Overview

Strong project governance is key to delivering projects that are not only on time and on budget, but also aligned with organisational goals and stakeholder expectations. Yet, many project professionals find governance complex or unclear.

This one-day live online workshop is designed to demystify governance and equip you with the basic knowledge you need to strengthen oversight, decision-making, and accountability in your projects.

Whether you're a project manager, team leader, or project sponsor, this workshop will help you bridge the gap between project execution and strategic oversight.

Who should attend

This workshop is suited to professionals involved in project delivery, oversight or strategic planning who are familiar with project management practices but have a limited knowledge of governance and how it fits into the PM workflow.

Skills you’ll learn

  • explore the key aspects of project governance and cost benefits that can be unlocked through effective governance practices
  • foundational knowledge of common governance structures and use-cases within different organisational contexts
  • identify appropriate governance structures to suit the project needs
  • exposure to professional bodies and resources to further governance skills
  • high-level understanding of the types of project reporting dashboards/tools that facilitate effective governance

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • consider ways to align project governance with organisational strategy
  • understand the key terms and concepts in project governance, as well as the significance of governance in successful project delivery
  • explore how project governance scales to adapt to varying project sizes, complexities, and organisational contexts to ensure transparency, control, accountability, and flexibility in both scaling up and down
  • recognise how governance practices enhance accountability, transparency, communication and collaboration

About your instructor

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    John Leijon

    John is a company director and engineer of 25 years standing and has extensive experience in technical and people skills training and strategy implementation. He specialises in providing training and individual coaching in live business environments.

Why Swinburne?

Delivered by facilitators who are industry experts

Participant course training manual

Live Online delivery allows you to do the course from anywhere

Access to our team of Customer Development Advisors

What your course could look like

Introduction
What is project governance?
Aligning governance to organisational context
Strategic alignment and governance frameworks
Part 1: Fundamentals of project governance
Principles and purpose
Roles, responsibilities and accountabilities
Part 2: Scaling governance to suit the project
Different governance structures
Designing and implementing governance frameworks
Customising structures based on project needs
Part 3: Communicating and reporting in project governance
Importance of communicating and reporting
Reporting templates and tools
Lessons learned and continuous improvement
Importance of lessons learned
Role of continuous improvement
Staying up to date with best practices
Upcoming dates
Day(s)
Time
Live Online Delivery

Our Live Online delivery

Our Live Online delivery is a dynamic, engaging and interactive way to learn remotely. It’s just like face-to-face but with the added benefits of digital technology. Your facilitator will present in real-time, and you will be able to participate in group discussions and collaborate on exercises and group activities using our interactive platforms.

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