A solid look into how to get SOA Governance right, including:
1) Governance is a human-oriented program
2) Governance infrastructure supports the program
3) Governance must be part of the normal process
4) Governance must address the entire service lifecycle, and
5) Governance should be helpful and automatic.

Get ready for 44 slides of Governance goodness.

Source: You Can’t Buy Governance

Author: Anne Thomas Manes, Burton Group

SOA Governance Resource Guide Section: SOA Governance Best Practices