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Project Governance
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Project Governance

by Ross Garland
February 2009
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
6h 34m
English
Kogan Page
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Populating the project
board
The project governance framework is only effective with the right
person in each role. Appointing the wrong person to any particular role
can cause significant damage to the project. This chapter provides
guidelines for identifying the person best placed to fill each role within
the key decision-making forum, the project board.
Project owner
Identifying the project owner
At the centre of the project governance structure and chair of the project
board is the project owner. The project owner is accountable for the
success of the project and the title reflects that important accountability.
The project owner represents the business ...
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ISBN: 9780749453060