The purpose of this White Paper is to propose a set of changes to TOGAF 9 to include additional best practices, based on the latest industry experiences and insights as applied in governance of the IT domain. The target audience is business managers, IT managers, and enterprise architects.

An overview of governance and the characteristics of its context are provided. The challenges for governance and its results are discussed, including what good governance looks like. The final result is a framework of components, which are used as a reference to address recommendations for architecture governance within TOGAF 9.