# 2. Essential Elements

LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

---

## Essential Elements of an Open Source Governance System

To build an efficient open source governance system, a company needs the following elements.

<figure class="card rounded p-2 td-post-card mb-4 mt-4" style="max-width: 690px">
<img class="card-img-top" src="/docs/governance_iso5230/2-essential_elements/elements_hu_3340a73955e622a3.png" width="680" height="600">
<figcaption class="card-body px-0 pt-2 pb-0">
<p class="card-text">


<center><i>Essential elements of an open source management program : https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/OpenSourceComplianceHandbook_2018_2ndEdition_DigitalEdition.pdf</i></center>

</p>
</figcaption>
</figure>


Among these elements, to build an open source governance system that fully meets all the requirements of ISO/IEC 5230, a company must basically have the following five elements in place. This section explains the details of each.

<figure class="card rounded p-2 td-post-card mb-4 mt-4" style="max-width: 460px">
<img class="card-img-top" src="/docs/governance_iso5230/2-essential_elements/five_hu_c8f7e13c42c2c62d.png" width="450" height="213">
<figcaption class="card-body px-0 pt-2 pb-0">
<p class="card-text">



</p>
</figcaption>
</figure>


1. [Organization (Personnel)](../3-teams)
2. [Policy](../4-polic)
3. [Process](../5-process)
4. [Tools](../6-tool)
5. [Training/Assessment](../7-training)