Project Steering Committee Responsibilities

September 15, 2008 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Project Stakeholder Management

Project Steering Committee Responsibilities
By Michele Berrie, Queensland University of Technology

Following is a list of the main responsibilities of the project steering committee:

  • Direct attention to the project at a strategic level.
  • Make strategic decisions where required.
  • Approve or kill the Project Plan .
  • Make decisions on whether to approve requested changes in the Project Plan or kill or halt the project while the project is executing.
  • Ensure that the relevant governance council is advised of significant project issues through the Project Portfolio Office.
  • Provide guidance to the project manager .
  • Review project progress and issues with the project manager regularly.
  • Monitor the project budget: a key factor.
  • Monitor the project risk: a key factor that is increasingly important.
  • Resolve policy issues.
  • Escalate issues where required.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a highly successful Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in the city of Brisbane with a global outlook, it has 40,000 students, including 6000 from overseas, (QUT Statistics) and an annual budget of more than AU$500 million. Courses are in high demand and its graduate employment rate is well above the national average for Australian universities.

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