Styringsgruppe
Styringsgruppe, often translated as steering committee, is a governance body responsible for providing strategic direction and decision-making for a project or program. It ensures alignment with the organization’s objectives, approves major changes to scope, schedule, and budget, and oversees the realization of expected benefits. The group sets priorities, authorizes resources, and manages high-level risks and issues that exceed the authority of the project team.
Composition typically includes the project sponsor or executive owner, key business representatives, customer or end-user representatives,
Responsibilities include approving the project charter and business case, major scope changes, budgets, milestones, and critical
Operation typically follows predefined meeting cadences, such as monthly or quarterly, with decisions recorded in formal
Styringsgruppen aims to improve governance, transparency, and accountability in projects, balancing the need for oversight with