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Defining Governance
What is Governance
According to the Project Management Institute (PMI) governance provides direction and defines decision-making procedures and metrics for validating impacts to a project/program. It also enables the project team to deliver on requirements and creates a forum for issue resolution to occur in a timely manner.
- For National / State Initiatives or Mandates
- For UNLV and Business Affairs Strategic Goals and Initiatives
- For Departmental Goals and Initiatives
Why Governance is important
Comprehensive and consistent method of reviewing projects and ensuring alignment within the organization and portfolio strategy.
- If it expands to multiple departments (Purchasing, P&C, OIT, etc.)
- If an operational activity is beginning to look more like a project
- If it affects other departments (not just internal staff)
- If it impacts roadmapping & prioritization
Who should attend Governance
- All Department and Area Managers should attend Governance
- All Project Management staff should attend Governance
- Project Sponsors invited on behalf of a project
Governance Best Practices
Each department manager or representative are to present new projects to the group to ensure there are not:
- Duplicative Projects
- Projects that could be done collaboratively
- Projects that should not be done
- Projects that do or do not meet the Portfolio Goals
- If Manager(s) cannot attend, it it best practice to send substitute representative
Exceptions
Michael Lawrence approves exceptions to this definition at the request of unit managers. Once an exception is granted, Mike Lawrence will communicate the exception approval to the Project Management Organization.