Governance Assurance & Capital Stewardship
Owner authority where capital exposure forms before it is visible
Most major capital projects exceed budget - not at completion, but earlier, where exposure forms before it is visible. Capital loss is created there. Owners remain accountable, but do not fully control delivery systems.
TacminMadini intervenes where capital, decisions, control and accountability begin to misalign. We operate where capital outcomes are determined - before they are visible, committed or irreversible.
As a result, capital exposure is understood before commitment, decisions remain defensible under pressure, and control is maintained across complex delivery environments.
Control is only possible if exposure is seen early:
provides that forward visibility
Governance Decision Intelligence provides independent, owner-level visibility of where capital exposure is forming - before it is committed, visible in reporting, or recoverable. It identifies where:
capital exposure is forming prior to commitment
decision pathways are tightening under pressure
control is weaker than assumed
alignment is diverging from approved intent
Trigger: Confidence in reporting, decisions or control is reducing, or exposure may be forming ahead of commitment.
Where capital decisions must remain defensible prior to approval and commitment.
Where delivery complexity reduces visibility, control and alignment.
Where commercial position, contracts and authority are under pressure.
Prevent cost blowouts & protect capital from emerging exposure
Ensure major decisions stand up commercially & technically
Maintain control across complex delivery environments
Strengthen sustainable long-term asset performance & value
Applied through structured governance assurance mandates across projects, portfolios and asset lifecycles.
Governance assurance is applied through structured owner mandates across projects, portfolios and asset lifecycles - ensuring capital outcomes remain controlled where they are determined - not where they are reported
Applied under owner authority to ensure decisions and exposure remain controlled and defensible
No delivery conflict of interest
No alignment with execution contractors
No alignment with engineers or EPCM firms
No dependency on project outcomes
Aligned solely to the owner’s capital, decisions and accountability.
Applied across major capital assets and portfolios in:
Mining and minerals
Infrastructure and transport
Industrial and processing
Land and developments
TacminMadini operates within the governance layer of ESG where capital decisions are made, tested and committed.
We ensure ESG commitments remain achievable by strengthening decision integrity, capital control and accountable delivery - where capital outcomes are determined under real exposure, not defined through policy or reporting
Grounded in over three decades of capital experience across Tier 1 and Tier 2 environments, where governance has direct financial and operational consequence.
Engagements are initiated through focused mandates aligned to immediate areas of capital exposure, decision pressure or loss of visibility.
Sarel Blaauw
senior partner
+61 498 785 165