  Context: Competitiveness is the key to a sustainable development and it
demands agility at the business and organizational levels, which in turn
requires a flexible and customizable IT environment and effective and
responsive governance in order to deliver value to the business. Objective:
This paper describes the conceptual development of a theory for analyze and
describe agile governance in order to increasing the success rate of their
practice, achieving organizational performance and business competitiveness.
Method: We adopt a multi-method research, framing the theory conceptual
development using Dubin's method of theory building. Results: We have developed
a conceptual framework of the theory encompassing its constructs, laws of
interaction, boundaries and system states. Conclusion: This theory can provide
a better understanding of the nature of agile governance, by mapping of its
constructs, mediators, moderators and disturbing factors, in order to help
organizations reach better results.
