Governance
Document architecture standards, review processes, decision frameworks, and compliance requirements. Establish and maintain architecture governance.
The Governance directory is where you document the standards, processes, and controls that maintain architecture consistency and compliance across your organisation.
What Belongs Here
This directory covers architecture governance and compliance:
Recommended Content Blocks
Governance documentation benefits from these content blocks:
| Block Type | Use For |
|---|---|
| Principle | Architecture principles with rationale and implications |
| Constraint | Mandatory requirements, regulatory constraints, policy limitations |
| NFR | Non-functional requirements with measures and targets |
| Risk Register | Governance risks, compliance risks, technical debt |
| Trade-off Matrix | Technology evaluation criteria, vendor selection frameworks |
| Steps | Review processes, approval workflows, exception procedures |
| Table | Standards matrices, compliance mapping, responsibility assignments |
| Callout | Highlighting mandatory requirements and critical policies |
Governance Areas
Example Directory Structure
governance/
├── principles/
│ ├── architecture-principles.cf.page.json
│ ├── security-principles.cf.page.json
│ └── data-principles.cf.page.json
├── standards/
│ ├── technology-radar.cf.page.json
│ ├── coding-standards.cf.page.json
│ ├── api-standards.cf.page.json
│ └── infrastructure-standards.cf.page.json
├── compliance/
│ ├── gdpr-mapping.cf.page.json
│ ├── soc2-controls.cf.page.json
│ └── pci-dss-requirements.cf.page.json
├── review-processes/
│ ├── architecture-review-board.cf.page.json
│ ├── design-review-checklist.cf.page.json
│ └── exception-process.cf.page.json
└── risk-management/
├── technical-debt-register.cf.page.json
└── risk-assessment-framework.cf.page.jsonArchitecture Decision Records
Track important technical decisions using the built-in ADR system. Navigate to the ADR directory to create and manage Architecture Decision Records using four industry-standard formats.
Learn more
Document architectural decisions with Architecture Decision Records. NeoArc supports multiple ADR formats with status tracking, markdown export, and linked diagrams.
Choose from four ADR formats: Nygard for classic simplicity, Structurizr for architecture focus, MADR for options analysis, or Y-Statement for single-sentence decisions.
Capture architectural decisions in structured, searchable formats that live alongside your code. NeoArc Studio supports 4 industry-standard ADR formats with full editor and viewer components.
Learn how to document architecture risks with impact assessments and mitigation strategies using NeoArc's structured risk blocks.
Learn how to document NFRs with measurable targets using NeoArc's structured NFR blocks. Create requirements that are testable, traceable, and auditable.