The Case for Portfolio Governance Volume 1

Why the governance gap is structural, not operational

Most capital programs do not fail because of poor execution. They fail because of a governance gap: the absence of the systems, structures, and disciplines that allow leadership to see and control capital performance at the portfolio level. The gap between managing projects and governing a portfolio is structural, not operational. Closing it requires a different way of thinking about capital delivery and a framework for organizing that thinking into practice.

Topics covered

• Why the execution-only mindset is obsolete
• The four principles of portfolio governance
• The Plan-Build-Operate lifecycle and governance imperative
• Three actions to take now to begin governing at scale