Project Governance & Controls Certification

Module 1: Introduction to Project Governance

• Project governance concepts
• Purpose of governance
• Governance principles
• Project accountability
• Organisational governance
• Governance throughout the project lifecycle

Module 2: Project Governance Frameworks

• Governance framework components
• Governance policies
• Governance processes
• Decision structures
• Control mechanisms
• Framework implementation

Module 3: Governance Roles and Responsibilities

• Project sponsor
• Project manager
• Steering committee
• Project board
• PMO responsibilities
• Project team accountability

Module 4: Governance Structures

• Project governance structures
• Governance hierarchy
• Reporting relationships
• Oversight structures
• Authority levels
• Governance interfaces

Module 5: Decision Rights and Authority

• Decision-making authority
• Delegated authority
• Approval responsibilities
• Decision thresholds
• Escalation authority
• Decision documentation

Module 6: Project Governance Planning

• Governance requirements
• Governance objectives
• Governance activities
• Review schedules
• Reporting requirements
• Governance plan development

Module 7: Introduction to Project Controls

• Project control concepts
• Purpose of project controls
• Control cycle
• Performance baselines
• Monitoring mechanisms
• Corrective actions

Module 8: Integrated Project Controls

• Scope controls
• Schedule controls
• Cost controls
• Resource controls
• Risk controls
• Integrated performance monitoring

Module 9: Scope Governance and Control

• Scope baseline
• Requirements control
• Scope validation
• Scope changes
• Scope performance
• Preventing uncontrolled changes

Module 10: Schedule Governance and Control

• Schedule baseline
• Milestone monitoring
• Critical path
• Schedule variance
• Schedule forecasting
• Corrective actions

Module 11: Cost Governance and Control

• Cost baseline
• Budget monitoring
• Cost variance
• Cost forecasting
• Financial controls
• Cost performance reporting

Module 12: Baseline Management

• Baseline concepts
• Scope baseline
• Schedule baseline
• Cost baseline
• Baseline approval
• Baseline maintenance

Module 13: Project Performance Measurement

• Performance measurement framework
• Project KPIs
• Performance indicators
• Variance analysis
• Performance trends
• Performance reviews

Module 14: Earned Value and Performance Controls

• Planned Value
• Earned Value
• Actual Cost
• Cost Performance Index
• Schedule Performance Index
• Performance forecasting

Module 15: Project Risk Governance

• Risk governance principles
• Risk ownership
• Risk appetite
• Risk thresholds
• Risk escalation
• Governance-level risk reporting

Module 16: Issue Management and Escalation

• Issue identification
• Issue classification
• Issue ownership
• Escalation criteria
• Resolution tracking
• Management intervention

Module 17: Change Control Governance

• Change requests
• Change assessment
• Impact analysis
• Change authority
• Change approval
• Change implementation tracking

Module 18: Configuration and Document Control

• Configuration management
• Document control
• Version management
• Approval workflows
• Controlled documents
• Information integrity

Module 19: Project Quality Governance

• Quality governance
• Quality requirements
• Quality reviews
• Quality assurance
• Quality control
• Continuous improvement

Module 20: Project Assurance

• Assurance concepts
• Independent reviews
• Project health checks
• Assurance planning
• Assurance findings
• Corrective actions

Module 21: Governance Reviews and Stage Gates

• Stage gate concepts
• Gate criteria
• Readiness assessments
• Governance reviews
• Approval decisions
• Stage transition

Module 22: Project Audit and Control Reviews

• Project audit concepts
• Audit planning
• Control effectiveness
• Project documentation reviews
• Audit findings
• Improvement actions

Module 23: Financial Governance

• Financial accountability
• Budget authority
• Expenditure monitoring
• Financial approvals
• Forecast reviews
• Financial reporting

Module 24: Resource Governance

• Resource oversight
• Resource allocation
• Capacity management
• Resource conflicts
• Skills availability
• Resource performance

Module 25: Stakeholder Governance

• Stakeholder accountability
• Stakeholder representation
• Engagement oversight
• Decision participation
• Stakeholder concerns
• Governance communication

Module 26: Governance Reporting and Dashboards

• Governance reports
• Executive dashboards
• Project KPIs
• Risk and issue reporting
• Financial reporting
• Management information

Module 27: Managing Project Exceptions

• Exception identification
• Performance thresholds
• Tolerance management
• Exception reporting
• Escalation procedures
• Recovery decisions

Module 28: Governance for Complex Projects

• Project complexity
• Multiple stakeholders
• Cross-functional governance
• Interdependencies
• Distributed decision-making
• Governance adaptability

Module 29: PMO and Governance

• PMO governance responsibilities
• Project standards
• Portfolio visibility
• Project assurance
• Performance reporting
• Governance support

Module 30: Building Effective Project Governance & Controls

• Governance maturity
• Control effectiveness
• Identifying governance gaps
• Strengthening accountability
• Continuous improvement
• Sustainable governance practices