Project Assurance provides value through the better management of risk and improved confidence in delivery. I can influence the following:

Pre: Before accepting any proposal

• It meets the business needs
  by ensuring the conceptual design and outline delivery plan meets the business expectations
• It achieves value for money
  by ensuring the contractual agreement and cost models meets the business expectations

This can cover technology solutions, design, pricing, supplier selection and business requirements

Post: Once the project starts

• Achieving value for money
  by ensuring deliverables match to the business case
• Maintaining viability and scope
  by ensuring scope is well defined and opportunities are not found by the supplier to move elements to 'out of scope', requiring additional cost to complete
• Meeting the business needs
  by ensuring the functionality meets the business requirements and features are not added that are not required
• Retention of good relations between client and supplier(s)
  by acting as conduit for communication and management of expectations
• The right people are in the right place for effective delivery
  by ensuring the right project structure and roles are in place and filled by appropriate staff

This influence is achieved by a combination of formal and informal routes.

• For the formal, being part of the planning and review process for the project provides an opportunity to give structured feedback

• The informal route is through providing a sounding board for commercial, technical and project concerns and issues

The role does not usurp or dilute the responsibilities of the other roles within the project, rather it provides an independent assessment and influence that reaches across individual elements of the project.

E-mail:
chris.gray@okapia.ltd.uk

Reg Office:
1 Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PN
Company Reg. 7269041

Security clearance:
BCe (Basic Enhanced) - Effective to: 16/01/2016