Project governance
Directing a Project
Help the sponsor and board make timely project decisions.
What this helps you do
Keep governance focused on decisions, tolerances, exceptions, and value.
Use this when
- Designing governance
- Preparing highlight reports
- Escalating exceptions
What good looks like
- Decision rights are clear
- Reports show what needs action
- Approvals are recorded
Minimum viable version
- Governance calendar
- Decision log
- Highlight report rhythm
Stronger version
- Assurance plan
- Exception thresholds
- Stage gate packs
Step-by-step
- Set decision rights
- Agree reporting
- Escalate exceptions
- Record approvals
- Review value at boundaries
Inputs needed
- PID Lite
- RAID log
- Stage plan
Outputs produced
- Decisions
- Approvals
- Direction to continue, reset, or stop
Common mistakes
- Using governance meetings for updates only
- Not giving decision makers a clear ask
Tailoring notes
- Keep one sponsor for Lite work
- Add board and assurance layers for Enhanced work
Related templates
decision-log, highlight-report
Related tools
Weekly Control Room, Highlight Report Builder
PRINCE2 mapping
Operational translation of PRINCE2 directing a project.