Governance Assurance & Capital Stewardship
Capital is routinely committed before risk is fully understood. By the time exposure appears in reporting, it is already embedded in scope, contracts and delivery structure - leaving limited ability to recover position.
This is where capital is lost!
TacminMadini operates at that point - where exposure is forming, decisions are being made, and control can still be established.
We provide independent, owner-level visibility of:
where capital is already at risk
where decisions are narrowing future options
where control is weaker than assumed
So that before capital is committed:
exposure is understood
decisions are defensible under scrutiny
control remains with the owner
We are typically engaged when:
A major investment decision is approaching with low confidence
Cost or schedule pressure is emerging but not fully explained
Reporting does not reflect what leadership is sensing
Delivery structures are reducing owner control
Board or investor scrutiny is increasing
Trigger: Confidence is reducing - but decisions are still being pushed forward.
Within 2-4 weeks - we establish where capital exposure is already forming - before it is committed or visible in reporting.
This is not a review of reporting. It is a direct assessment of actual exposure and decision position. You get:
A clear view of where capital is at risk now
Where decision pathways are becoming constrained
Where control is weaker than assumed
What must change immediately before commitment
Outcome: Decisions are made with full visibility - and positions are not locked in blindly.
Continuous visibility of where exposure is forming and conditions are shifting
Direct reinforcement of decision quality, commercial position and delivery alignment
Stabilisation where exposure has already formed or control is weakening
Where investment decisions must hold under scrutiny - not just reach approval
Where complexity reduces visibility and misalignment begins to embed
Where commercial position, contracts and authority are contested
We work directly with owners, project leaders, COO's, executives and boards to:
Prevent capital from being committed without exposure visibility
Ensure decisions hold commercially & technically under pressure
Maintain control across complex delivery environments
Protect long-term asset value - not just short-term delivery metrics
Capital exposure: $100M to multi-billion
Decision accountability sits with the owner
Delivery complexity is masking real position
Governance pressure is increasing at executive or board level
Reported position and actual exposure are diverging
Exposure is identified before capital is irreversibly committed
Exposure is understood while decisions remain unconstrained
Decisions hold up under challenge - not just when approved
Control exists in practice - not assumed through reporting
Alignment holds under pressure - not just in principle
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 - preserving clarity, control and defensibility where it matters.
Applied across major capital assets and portfolios in:
Mining and minerals
Infrastructure and transport
Industrial and processing
Housing and urban development
TacminMadini operates in the governance layer of capital programs - where decisions are made under real exposure. We operate consistently with ISO 37000 and AS 8000 principles - applied where capital exposure forms, decisions are made, and governance is tested under real conditions.
Early visibility anchors governance and ESG commitments in controlled, transparent pathways.
Grounded in over three decades of direct delivery and capital project experience across Tier 1 and Tier 2 environments - including mining, infrastructure and complex asset development - where governance, capital exposure and outcomes are shaped early and carry lasting 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