Reference
Governance glossary
The vocabulary used in every boardiqo assessment, report and human review. Definitions are held identical in English and French so a bilingual board reads one meaning.
ai
- AI-Assisted Analysis
- Analytical output generated with the support of large language models, scoped to evidence-bound reasoning and always subject to human review and accountability.
core
- Governance
- The system of structures, rights, accountabilities and processes by which an organization is directed, supervised and held to account by its board.
effectiveness
- Director Effectiveness
- The extent to which a sitting director contributes to board deliberations, oversight quality, committee work, and collective decision-making through preparation, judgment and conduct.
evaluation
- Board Evaluation
- A structured assessment of board, committee and individual director performance against governance standards, designed to inform improvement and renewal.
Evidence
- Evidence Quality
- The degree to which submitted artefacts substantiate a director's claimed competency, judged on directness, recency, verifiability, specificity and governance relevance.
fit
- Committee Fit
- The alignment between a director's expertise, experience and behavioural style and the mandate, composition needs and risk profile of a specific board committee.
integrity
- Conflict of Interest
- A situation in which a director's personal, financial or professional interests could improperly influence — or appear to influence — the exercise of their duties to the organization.
oversight
- Risk Oversight
- The board's responsibility to ensure that material risks — strategic, financial, operational, regulatory and reputational — are identified, monitored and challenged with appropriate independence.
Process
- Human Review
- A mandatory step in which a qualified reviewer validates AI-assisted analysis, scoring and report content before professional release, preserving human accountability.
Readiness
- Board Readiness
- The demonstrated capability of an individual to assume board-level responsibilities, including governance literacy, sector understanding, fiduciary judgment, and behavioural maturity.
report
- Confidential Report
- A professional governance report whose distribution is restricted to named recipients, subject to confidentiality labels, entitlement checks and audit logging.
risk
- Governance Failure Pattern
- A recurring archetype of board failure — such as dominant CEO, passive board, weak risk culture or audit committee blind spot — used to test director judgment.
- Overboarding Risk
- The risk that a director holds too many concurrent board or executive commitments to discharge their fiduciary duties with adequate time, attention and preparation.
- Red Flag
- A signal in a director's profile, evidence or responses that warrants further inquiry due to potential governance, integrity or fit concerns.