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“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”

CoE - Highlights & Developments

Centre of Excellence for Delivery

PPM Best Practice

PPM Profession

Gateway Review PPM Learning & Development

Central Procurement DirectorateCentral Procurement Directorate

“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”

PPM Best Practicewww.dfpni.gov.uk/successful-delivery

Central Procurement DirectorateCentral Procurement Directorate

“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”

• Four main areas– Programmes, Projects, Gateway Review, Lessons

Learned

• New PPM Policy (CPD guidance notes 01/09 & 03/09)

• News and Events tabs• Links to PPM methods and organisations• PPM ‘by topic’ pick list• Practitioner Resources

– Templates, tools & techniques, roles & responsibilities, learning & development etc

Best Practice – Web portal

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“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”

Gateway

• OGC Hub status - March 2009– 9 recommendations (1 critical)– Reaccreditation - Feb 2010 – today/tomorrow!

• Averaging just under 40 reviews annually• New RPA & Delivery Confidence• Medium & High Risk via CoE• Need to further engage SCS• Reliant on OGC ERF for High Risk• Active Reviewer exchange

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“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”

Gateway – going forward

• Formalise Hub/Sub-hub relations• Low Risk Reviews – better provision• Charging!• Implementation of AAP, escalation• Starting Gate• Local ‘ERF’ style consultancy

arrangements• PPM/Gateway policy - under review

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“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”

Learning & Development

• Subject expert/delivery partnership (CAL)• 200+ trained per annum• PPM schedule includes:

– SRO Masterclass (1), Benefits Management (2), Business Case (2)

– Practical Project Management (3), Small Projects (1), PPM Overview (1), Gateway Awareness (1/2)

• Bespoke PPM Workshops• Priorities 2010/11

– Refreshed SRO offering– Post-Project Review course– APM accredited offering

Central Procurement DirectorateCentral Procurement Directorate

“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”

PPM Profession

PPM Profession

PPM COUNCIL

PPM Board Champion

PPM Leader PPM Head of Profession

Head of CoEDFP Perm. Sec.

Director of Central Procurement

NICS PPM Profession

Ongoing engagement, OGC and peers

Not ‘one size fits all’

Baseline survey underway with NISRA

Dialogue with other NICS Professions

Develop common understanding – all sectors

Local Route Map &role definitions