Martin Samphire, Chair of the APM Governance SIG introduces the SIG to the audience at the event on 9th September: "Clienting" and governance of business cases.

1. Governance Specific Interest
Group (SIG) Event
9 September 2014

2. Governance SIG objectives
 Be the UK focus
 Advance understanding
 Contribute to good practice
 Influence national and international standard making
authorities
 Influence those operationally responsible
 Develop ambassadors and exemplars of excellence
….in the governance of project management (change)
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“Achieving Change
Successfully with Confidence
and Control”

3. Governance SIG prime activities
 Engagement – CxO level and APM
members
 Conferences and Seminars - sharing
 Publications

4. GovSIG Publications
Directing Change
2nd edition 2011
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Co-Directing Change
2007 (being updated)
Sponsoring Change
2009
Free to APM members at www.apm.org.uk/memberdownloads
New
Agile Governance
(being developed)

5. Tonight’s Objectives
 Welcome to Andrew Spiers and Mike
Reynolds from Network Rail
 “Clienting” and governance of business
cases
– Explore the new governance model
– How benefits is now core to governance
and accountability
 Your chance to debate in groups

6. Discuss and debate
 Four groups discussed two questions
posed by the presentations
 “One liner” thoughts from the feedback
session on next slides
 Watch out and join debate on APM
Governance discussion forum

7. In your experience – is ”Clienting” (as defined in the
presentations) a strong management concept?
 A resounding Yes – however ……
– Does the Board understand the roles of Client / Sponsor?
– Strong concept; embedding as a priority in business hard
– Energy and focus from the Board needed
– Direct access to accountable individuals needed
– It isn’t a Prince 2 concept !
– But it’s not a role – it’s bigger than that, a mindset
– Clarity around roles and how it all fits together is crucial

8. Putting process aside, what would make the
difference to improve strategic / tactical
management of change projects?
 Communication … communication !
 Stop “huff and puff” - more focus
 Understanding how the accountability jigsaw fits together
 Training (of senior leaders and board!)
 Sponsor / Client – have experience of delivery
 Continuity of accountability across project / programme lifecycle
 Appropriate HR strategy
 Understand risks (and rewards?)
 Engagement from bottom up
 Early definition of benefits and continual review
 Steering group – more focus on project outcomes

9. Summary and close
 Thanks for your contribution
 Please do sign up for the SIG - email
Anna.grabham@apm.org.uk

10. Summary and close
 Thanks for your contribution
 Please do sign up for the SIG - email
Anna.grabham@apm.org.uk