How to build an effective steering committee Far too many sponsors, executives and project managers waste time in ineffective steering committee meetings. Dr Lynda Bourne provides advice that could save your project control board thousands of dollars in wasted time. September 13, 2016 Communication Governance
The detrimental effect of poor project governance Ineffective project governance causes more project failures than ineffective project management. It is therefore up to the project manager to ensure success rather than just supervise delivery’, writes Jed Simms. May 12, 2016 Blogs Governance
Information governance for BI projects An information governance group is one mechanism to ensure a common language or standard definition of business words is used across the organisation. Cameron Johnson provides a case for how this group can be used in business intelligence projects. January 11, 2016 Governance
Skill, luck and project controls Randomness is a key ingredient in probability, contributes to luck, affects statistics, and can easily be confused for skill or competence. Good and bad luck can befall any project manager, writes Pat Weaver. November 3, 2015 Governance
How to prepare an effective project report Far too many project controls professionals and project managers think they have done their job once the data has been gathered, analysed and the information developed to facilitate an informed decision. Pat Weaver says how you report it make all the difference. July 14, 2015 Governance
KPIs, culture and project governance Good governance is understanding what the organisation is supposed to achieve, then developing the right culture to achieve those goals. So where does measuring culture fit in? asks Pat Weaver. June 16, 2015 Governance
Using probability to analyse your project John Owen explains how to use sensitivity analysis to show the contribution of each task to the overall uncertainty associated with project completion or a milestone. April 21, 2015 Governance
A project stakeholder’s guide to understanding numbers Project controls processes and reports are full of numbers and calculations. One would think most project stakeholders would see and understand the numbers in the same way. Pat Weaver says unfortunately this is not the case. March 25, 2015 Education Governance
How not to kill a project Making a sensible decision to ‘kill’ an uneconomic project or to support an ‘over budget’ project that still has a viable return on investment is always difficult. Patrick Weaver on the three worst ways to make a decision. February 24, 2015 Governance
