This document discusses corporative and IT governance. It defines corporative governance as ensuring decisions are consistent with company values and strategy, and corresponds to the board of government and executive team. IT governance is defined as a subset of corporative governance that seeks to maximize the value of IT through strategic alignment with business goals, managing risks and resources, and monitoring performance. The key aspects covered are the levels of governance, from corporative to IT to management, and the fundamental aspects that IT governance is the board's responsibility, aims to align business and IT strategies, and differs from IT management.