The ALT is the key decision-making body for the alliance. It is responsible for providing leadership and governance to the alliance, and ensuring that the obligations of the Participants are fulfilled and the Owner's VfM objectives are achieved.
The ALT members should be senior managers from within the Participant organisations that have a deep understanding of the objectives expressed in the Owner's VfM Statement. All ALT members should have sufficient line authority within their home organisation to mobilise resources as required, and the appropriate capability and capacity to make the key decisions for the project.
Research has shown that active senior level participation by the Owner's ALT members is likely to result in enhanced clarity of project objectives and better VfM outcomes.49
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49 In Pursuit of Additional Value - A benchmarking study into alliancing in the Australian Public Sector, DTF Victoria, October 2009.