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Board Governance & Decisions

Administer sponsored papers, controlled review access, conflicts, approved agendas, resolutions, voting and delegated actions.

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Designed for Company secretary and board committee chairs

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Operational dashboards and work queues.

Operational views

Review work, evidence, exceptions and authorised decisions within a defined operating scope.

Business unitPeriodAssigned teamReview state

Dashboard measures

  • Active operational records
    Count of all records in the selected workspace.
  • Review queue
    Records at the third stage of the business workflow.
  • Needs attention
    Records with an assigned review requirement.
  • Final-stage records
    Records in the fourth business workflow stage.

Business workflow and operating scope

Administer sponsored papers, controlled review access, conflicts, approved agendas, resolutions, voting and delegated actions. A board decision needs more context than a meeting minute alone. The system connects the paper, responsible sponsor, review access and declared conflicts to the authorised resolution, then follows delegated actions without losing the governance record.

Operations

Operational overview

Review the work position and priority actions.

Sponsored meeting business

Coordinate sponsored meeting business with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Paper access controls

Coordinate paper access controls with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Conflict declarations

Coordinate conflict declarations with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Agenda approval

Coordinate agenda approval with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Resolution and voting records

Coordinate resolution and voting records with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Delegated actions

Coordinate delegated actions with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Governance history

Coordinate governance history with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Insights

Reports and saved views

Review the reporting scope and export agreed operational views.

Governance

Approvals and exceptions

Review delegated decisions, exceptions and recorded conditions.

Audit history

Trace accepted changes, decisions and accountable actions.

Access and configuration

Manage the agreed role permissions and configurable operating rules.

The end-to-end business journey.

From intake to authorised completion, with evidence at each decision.

01

Prepare sponsored business

Prepare meeting business with responsible sponsors and papers.

02

Control agenda and access

Manage review access, conflicts and agenda approvals.

03

Record authorised decisions

Record authorised resolutions, voting and delegated actions.

04

Track delegated actions

Track completion and preserve the governance record.

Business workflows

Select a workflow to review the steps, responsibilities, approval and exception handling.

01 · Coordinate sponsored meeting business

Coordinate sponsored meeting business within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Sponsored meeting business requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Company secretary

  • Register sponsored meeting business and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

02 · Coordinate paper access controls

Coordinate paper access controls within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Paper access controls requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Company secretary

  • Register paper access controls and its operating scope
  • Check permitted purpose, prerequisites and authority
  • Record the delegated approval or refusal
  • Track term, withdrawal and later changes

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Authority is missing, permission changes or the requested purpose exceeds the accepted scope.

Outcome
A scoped permission or recorded refusal, its conditions and review history.

03 · Coordinate conflict declarations

Coordinate conflict declarations within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Conflict declarations requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Company secretary

  • Register conflict declarations and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

04 · Coordinate agenda approval

Coordinate agenda approval within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Agenda approval requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Company secretary

  • Register agenda approval and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

05 · Coordinate resolution and voting records

Coordinate resolution and voting records within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Resolution and voting records requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Company secretary

  • Register resolution and voting records and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

06 · Coordinate delegated actions

Coordinate delegated actions within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Delegated actions requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Company secretary

  • Register delegated actions and its operating scope
  • Check permitted purpose, prerequisites and authority
  • Record the delegated approval or refusal
  • Track term, withdrawal and later changes

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Authority is missing, permission changes or the requested purpose exceeds the accepted scope.

Outcome
A scoped permission or recorded refusal, its conditions and review history.

07 · Coordinate governance history

Coordinate governance history within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Governance history requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Company secretary

  • Register governance history and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

08 · Register the operating requirement

Coordinate operating requirement within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Operating requirement requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Company secretary

  • Register operating requirement and its operating scope
  • Compare options, dependencies and operating constraints
  • Review the selected option with its accountable owners
  • Accept the plan and track its delivery conditions

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
An assumption changes, prerequisites are missing or stakeholders cannot accept the proposed commitment.

Outcome
An approved operating plan and owned actions for its accepted conditions.

09 · Resolve operating exceptions

Coordinate operating exceptions within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Operating exceptions requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Company secretary

  • Register operating exceptions and its operating scope
  • Gather the relevant evidence and review options
  • Route the case to the delegated decision owner
  • Record the outcome, conditions and follow-up obligations

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
The case exceeds delegation, contains a conflict or has disputed evidence.

Outcome
An authorised decision or escalation with accountable resolution actions.

10 · Verify completion and follow-up

Coordinate completion and follow-up within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Completion and follow-up requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Board or committee member

  • Register completion and follow-up and its operating scope
  • Collect the linked records and qualified evidence
  • Assign the responsible reviewer and record findings
  • Accept the outcome or assign corrective follow-up

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Evidence is incomplete, disputed, expired or outside the reviewer’s authority.

Outcome
A review finding, its accepted evidence and any accountable corrective actions.

11 · Review controlled operating changes

Coordinate controlled operating changes within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Controlled operating changes requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Board or committee member

  • Register controlled operating changes and its operating scope
  • Collect the linked records and qualified evidence
  • Assign the responsible reviewer and record findings
  • Accept the outcome or assign corrective follow-up

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Evidence is incomplete, disputed, expired or outside the reviewer’s authority.

Outcome
A review finding, its accepted evidence and any accountable corrective actions.

12 · Prepare scoped operational reports

Coordinate scoped operational reports within Board governance and decision administration.

Trigger
Scoped operational reports requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Company secretary

  • Register scoped operational reports and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Chair records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

Governance and control

  • Approved records must be version-controlled and immutable except through controlled supersession.
  • Access must follow classification and role permissions.
  • Required evidence must be traceable to source, owner and date.
  • Retention and disposal actions require policy-based controls.
  • Critical changes require review, approval and preserved history.
Operating rules by business workflow
  • For sponsored meeting business, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For paper access controls, the request stays within the recorded permission and delegated authority.
  • For conflict declarations, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For agenda approval, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For resolution and voting records, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For delegated actions, the request stays within the recorded permission and delegated authority.
  • For governance history, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For operating requirement, the accepted plan records assumptions, rejected alternatives, dependencies and conditions.
  • For operating exceptions, a decision retains its authority, reason, supporting evidence and resulting obligations.
  • For completion and follow-up, evidence, reviewer authority and acceptance conditions are visible before a reviewed outcome is accepted.
  • For controlled operating changes, evidence, reviewer authority and acceptance conditions are visible before a reviewed outcome is accepted.
  • For scoped operational reports, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.

Data, interfaces and operating requirements.

Core records

Record / documentVersionOwnerClassificationEvidenceReviewApprovalRetention event
Record fields and linked information
  • Record identifier — Stable reference for the operating transaction.
  • Business unit — Business scope used for responsibility and reporting.
  • Operating subject — The request, commitment or work item being handled.
  • Accountable owner — Named responsibility for the next action.
  • Workflow stage — Current position in the agreed business journey.
  • Review requirement — Required review and outstanding decision.
  • Due or review date — Agreed action window or review trigger.
  • Linked evidence — Source records supporting the operating decision.
  • Decision authority — The delegated authority relevant to the accepted outcome.
  • Accepted outcome — Recorded decision and its business consequences.
  • Follow-up obligation — Remaining responsibilities after an accepted action.
  • Revision history — Trace of accepted changes and their evidence.
  • Sponsored meeting business reference — Link the relevant sponsored meeting business to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Paper access controls reference — Link the relevant paper access controls to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Conflict declarations reference — Link the relevant conflict declarations to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Agenda approval reference — Link the relevant agenda approval to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Resolution and voting records reference — Link the relevant resolution and voting records to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.

Systems and interfaces

  • Secure document repositories
  • Approved meeting records
  • Authorised signing arrangements

Interface scope, data mapping and testing are agreed for each engagement.

Implementation requirements
Core application; constitutional rules, voting procedures, secure document access and authorised signing arrangements.

Mobile and tablet access

Provide permitted paper review and action updates through controlled tablet or mobile views.

Access approved workflows through the Dalfin mobile app. Device tasks and permissions are confirmed for the deployment.

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AI extensions

Draft action summaries from approved records for secretary confirmation.

AI extensions are scoped around the required data, business outcome and review controls.

Engineered with Genesis.

Structured application engineering

Connect requirements, roles, records, workflows and interfaces through the agreed Genesis engineering process.

Controlled changes

Review dependency impact and validation requirements. Context Memory supports governed changes and accepted application revisions.

Deployment and support

Agree customer cloud or on-premises requirements, device access, implementation acceptance and ongoing engineering support.

AN EXAMPLE OPERATING SCENARIO

What to validate in a scoped demonstration.

A committee paper is submitted with a declared conflict. The secretary applies the approved review access and agenda decision, the authorised resolution is recorded and a delegated action is assigned. Closure preserves the paper, decision and completion evidence.

What to review

  • A saved end-to-end transaction
  • An exception and its authorised resolution
  • Different operator, approver and reviewer permissions
  • Final records, history and the relevant report
Discuss this solution

Questions before implementation.

How is this system adapted to our organisation?

Roles, approval authority, business rules, records and reporting are configured around your operating model. Scope definition connects the required business outcome to workflows, interfaces and acceptance criteria.

How are approvals and responsibilities defined?

Operators, reviewers and authorised decision makers have defined responsibilities. Approval limits, exception handling and access permissions are agreed with your business owners and tested against the selected workflows.

Can it connect with our existing systems?

Interface requirements cover your existing business systems, data ownership, mapping and authentication. Connection design and testing form part of the agreed implementation scope.

What will we review in a solution walkthrough?

Start with a relevant business transaction, then review its approvals, an exception, role permissions and final records. Discuss the integrations, reporting and operating requirements that matter to your organisation.