The objective of this Guide is to help cloud adopters put in place the framework, policies, roles and responsibilities required to ensure success.
 
A governance program is necessary in most business and IT initiatives to ensure smooth operations, and is proven to improve results; with cloud computing, the presence of critical external providers makes it even more vital to establish good governance.
 
The Guide is organized in seven steps:

• Understand cloud governance
• Benchmark
• Establish a framework
• Align corporate governance and cloud governance
• Establish a cloud governance program
• Establish governance measures and metrics
• Sustainsuccess