Governance Assurance & Capital Stewardship
Board & executive decision assurance
Independent assurance to support clear, defensible leadership decisions
When high-stakes decisions, major transitions or complex project considerations emerge, boards and executives require clarity, objectivity and disciplined decision support. This engagement provides independent governance assurance to support owner decision-making by testing assumptions, strengthening decision framing and ensuring accountability and alignment are preserved from early intent through subsequent phases. The focus is on enabling leaders to make informed, risk-aware decisions that remain defensible as conditions evolve and delivery progresses.
OUR FOCUS AREAS
Independent insight to support accountable leadership decisions
Why it matters | Senior leaders are often required to make decisions under pressure, with incomplete information, competing viewpoints and tight timeframes. In these conditions, fragmented advice and internal dynamics can weaken governance discipline, increasing strategic, commercial and reputational exposure. |
Our focus | We provide independent governance assurance at critical decision points, including objective challenge, risk evaluation and structured framing of options. Engagements support leaders by clarifying decision boundaries, validating assumptions and strengthening governance interfaces across stakeholders, while preserving clear accountability and authority with owners and boards. |
Outcome | Clear, confident leadership decisions grounded in independent assurance, reducing exposure, preserving alignment and ensuring strategic intent remains defensible under scrutiny. |
Where structured governance assurance creates execution readiness
Why it matters | Projects often move forward on optimism rather than evidence. Misaligned assumptions, unclear scope and weak governance can quietly shape outcomes long before execution begins, leaving leadership exposed when feasibility gaps and delivery risks surface too late to correct. |
Our focus | We provide assurance-led decision support that aligns project intent with the disciplines required for predictable delivery. Readiness assessments test feasibility, confirm delivery pathways and strengthen governance, risk oversight and decision discipline before commitments harden. |
Outcome | Leadership confidence built on evidence, enabling projects to advance with clear scope, validated execution pathways and the governance needed to deliver with certainty. |
Where decision intent is preserved through change
Why it matters | Strategic intent often erodes as projects transition from concept to execution. Changes in teams, scope and priorities can fragment decisions and weaken accountability, reducing long-term value. |
Our focus | We provide continuity of governance assurance across decision and transition points, ensuring approved intent, assumptions and accountability are preserved through handover, mobilisation and delivery interfaces. |
Outcome | Consistent, defensible decisions maintained across transitions, supporting alignment, confidence and outcomes that remain true to the original strategic intent across the lifecycle. |
Let’s talk about decision assurance
Independent governance assurance to strengthen certainty, control and defensible capital decisions
Sarel Blaauw
senior partner
+61 498 785 165