Read article: Selecting Board of Directors – Jignesh Padia

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Why This Matters: Every publicly held company or a company listed on a public exchange has a board of directors. The board usually has a risk committee reviewing risk appetite of the organization. The board risk committee also reviews financial, cyber, operational, and supply chain risks that are material for financial reporting.

A publicly held company has a board of directors. A program can have a board. Projects can be operational, tactical, and even strategic. Most programs are strategic. In strategic programs and projects, executive management and may be even the board of directors may be interested in project statusing on being able to meet critical objectives and manage the risks that may inhibit the organization from reaching these objectives.

Project Question: Have you ever had an oversight board? Or, have you had a board champion advise you in a project? What were the advantages and disadvantages of a board?

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