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This Practice Note
Initially created in partnership with Cranfield School of Management and later reworked and expanded by Beth Pipe of OnLive Learning, this Practice Note explores the essential phases of the project lifecycle and effective set up. Investing time up front in solid planning is arguably the most critical step, yet it is the one most often bypassed as excitement to start takes over. As Abraham Lincoln famously observed: if given eight hours to cut down a tree, he would devote six to sharpening the axe. Projects flow far more smoothly when the parameters are clarified from the outset. In this Practice Note we guide you through:
the project lifecycle—what unfolds at each stage?
set up: how to frame and define the project
stakeholders: who they are and why they count
roles and responsibilities: who is accountable for what
planning time, resources, and
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This introductory guide was first developed in collaboration with Cranfield School of Management and later refined by Beth Pipe, OnLive Learning. Project management has moved beyond a niche discipline reserved for formally trained project managers. Across many organisations, programme and project management approaches are being applied to deliver diverse change initiatives. This Practice Note serves as a primer to project management, setting out core project parameters and identifying the principal players involved.
For direction on the major stages—defining, planning, implementing and closing—as well as alternative techniques that project managers can employ to navigate the common complexities that affect almost every plan, see Practice Note: Project management: Project lifecycle and set-up and Project management: key documents—checklist. For an explanation of how project management contrasts with programme management, refer to Practice Note: Programme management v’s project management: A guide for in-house
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The UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code) encourages companies with equity shares listed in the equity shares (commercial companies) category, whether incorporated in the UK or overseas, to establish a remuneration committee. This committee is delegated authority to shape policy for executive director remuneration and to set pay for the chair, executive directors and senior management. Other quoted companies broadly mirror these arrangements when determining executive pay. Many remuneration committees also consult internal and/or external advisers on the structure and quantum of remuneration for executive directors and chairs.
Requirement for a remuneration committee adviser
According to the UKCG Code, the process for developing executive remuneration policy and deciding director and senior management pay should be formal and transparent. There is no legal or regulatory duty to appoint an adviser; nonetheless, it is commonplace, and the UKCG notes that companies may choose to do so. Where
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