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Governance
Governance is the discipline of managing regulatory requirements, roles and responsibilities, investments, organizational structure, risk management, and performance management (metrics) to achieve business outcomes, including business goals and strategy, operations, compliance, etc.
Governance is dynamic and should be a continually evolving strategy. C-level executives must understand that changing business context, including business strategy, emerging technologies, industry, economics, regulatory requirements, and culture, all need to be considered in their governance discipline.
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