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Project steering

Purpose

The project steering module ensures the overall and cross-organizational steering of the project and ensures that the set objectives are achieved.

What to do

  • Initiate the project, steer it continuously, and ensure that it is kept in line with the core organization's overarching objectives and requirements.
  • Consider and integrate stakeholder concerns, make decisions on risks.
  • Make decisions on steering.
  • Close the project, discontinue early where necessary.

Tasks and results

Table 4: Project steering module tasks and outcomes
TaskOutcomePhases
ICIDEC
Decide on project initiation releaseList of steering project decisionsXXXXXX
Decide on project initiation releaseProject initiation orderX
Decide on project initiation releaseProject initiation release milestoneX
Decide on project initiation releaseProject initiation release checklistX
Decide on execution releaseExecution release milestoneX
Decide on execution releaseExecution release checklistX
Decide on execution releaseList of steering project decisionsXXXXXX
Decide on execution releaseExecution orderX
Decide on project closureProject closure checklistX
Decide on project closureProject closure milestoneXXXXX
Decide on project closureQA and risk reportXXXXX
Decide on project closureList of steering project decisionsXXXXXX
Decide on phase releasePhase release checklistXX
Decide on phase releasePhase release milestoneXX
Decide on phase releaseList of steering project decisionsXXXXXX
Decide on phase releaseQA and risk reportXXXXX
Decide on project discontinuationProject discontinuation checklistXXXX
Decide on project discontinuationFinal project evaluationXXXX
Decide on project discontinuationList of steering project decisionsXXXXXX
Decide on project discontinuationLessons learnedXXXX
Decide on project discontinuationProject closure milestoneXXXXX
Decide on releaseQA and risk reportXXXXX
Decide on releaseRelease milestoneX
Decide on releaseRelease checklistX
Decide on releaseList of steering project decisionsXXXXXX
Decide on closure phase releaseClosure phase release checklistXX
Decide on closure phase releaseClosure phase release milestoneXX
Decide on closure phase releaseList of steering project decisionsXXXXXX
Decide on closure phase releaseQA and risk reportXXXXX
Steer projectQA and risk reportXXXXX
Steer projectList of steering project decisionsXXXXXX