How to Handle Your Project Steering Group

Steering Groups have multiple functions. So, what do they need to do? And how can you, as a Project manager, get the best from them?

Steering Groups are creatures of governance. That is, their first responsibility is to the sponsoring organization. And it is to ensure the proper running of the project or program.

Other names include:
o Steering Committee (or SteerCo)
o Project (or Program) Board
o Executive Board

Your Steering group may provide direction and guidance to the project, and makes some of the key decisions on – usually – technical matters. In this instance, it is not primarily responsible for the project as a whole.

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Your steering group could also represent the oversight and accountability for the project. This may be more likely to be called a Project Board, and take the biggest strategic decisions. It may have a subsidiary, technically oriented, Steering committee beneath it.


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Chapter Markers...
00:00 - What does a steering group do and how can you get the best from one?
00:19 - Steering Groups and Governance
00:51 - SteerCo, Steering Committee, Project Board, Project Executive…
01:24 - Steering Group - the steering role
02:08 - The oversight role
03:04 - Dual structures: Steering group - Project Board
03:51 - How to handle your steering group or project board
04:02 - Roles first
04:42 - Steering Group Terms of Reference (ToR)
05:35 - Training or Orientation
05:56 - Working with your Chair
06:14 - No surprises
07:20 - What to use your steering group for
07:48 - At the end of each meeting…
08:26 - Three final tips
09:49 - Summing-up

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