Governance

What is Business Assurance? Business Assurance is a method that allows organisations to address risk and compliance by implementing a flexible and effective control framework with real time monitoring capabilities, making sure the business can be confident that they are continually being protected. What do Business Assurance professionals do? Processes are linked to one or…

What is a SOX Consultant? The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, is a United States federal law that set new or expanded requirements for all U.S. public company boards, management and public accounting firms. There are also a number of provisions of the Act that also apply to privately held companies, for example the wilful destruction…

What is an External Auditor? An external auditor performs an audit, in accordance with specific laws and regulations of the financial statements of a company, government entity, other legal entity, or organisation, and is independent of the entity being audited. Users of this financial information such as investors, government agencies, and the general public, rely…

What is an Internal Auditor? Internal auditors work within organisations to monitor and evaluate how well risks are being managed, how the business is being governed and how well internal processes are working. They also provide a consulting service, advising management on how to improve systems and processes. The work of an internal auditor differs…

What is a PMO? A PMO is the backbone of a successful project management approach within an organisation. It is a function that provides decision support information, although it doesn’t make any decisions itself. A PMO underpins the project delivery mechanisms by ensuring that all business change in an organisation is managed in a controlled…

What is a Business As Usual Project Manager? Business As Usual is the view of an organisation, business unit, work team or team member that happens every day in the normal way. BAU is the work that is understood by teams to be carried out as part of their standard daily work practice. What does…

What is a Change Manager or Transformation Manager? A Change Manager will play a key role in ensuring projects meet objectives on time and on budget by increasing employee adoption and usage. They will focus on the human aspect of change, including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organisation structures. A…

What is a Programme Director? The Programme Director provides the interface between programme ownership and delivery and acts as a pivot point between the business and the programme manager. The programme director is the client-side representative, acting as a single point of contact with a programme manager for the day-to-day management of the interests of…

What is a Legal Counsel? The mission of the Legal department is to ensure that legal services are provided to an organisation with the goals of protecting the integrity and reputation of the business; managing legal risk to make transactions viable and safe and partnering with Risk, Compliance, Audit and others to provide a proactive…

What is a Head of Governance? The Head of Governance is often tasked with building and maintaining the Governance function that enables the leaders of an organization to successfully deliver effective strategic and effective decision making at Board and Board Committees, playing a leading contribution to wider corporate projects and our cultural development. What are…