Governance Templates
27 templates for governance documentation.
NeoArc Studio includes 27 templates for governance. Each template provides a structured starting point with recommended content blocks, editor guidance, and framework alignment.
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Architecture Debt Register
Tracking architecture debt as governance's answer to technical debt, making it visible, owned, and managed
Architecture Decision Record (ADR) Repository
Establishing how architecture decisions are captured, stored, and referenced over time
Architecture Governance Overview
Documenting how architectural decisions are made, enforced, and evolved across the organisation
Architecture Lifecycle Management
Tracking the creation, evolution, deprecation, and retirement of architectural artefacts and decisions
Architecture Maturity Model
Assessing and improving architecture maturity to guide investment in governance capability
Architecture Metrics and KPIs
Defining measurable metrics that allow governance to be measured rather than just asserted
Architecture Principles
Documenting the architecture principles that guide all architectural decisions and are referenced in every review
Architecture Review Process
Defining when and how architecture is assessed without the review process becoming a delivery blocker
Audit and Assurance Model
Providing audit confidence without rework or archaeology by maintaining ready evidence
Audit Evidence Mapping
Mapping audit requirements to evidence sources, saving weeks during audit preparation
Change Control and Waivers
Enabling controlled evolution without freezing progress through change control and waiver management
Compliance and Conformance Model
Documenting what compliant actually means in practice, connecting compliance requirements to architectural evidence
Control Effectiveness View
Assessing whether governance controls are real and effective or just documented on paper
Data Governance Model
Defining ownership, stewardship, and accountability for data assets across the organisation
Decision Authority and Escalation Model
Defining who can decide what and at what level, preventing decision paralysis and shadow architecture
Decision Outcome Review
Closing the loop on architecture decisions by reviewing whether they achieved their intended outcomes
Exception Catalogue
Maintaining a living catalogue of all active architecture exceptions with their status, conditions, and expiry
Exception Management Process
Managing architecture exceptions with visibility, acknowledging that good governance allows controlled deviations
Policy-to-Architecture Traceability
Showing how organisational policies are enforced through architectural design and controls
Portfolio Governance Model
Verifying initiatives in the portfolio align with strategy and architecture principles
Regulatory and Policy Mapping
Mapping regulatory and policy requirements to architectural controls, critical for government and regulated industries
Risk Management Framework
Making architectural risk explicit and manageable through a structured framework
Security Governance Model
Separating security decision-making from delivery noise and making security governance effective
Standards and Reference Architectures
Documenting the approved standards and reference architectures that provide default answers and reduce repeated debate
Sunset and Retirement Governance
Governing the removal and retirement of systems, standards, and architectures, not just their creation
Third-Party and Vendor Governance
Governing external dependencies and vendor relationships to manage risk explicitly
Tooling and Repository Governance
Defining how architectural knowledge is stored, versioned, accessed, and governed
Framework Coverage
| Framework | Templates | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| SABSA | 1 | 1 of 27 templates |
| TOGAF | 27 | All templates in this category |
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