Steering Committee Deck for IT Programmes template for Google Slides

The title slide and first slides of the Steering Committee Deck for IT Programmes template

Every slide (11)

Overview

Steering committees often spend their hour on status that members could have read beforehand, then leave without a decision. This deck reverses that order. The decisions page sets out each request with options and a recommendation, and the rest of the pack gives only the evidence the committee needs: status, release readiness, vendors and risks. Status is kept as context, so the time goes to choices only the committee can make.

The sample is for Amberley Group, running a three-project IT program with a $12.4M budget, $7.9M spent to date and a release planned for April. Every name, figure and date is fictional. Replace the decisions, RAG ratings and budget with your own approved figures, and keep the sample data line on any chart until you do.

Useful for

A PMO preparing the monthly steering committee update for a three-project IT program
A committee chair checking the decisions and escalations before a 90-minute meeting
A sponsor of a linked project reviewing dependencies and benefits to date

What's included

Status: three headline figures and a six-row scorecard marked on, watch or off
Release readiness: four gates to clear and four checks behind the go decision
Vendors: a two-by-two review of four options and a feature comparison
Risks: a table of five top risks, each with an owner and a level
Decisions: the asks for this meeting, each with options and a recommendation
Make it yours: a five-step guide and a closing page with contacts

How to use it

1
Click Make a copy in Google Slides, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.
2
Put this meeting's decisions on the decisions page, each with options and your recommendation.
3
Replace the status page with the RAG for your own workstreams and a short reason for any red or amber.
4
Enter the approved budget, spend and forecast, and state the variance as a percentage.
5
Delete the guide slide, then share the deck or present it to members two working days before the meeting.

What you need

Requirements

A Google account with access to Google Slides

Works with

Google Slides
Microsoft PowerPoint (File → Download → .pptx)

Questions

Are the company, people and figures fictional?

Yes. Amberley Group, the people named in this deck, the vendors, the budget and every date are fictional. Replace them with your own approved figures before the pack goes to a committee.

Why put the decisions near the front?

Members read the decisions before anything else, and most will not reach the appendix. A pack that opens with status often ends without a decision, so the asks and recommendations come first.

What counts as an escalation?

An issue that exceeds agreed tolerance, such as cost more than 10% over plan or a delay of more than four weeks, and needs the committee to act. List each one with an owner and a needed-by date.

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