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Project Governance and Steering Committees That Actually Decide

Build project governance that works: clear decision rights, tolerances, terms of reference, steering packs, decision logs and go/no-go gates for IT programs.

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Free 48-page e-book. Design governance structures, decision rights and steering meetings that move IT programs forward instead of slowing them down. Practical, field-tested guidance with worked examples, checklists, a quick-reference sheet and a glossary, ready to use on your next project.

Many steering committees meet faithfully and decide almost nothing. This e-book shows project managers, sponsors and PMO leads how to design governance that produces timely, well-informed decisions. You will learn how to structure governance tiers, choose the right members, define decision rights and tolerances, write terms of reference, prepare a steering pack executives will actually read, run a focused meeting, and track decisions through to action. It also covers stage gates, go/no-go decisions, partner and multi-vendor programs, agile governance and how to repair a committee that has stopped working, with templates, checklists and an illustrative ERP program scenario.

What's inside

  • Chapter 1: What Governance Is — and Why Steering Committees Fail
  • Chapter 2: Designing the Governance Structure
  • Chapter 3: Membership — Getting the Right People in the Room
  • Chapter 4: Decision Rights, Tolerances and Terms of Reference
  • Chapter 5: The Steering Pack — Designed for Decisions
  • Chapter 6: Running a Steering Meeting That Decides
  • Chapter 7: Decision Logs, Actions and Follow-Through
  • Chapter 8: Stage Gates and Go/No-Go Decisions
  • Chapter 9: Governance in Partner-Led, Multi-Vendor and Agile Programs
  • Chapter 10: Repairing Governance That Has Stopped Working
  • Chapter 11: End-to-End Scenario — Governing an ERP Program

Plus a one-page Quick Reference, a glossary of key terms and next steps.

Who it's for

Project and program managers, PMP candidates, PMOs and delivery leads.

How to get the most from it

  • Skim the contents and jump to the chapter that matches the challenge in front of you today
  • Use the checklists in your next workshop, review or status meeting
  • Share it with your team so everyone works from the same playbook

Let's connect

I'm Pranshu Shubham, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O Solution Architect and PMP-certified program lead with 8+ years of ERP and AI transformation across the USA, Europe and APAC. I created this resource from real project experience, and I'd love to hear how you use it.