{"id":64088,"date":"2025-04-17T14:02:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/?p=64088"},"modified":"2025-04-17T14:02:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:02:59","slug":"how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/","title":{"rendered":"How Steering Committees and Governance Shape Strategic Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the ever-changing world of modern business, effective governance and steering committees are essential for ensuring the success and sustainability of the company and the projects it implements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Governance provides the overarching framework for the organization\u2014all the compliance practices, policies, and processes that guide an organization. Steering committees, on the other hand, offer strategic direction, oversight, and application of the governance framework within specific projects. Together, they create a cohesive structure that aligns projects with organizational goals, facilitates decision-making, and ensures accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog, we explore the roles and benefits of governance and steering committees and how they can be implemented to encourage data-driven decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is Governance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the context of an organization, governance generally refers to the framework of rules, practices, policies, and processes that guide and direct an organization. Governance is usually determined by compliance rules, laws within particular regions, and specific company-wide policies and practices. It also includes how an organization adheres to these aspects. It sets guidelines for the relationships and communication among stakeholders, the board of directors, management, and other key parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/our-work\/a-new-operating-model-builds-alignment-and-unity-around-a-critical-recruiting-and-retention-tool\/\">governance framework<\/a> also provides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Strategic direction for everyone<\/strong> within the organization. It establishes the vision, mission, and strategic goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Company and employee accountability.<\/strong> It sets the parameters that individuals, leadership, and teams are held to for their performance and actions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Risk management and mitigation processes<\/strong>, practices, and policies that are clearly outlined and include how the organization will identify, assess, and manage risks. The organization takes these actions to minimize potential risk impact on the organization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance-monitoring practices and guidelines<\/strong>. It clarifies how individuals and teams throughout the company will track progress and performance against objectives and how they will make necessary adjustments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#custom-quote-block_c5cb5643bf18f36c0ff3ecf0844f524f {\n\t\t\/* Add styles that use ACF values here *\/\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\t\t<blockquote id=\"custom-quote-block_c5cb5643bf18f36c0ff3ecf0844f524f\" class=\"custom-quote\">\n\t\t<div class=\"custom-quote__deco\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"56\" height=\"48\" viewBox=\"0 0 56 48\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M10.9586 9.888L0 19.824V33.888V48H13.5172H27.0345V34.08V20.16H19.8414H12.6L14.1931 16.656C15.1103 14.784 17.2345 10.224 18.9724 6.576C20.7103 2.976 22.1103 0 22.0138 0C21.9655 0 16.9448 4.464 10.9586 9.888Z\" fill=\"#C11F5A\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M42.7274 7.536C38.2377 11.664 33.2653 16.176 31.7687 17.568L28.9688 20.16V34.08V48H42.486H56.0032V34.08V20.16H49.0032C45.1412 20.16 42.0032 20.064 42.0032 19.92C42.0032 19.776 44.0791 15.36 46.5894 10.032C49.1481 4.704 51.1274 0.287998 51.0791 0.239998C50.9825 0.144001 47.2653 3.456 42.7274 7.536Z\" fill=\"#C11F5A\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"custom-quote__text h3\">Effective governance helps set the stage. It provides the outline an organization uses to ensure that they operate efficiently, ethically, and in alignment with set goals. It also provides the backbone and structure for decision-making and accountability, which is crucial for long-term success.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is a Steering Committee?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A steering committee is generally an advisory group that takes the organization&#8217;s governance guidelines and provides guidance and oversight for their implementation within program and project-based work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because steering committees play such a crucial role in the success of a program or project, it is helpful to understand why they are necessary. Steering committees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide strategic direction to ensure that the project aligns with the organization&#8217;s overall goals and governance practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitate key decision-making processes, including helping the team resolve issues and make choices that affect overall progress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a culture of accountability within teams by communicating the governance requirements around performance, reporting, and communication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify and manage risks, ensuring that the organization proactively addresses any problems, real or potential.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bridge project teams and stakeholders, ensuring that communication is clear, relevant, and aligned with governance practices and policies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the key members of a steering committee are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Senior leaders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subject matter experts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project managers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key stakeholders who have a vested interest in the project&#8217;s success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Steering committees provide essential guidance for navigating complex projects and achieving successful outcomes while adhering to governance requirements. Therefore, steering committees are most effective when their members have the appropriate level of influence and authority to drive decisions to move the effort forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keeping Steering Committee Members Actively Engaged<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of how well they are defined, members must be actively engaged for steering committees to be effective. Project managers and teams can drive this engagement in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Foster Active Meeting Participation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensure members stay engaged and recognize the value in each meeting by holding regular meetings with structured agendas. Help ensure informed discussions by sharing any reading materials in advance. During meetings, encourage members to actively participate in decision-making by asking direct questions and facilitating the discussion rather than just providing updates. Doing so will help members find continued value in attending meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Enhance Communication and Transparency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Treat steering committee meetings as you would any other project meeting. Use meeting minutes, decision logs, and action items to maintain accountability. Implement clear communication channels such as dashboards, reports, or other project management tools for real-time updates, and regularly share progress reports. A risk log can be a great way to track concerns that arise. It can create transparency about the risk itself and establish expectations for how and when the risk will be resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Ensure Strategic Alignment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While steering committees generally align with specific efforts, members should understand broader organizational objectives. The goal should always be to ensure that the current project initiatives align with organizational objectives while adhering to established parameters. Within each meeting, use business objectives as an anchor to ensure the committee discussions and decisions align with these broader priorities. Doing so will also help ensure consistency in decision-making across different projects, functions, or business units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Encourage Continuous Improvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As with any project team, it is vital to perform periodic performance reviews to assess effectiveness and to encourage continuous improvement. Gather frequent feedback on engagement from committee members and stakeholders to ensure they understand the value of their ongoing participation. When appropriate, reinforce roles and expectations to ensure members stay engaged and contribute to key decisions that keep the project moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-818182-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3be070ee7be36ad34063d413e7e454a1\">More from the Performance Matters blog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid column1-desktop-grid__span-9 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-2 column2-desktop-grid__start-11 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-4 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-4 column2-tablet-grid__start-5 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2 wp-block-jetpack-layout-gutter__nowrap are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"\/blog\/5-key-practices-for-successful-project-program-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 Key Practices for Successful Project &amp; Program Management<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SM-Blog-5KeyPracticesForSuccessfulProjectMgt-Feb25-IG-Link-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A person works at a computer on project management.\" class=\"wp-image-62986\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Example of Steering Committees in Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Data governance, as set by the organization, is a strategic framework that comprises policies, procedures, and controls designed to ensure data accuracy, security, and proper utilization across the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An effective data governance steering committee is rooted in the collaboration of multiple parties, including executives, IT leaders, data stewards, compliance officers, and business stakeholders. An organization might implement this type of steering committee if it needs to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Standardize data usage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance data quality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enforce security measures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comply with industry regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The ultimate goal of this type of committee is to establish clear data ownership, improve data reliability, ensure regulatory adherence, and enable data-driven decision-making that fosters sustainable growth. This structure also provides a sounding board for all data and technology-related efforts that the company will implement in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Achieve Strategic Alignment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Governance and steering committees are vital components of effective project and organizational management. By working together, these two elements create a robust system that supports decision-making, strategic direction, and accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether your effort is enterprise-wide or focused on a single function, understanding the roles and interplay of governance and steering committees can significantly enhance your approach in achieving organizational objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to more effectively navigate the complexities of today&#8217;s business environment? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/consulting\/change-management\/\">Reach out<\/a> to our consulting experts today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover how steering committees shape strategic success. Learn how they provide strategic direction, decision-making, and accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":739,"featured_media":64092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[413,638,410,639,624],"topic":[59,540,74,71,63,66,543,60,58,75,77,72,78],"industry":[46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53],"ppma_author":[218,593],"class_list":["post-64088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-consulting","tag-governance","tag-project-management","tag-steering-committee","tag-strategy","topic-compliance-regulatory","topic-consulting","topic-general-topics","topic-leadership","topic-learning","topic-learning-strategy","topic-managed-learning","topic-operational-excellence","topic-organizational-development","topic-outsourcing","topic-performance-support","topic-strategy","topic-workforce-transformation","industry-aerospace-defense","industry-automotive","industry-energy","industry-financial-services","industry-government","industry-life-sciences","industry-other","industry-technology"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Steering Committees and Governance Shape Strategic Success - GP Strategies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how steering committees shape strategic success. Learn how they provide strategic direction, decision-making, and accountability.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Steering Committees and Governance Shape Strategic Success - GP Strategies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover how steering committees shape strategic success. Learn how they provide strategic direction, decision-making, and accountability.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GP Strategies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gpstrategies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-17T14:02:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-17T14:02:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SM-Blog-How-Steering-Committees-and-Governance-Apr25-405x310-web.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"405\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"310\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Cheryl Jackson, PhD, Lindsay Pineda\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gpcorp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gpcorp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Cheryl Jackson, PhD\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cjackson\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7d64ee73cdac1c5ad0adf29b05f4e473\"},\"headline\":\"How Steering Committees and Governance Shape Strategic Success\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-17T14:02:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-17T14:02:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/\"},\"wordCount\":1065,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SM-Blog-How-Steering-Committees-and-Governance-Apr25-405x310-web.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"consulting\",\"governance\",\"project management\",\"steering committee\",\"strategy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/\",\"name\":\"How Steering Committees and Governance Shape Strategic Success - GP Strategies\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SM-Blog-How-Steering-Committees-and-Governance-Apr25-405x310-web.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-17T14:02:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-17T14:02:59+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover how steering committees shape strategic success. Learn how they provide strategic direction, decision-making, and accountability.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SM-Blog-How-Steering-Committees-and-Governance-Apr25-405x310-web.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SM-Blog-How-Steering-Committees-and-Governance-Apr25-405x310-web.jpg\",\"width\":405,\"height\":310,\"caption\":\"Three people work together as part of a steering committee, ensuring effective governance.\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/\",\"name\":\"GP Strategies\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GP Strategies\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo.svg\",\"width\":144,\"height\":48,\"caption\":\"GP Strategies\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gpstrategies\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/gpcorp\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gpstrategiescorp\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/gp-strategies-corporation\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/GPStrategiesCorp\",\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GP_Strategies_Corporation\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7d64ee73cdac1c5ad0adf29b05f4e473\",\"name\":\"cjackson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/d56e842a72337e325905fb4e645eb6ff\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Cheryl-Jackson-Bio-Picture.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Cheryl-Jackson-Bio-Picture.jpg\",\"caption\":\"cjackson\"},\"description\":\"For over 15 years, Dr. Cheryl Jackson has been supporting transformational efforts in Fortune 500 organizations across a variety of industries including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and food and beverage. With a doctorate in Industrial-organizational psychology, she combines her experience with scientific methodology and research techniques to create practical solutions that drive meaningful change in the workplace. Cheryl is driven to create effective solutions that help the organization as well as its employees thrive. Her focus is organizational effectiveness strategies supported by organization design, change management, assessment and development, employee engagement, leader development, and performance management. Cheryl is driving the development of the OD and Change Management practice within and across GP Strategies through the development of offerings and solutions, internal and external education, and supporting client initiatives. She remains actively engaged in the practice by contributing to whitepapers, blogs, articles, conferences, and podcasts on organizational design and change management and serving as a lecturer in the Master of I\/O program at Texas A&amp;M University.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/author\/cheryljackson\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Steering Committees and Governance Shape Strategic Success - GP Strategies","description":"Discover how steering committees shape strategic success. Learn how they provide strategic direction, decision-making, and accountability.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Steering Committees and Governance Shape Strategic Success - GP Strategies","og_description":"Discover how steering committees shape strategic success. Learn how they provide strategic direction, decision-making, and accountability.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/","og_site_name":"GP Strategies","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gpstrategies","article_published_time":"2025-04-17T14:02:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-17T14:02:59+00:00","og_image":[{"width":405,"height":310,"url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SM-Blog-How-Steering-Committees-and-Governance-Apr25-405x310-web.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Cheryl Jackson, PhD, Lindsay Pineda","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@gpcorp","twitter_site":"@gpcorp","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Cheryl Jackson, PhD","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/"},"author":{"name":"cjackson","@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7d64ee73cdac1c5ad0adf29b05f4e473"},"headline":"How Steering Committees and Governance Shape Strategic Success","datePublished":"2025-04-17T14:02:58+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-17T14:02:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/"},"wordCount":1065,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SM-Blog-How-Steering-Committees-and-Governance-Apr25-405x310-web.jpg","keywords":["consulting","governance","project management","steering committee","strategy"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/","name":"How Steering Committees and Governance Shape Strategic Success - GP Strategies","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SM-Blog-How-Steering-Committees-and-Governance-Apr25-405x310-web.jpg","datePublished":"2025-04-17T14:02:58+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-17T14:02:59+00:00","description":"Discover how steering committees shape strategic success. Learn how they provide strategic direction, decision-making, and accountability.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/blog\/how-steering-committees-and-governance-shape-strategic-success\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SM-Blog-How-Steering-Committees-and-Governance-Apr25-405x310-web.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SM-Blog-How-Steering-Committees-and-Governance-Apr25-405x310-web.jpg","width":405,"height":310,"caption":"Three people work together as part of a steering committee, ensuring effective governance."},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/","name":"GP Strategies","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#organization","name":"GP Strategies","url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo.svg","width":144,"height":48,"caption":"GP Strategies"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gpstrategies","https:\/\/x.com\/gpcorp","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gpstrategiescorp\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/gp-strategies-corporation\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/GPStrategiesCorp","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GP_Strategies_Corporation"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7d64ee73cdac1c5ad0adf29b05f4e473","name":"cjackson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/d56e842a72337e325905fb4e645eb6ff","url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Cheryl-Jackson-Bio-Picture.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Cheryl-Jackson-Bio-Picture.jpg","caption":"cjackson"},"description":"For over 15 years, Dr. Cheryl Jackson has been supporting transformational efforts in Fortune 500 organizations across a variety of industries including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and food and beverage. With a doctorate in Industrial-organizational psychology, she combines her experience with scientific methodology and research techniques to create practical solutions that drive meaningful change in the workplace. Cheryl is driven to create effective solutions that help the organization as well as its employees thrive. Her focus is organizational effectiveness strategies supported by organization design, change management, assessment and development, employee engagement, leader development, and performance management. Cheryl is driving the development of the OD and Change Management practice within and across GP Strategies through the development of offerings and solutions, internal and external education, and supporting client initiatives. She remains actively engaged in the practice by contributing to whitepapers, blogs, articles, conferences, and podcasts on organizational design and change management and serving as a lecturer in the Master of I\/O program at Texas A&amp;M University.","url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/author\/cheryljackson\/"}]}},"acf":[],"authors":[{"term_id":218,"user_id":739,"is_guest":0,"slug":"cheryljackson","display_name":"Cheryl Jackson, PhD","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Cheryl-Jackson-Bio-Picture.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Cheryl-Jackson-Bio-Picture.jpg"},"author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Jackson","first_name":"Cheryl","job_title":"Organization Design & Change Practice Lead","description":"For over 15 years, Dr. Cheryl Jackson has been supporting transformational efforts in Fortune 500 organizations across a variety of industries including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and food and beverage. With a doctorate in Industrial-organizational psychology, she combines her experience with scientific methodology and research techniques to create practical solutions that drive meaningful change in the workplace.\r\n\r\nCheryl is driven to create effective solutions that help the organization as well as its employees thrive. Her focus is organizational effectiveness strategies supported by organization design, change management, assessment and development, employee engagement, leader development, and performance management.  \r\n\r\nCheryl is driving the development of the OD and Change Management practice within and across GP Strategies through the development of offerings and solutions, internal and external education, and supporting client initiatives. She remains actively engaged in the practice by contributing to whitepapers, blogs, articles, conferences, and podcasts on organizational design and change management and serving as a lecturer in the Master of I\/O program at Texas A&amp;M University."},{"term_id":593,"user_id":799,"is_guest":0,"slug":"lpineda","display_name":"Lindsay Pineda","avatar_url":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lindsay-Pineda-photo-150x150.jpg","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Pineda","first_name":"Lindsay","job_title":"","description":"Lindsay Pineda, Business Consultant, has over 20 years of demonstrated expertise across diverse industries, including Higher Education, Data Analytics, Digital Learning, and Program Management. She possesses a wealth of experience in seamlessly integrating cross-functional competencies spanning across staff management, operations planning, process improvement, strategic consulting, customer retention, and analytics consulting. With a focus on people, process, technology, and data to bring solutions to life, Lindsay has an extensive background in predictive and learning analytics consulting. She has advanced degrees in Management &amp; Psychology as well as a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lindsay-pineda3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Lindsay on LinkedIn<\/a>"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/739"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64088"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=64088"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=64088"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpstrategies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=64088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}