What Is a Steering Committee?

Man­ag­ing change with­in an orga­ni­za­tion can be com­plex, involve risks, and require engag­ing mul­ti­ple stake­hold­ers. Often, this is more than the team lead­ing or imple­ment­ing the change hands-on can han­dle on their own. That’s why it’s help­ful to have a steer­ing com­mit­tee. Learn the typ­i­cal func­tions of steer­ing com­mit­tees in sup­port­ing change efforts.