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The P1–P9 walk on the live product — what you do, what the server does, and where optional AI fits.

This is the operating manual for phased assessment at New assessment. Once-through, recorded interview, and voice are not offered yet; the method is the same engine when they ship. You can complete every step without AI.

Before you start

On New assessment you set:
  • Depth — complete (evaluate applicable items), light (priority subset; nothing silent-dropped), or caps you type
  • Objective, audience, expected output — these later shape the report introduction
  • AI on or off — the Allow AI enrichment checkbox on this page. Off = free process. On = named calls may run when their conditions are met (you do not get a Yes/Skip before every call)
Then you get a two-column workspace: data (tables, diagram) and chat (server questions).

New assessment

Start here after sign-in. Existing runs appear on the same page so you can resume or delete.
Set depth and AI, then Start. Load architecture is a lab tool, not the customer catalog.

The nine phases

The labels below match the product. This is not the old ten-phase IRAM walkthrough (likelihood / inherent / residual / Phase 10 studio as separate public phases).
Blue is your work. Red is a named AI call (1 token if it runs). Yellow is a Yes/No or button. Gray is server work and is not billed. There is no Phase 10.
PhaseWhat you establishYour work
P1 Context and impactWho you are, the system, CIA, risk appetite, applicabilityAnswer questions. Optionally upload documents. Optional Call A
P2 Architecture and scopeZones, components, flows, in-scope vs supplierBuild or confirm the model. Name the vendor on third-party / shared nodes. Optional diagram (Call B)
P3 Control allocationControl points and weaknesses on the graphReview Who. Where Who is supplier or shared, pick or add a named vendor. Confirm will not advance unnamed in-picture parties
P4 ThreatsThreat scenarios on those weaknessesReview the threat set and the Why
P5 Control strengthHow measures are actually implementedTick / describe implementation. Optional Call C proposals
P6 Risk scoresResidual from IRAM tablesRead-only scores. Missing evidence stays UNKNOWN
P7 DecisionsAccept, mitigate, or transferYou decide. The product never auto-accepts formal risk
P8 TreatmentTasks and target state for what you mitigateReview the plan (skipped when you accepted at P7)
P9 ReportIssued snapshotConfigure views, optional narrative (Call D), download

Architecture canvas

Phase 2 is a canvas. Name the responsible party on third-party and shared nodes before you confirm.
Draw zones, apps, and flows. Right-click to add or connect. Drag to move.

Phase progress

Progress comes from the saved phase pointer, not from a chat that “looks done.”
Completed and current come from the saved phase pointer, not from a chat that looks finished.

Documents you upload

Uploads belong to that assessment, not a shared library.
  • Text (PDF, Word, notes) can feed Call A (and later C).
  • Pictures / diagrams can feed Call B after a “is this architecture?” gate.
  • The product does not spider the internet. One website URL you type may be fetched once.
You confirm extracted facts. Your corrections beat the model.

Evidence upload

Text feeds Call A. Pictures become diagram candidates for Call B in Phase 2.
Add files until the pack is complete, then Continue. The phase does not jump on each upload.

Vendors

Third-party work stays on this assessment. You name the vendor; you do not invent their implementation.
  • P2/P3: trading name (Amazon Web Services, Okta) — not “the cloud” from a zone type.
  • P5: supplier-owned rows stay visible but locked.
  • P7: those risks typically transfer.
  • P9: email a signed questionnaire, curate answers, download one file per named vendor.
Full walk: Vendors — name, questionnaire, downloads.

Confirming work

Each phase: read the prompt → fill or review the table → Continue / Confirm when the server says the phase can commit. You do not invent the next phase. If a row is UNKNOWN, leave it UNKNOWN. Do not “smooth” it to implemented.

Decisions stay yours

Phase 7 lists the risks. You choose accept, mitigate, or transfer. Confirm does not accept risk on your behalf.
Each row already has a recommendation. Change it only when you disagree, then Confirm.

Reports

When you reach P9, issue and download reports. The issued file is a snapshot of committed work. Next: Vendors · Issue and download reports · Your assessments and data