Helping you manage risks to your project

We can review your approach to the management of risks to your project.

Projects can be easily affected by poor planning, inappropriate management processes or practices, performance issues with consultants or contractors, uncertainty about project objectives, poor budgetary or change control processes - any of which may lead to scope creep, and time and cost over runs.

Organisations are increasingly running business activities on a project basis. Examples include developing or acquiring a new computer system, initiating a new service or effecting organisational change.

Organisations are also undertaking major capital works projects for new roads, bridges, buildings or water supplies, or for upgrading such infrastructure.

Major projects are usually strategic and lead to significant change. Often such projects receive extensive public attention. While an organisation may appoint an external professional project manager, it is still ultimately accountable for the outcomes of the project. The organisation may have significant obligations particularly in the spending of public monies.

Our services

We will:

• Review all project processes for the planning, design, implemenation and commissioning of the project and compare these with good practice. For example, we can review the arrangements for governance, project management, cost and change control, risk management, communications, reporting, and the management of quality and health safety.
• Provide real-time assurance and early identification of any issues as the project progresses.
• Deliver assurance reports at each key stage of the project
• Undertake post-implementation reviews with a view to promoting understanding on any issues or risks that may have arisen and, by comparison with public-sector and industry good practice, identify opportunities for improvement.

Page last updated: 1 December 2006