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Positive Outcomes Alliance

Responsible implementation

Trust is designed into the workflow.

Named reviewers, clear permissions and traceable actions, before anything goes live.

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Scope and responsibilities
POA makes no automatic legal-compliance or certification claim. Applicable obligations, configuration and governance require formal review with your organization.
Your organization
Connected work
Human review

Built with trust in mind

Prepare. Review. Then act.

System prepares

Draft only

Human reviews

Approve, edit or stop

Approved action

Traceable record

Privacy
Role-based access
Human oversight
Governance
01 / Professional judgment

AI supports staff, it does not replace professional judgment

Systems prepare, organize and draft. People assess, decide and sign off.

02 / Sensitive decisions

Sensitive decisions stay with authorized people

Safety assessments, eligibility determinations and professional conclusions remain human-led.

03 / Role-based access

Access is role-based

People see the workflows and records their role requires, and nothing beyond it.

04 / Minimum information

Minimum necessary information

Workflows are designed to use the least information needed to complete the task.

05 / Approved boundaries

Organizations define approved systems and data boundaries

Nothing is connected and no data is introduced without a written agreement on scope.

06 / Human approval

Important actions require review and approval

Outbound communication, referrals and record changes pass a named approver first.

07 / Traceable activity

Activity is traceable and auditable

Reviews, approvals and changes are recorded so your governance process can examine them.

08 / Sensitive data last

Sensitive data is introduced last

Real sensitive data is not used until the required privacy, security, legal and governance controls are ready.

Review gates

Sensitive data comes last.

  1. 01

    Scope

    One workflow

    Review gate
    Agree the team, outcome measures, data boundaries and accountable reviewers in writing.
  2. 02

    Simulate

    Fictional scenarios

    Review gate
    Test controlled scenarios and staff approval gates before introducing real service information.
  3. 03

    Review

    Evidence + safeguards

    Review gate
    Review usability, outcomes and governance with named professionals; pause if requirements are not met.
  4. 04

    Decide

    Proceed, refine or stop

    Review gate
    The partner decides whether a bounded rollout is justified. Sensitive data is introduced only after required controls are ready.

No automatic move to live deployment.

Scope, timing and cost
Designed around organizational scope and readiness. Scope, timeline and cost are agreed after discovery, and no pricing is published in advance.
The required implementation sequence
  • 1. Boundaries first. Approved systems, roles and data categories are agreed in writing before any build work begins.
  • 2. Controlled scenarios. Workflows are tested with fictional or de-identified scenarios until reviewers are satisfied.
  • 3. Named reviewers. Each workflow has people with authority to approve, pause or stop it, and the record shows who did.
  • 4. Sensitive data last. Real service data is introduced only once privacy, security, legal and governance requirements are met.

Safety, eligibility and professional conclusions stay with authorized people, outside automated decision-making.

Standards and assurance roadmap
Security and privacy requirements are reviewed before deployment. SOC 2 and ISO assurance are roadmap considerations, not current certifications. Any certification or compliance claim requires independent review and explicit approval.

Let’s build with purpose

Bring your governance questions.

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