Project governance encompasses considerations of project/programme boards, project teams and wider stakeholder engagement and how these relate to the Authority's broader corporate governance frameworks.
The aim of project governance is to build an organisational structure with defined responsibilities and accountabilities for the successful and timely delivery of a Residual Waste Treatment Project (RWTP).
Good project governance will create a common sense of ownership of the project and a positive dynamic between the project team and the wider stakeholder community. Experience has shown that time and effort spent by an Authority to ensure appropriate governance arrangements are set up at project inception result in more cost efficient, timely and effective waste procurements.
The purpose of this guidance is to assist Authorities to put in place the appropriate governance structures that oversee the project delivery mechanisms. Whilst project governance arrangements will differ according to the particular organisational systems and cultures of the Authorities concerned, there are certain key principles that would be expected to apply to all projects.
This guidance is formed of three principal parts:
• The Local Government Context;
• Governance Structures and Roles; and
• The WIDP 12 Touch Points for Effective Project Governance.
Additionally, an annex to the guidance presents a summary of the Project Board's (Board) responsibilities.
Although this guidance draws on other published guidance,1 it makes no attempt to reproduce that information in full and direct reference to those documents should be made if more detail is required.
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1 The principal document which provides detailed guidance on project governance that has been referenced in the compilation of this guidance note is: "Managing Successful Projects with Prince 2", fourth edition, Office of Government Commerce, London, 2005. Another useful reference is "A Guide for PFI and PPP Project Directors and Project Owners", 4ps in collaboration with Mott MacDonald, 2006. This guidance also draws on the consultation draft "Project Governance: a guidance note for public sector projects", HM Treasury, November 2007 and will be updated as appropriate when such guidance is finalised.