Steering committees waste time when the pack opens with status and buries the ask. This template puts the decisions needed on the first slide, each with options and a recommendation, then gives status one slide, escalations their own slides with owners and needed-by dates, financials one table and the next meeting a four-step plan.

The sample is a 90 minute meeting for a fictional program at Candlemas Works, with a $12.4M budget, a $480k contingency request, one fit-out slip over tolerance and 38% of benefits delivered. Replace the decisions, RAG, financials and escalations, then set the next meeting date and attach your minutes template.