Governance As a Service
One set of criteria for technology, vendor and process decisions
Ongoing strategic support for growing companies.
Growth without governance is growth without control
Wrong decisions at the wrong time are expensive.
No standard processes
Each department does things its own way, with no shared decision criteria.
Technology chosen on the fly
Tools adopted out of urgency, without looking at total cost.
Vendor dependency
Strategic decisions sit with third parties, with no internal oversight.
Constant doubt about the next step
Without a decision framework, every choice starts from scratch.
Governance As a Service is a weekly engagement to standardize technology, process and vendor decisions before growth turns into a mess.
How we set up governance
Governance assessment
Map current processes, decisions and technology risks.
Standardization
Shared criteria for choosing technology, vendors and processes.
Ongoing support
Weekly sessions on the decisions currently on the table.
Documented process
Written rules the next person you hire can follow.
What we work on
- 01. Standardizing processes and decisions
- 02. Vendor evaluation and selection
- 03. Data and technology governance
- 04. Technology risk management
- 05. Repeatable decision criteria
What changes with governance
One yardstick
Technology and process decided by the same standard in every department.
Less rework
Standardization prevents conflicting decisions between departments.
Safer decisions
Less reliance on isolated judgment calls or on vendors.
Grow with control
With a documented process, new hires don't throw operations into disarray.
What governance looks like day to day
No decorative dashboards. What changes is the reasoning behind each decision.
Weekly
sessions focused on real decisions
Single and documented
the same across every department
Technology, vendors, processes
where missing standards cost the most
Who it's for
Built for growing companies that need to standardize technology decisions before the lack of process becomes a risk.
Compare the five offers
Each format has its own cadence and deliverable. The highlighted row is the offer on this page.
| Offer | Cadence | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyborg Forge | 3 to 6 weeks, fixed deadline | Decision Package: executive report with a recommendation | Companies that want to test an AI, data or automation initiative before it becomes a project |
| Advisor As a Service | Weekly, ongoing | Weekly sessions with recommendations to apply the following week | Founders, early-stage startups and small teams |
| CTO As a Service | Weekly, ongoing, starting with a 30-day assessment | Written technical assessment in 30 days, 90-day roadmap and ADRs | Companies without a full-time CTO, with outsourced development or a non-technical founder |
| MVP As a Service | Paced by the fundraising round | Working product with frontend, backend and basic infrastructure, ready for the pitch | Founders with a validated idea who need an MVP for the round |
| Governance As a Service | Weekly, ongoing | Single decision criteria and a documented process | Growing companies that need to standardize technology, vendor and process decisions |
Frequently asked questions
What is Governance As a Service?
- Governance As a Service is a weekly engagement to standardize technology, process and vendor decisions before growth turns into a mess. The work starts with a governance assessment, defines shared decision criteria and ends in a documented process the next person you hire can follow.
What does governance look like day to day?
- It shows up in the reasoning behind each decision, not in a dashboard. The cadence is weekly, with sessions on the decisions currently on the table; the decision criteria are single and documented, the same in every department; and the focus is technology, vendors and processes, where missing standards cost the most.
Which companies is Governance As a Service a fit for?
- It fits growing companies that need to standardize technology decisions before the lack of process becomes a risk, including companies that already have strong technical leadership but decide differently in each department. The work covers vendor evaluation and selection, data and technology governance and technology risk management.
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We don't promise guaranteed success. We promise better decisions.
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Rudinei Gehm
Founder, Cortex IQ
In IT since 2009: infrastructure and industrial automation, consulting and development for the financial sector, project management and, from 2017 to 2021, Head of Growth Pod on global projects. Founded Cortex IQ in 2025.
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the founder's first IT project
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published cases, with the client's name
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partner clouds: AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle
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working languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
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