Governance
Governance implies control and oversight by the organization over policies, procedures, and standards for application development and information technology service acquisition, as well as the design, implementation, testing, use, and monitoring of deployed or engaged services.
Source:
[NIST SP 800-144] Jansen, W., Grance, T., Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing, NIST Special Publication 800-144, December 2011.
