There is much talk about Policy and Governance and in many organizations, Governance by fiat is the norm. Some end users refer to it as "management by showing the door," or "my way or the highway" management. As SOA expands beyond the scope of IT and into business federations, lifecycle groups and into business process, a profound shift in emphasis happens. Despite the need for "Control" asserted by central IT organizations, the nature of the "Service Delivery Contract" or enforceable agreement can be used as a template to drive bilateral or multi-party SOA. Learn how Federating Policy can be seen as the process of identifying, documenting, enforcing and auditing the value of integrity of agreements and relationships. This less coercive model of Governance not only accelerates adoption, but decreases the risk of resistance and infighting that dooms many SOA projects.