Governance structures may not provide appropriate oversight or challenge and ensure that decisions are taken at the right level. Information presented to boards may not cover key areas required or be based on complete and accurate information.

The intended benefits may not have been clearly defined at the outset or be supported by a process to allow the project to monitor & demonstrate the realisation of benefits over time.

Management may not be able to effectively budget, resource and plan for project activities without a clear, defined and agreed scope, which aligns to the projects business case.

A process of robustly impact assessing proposed changes may not be in place, resulting in changes being made without appropriate consideration and approval.

The project may not be fully costed or funded. Budget’s may not be sufficiently detailed and monitored or be delivering in line with projected spending limits.

Plans may not contain all the required tasks to deliver, be resourced or regularly reviewed. Management may not have fully considered the impact of dependencies.

An effective risk management process may not be in place, or followed, resulting in avoidable risks materialising, causing delays, overspending or a failure to achieve the desired outcomes.