The objective of the project management governance committee is to enable successful implementation and to ensure alignment with key strategic initiatives. The committee is also responsible for improving the management of program issues and decisions through effective and timely decision-making and using a structured escalation process, providing clear communications to internal and external stakeholders, recognizing and managing interdependencies across initiatives, and ensuring alignment with other corporate executive committees.

This document provides a guide to further understanding and standardizing the objectives, structure and operating principles of a PMO governance committee.