Governance Ladders

The governance vocabulary provides a common language for maturity assessment across organizations. It is the vocabulary used in all OntoRamp public communications.

Tier 1

Awareness

Governance structures exist informally. Decision-making is reactive. Transformation attempts frequently stall at the organizational boundary.

Tier 2

Structured Governance

Governance is formally documented and partially enforced. Consistency is improving but not yet computable.

Tier 3

Harmonized Governance

Governance structures are coherent across organizational domains. Decisions trace to documented governance intent.

Tier 4

Reflexive Governance

The organization can detect and correct governance drift without external intervention. Transformation is sustained.

Tier 5

Harmonic Governance

Governance is a native organizational property. Agentic systems can operate within governance constraints autonomously.