Governance Assurance & Capital Stewardship
Operational assurance
Governance & control reset
Governance & Control Reset provides independent governance assurance to restore authority, accountability and decision discipline across projects and operating environments. It assures decision rights, escalation pathways and control structures where informal practices, uncertainty or drift have weakened oversight. Through structured forums, documented responsibilities and reinforced accountability mechanisms, clarity is reinstated and ambiguity reduced across teams and interfaces. The emphasis is on transparent, evidence-based decision-making, defensible controls and a return to clearly assured delivery and operational performance supported by consistent oversight and traceability.
Clarifying authority and escalation pathways
Why it matters | Unclear decision authority weakens accountability, slows intervention and allows ambiguity to influence outcomes instead of evidence or strategy. When rights aren’t defined, priorities compete, issues linger and responsibility diffuses across teams, increasing risk and reducing confidence in governance. In complex or multi-party environments, this creates further uncertainty and undermines coordinated control. |
Our focus | We provide governance assurance over decision rights, approval thresholds and escalation routes to confirm clarity from board to site level. Escalation protocols, decision forums and approval gates are independently tested to ensure decisions are timely, transparent and traceable, and governance expectations are applied consistently across functions and contractors. |
Outcome | Clear authority structures supporting timely, defensible decisions. Owners gain improved confidence, reduced ambiguity and stronger alignment across teams and contractors, enabling more predictable governance outcomes. |
Restoring ownership and responsibility
Why it matters | Weak accountability leads to unclear ownership, delayed action and variable performance. Issues fall between organisational gaps, disputes escalate and governance standards weaken, exposing owners to commercial, compliance and performance risk. Over time, this erodes trust and reduces execution discipline. |
Our focus | We assure accountability frameworks that clarify roles, responsibilities and reporting lines across teams and contractors. Documented responsibilities and tracked commitments are independently reviewed to confirm obligations are clear and aligned with governance expectations. |
Outcome | Clear ownership of decisions and actions, improving execution discipline and reducing disputes, with more consistent adherence to governance standards and expectations. |
Reinstating disciplined controls and oversight
Why it matters | Without strong controls, cost and schedule drift becomes normalised and risks escalate unnoticed. Informal control environments enable scope creep, unapproved change and weaker risk management, reducing delivery certainty and increasing recovery costs. In high-risk environments, this can materially amplify commercial and safety exposure. |
Our focus | We provide governance assurance over control frameworks including change control, cost and schedule oversight and risk management aligned with approved intent. Controls, reporting cycles and escalation triggers are tested to ensure deviations are detected early and addressed systematically. |
Outcome | Disciplined control of cost, schedule and performance, improving predictability and commercial protection and giving owners clearer visibility of emerging risks and deviations. |
Enabling traceable, defensible decisions
Why it matters | Weak compliance and assurance make decisions difficult to verify and vulnerable to scrutiny or challenge. In regulated or high-risk sectors, inadequate assurance increases commercial and reputational exposure, and can result in contractual or regulatory implications. |
Our focus | We implement and assure compliance mechanisms, assurance frameworks and performance reporting that make decisions transparent and defensible. Oversight forums and audit trails are structured to support continuous monitoring and alignment with regulatory and contractual requirements. |
Outcome | Auditable decision-making with reduced exposure and improved stakeholder confidence, strengthening long-term asset integrity, governance resilience and defensibility. |
Independent governance assurance to restore control, predictability and sustained asset performance
Sarel Blaauw
senior partner
+61 498 785 165