Steering Committee Agenda

When to use this

Steering committees that meet but don't decide drain energy. This agenda forces decisions and surfaces blockers that need elevating.

# Steering Committee — [Programme] — [Date]

**Duration:** 60 min   **Chair:** [Sponsor]   **Programme owner:** [Name]

## Pre-read
Sent [date]: scorecard, RAG status, top 3 risks, decisions needed.

## Agenda
| # | Item | Owner | Time | Outcome |
|---|------|-------|------|---------|
| 1 | RAG status against milestones | Owner | 10 min | Note |
| 2 | Decisions needed | Owner | 15 min | Decide |
| 3 | Risks and mitigations | Owner | 10 min | Approve / escalate |
| 4 | Resource / budget asks | Owner | 10 min | Decide |
| 5 | Next milestone review | Chair | 5 min | Confirm |

## Decisions captured
| # | Decision | Decided by | Rationale | Affected workstreams |
|---|----------|------------|-----------|----------------------|
|   |          |            |           |                      |

## Escalations going out
- [Issue] — to: [name / forum]