Table of Contents

Introduction The great cover-up What is project governance? Chapter 1: Why? The importance of planning Chapter 2: A Project Primer Projects are temporary The outputs of projects are unique Why plan a project? What is a project plan? The Steering Committee Chapter 3: Effective Project Planning Accounting for the cost of project planning Accounting for the time of project planning The two types of project A guide to effective project governance Chapter 4: Your Organization Your organization's score Chapter 5: Do You Mean It? Project governance self-test Further Reading ITG Resources

About the Author

Rod Beecham was educated at Monash and Oxford and has delivered 22 projects across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors over the past 15 years. He has published academic papers, reviewed for academic journals and published more than 60 essays, interviews and reviews on a wide variety of topics in various newspapers and magazines. He is currently a freelance consultant.