Assigning Task Owners
Tasks are the actionable backbone of compliance. Every gap, every evidence request, every follow-up from classification — these become tasks with owners and deadlines. Without clear ownership, tasks stall.
How Tasks Are Created
Tasks come from multiple sources:
| Wizard completion | "Complete classification," "Upload vendor DPA," "Assign oversight owner" |
| Classification result | "Complete deployer obligations checklist" (for high-risk), "Implement transparency disclosure" |
| Evidence expiration | "Renew vendor SOC 2 certification" |
| FRIA mitigations | "Implement quarterly bias testing" |
| Incidents | "Investigate AI output anomaly," "Complete postmortem report" |
| Manual creation | Any compliance action item you create yourself |
Assigning Owners
When a task is created (auto or manual), assign an owner:
Open the task
Click the Assignee field
Select a team member from the dropdown
Set a due date (auto-generated tasks suggest dates; you can adjust)
Optionally set priority (Low / Medium / High / Critical)
Auto-Assignment Rules
Klarvo auto-assigns certain tasks based on role:
| Task Type | Auto-Assigned To |
| Complete classification | Primary Owner of the AI system |
| Upload vendor documentation | Primary Owner |
| Create oversight SOP | Oversight Owner |
| Complete AI literacy training | Oversight Owner |
| Renew evidence | Original uploader |
| Legal review (prohibited flag) | Compliance Owner |
You can always reassign after creation.
Task Lifecycle
Created → In Progress → Completed
↘ Blocked (with reason)
Reassigning Tasks
To reassign:
Open the task
Change the Assignee field
The new assignee receives a notification
The reassignment is logged in the activity feed
Overdue Task Handling
Tasks past their due date:
Appear in the Compliance Alerts panel on the dashboard
Show a visual "overdue" indicator
Can be escalated by Admins/Compliance Owners
Best Practices
🎯 One owner per task: Shared ownership = no ownership
📅 Set realistic deadlines: Consider the person's workload and dependencies
🔔 Check weekly: Review your task list at least weekly
📋 Close promptly: Mark tasks complete as soon as they're done — don't let them linger
💬 Add comments: If a task is blocked, add a comment explaining why