SPERT® Suite

Approval Kit

Ten documents that help a project manager get the SPERT® Suite approved for use at work. They support your organization’s approval process; they are not legal, compliance or security advice.

Start here

• Project managers: read the Guide first. It explains the approval process and which document to give each reviewer.
• Reviewers: start with the two-page Reviewer Summary, which points to the rest.

Every document comes as a PDF, for reading and forwarding, and as a Word file, for completing the highlighted [PLACEHOLDERS]. This page always lists the current version, so check it before you submit.

The documents

1. Reviewer Summary2 pages

   Two-page overview for reviewers: what SPERT® Suite is, the three tiers, key facts and gaps, and where to read more

   For

   Every reviewer, as the first thing you send

   Fill it in?

   Placeholders only, then forward it

   PDFWord

2. Guide8 pages

   How a project manager runs an approval process: who to engage, in what order, and how to answer each reviewer

   For

   You, the project manager

   Fill it in?

   No. Start here: your plan to get approval

   PDFWord

3. Approval Pathway ChecklistTemplate3 pages

   Fill-in template: every approval step, owner, date and decision in one place

   For

   You and your sponsor

   Fill it in?

   Yes: a template to fill in, then save as PDF

   PDFWord

4. Value BriefTemplate4 pages

   Fill-in template: the problem, the pilot, how it fits with existing tools, cost, risks and exit

   For

   Your sponsor, manager, procurement

   Fill it in?

   Yes: a template to fill in, then save as PDF

   PDFWord

5. Information Security ProfileTemplate10 pages

   Fill-in template: controls, gaps, approval scope and attestation, for information security and privacy reviewers

   For

   Information security, privacy

   Fill it in?

   Yes: a template to fill in, then save as PDF

   PDFWord

6. Data Flow DiagramTemplate10 pages

   Fill-in template: data flows per tier, Connect AI snapshot contents and tools, and the organization's own controls

   For

   Architecture, information security, AI governance

   Fill it in?

   Yes: a template to fill in, then save as PDF

   PDFWord

7. Reviewer FAQTemplate4 pages

   Fill-in template: short, sourced answers to the questions each reviewer asks

   For

   All reviewers

   Fill it in?

   Yes: a template to fill in, then save as PDF

   PDFWord

8. Architecture Overview12 pages

   Components, data flows and trust boundaries for architecture, security and privacy reviewers

   For

   Architecture, information security, privacy

   Fill it in?

   Placeholders only, then forward it

   PDFWord

9. Security Questionnaire Answers14 pages

   Draft answers to common vendor security questionnaire topics, for [ORGANIZATION]'s reviewers

   For

   Information security

   Fill it in?

   Placeholders only, then forward it

   PDFWord

10. Connect AI Data Explainer3 pages

    A one-document briefing for information security, privacy and architecture reviewers

    For

    Privacy, AI governance

    Fill it in?

    Placeholders only, then forward it

    PDFWord

The whole kit

All twenty files, with a README: SPERT-Suite-Approval-Kit-v1.0.0.zip (2.8 MB).

Its SHA-256 checksum is 3d759e84d24c911c8cdff34ccd2029db18e0f3ef00d7e0366ed04355d3ee285a. The checksums of the individual files are in checksums.txt.

Version and contact

Approval Kit v1.0.0 · content reviewed 2026-10-25

Questions about the kit: contact@spertsuite.com. To report a security issue, see Security.