Committee Register
| Owner |
Classification |
Review Date |
Status |
| CDO Office |
Confidential |
April 2027 |
Active |
Committee Register
Owner: CDO Office
Last Updated: April 2026
Classification: Internal
Purpose
This register documents all standing governance committees within the CDO division. Each committee has a defined purpose, membership, cadence, and decision authority. Committees are the formal mechanism through which technology strategy is set, risks are escalated, and cross-functional decisions are made.
Standing Committees
1. CDO Leadership Team (CLT)
| Attribute |
Detail |
| Purpose |
Strategic direction, portfolio prioritisation, budget decisions, ELT escalations |
| Chair |
CDO |
| Members |
Heads of Product, Engineering, Data, Security, Digital Office |
| Cadence |
Weekly (Monday, 60 min) |
| Quorum |
CDO + 3 members |
| Decisions |
Roadmap changes, hiring approvals, budget reallocation, policy sign-off |
| Outputs |
Action register, decisions log, ELT briefing notes |
2. Architecture Review Board (ARB)
| Attribute |
Detail |
| Purpose |
Technical governance of significant architectural decisions, ADR approval, standards enforcement, technology choices |
| Chair |
Head of Solution Architecture |
| Members |
CDO, Lead Engineers, Head of Security, Head of Data, Senior Product Manager |
| Cadence |
Bi-weekly (Wednesday, 90 min) |
| Quorum |
Chair + 3 technical members |
| Decisions |
ADR approval/rejection, technology adoption, architecture exceptions, integration pattern standards |
| Outputs |
Approved ADRs, exception register, updated Architecture Decision Log |
| Triggers |
Any SDLC Phase 3 submission; new operator integration; significant fund flow change |
3. Engineering Leadership Sync
| Attribute |
Detail |
| Purpose |
Delivery health, squad-level blockers, cross-squad dependencies, capacity planning |
| Chair |
Acting CTO / Head of Engineering |
| Members |
Squad Tech Leads, Chapter Leads, Head of Production Engineering |
| Cadence |
Weekly (Thursday, 45 min) |
| Quorum |
Chair + 2 Tech Leads |
| Decisions |
Sprint re-prioritisation, resource reallocation between squads, technical escalations |
| Outputs |
Delivery health dashboard update, blocker log |
4. Corridor Launch Review
| Attribute |
Detail |
| Purpose |
Go/no-go decision for controlled launch (G4 entry) of new corridors, operators, or markets |
| Chair |
CDO (co-chaired with CSNO) |
| Members |
CDO, CSNO, CPO, Acting CTO, Head of Production Engineering, relevant Product Manager |
| Cadence |
Ad hoc — triggered by G3 completion |
| Quorum |
CDO + CSNO + CTO/Head of Engineering |
| Decisions |
G4 entry approval, canary traffic percentage, rollback thresholds, commercial launch readiness |
| Outputs |
Launch decision memo, canary deployment brief, monitoring dashboard link |
5. Expansion Pipeline Sync
| Attribute |
Detail |
| Purpose |
CDO visibility into G0–G2 corridor pipeline; early engineering engagement planning |
| Chair |
CSNO |
| Members |
CDO, CSNO, Digital Office Lead, Head of Product, Solution Architecture Lead |
| Cadence |
Monthly (first Tuesday, 60 min) |
| Quorum |
CDO + CSNO + Digital Office |
| Decisions |
G1 spike prioritisation, Digital Office resource allocation, capacity forecast |
| Outputs |
Pipeline visibility report, spike backlog updates |
6. Data Governance Committee
| Attribute |
Detail |
| Purpose |
Data quality standards, data ownership, privacy/regulatory data obligations, analytics governance |
| Chair |
Head of Data |
| Members |
CDO, Head of Compliance, Head of Product, Solution Architecture Lead, Data Engineers |
| Cadence |
Monthly (third Wednesday, 60 min) |
| Quorum |
Chair + Head of Compliance + 2 members |
| Decisions |
Data classification, data retention policy, data sharing agreements, analytics tool adoption |
| Outputs |
Data governance register update, policy amendments, compliance sign-offs |
7. Security & Risk Forum
| Attribute |
Detail |
| Purpose |
Threat model reviews, security exception approvals, vulnerability triage, DFSA/SBP security obligations |
| Chair |
Head of Information Security |
| Members |
CDO, Head of Compliance, Solution Architecture Lead, Head of Production Engineering |
| Cadence |
Monthly (second Thursday, 60 min) |
| Quorum |
Chair + CDO + 2 members |
| Decisions |
Security exception approval, vulnerability prioritisation, security architecture changes, incident post-mortem sign-off |
| Outputs |
Risk register update, exception register, threat model amendments |
8. CDO/CSNO 1:1
| Attribute |
Detail |
| Purpose |
Strategic alignment between Digital and Global Network; escalations; pipeline review |
| Chair |
CDO |
| Members |
CDO, CSNO |
| Cadence |
Bi-weekly |
| Quorum |
Both |
| Decisions |
Cross-functional escalations, strategic direction signals, roadmap alignment |
| Outputs |
Action items (shared between CDO and CSNO offices) |
Committee Lifecycle
New committees require CDO approval before formation. To propose a new committee:
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Define: purpose, membership, cadence, decision authority, outputs
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Submit to CDO Leadership Team for review
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Add to this register upon approval
Committees with no decisions recorded for 3 consecutive months should be reviewed for consolidation or dissolution.
Next review: July 2026 (quarterly)