Project Governance (eBook)

Preface 7
Executive summary 9
Table of contents 11
Table of figures 15
Table of tables 16
1 Objectives and approach 17
1.1 Why a book on project governance 17
1.2 Objectives and target audience 20
1.3 Approach 21
1.4 Terminology 29
2 Is there a need for project governance? 37
2.1 Management in development projects: Sense or nonsense? 37
2.2 A case for project governance: Various perspectives calling for project governance 41
3 The roles of governance in development projects 65
3.1 Organizational theories, governance roles and their relevance for development projects 66
3.2 From governance roles to governance’s key responsibilities 75
4 The Project Governance Model 79
4.1 System management 80
4.2 Mission management 104
4.3 Integrity management 129
4.4 Extended stakeholder management 182
4.5 Risk management 197
4.6 Audit management 221
5 Conclusions 235
5.1 Summary 235
5.2 Limitations 237
5.3 Implications and recommendations for practice 238
5.4 Recommendations for further research 239
Annexes 240
Annex 1: The UN Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs) 240
Annex 2: Research methodology 240
Annex 3: List of case examples 246
Bibliography 249
Index 269