Gate-based governance approaches are now mainstream for the project definition phase (or bidding phase for contractors). Many organisations also implement similar approaches during project execution, however, their application is slightly different because gates cannot in reality be go/no go gates. Based on our experience designing and implementing gate-based governance tools for project execution, we develop in our new White Paper 2019-11 ‘Best Practices of Gate-Based Project Assurance Approaches for Project Execution’ the best practices we have identified for those approaches.

A gate-based project assurance tool is a substantial asset for an organisation during project execution. It has to be designed and used slightly differently from similar tools used during project tendering (contractor) or project definition (owner) phases. It is particularly useful in organisations with low to moderate project execution maturity levels, as it acts as a safety net to make sure no major aspects of project execution get forgotten. It is also useful in highly mature organisations specifically for complex projects for which the basic model can be adapted at the start of the project and act as a reference shared by the team.

One of the most important differences is that most of the gates during project execution cannot be go/no-go gates but rather used as a self-check for the Project Manager to make sure that all aspects of the project have been correctly addressed as expected. The objective and scope of the process is thus quite different from usual gate-based approaches.

Read our new White Paper 2019-11 ‘Best Practices of Gate-Based Project Assurance Approaches for Project Execution’ to understand the specifics of gate-based project assurance for project execution.

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