An Authority's project governance structures must be consistent with and integral to its wider governance arrangements. This demands, in particular, that due attention is paid to the principles of public law, accountability and value for money. As such, ownership of the project should be secured at the level of the Authority's corporate strategic management in terms of its definition, deliverability, affordability and the value for money criteria to be applied in selecting proposed responses to the Authority's procurement.
It follows that the Authority's corporate management must:
• endorse the rationale for and objectives of the project within the Authority's wider strategic vision embracing the waste management service;
• make the investment decision based on considerations of value for money and affordability;
• accord the project the appropriate priority in relation to other Authority objectives; and
• empower and support the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO).
It is important that the Authority's corporate management buy-in to the project throughout the procurement process.