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How to be an effective project governance team member

Being a project governance team member requires more than ‘turning up’! You play an important part in the success (or lack of success) of your project.

But, to do this, you need to understand what you’re accountable for and how to perform your role. 

This Guide is an essential support to the “Understanding “Why am I here?” Guide to equip you with a full understanding of your project governance role. 
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Ineffectual governance teams can totally destroy the business value of a project. The project may be successfully delivered, but without the active and effective role of the governance team, the value realized in the business can be negligible or worse. 

Yet, few executives in governance team roles understand either their accountabilities or how to perform them effectively. No wonder so many governance teams fail.

All of the major project disasters of the past 25-30 years have been ‘governed’ by ineffective governance teams made up of otherwise competent executives - who did not know what to do. 

Don’t let this happen to you.

This Guide is an essential primer for those in governance roles and provides the foundation of understanding that the “How to govern ...” Guides then enable. 

If you don’t know what you’re doing in your governance role, you’re a liability to your project. This Guide will ensure you’re an asset.

How to be an effective project governance team member

  1. Understanding your roles as a governance team member
  2. Understanding the governance team’s accountabilities
  3. Understanding the desired attributes of an excellent governance team
  4. Understanding where ‘governance’ fits into the value delivery process
  5. Understanding how the different project stakeholders interact
  6. Understanding the factors critical to your project’s success
  7. Understanding the answers to frequently asked questions
  8. How to protect your project’s value
  9. How to be educated as a governance team member
  • Governance team members - to fully understand their role and how to perform it
  • Project Sponsors - to fully understand the governance team role and how to manage it
  • PPMOs - to fully understand the governance team role and how to establish and support it
  • Project Practitioners - to fully understand the governance team role and how to relate to it
  • Explains your role, accountabilities and what is expected of you
  • Defines the attributes of an excellent and effective governance team that you can aspire to
  • Emphasizes your critical and primary role in protecting the project’s value
  • An effective, informed Governance Team member is one of the greatest bonuses a project manager can have.

What is project governance?