# Exercise: Governance Structure Assessment

Organizations can assess their current governance effectiveness using the following steps:

- Document existing governance bodies, their charters, and membership
- Map information flows between governance bodies
- Evaluate whether decisions occur at appropriate levels with proper stakeholder involvement
- Identify potential gaps and redundancies in governance coverage
- Gather feedback from both security and business stakeholders on governance effectiveness
- Develop an improvement plan addressing identified issues

This assessment helps organizations identify structural gaps and redundancies in their security governance, providing a foundation for targeted improvements.

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