Project, Programme and Portfolio Governance (P3G) – the go to guide for P3 governance

Authors: Ross Garland and Adrian Morey
Publisher: TSO (The Stationery Office)

The purpose of P3G guide is to provide the knowledge and understanding necessary to design, implement and operate effective and efficient governance arrangements for an organisation’s portfolio of projects and programmes.

It is a practitioner’s guide and so takes a practical approach. The guide is principles-based thereby allowing organisations and practitioners the flexibility necessary to address their specific circumstances. The principles are grounded in logic and practice and the guide explains both how and why they are applied. They are scalable and so are applicable from the smallest to the largest initiatives. It explains the critical importance of accountability and how to ensure consistency of decision-making rights between the accountable roles. In doing so it addresses the integration of governance at all levels in the organisation.

It indicates how to establish an effective governance framework for a project, programme or entire portfolio. It is applicable to all sectors including infrastructure, technology, business transformation, and for-purpose, in both public and private sectors.​
Key features:
  • Provides the knowledge and understanding necessary to design, implement and operate effective and efficient project, programme and portfolio governance arrangements
  • Shows how governance can be adapted to the specific organisational and project/programme circumstances
  • Applicable to all areas in both the public and private sectors
  • Explains both the “how” and the “why”
  • Grounded in logic and practice
  • Practical, pragmatic, principles-based approach
  • Addresses traditional, hybrid and agile approaches
Stephen Jenner (author of Management of Portfolios and the APMG International Managing Benefits guide) says about the P3G guide:

"This book is an awesome achievement from the gurus of governance – it's comprehensive, accessible, and relevant. Don't take part in project, programme or portfolio governance without it."

​P3GP® Certification
P3GP® (Project, Programme & Portfolio Governance Professional) certification is based on the TSO publication “Project, Programme and Portfolio Governance – P3G". It’s the only recognised qualification for project, programme and portfolio governance worldwide.