Fulfil requirements for project governance

This standard is about fulfilling requirements for project governance throughout the lifecycle of the project.

You will need to be able to follow appropriate processes and procedures to ensure the correct level of governance is applied to a project and provide assurance that the correct governance is in place. You will also be able to ensure the application of project controls is fully addressed in different organisations, by recommending the appropriate level of governance to apply and evaluate how it is applied when in place.

Who this standard is for
This standard is for project controls-related roles, including project controls engineers, estimators, planning engineers, schedulers, cost engineers, governance managers, project governance managers, assurance managers.

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1. contribute to the definition and establishment of a project governance framework
2. define appropriate metrics to measure delivery confidence of a project
3. gather, collate, prepare and communicate project controls-related information to meet requirements of each approval stage in the project lifecycle
4. recommend governance activities to incorporate into a plan to exercise oversight at the required scale
5. ensure everything is in place for the project to run safely
6. input project controls requirements into project execution plans of others
7. monitor, review and evaluate how the selected governance model is applied in practice and make recommendations for improvements
8. carry out project controls activities in accordance with project governance framework processes and procedures
9. identify and escalate any issues relating to non-conformance
10. review and update the project execution plan, as appropriate, throughout the project lifecycle

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1. the role of project controls in the governance of a project
2. project governance frameworks, and the typical requirements, roles, and responsibilities, including approval stages
3. organisational governance models, including varying degrees of rigour in project governance from a project controls perspective, and the appropriate application of each
4. the project lifecycle
5. project assurance and its application through devising metrics that provide visibility into project performance
6. escalation thresholds and procedures
7. the importance of quality assurance and how quality management systems support the governance of projects
8. requirements of procedures relevant to project controls for:
   • quality assurance and quality management
   • change control
   • data management and data security
   • configuration management
   • document control and version control
   • risk control
   • cost control
9. how to review the project execution plan throughout the project lifecycle, and modify, if necessary
10. the difference between assurance and governance
11. employer/organisational management systems and procedure
12. information and document management and its application in project controls
13. the benefits, attributes, limitations and use of project controls related software used for governance tasks, including:
    • planning and scheduling
    • cost management
    • cost analysis
    • risk analysis
    • estimating
    • progress and performance monitoring and reporting

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Additional Information

Governance activities
These may include:

• quality assurance and quality management
• change control
• data management and data security
• configuration management
• document control and version control

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2029

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Current

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Original

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Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

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ECI PC27

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Engineer, Estimator, Project Controls, Cost controller, Planner, Scheduler, Assurance manager, Governance manager

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Governance; project governance; project governance framework; organisational governance models; governance models; decision gates; approval stages; project lifecycle; stakeholders; stakeholder engagement; stakeholder communication plan; rigour; assurance; project assurance; project performance metrics; metrics; escalation thresholds; escalation procedures; procedures; quality management; quality management systems; change control; data management; data security; configuration management; document control; version control; project execution plan review; quality assurance; honesty; integrity

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