The document discusses effective governance of projects and change. It highlights that governance ensures an organization's project portfolio is aligned with its objectives and delivered efficiently to maximize value. Governance also ensures the organization minimizes project failures by managing risks and maximizes the beneficial outcomes from its portfolio of projects in a sustainable and transparent manner. It supports providing timely, relevant information to the board and major stakeholders. The presentation was delivered at an APM conference on governance and culture, and encourages attendees to choose from sessions on relevant topics to their profession.

1. Governance SIG
Conference
Successful change.
Good culture and
governance matter!
#apmgovernance

2. Conference Overview
Please choose your session!

3. Governance & Culture – a case in point
 “There are hard working people, but accusations cast a cloud over
everyone. Unless there is an investigation soon, then that grey
cloud is going to start raining”
 “Once again, it is a private investigation that has exposed how easy
it is for people interested in enriching themselves to try to flout the
rules”
 “There is nothing wrong with using what techniques you have to
use to expose wrongdoing.”
 “The organisation is in need of serious reform as it’s no coincidence
these sorts of things keep happening”

4. Governance & Culture – a case in point
“We are the guardians
of the game. We set the
rules and we have to be
seen to apply those
rules consistently and
evenly, whether you are
the England manager or
someone low down in
the organisation”
FA Chief Executive
Martin Glenn

5. Governance & Culture – a case in point
“The FA is in need of
serious reform as it’s no
coincidence these sorts
of things keep
happening”
Ex-FA chairman David
Bernstein

6. Governance & Culture – a case in point
Some wise words
• It’s not enough to be
good at crisis
management
• Work is needed at all
levels to ensure people
know what’s right and
wrong
• We need systems in
place to ensure these
things are prevented

7. Relevance to our profession….
Business
As Usual
Change

8. Governance of Change
‘Corporate governance involves a set of relationships between a company’s management, its
board, its shareholders and other stakeholders.
Corporate governance also provides the structure through which the objectives of the
company are set, and the means of attaining those objectives and monitoring performance are
determined’
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2004, www.oecd.org
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“Governance of project management refers to the
set of policies, functions, processes, procedures
and responsibilities that define the establishment,
management and control of projects, programmes
and portfolios”
APM BoK 6th Edition
Linked but separate from
Project Governance!
(management framework within which project decisions are made and
accounted for)

9. Governance SIG
Objectives
 Be the UK focus
 Advance understanding
 Contribute to good practice
 Influence national and
international standard making
authorities
 Influence those operationally
responsible
 Develop ambassadors and
exemplars of excellence
9
….in the governance of project management (change)
Activities
 Engagement – CxO level
as well as APM members
 Conferences and Seminars
 Publications
 Influence of, and
contribution to, standards

10. Directing
Change
2nd edition
2011
10
Co-Directing
Change
2007
Sponsoring
Change
2009
Free to APM members at www.apm.org.uk/memberdownloads
GovSIG Publications
Directing
Agile Change

11. Summary - Effective Governance
Ensure that an organisation’s project/change portfolio is
aligned to the organisation’s objectives and is delivered
efficiently (maximising value)
Ensure that the organisation is aware of risks, minimises
project failures and maximises the beneficial outcomes (value)
from their overall portfolio of projects in a sustainable and
transparent manner
It also supports the means by which the corporate board and
other major project stakeholders are provided with timely,
relevant and reliable information.

12. Summary - Effective Governance
Ensure that an organisation’s project/change portfolio is
aligned to the organisation’s objectives and is delivered
efficiently (maximising value)
Ensure that the organisation is aware of risks, minimises
project failures and maximises the beneficial outcomes (value)
from their overall portfolio of projects in a sustainable and
transparent manner
It also supports the means by which the corporate board and
other major project stakeholders are provided with timely,
relevant and reliable information.

13. Conference Overview
Please choose your session!

14. This presentation was delivered
at an APM event
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