Project governance establishes a management framework for decision-making. It helps move the project forward when decisions are needed beyond the project manager's or chief of party's authority and it ensures that the right decisions are taken at the right time and with the right degree of stakeholder participation.
Template: Project charter
A project charter is a document that formalizes the project governance structure including the roles, responsibilities, and norms of the governance structure, and establishes project tolerances and decision-making authority. Use the Project Charter Template to develop a simple project charter. Read more about setting up an appropriate project governance structure.
Sample Agenda: Establishing a project governance structure
For a complex project governance structure, the PM/CoP convenes a formal kick-off meeting to establish tolerances and working norms. Use this sample agenda as a starting point when planning your meeting to establish a project governance structure. Read more about setting up an appropriate project governance structure.
Sample Agenda: Standing meetings of the project governance structure
Regular meetings of the project governance structure begin during project start-up and continue during the implementation phase, and through project close-out. Use this sample agenda to get you started in planning standing meetings of the project governance structure. Read more about setting up an appropriate project governance structure.