1. Wondering if any Program Managers out there have any material on the difference between a Program Steering Committee and a Project Steering Committee: Roles and responsibilities of members, types of discussions?
2. Curious to know if your organizations have project steering committees for component projects under a program or just the program steering committee? Saving Changes...
When I worked with TD Bank for a few years, I don't recall any program which had separate project steering committees as well as a program-level one. As a steering committee is usually made up of executives, such a structure would impose a lot of overhead and be pretty difficult to staff effectively.
I've also found that the term Steering Committee itself means very different things in different companies. In some instances, it is an advisory group which helps the sponsor and/or PM make decisions whereas in other cases it is a decision-making body and a point of escalation for the sponsor and/or PM.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Mike
If you read through the PgM guide for PMI, it is defined there. The Program Steering committee is a bit different than that of Project Steeering Committee in terms of members, the items you review, and so on.
As for your second question, the answer is yes. Component projects have separate committees that fall under our program in addition to the program steering committe.
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
In my case after performing the role from long time the program ster com is created in the same way than project ster com. In my actual work place where we are using lean porfolio management we are working with focus on value streams. In the past, we have programs ster com and project ster com for projects inside the program. Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Mike,
while a project SC focuses on the parameters set out in the charter, like schedule, scope, cost and wants to see that risks are handled, a program SC focused on benefits as laid out on in the business case and wants to see opportunities.
There is governance within a program and a program manager will support component PMs in many ways on daily base anyhow, so the need for a special projects SC is often not given.
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Latha Thamma reddiSr Product and Portfolio Management (Automation Innovation)| DXC TechnologyMckinney, Tx, United States
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