Align technology investments with organizational strategy to maximize value is the correct option because the core purpose of an IT governance framework is to ensure that technology decisions and spending support the business and deliver measurable value.

A governance framework sets decision rights and accountability and establishes priorities so that investments are chosen and managed to advance strategic objectives. It creates the structures and metrics needed to evaluate whether IT initiatives contribute to business outcomes and to stop or redirect work that does not add value.

A governance model also brings together risk, compliance, performance and resource management under a single set of policies and oversight so those activities support strategy rather than operating in isolation. In that way risk and compliance become enablers of value rather than the primary aim.

Implement a program to identify assess and mitigate IT risks is focused on risk management. Risk programs are important and are usually governed by the overall framework but they are a component of governance rather than the principal objective.

Cloud Monitoring describes a specific operational capability and not an overarching governance objective. Monitoring may be required by governance policies but a single technical function does not capture the strategic alignment goal.

Ensure adherence to legal and industry obligations describes compliance. Compliance is a key responsibility that governance must enforce but it is narrower than the primary governance objective which is to align IT with organizational strategy to maximize value.

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