ABSTRACT
This book mainly focuses on governance through the lenses of private sector organizations and projects. In this chapter, we try to supplement and contrast this perspective with a description of governance in public sector projects and the differences these represent. One main point highlighted is the use of governance frameworks implemented to secure successful investment projects. Throughout this chapter, Norway will be used as the main example. The reason for this is not only that both authors are Norwegian with wide experience doing research on Norwegian public projects, but also because Norway is a pioneer in the area of governance of public projects, having introduced a governance scheme applied to all the largest statefunded investment projects across sectors, with external quality assurance of the planning documents as the essential element.
