Two paths, one journey.
The Learning Path is the nine manuals, read in order. The Implementation Path turns the framework into a running, provable business — automate with CARMAI™ and CARMAlly™, measure with Integris™, certify your people, and transform. Finishing the Learning Path is the “Learn” step that starts the Implementation Path.
The Learning Path
Read the nine manuals & programs in order — the Framework Manual is the foundation; each title builds on the last.
CARMA™ Framework Manual
FoundationThe foundation of the whole system — the five pillars (Compliance, Auditing, Risk, Management, Alignment), with governance built into the business by design. Every title builds on this.
CARMA™ Framework Training Video
OrientationA fast, practical orientation — the shared vocabulary, the mental model, and the first moves, so the framework clicks before you implement.
Implementation Guide + Workbook
RolloutTurn the framework into daily practice — the self-audit and working templates. Run it by hand, or let CARMAI™ do the workbook work for you.
Board Governance Manual
BoardThe framework at board level — close the gap between what your governance documents say and what actually happens, with the GC charter, delegation of authority, and decision-useful board reporting.
Culture Operating Manual
CultureCulture is management in motion — what actually happens under pressure, not what the values statement says. It’s the foundation every system, process, and tool relies on: define the conduct your business requires, and close the gap between what you intend and what people actually do.
General Counsel Manual
Legal OpsThe modern GC as the bridge between the board’s intent and operational reality — decision rights, board access, and the “lawyer-statesman” role.
Due Diligence Manual
DiligenceAnswer the question that matters — does this business actually work? A governance layer over traditional diligence that reads operations, not just documents.
Negotiation Manual
NegotiationNegotiation as decision design, not debate — prepare, hold leverage, and stop signing deals that read well but perform badly. Includes a 24-clause business playbook.
Career Navigation Manual
CareerCareers are value chains, not ladders — navigate from entry level to the boardroom with the unwritten rules that actually drive advancement.
The Implementation Path
Turn the framework into a running, provable business — five stages, from learning it to transforming on it.
Learn
= The Learning PathComplete the Learning Path — all nine manuals & programs. This stage is the manuals on the left.
Automate
CARMAI™ + CARMAlly™CARMAI™ puts the method to work inside Microsoft Word and the WebUI — with CARMAlly™, an AI assistant trained on the CARMA™ manuals, guiding the work.
Measure
Integris™Integris™ scores governance & contract health, 1.0–3.0, for the board.
Certify
CARMAcademy™Pass the exam and earn the CARMA™ Certified Specialist credential — proof your people can execute the system.
Transform
OutcomeA governed business — failures prevented, directed, detected, corrected.
Become a CARMA™ Certified Specialist.
The capstone of the journey. Manuals and software give a team the method; certification proves they can execute it — and earns them the CARMA™ Certified Specialist credential.
The exam
A timed, two-hour, 100-question multiple-choice exam across the framework — the five pillars, the AAA Standard™, the Quad C Mindset™, the 5Cs, and Integris™. An 80% score earns the credential.
The credential
The CARMA™ Certified Specialist digital credential for LinkedIn, email signature, and résumé — verifiable proof of CARMA™ competency.
The renewal
Renewed annually, so the credential stays current as the framework evolves — and stays a live signal of governance capability.
