Defining a Governance Model

Your governance model should clearly establish core principles and standards that enable you to govern cloud-related decisions. Because technology is inextricably tied to business, your cloud decisions must align with your strategic business intent and desired strategic business outcomes. This alignment enables your organization to navigate cloud adoption and appropriately manage risk while maximizing value.

This governance model reduces the risk of overlapping responsibilities and gaps that may occur in the execution of your cloud strategy. Additionally, it establishes a baseline for new policies or refinements that your organization develops in the future.

Because each organization is unique, the governance model needs to be defined to work for your organization. There are some basic aspects that need to be part of any effective governance model, however. These aspects are:

• You need to create the right governance structures in terms of organizational responsibility...