOC 2 Type II
EU AI ActArt. 9(9), Art. 17(1)EU AI Act · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
MITRE ATLAS·MITRE ATLAS · Adversarial Threat Landscape for AI Systems
SingaporeMAIGF Internal GovernanceSingapore Model AI Governance Framework / AI Verify / PDPA

Mappings are directional: meeting this control evidences but does not by itself satisfy the external requirement. A middle dot means no control-level reference is published at this edition; see the crosswalk.

Related controls and terms

Cite this control

Human Intelligence. HI-AAF v1.3, GOV-05 Change management authority. Public review edition, July 2026. https://humanintel.net/standard/gov/gov-05

Edition v.1.3 · July 2026 · Public review · Markdown · PDF

https://humanintel.net/standard/gov/gov-05

Notice

HI-AAF v1.3 is an independent framework published by Human Intelligence. It is not affiliated with NIST, ISO, AICPA, or any government or accreditation body. The framework is offered openly for review during the current draft cycle.