0420 Governance Controls¶
Governance is enabled through People, Process and Technology. These are controlled through a combination of technical controls (implemented IT function) and organizational controls (training, responsibility, buddy-checking etc).
GovernanceControl entity¶
A GovernanceControl entity describes how a particular GovernancePolicy is implemented. It is a type of GovernanceDefinition that is linked to the element it is controlling using the GovernedBy relationship.
GovernanceImplementation relationship¶
A GovernanceImplementation relationship links a GovernancePolicy entity to a GovernanceControl entity that is implement all or part of the policy. The rationale attribute describes why this implementation approach was chosen.
GovernanceControlLink relationship¶
A GovernanceControlLink relationship links two related GovernanceControl entities together. The description attribute describes the reason for the relationship.
TechnicalControl entity¶
A TechnicalControl entity is a type of GovernanceControl that is automated using technology.
OrganizationalControl entity¶
An OrganizationalControl entity is a type of GovernanceControl that is implemented as a manual process or a set of responsibilities linked to an individual, role or team.
Further Information
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Governance controls are types of GovernanceDefinitions which are located in model 0401. The governance policies are defined in model 0415.
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The Governance Program OMAS provides support for defining governance policies through its GovernanceDefinitionsInterface.
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There is further detail on the content of the governance controls in the following models:
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0430 Technical Controls - describe automated behaviour that implements a governance control.
- 0423 Security Definitions - defines access control rules.
- 0438 Naming Standards - defines naming standard rules.
- 0461 Governance Action Engines - support the execution of technical controls.
- 0462 Governance Action Types - provide the choreography of the execution of technical controls.
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0440 Organizational Controls - identity governance roles and manual procedures (such as approvals) that implement a governance control.
- 0445 Governance Roles - define governance roles and the people associated with them.
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Governance Execution Points - describe classifications for software components that link them to a governance control.
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