Portfolio, Programme & Project Assurance

Anybody concluding that agile delivery removes the need for strong project discipline or governance would be misguided. As a result, effective assurance is required for agile project delivery as much as it is for more traditional methods. Research has shown a direct link between project success and good assurance. We can help your business with objective and independent oversight of activities regarded as the key success factor in delivering successful project outcomes.

The increasing use of agile development methods have introduced rapid, value-driven, iterative change cycles along with the introduction of new working practices and cultures to support this way of working. Assurance also needs to adapt as it assumes heightened importance in this fast-moving environment; not only evaluating individual agile projects but also looking at whether the wider organisational landscape supports the agile approach. This is where we will help your business by providing a team of assurers who understand the methodology and principles specific to the organisation and the project being assured.

Benefits management is the process of identifying, planning, delivering, and measuring the benefits of a program or project. It helps you align your outcomes with your strategic objectives and demonstrate the value of your work.  The Nonsuch benefits management maturity model provides a key standard for assessing your performance across five dimensions: governance, identification, planning, realisation, and review. We will confirm if your project is on track to deliver its anticipated benefits and provide assurance on your organisation’s ability to deliver on the planned benefits from your transformational change.

The most important element of a successful project is that it delivers its intended outcomes. The assurance review process, providing independent assessments for project teams at key stages in a project’s life cycle, is therefore well positioned to help project teams develop their approach to benefits management from start to finish. We will confirm if your project is on track to deliver its anticipated benefits and provide assurance on your ability to deliver on the planned benefits from your transformational change.

Business Case assurance is about providing confidence that your investment proposal demonstrates why investing money, time and people in a project or programme is important. We will help you develop clear supporting documentation for investment in transformational business change, to help you secure the funding your projects require.

IQA examines whether projects and programmes are on track for successful delivery or whether action is required to prevent failure. Assurance can improve the probability of successful project delivery and minimise the risk of cost and time over-runs. Our experienced team will undertake an independent review of the management and governance of your projects and programmes to help your business better achieve your investment benefits.

The Nonsuch maturity model provides a key standard for assessing the development of organisational management maturity. It provides a framework with which organisations can assess current performance and put in place improvement plans with measurable outcomes based on industry best practice. We will help boost your organisation’s project, programme and portfolio delivery capability and improve your Investor Confidence Rating score to enable you to deliver your projects more consistently and successfully.

A project management office (PMO) is a group or department that defines, maintains and ensures project management standards across an organisation. Through guidance, the PMO helps organisations get a return on their investment and add value to their stakeholders through projects, programmes and portfolios. We will help raise your organisation’s overall project management office capability and standards through consistency, knowledge, visibility and expert support.

Software development life cycle (SDLC) is the term used in the software industry to describe the process for creating a new software product. Software developers use this as a guide to ensure software is produced with the lowest cost and highest possible quality in the shortest amount of time.  Adhering to the SDLC methodology helps to optimise the final outcome. Our experienced team will undertake an independent review of your organisations use of the software development lifecycle to ensure that consistent and effective processes are used to manage the project delivery and proven and effective SDLC mechanisms are used to manage interactions with both customers and suppliers.

We will help you develop clear supporting documentation for investment in transformational business change, to help you secure the funding your projects require.