Governance Assurance & Capital Stewardship
TacminMadini’s core mandates are independent governance assurance mandates applied at defined points of owner exposure across the asset lifecycle. Each mandate provides governance assurance under owner authority to protect value, preserve authority and ensure outcomes remain defensible as conditions change. These mandates operate above execution. They do not replace delivery teams, operators or advisors. Instead, they assure decisions, performance and accountability, with targeted delivery support engaged only where governance assurance identifies heightened risk or loss of control. Governance Decision Intelligence (GDI) informs where and when governance assurance is required across assets and portfolios.
Governance assurance may commence at any stage of the asset lifecycle, depending on where owner exposure, capital discipline or decision defensibility is under pressure and requires independent assurance under owner authority.
Proactive validation of key assumptions, governance structures, commercial settings and capital discipline before material commitments are made. Applied where boards or executives seek clarity, confirmation or strengthened defensibility while exposure remains manageable and optionality is within approved parameters.
Defined governance assurance mandate applied alongside active projects or operating assets where capital is committed and exposure must remain controlled. Provides independent visibility over alignment, authority and performance to prevent gradual drift from escalating into material instability.
Targeted governance reinforcement activated where alignment has weakened, exposure has intensified or confidence is reduced under elevated risk conditions. Reasserts disciplined authority, strengthens control structures and stabilises decision pathways to protect value and preserve accountability.
Governance assurance mandates apply structured assurance reviews under owner authority to ensure decisions and exposures remain defensible through execution, without assuming delivery responsibility and without establishing a standing delivery function.
Governance assurance applied before capital is committed to ensure feasibility, risk and commercial alignment are defensible.
Governance assurance applied when commercial alignment deteriorates or positions diverge, to restore alignment and control for owners.
Governance assurance applied through execution to protect approved intent, maintain control and preserve transparency throughout
Governance assurance applied across operating assets to restore predictability and control without assuming operator responsibility.
Independent governance assurance to establish and maintain control across critical assets.
Sarel Blaauw
senior partner
+61 498 785 165