Claude Enterprise Deployment Guide for IT Departments
A practical guide + reusable templates for IT teams inheriting Claude-powered workflows from consultants — covering security posture, data governance, API integration patterns, and shadow AI governance.
- ▸Day 1 discovery: map the deployment you inherited before anything else
- ▸Security hardening: SSO/SCIM/MFA enforcement, API key hygiene, network egress controls
- ▸Data governance: PHI classification, retention settings, prompt injection awareness
- ▸Shadow AI governance: detect and shut down unauthorized personal Claude accounts
- ▸API integration audit: enumerate and secure the integrations the consultants left behind
- ▸Incident response runbooks: step-by-step procedures for PHI exposure, API key compromise, and shadow AI data leaks
- ▸Ongoing governance: quarterly review cadence and vendor change management
- ▸T01: Inherited Deployment Inventory (Day 1 structured form)
- ▸T02: Shadow AI Acceptable Use Policy (edit-and-send internal policy)
- ▸T03: Data Classification Matrix (four-tier decision matrix for Claude inputs)
- ▸T04: API Integration Audit Log (compliance evidence log with rotation tracking)
- ▸T05: Incident Response Checklists (printer-ready, three scenarios)
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