Project delivery is when the ‘rubber hits the road’ and things can get difficult. The project team can make many decisions but they also require the governance team to make key decisions. This is when the project can veer off course one degree at a time.

The governance team needs to ensure

• the project does not become a ‘runaway train’
• no decisions are made that destroy the expected business value
• the business value measures of success outweigh the project’s efficiency measures of success
• the project does not veer off course
• problems and potential problems are dealt with promptly
• that the project’s ‘health’ is checked at least six monthly
• benefits and value are delivered progressively (and you don’t wait for the end of the project and beyond before you see any benefits)
• OR the project is stopped if it is no longer viable, relevant or going to deliver its planned results

The governance team needs to be actively ‘steering’ the project to ensure the planned results are achieved. This Guide provides you with the vital knowledge and understanding as to how to do this effectively.

How to govern project delivery

1. Understanding the end-to-end value delivery process
2. Understanding project delivery governance
3. Understanding your project delivery roles and accountabilities
4. Understanding what can trip you up
5. Understanding when to get expert help
6. Understanding when to commission a ‘project health check’
7. Understanding what to do when things go wrong
8. The end-to-end project delivery governance process
9. How to manage your ‘must haves’
10. How to govern the ‘critical path’
11. How to govern project quality
12. How to govern your project’s stakeholders
13. How to govern your project’s financials
14. How to govern the ‘contingency funds’
15. How to govern your project’s risks
16. How to govern your critical success factors (CSFs)
17. How to govern your project’s issues
18. How to monitor your project’s inter-dependencies
19. How to govern external consultants
20. How to govern your project resources
21. How to monitor your project’s status
22. How to report project progress to your Executive/Board
23. How to monitor that your project delivery stage is complete

• Project Sponsors/Governance teams - to understand their roles and how to perform them effectively
• Project Practitioners - to understand the governance role in this vital stage of the project
• PPMOs - to enable them to support successful project delivery
• Project Investment Committees - to understand the project delivery process from a governance point of view
• Executives/Boards - to understand the importance of this delivery stage
• Auditors - to understand the nature of importance of this project stage

• Equips you with the knowledge of the key project levers that you can direct, manage or monitor to ensure your project is successful
• Focuses you on the key areas yo need to manage so that your attention is not diffused
• Gives yo a new focus on the financials to help you to come in under budget
• Equips you to act effectively when things go wrong or ‘smelly’
• Informs you as to what to reporting you should expect and what you need to give
• Equips you to protect your project’s value so as to ensure its successful and full realization

What is project governance?