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How to manage your project governance team

As Project Sponsor you are ultimately accountable for the success of your project in both project and business terms. You therefore need the active and informed commitment of your Governance Team.

Yet, too many governance teams are dysfunctional and ineffective. So, how do you avoid this? This Guide enables you to understand the dynamics and requirements of effective governance teams.

The nature and effectiveness of governance teams is set at the top - this Guide gives you the wherewithal to lead effectively.
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Unfortunately, most governance teams do not work well. They may attend, look and sound involved, but be presiding over a disastrous project. 

This Guide equips the Project Sponsor with the framework and knowledge to set up and lead their governance teams and take action when it is not working.

Knowing how to lead your governance team is a key requirement of being an effective project sponsor. This Guide enables you fill this role effectively.

You cannot successfully deliver the project and benefits alone - you need to harness the governance team’s power and support. This Guide fills in the gaps.

How to manage your project governance team

  1. The end-to-end project governance team management process
  2. How to identify your need for a governance tam
  3. How to select your governance team
  4. How to equip your governance team
  5. How to manage your governance team
  6. How to measure your governance team’s effectiveness
  7. Understanding governance team frequently asked questions
  8. Understanding governance team reporting
  • Project Sponsors - so that they can select, lead and manage their governance teams effectively
  • Project Investment Committees - to understand the dynamics of sponsor/governance team relationships
  • PPMOs - to enable them to effectively support Sponsors with their governance teams
  • Ensures you know why you have a governance team
  • Explains why they are needed and what they’re there to do
  • Ensures you don’t create a millstone around your and the project’s neck
  • Enables you to know when your governance team is under-performing - and know what to do about it
  • Ensures you and your team get the right reporting to fulfill your role

What is project governance?