Executive Summary Organizationscontinue to struggle withsuccessfully integratingartificial intelligenceinto their operations, leading to cases where the technology fails to support, or evenundermines, the organization’s mission. Researchersin academia, industry,and civilsociety have done tremendous work in developingtechniquesthat canassistpractitioners in theiradoption of AI technology. Yet these contributions can easily belost inthe sea of collectiveAIefforts. While recentwork tosynthesize this research inkey areashas begun, there remains no comprehensive guideto helppractitionersnavigate themaze of information. To address this gap, CSET researchers have collatedover 1,200 resources from the breadth of academic papers, industry reports, and greyliteraturewith the aim of making AI safety, security, and governance practices moreaccessible and easier to integrate into an organization’s existingprocesses.Building onCSET’sharmonized AIframework,this report collatesactionableguidancefromtheseresources into an easy-to-navigate format and connects the information back to corerecommended practices,establishing a critical link between high-level principles andpractical implementation details.This report aims to answerthe core questions thatpractitioners need toaskto successfully operationalize AI best practices. What:We identify the key techniques, tools, and practices that organizations shouldimplement in adopting AI systems based on an extensive review of governmentguidelines, industry reports, academic papers, andthebroader set of grey literature. When:We map these implementation steps across the process of AI adoption,including planning, development, deployment, operation, and improvement. Where:We provide guidance at all levels of the organization,ranging fromorganization-wideoperations and practicesto granular details at the data, model, andsystem level. Who:We identify the functional teams within the organization that are most likelyinvolved in carryingouteach recommended implementation step. How:We provide an extensive set of references alongside the implementation steps,identifying valuable resources from the staggering volume of available information. Why:We link each step in our guide back to the recommendations from theharmonized framework that it serves to implement. In addressing these key components, this report serves as a practical reference guidethat bridges the gap between principles and practicefor thoseadopting AI technology. Table of Contents Executive Summary................................................................................................................................1Introduction...............................................................................................................................................4Background...............................................................................................................................................7Challenges in Operationalizing AI Guidance.............................................................................7CSET Harmonized Framework.......................................................................................................8Tailoring to Specific Organizational Needs................................................................................9Operationalizing Guidance................................................................................................................10Mapping Actions and Subjects....................................................................................................11Stages of AI Adoption....................................................................................................................12Level of Implementation...............................................................................................................14Ownership Within the Organization.........................................................................................15CSET’s Guide to Operationalizing AI Systems...........................................................................18How to Navigate This Guide........................................................................................................19Self-Assess........................................................................................................................................23Define..................................................................................................................................................26Plan......................................................................................................................................................30Promote..............................................................................................................................................33Map................................................................................................................................