What is the primary role of a steering committee in project governance?

• A. Provides strategic oversight, approves budgets, sets priorities, and resolves escalated issues
• B. Manages day-to-day coding tasks
• C. Handles code reviews
• D. Sets project marketing strategy

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is governance and high‑level decision rights in a project. A steering committee sits above the project team to ensure the work stays aligned with the organization’s goals and resources are used wisely. Its responsibilities include providing strategic oversight, approving budgets, setting priorities, and resolving escalated issues that go beyond what the project manager can decide. This role centers on directing, funding, and guiding the project, not on performing day-to-day tasks.

Operations like day-to-day coding are handled by the project team and developers; code reviews are part of technical quality checks within the development process; and setting project marketing strategy is typically led by marketing or product management rather than a governance body.