Disposition
the recorded decision made about an inspection finding: fix now (resolve the artifact directly), defer with a reason (real gap, action owned by someone or something outside this session, with a stated owner and target date), or reject with a reason (the finding does not apply, or acting on it would create a worse problem).
Defined in 3 GAGE programs, which carry 5 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Certified AI Data Governance Professional (CADGP).
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
the recorded decision made about an inspection finding: fix now (resolve the artifact directly), defer with a reason (real gap, action owned by someone or something outside this session, with a stated owner and target date), or reject with a reason (the finding does not apply, or acting on it would create a worse problem).
One of exactly four states every open register entry receives at closure: no longer possible, transferred to a named receiving owner, converted to an issue and handed to the issue process, or accepted by a named authority with a date.
The outcome assigned to a finding after evidence and concession: fixed, accepted, or, in narrower cases, rejected, each carrying its own required conditions.
The recorded decision made about an unread instrument at review, chosen from unfindable, wrong bound population, the work is not happening, or obsolete.
The recorded outcome of an alert or a case, naming the decision, the decision maker, the date and a reason expressed as a checkable fact.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first module of every program is free with a free account.
- The Defense Method · The Capstone: Deploy and Defend, Certified Agentic AI Governance Professional (CAAGP)
- The board inspection: the seven-seat AI board audits the estate end to end · The Estate Audit, Certified AI Data Governance Professional (CADGP)
- Policy lifecycle and ownership · Policy, Standards, Procedures, and Exceptions, Certified Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional (CEGP)
- Monitoring, issue conversion, and closure · Project, Program, Change, and Transformation Risk, Certified Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional (CEGP)
- Anti money laundering and sanctions foundations · Financial Risk, Fraud, and Financial Crime, Certified Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional (CEGP)
Where it shows up at work
A definition is where Disposition starts. The lessons above teach it inside the competencies below, which are what job descriptions ask for and what the GAGE credential records. Every link here is drawn from the same careers map that builds a role's readiness check.
Scopes an AI audit, sets criteria, samples, interviews, tests, writes findings with condition, criteria, cause, effect and recommendation, and tracks remediation.
One lesson on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Measures whether governance works: inventory coverage, owners named, overdue reviews, incidents, approval times, not how busy the committee is.
One lesson on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Writes policies with scope, responsibilities, requirements, exceptions and evidence, so people can follow them and auditors can test them.
One lesson on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Roles that hire for it
Each role page shows the full competency set, what the seat decides, and a readiness check against your own evidence.
- Chief Audit Executive, AI audit editionneeds it at depth
- AI Auditorneeds it at depth · 9 open postings this week
- AI Governance Managerneeds it at depth
- VP of AI Governance and Ethicsneeds working knowledge
- Data Governance Leadneeds working knowledge · 2 open postings this week
- Chief Compliance Officer, AI compliance editionneeds it at depth
How job descriptions say it
Postings rarely use the textbook word. These are the phrases the careers map reads as asking for the competencies above.
Where the frameworks place it: Global Internal Audit Standards; ISO/IEC 42001 Clause 9.2; ISO 19011; ISO/IEC 42001 Clause 9.
One interview question about it
How does an AI audit differ from an AI risk assessment, and what would make you refuse to sign an assurance opinion?
Asked of candidates for ai audit and independent assurance. Answering it in your own words is exactly how a GAGE topic is passed, and the credential records the pass where an employer can check it.
If you come from another field
Some backgrounds already carry this competency, and the readiness check gives credit for it.
- Internal audit and IT audit carries it as work you can show: Audit programs, workpapers and findings are your record.
- Compliance and regulatory affairs carries it as a claim to back up: Policy drafting is usually in the role, described rather than shown.
- Nonprofit program and grants oversight carries it as a claim to back up: Acceptable-use and program policy drafting is common.
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.