In addition to period reporting, additional reports need to be made if the person with delegated responsibility is unable to fulfil that responsibility, or if conflicts of interest arise. Reporting – those to whom responsibilities have been delegated should periodically report on progress.Within this chain each person needs to know what their authority is and what needs to be referred to a higher level of authority within the chain. The golden thread of delegated authority is a direct chain of accountability.With this contribution clearly stated then the project context is clear and governance of the project can ensure that the project is focused on the outcome rather than activities. Alignment to organisational objectives means that the projects undertaken by an organisation should be able to demonstrate, in the business case, the contribution to the organisation’s objectives.The central rectangle is labelled:Įssential elements of good project governance The fifth element of project governance is shown in a rounded rectangle in the centre of the larger rectangle, superimposed over the four quarters of the larger rectangle. Starting with the top left rectangle, the rectangles are labelled, clockwise, as follows: Each rectangle is labelled with one of the elements of project governance. The diagram shows four rounded rectangles arranged to form the four quarters of a larger rectangle. The diagram illustrates the five elements of project governance as explained by Murray (2011). You may also be interested in the OpenLearn course Managing virtual project teams, which looks particularly at leadership and communication in project team which are not collocated. This OpenLearn course is an extract from the Open University course M815 Project Management. Whatever the context, the roles and responsibilities for project governance need to be clear and appropriate for the project and the organisation. In smaller organisations, perhaps with less complex projects, some of the governance and support for the project may be undertaken by the project manager themselves. Project governance may be highly formalised, within the organisational governance, for large projects, or programmes or portfolios of projects.
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This free course, Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO), introduces you to the important Project Management topic of project governance and how a Project Management Office can support governance. Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO) Introduction
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