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title: "Plan Your Governance Roadmap | Atlan Blueprint Phase 2"
url: "https://atlan.com/blueprint-plan/"
description: "Turn insights into action. Prioritize governance initiatives by business impact and create a roadmap your data teams will actually use."
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> Atlan is hosting Context Conference, bringing together the leaders and builders at the frontier of giving AI the context it needs to understand their business. It runs online on October 28, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET. Atlan co-founder Prukalpa Sankar opens and closes the day. Leaders from AstraZeneca, BNY and Verizon share why they invest in context and what they get from it. Registrants get early access to The AI Context Gap, a new study from MIT Technology Review Insights. Register: https://atlan.com/context-conference/

Phase 2 (Plan) of the Atlan Blueprint, Atlan's practitioner-built guide to Context-First Governance. **Prioritize what matters most for your business.** Turn insights into action with a roadmap that aligns governance priorities to real business impact. The page offers two downloadable resources (behind a form) and a short explainer video: https://player.vimeo.com/video/1145881999.

Blueprint phases: [Overview](https://atlan.com/blueprint/) / [1. Assess](https://atlan.com/blueprint-assess/) / [2. Plan](https://atlan.com/blueprint-plan/) / [3. Implement](https://atlan.com/blueprint-implement/) / [4. Adopt and scale](https://atlan.com/blueprint-adopt-scale/)

## Resources you need

Skip the whiteboarding and start with field-tested templates.

- **Initiative Prioritization Matrix** - Rank governance initiatives by impact and effort to focus resources on quick wins and strategic outcomes.
- **User Stories Template** - Convert governance goals into clear, actionable stories that connect technical work to measurable business value.

Each resource is downloaded from the page after a short form: [blueprint-plan resources](https://atlan.com/blueprint-plan/#resources).

## How to use this phase (estimated time: about 30 minutes, free)

1. **Prioritize governance initiatives** - use the Initiative Prioritization Matrix to rank initiatives by impact and effort, focusing resources on quick wins and strategic outcomes.
2. **Create user stories** - use the User Stories Template to convert governance goals into actionable stories that connect technical work to measurable business value.
3. **Align business impact** - create a roadmap that aligns governance priorities to real business impact and secures stakeholder buy-in.

## Ready to move forward?

Download the full Atlan Blueprint or talk to a governance expert to see how leading teams bring Context-First Governance to life. The Blueprint (form on the page) covers:

- Field-tested frameworks to fix governance gaps
- Assessments and templates built for the AI era
- How to build governance programs teams actually use

Get the Blueprint or request a consultation at https://atlan.com/blueprint-plan/ / [Book a Demo](https://atlan.com/forms/talk-to-sales-contact/)