Governance vs Project Agility
Define decision thresholds and delegation boundaries before execution begins so governance bodies review only strategic or irreversible matters, not routine field operations.
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Regulations
Business Context
Project governance establishes accountability, authority, oversight, and investment protection. Excessive governance layers can slow decisions and make the organization unable to respond quickly to changing execution conditions.
Green Field Industrial Projects TRIZ Resolution
Govern through decision boundaries and escalation thresholds rather than requiring senior review of routine matters. Reserve governance bodies for strategic, irreversible, or high-consequence decisions while delegating execution authority.
Applicable TRIZ Principles
Principle 1 – Segmentation separates governance decisions from routine execution decisions.
Principle 10 – Prior Action establishes decision rights and thresholds before execution begins.
Principle 15 – Dynamics adapts governance intensity to project phase and risk.
Expected Outcome
Stronger project agility
Preserved governance
Faster decision cycles
Clearer accountability
Decision Indicators
Early indicators include:
Governance committees review routine operational matters.
Decision queues repeatedly affect critical-path work.
Project teams create informal processes to bypass governance.
Senior management spends excessive time on low-consequence issues.
Decision authority remains unclear despite extensive governance structures.