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Classification of IT documents

I read in one site that IT documents can be classified as
1. Policies    (I think this one requires very senior mgmt approval & non-adherences have to recorded into deviation list for regular review )
2. Standards (this one needs deviation list too if non-compliant)
3. Procedure (sort of instructional doc)
4. Guidelines (don't need to be adhered to strictly, just for guidance & allows for non-adherences without maintaining deviations)
5. Framework
(guess there are more, say "Checklists" but I'm excluding manuals & handbooks)

There's some debates as to whether to classify the following into one of the above categories:

1. Cloud Computing Implmentation :
    A list of how to assess a CSP & requirements for onboarding a system to a cloud
    I think it's "Guidelines" as googling around for “Cloud Onboarding”, shows mostly it’s a guide.
    Depending on the criticality of the system that is onboarded to Cloud, the requirements may differ

2.      Risk Assessment for Cloud Solution Sample :
        Classify as  Checklist (or if there’s no such category, then a Procedure)

3.       End User Computing Handbook  v1.5 :
         I think it's a Guideline or Guide

What about Framework?  Does ISO27001 has any mention of how to classify them?
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Perhaps  I'll paste a sample document's content & need your advice if it's
more appropriate to be classified as policy, framework, guideline or ... :

refer to attached for a sample content : does such content belong more
to a policy, guideline or framework?  I plan to forward it to vendors who
are tendering to place our systems in a cloud
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