MANAGEMENT-LAYER DECISION WORKSHEET
Companion: https://guardsphere.app/resources/device-governance-vs-mdm#management-layer-comparison
Updated: 10 October 2026

Organization / review owner / review date:
Device platforms, versions, ownership and account arrangements:
Existing services and responsible administrators:
Candidate product / edition / version / documentation date:

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Required outcome:
Layer responsible (OS/device management / browser rules / native-app control /
work-app data protection / reporting and review / other):
Vendor primary documentation link:
Deployment mode, licensing and permissions required:
Actual pilot method, date and environment:
Expected result:
Observed result and evidence reference:
Status: VERIFIED / FAILED / NOT TESTED / UNRESOLVED.
Scope and limitations:
Existing service that remains necessary:
Unmet requirement, owner and next review:

At minimum consider:
- Correct device enrollment and ownership
- Required lesson/business workflow
- Browser restriction and native-app restriction as separate checks
- Operating-system configuration and software delivery
- Organizational data protection / recovery requirements
- Reporting coverage and reliable attribution
- Exceptions, schedules, time zone and rollback
- Shared-device handover and session cleanup (if applicable)

Comparable cost assumptions:
Users and devices:
Modules / editions:
Currency / tax assumptions:
License quote date and source:
Installation/support/ongoing administration effort:
Costs remaining in existing services:

Decision: proceed / revise and retest / pause.
Evidence supporting the decision:
Approver and date:

Do not interpret this worksheet as an integration certification, product ranking,
guarantee of platform parity or proof of a completed customer deployment.