Service Summary

4 -6 hours to bring clarity to the project formation process

Typical Benefits

Typical areas where value is realised;
-Higher proportion of projects fit for purpose, on time and on budget
-Able to Clearly Demonstrate Value to the Business
-Improved delivery efficiency and effectiveness from clarity around process performance
-Improved financial control and predictability in delivery
-Improved project estimation and delivery capability (right first time)
-Improved credibility with and confidence from across the business
-Improved influence with suppliers
-Improving customer and colleague service and satisfaction
-Greater acceptance of change – quicker to implement new changes
-Validation of the IT Change Strategy
-Improved support of Business Directives

Pains typically relieved include;
-Poor project/portfolio pipeline planning and estimation process
-Weak project prioritisation, approval, compliance and sponsorship
-Poor communication of requirements, progress and expectations
-Lack of subject matter expertise and experience
-Lack of clarity or understanding on operational readiness requirements

Overview

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-Controlling costs and delivery without compromising quality
-Operate in an open risks culture
-Increased planning and forecasting efficiency and effectiveness
-Increased visibility of benefits realised from delivery of projects
-Having the right capabilities and capacity to deliver
-Capability to demonstrate the benefits realised and ROI
-Increased confidence from the business
-Increased Ambition in Business Case Funding
-Increased insight from visibility of Portfolio Data
-Validation of alignment with Business Strategy
-Increased quality of oversight, governance, control and delivery performance.

Deliverables

    define and agree scope
    define and agree project success factors
    define and agree KPIs
    define and agree framework for maintaining control (reporting)
    Documentation of the agreed actions to initiate the project

Focus In On: Responsible for Project and Programme Delivery

New Areas of Value:

Higher proportion of projects fit for purpose, on time and on budget

Ability to clearly demonstrate value to the business

Higher delivery efficiency and effectiveness from clarity around process performance

Greater financial control and predictability in delivery

Improved project estimation and delivery capability (right first time)

Increased credibility with and confidence from across the business

Increased influence with suppliers

Improved customer and colleague service and satisfaction

Greater acceptance of change – quicker to implement new changes

Validation of the IT change strategy

Better support of business directives

Improvements around:

Poor project/portfolio pipeline planning and estimation process

Weak project prioritisation, approval, compliance and sponsorship

Poor communication of requirements, progress and expectations

Lack of subject matter expertise and experience

Lack of clarity or understanding on operational readiness requirements