Project routemap: governance module

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Details

Poorly designed governance is one of the most common reasons why major or complex projects fail to meet their time, cost and outcome delivery objectives. However, there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ governance design. The optimal arrangements will depend on the scale, complexity and specific requirements of your project.

This module can help to assess whether existing or proposed governance arrangements are suitable for the scale or the complexity of your project.

All the modules are designed in the same way, and each module includes guidance on how to use it. This is the contents for the governance module:

• Introduction to the Routemap modules
• Cross-cutting themes projects can’t ignore
• Governance, and why it’s important
• Typical findings
• Pillars of effective governance
• Considerations
• Good practice examples
• Suggested further reading

Routemap

Routemap provides an early intervention that supports effective project set up. It is a structured and tested methodology that ensures best practice and learning about the most common causes of project failure are considered at crucial early stages of development.

Routemap is a flexible set of modules 8 modules accompanied by a factsheet and handbook. The factsheet provides, at a glance, information on what Routemap is, how to use it and how it works. The Handbook explains in much more depth what the Routemap is and how to apply it as a process. The modules offer guidance on the most common challenges for projects and explore good practice to identify and address gaps in capability. They can be used as part of the Routemap process or as standalone guides.

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Product Information

Collection Project Routemap

Delivery vehicle Appraisal, Feasibility, Programme, Project

Practice Assurance, Decision Making, Governance, Planning and Control, Reporting, Roles & Accountabilities

Product type Workbooks and guides

Updates

15 June 2016

First published

27 May 2022

Updated