Project and Program Governance
Your need
Poor track record? Increasingly complex projects on the horizon? Whatever the reason, you know your organisation needs systemic improvements in delivering projects.
Helmsman's approach
We don’t believe in a generic, ‘one size fits all’ approach. Instead we look for areas with the highest leverage given your company culture, execution capability and project portfolio characteristics. First, we use an evidence-based approach, underpinned by research, to answer the following questions:
- What is the inherent complexity of the future project portfolio, and how is this different from past projects?
- What is the current performance level for all execution related areas and capabilities?
- What are the areas with the highest leverage given your company culture and future challenges?
- How do we get the organisation to accept the change and what is the underlying case for action?
We then work with the key project people and stakeholders to develop an overall approach. Our aim is to build capability not dependency, so we exit as soon as the team is in a position to deliver the plan.
Why Helmsman?
We deliver outcomes. Our business model is not time-based - it’s value based.
We know what makes the difference. Our governance service is based on cutting-edge research and our diagnostic measures over 250 organisational factors that drive success in projects.
Our people are “people people”. They understand that successful individuals make successful projects. Helmsman seeks to make every individual more successful in their own terms and in line with achieving project outcomes.
We help you plan the approach required and provide ongoing monitoring and mentoring where needed.
The Helmsman Institute and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) are engaged in a three-year research initiative to create best practice benchmarking tools for project governance. This initiative has received a $1.2m Australian Research Council (ARC) partnership grant and is sponsored by companies such as Telstra, Sydney Water, DMO and QBE Insurance.
