Project Steering Committees
The struggle at the interface of the temporary and permanent organization
J. Stoppels (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
H.L.M. Bakker – Promotor (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
M.G.C. Bosch-Rekveldt – Promotor (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
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Abstract
This dissertation covers research on Project Steering Committees (PSCs). A PSC is a temporary body that oversees a project and to which the project manager reports. The project’s daily operations are managed by a project manager. The organizations that fund and own the project will take measures to ensure that the project is executed in line with their interests. They will therefore direct project managers and hold them accountable, which literature refers to as project governance. This project governance can be carried out by a single person, referred to in this dissertation as the project owner. Alternatively, the funding or owning organizations might establish a governing body. The body can be a permanent committee that governs several projects. Another option observed in practice is a temporary group of senior managers who, together and part-time, govern the project, referred to as a Project Steering Committee (PSC).