Project Governance

All businesses require a degree of uniformity in their procedures and practices. Executives and upper-level managers spend ample time developing policies and protocols for everyone to follow. No matter how large your company is, however, it is safe to say that not everyone follows these guidelines exactly, especially in the way they manage projects. The goal of project governance is to ensure all members within the organization do adhere to the most important business procedures.

In a large organization, this is extremely difficult. Policies are passed down from the vice presidents to the directors, who then inform the managers, who are responsible for passing the information along to non-management employees. As directives travel down the flowchart, the importance of these messages are often lost, the details convoluted, and the seriousness diluted with shrugs and rolling eyes. All it takes is one person on the chain of command to falter, and the policies will not be enacted. This can result in poor financial reporting, lack of managerial control, and failed audits.

One of the best ways to govern processes is via automated documentation. When people know they are accountable for adhering to company procedures, they are much less likely to stray from the standard. The question is, how do you implement a thorough documentation system without losing efficiency?

Unanet Software Makes Project Governance Easy

Here at Unanet, we provide a PSA solution that makes project governance very efficient. In fact, once our system has been implemented at your company, it becomes almost impossible for employees, managers, or anyone for that matter to skip important procedures related to project management. When contractors or employees fail to use Unanet, they are sent email notifications. Managers have access to statistics on who is not completing work in a timely manner. All leaders within your organization can use Unanet to quickly check on their direct reports' work status. All work completed by everyone is well documented, so the Unanet database is an excellent resource for performance reviews and external audits.