Central Procurement Directorate
CoE - Highlights & Developments
Centre of Expertise
for PPM
PPM Best
Practice
PPM Profession
Gateway
PPM Learning
“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”
Central Procurement Directorate
PPM Web Portal
http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/index/procurement-2/successful-delivery.htm
“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”
Central Procurement Directorate
Gateway™
• OGC Hub status
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– until Feb 2012
Reviews completed since 1st April – 23
Reviews ongoing since 1st April – 21
2010/11 estimate – 50+
Low risk since 1st April - 56
Medium & High Risk via CoE
Review pool has 116 members
– 23 are SCS
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Central Procurement Directorate
Gateway™ (cont)
• DoJ Gateway integration continues
– 6 reviews at medium/high and agreed 3 at low risk
– Change from OGC to NICS culture interesting
• Hub/Sub-hub relations progressing
– Regular meetings with Translink, SSA, DoJ
– Work continues with the Housing Executive, Road Service,
and NI Water
• Charging – accepted!
– £12-19K High risk review
– £10K Medium risk review
• OGC External Resources Framework (ERF) ??
“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”
Central Procurement Directorate
PPM Learning
• 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 Masterclass pilot (April 2011)
“Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services”
Central Procurement Directorate
PPM Learning
• Subject expert/delivery partnership (CAL)
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- CAL now going to deliver overview courses/CoE to deliver higher level training
200+ trained per annum
Proposal for CoE hard charging
- Training nos. reducing due to budget issues
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), Preparing to be a GW reviewer (with Xaffinity)
• Bespoke PPM Workshops & Quality Assurance
• Priorities
– Refreshed SRO offering – Peer to Peer workshop
– Post-Project Review course
– APM accredited offerings
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Central Procurement Directorate
PPM Profession
• PPM Baseline Survey tranche complete
– Results showed a lack of awareness and skills in PPM and
methodologies
– Decided not to extend any wider as results would be broadly
similar
• CoE working closely with APM(NI)
– Executive committee representation
– Formation of public sector committee
• OGC direction setting in transition
– New Head of Profession, David Pitchford
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PPM – Wider Context
• OGC is changing
– Cabinet Office, ERG
– Brand may eventually disappear
– Launch of Management of Portfolios (MoP)
• Major Projects Authority (MPA)
– Mandate from Prime Minister, integrated assurance,
transparency
– Central monitoring & control of major initiatives
– Multiple intervention points across several agencies/bodies
– Briefing underway, Heads of Profession (PPM Council) today
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