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    Project Delivery

    Keep up-to-date with the latest Project Delivery news from Civil Service World
    If delivery is the government's focus, stability is one of the best ways to deliver it
    09 Sep Project Delivery

    If delivery is the government's focus, stability is one of the best ways to deliver it

    What began as a week focused on delivery ended with a major cabinet reshuffle. But ministers need time to get up to speed and for every new appointment, there is a price to pay on delivery
    by Dave Penman
    'Successful transformation requires cultural change': What's in HMRC's Transformation Roadmap?
    15 Aug Project Delivery
    'Successful transformation requires cultural change': What's in HMRC's Transformation Roadmap?
    Major projects: With NISTA now up and running, there is an opportunity to shift from episodic reform to sustained transformation
    12 Aug Project Delivery
    Major projects: With NISTA now up and running, there is an opportunity to shift from episodic reform to sustained transformation
    'We heard some really traumatic things': Covid-19 Inquiry head of comms shares the highs and lows of the job
    25 Jul Project Delivery
    'We heard some really traumatic things': Covid-19 Inquiry head of comms shares the highs and lows of the job
    IfG warns Theresa May has “small window” to start new policy initiatives
    15 Dec 2016 Project Delivery
    IfG warns Theresa May has “small window” to start new policy initiatives

    New report says prime minister must move quickly if she is serious about domestic policy pledges


    DfID 'evasive' on blame for St Helena airport 'white elephant', say MPs
    14 Dec 2016 Project Delivery
    DfID "evasive" on blame for St Helena airport "white elephant", say MPs

    Public Accounts Committee says design of new airport for UK overseas territory failed to account for wind shear, and attacks Department for International Development over planning and accountability


    DfID looks to step up contractor scrutiny after criticism
    08 Dec 2016 Project Delivery
    DfID looks to step up contractor scrutiny after criticism

    Analysis by The Times finds fees paid to consultancy companies by the Department for International Development have risen sharply in the past year


    MPs call for Fast Stream reforms to increase devolution awareness
    08 Dec 2016 Project Delivery
    MPs call for Fast Stream reforms to increase devolution awareness

    Lack of awareness about devolution issues in Whitehall is “unacceptable”, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee says, as Brexit brings fresh pressure for UK government to improve the way it works with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland


    HM Revenue & Customs gets new drubbing over Concentrix failures
    01 Dec 2016 Project Delivery
    HM Revenue & Customs gets new drubbing over Concentrix failures

    MPs call on government to commission independent review into tax-credit compliance processes


    Brexit: former civil service head Lord Kerslake calls for independent review of civil service capacity
    22 Nov 2016 Project Delivery
    Brexit: former civil service head Lord Kerslake calls for independent review of civil service capacity

     Former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake urges government to "pause, review, take stock of what it has in front of it and then revisit the question of capacity"


    DWP digital chief named CIO of the year – as department reported to be reviewing projects
    21 Nov 2016 Project Delivery
    DWP digital chief named CIO of the year – as department reported to be reviewing projects

    Mayank Prakash scoops UK IT Industry Award as department denies rumours of a project overspend


    DfID criticised by aid watchdog over way it pared back support for India and China
    16 Nov 2016 Project Delivery
    DfID criticised by aid watchdog over way it pared back support for India and China

    Aid watchdog hands international development department an amber/red rating for its exit and transition work, but DfID disputes the "rushed" report


    SME procurement target in focus as business chiefs head to Whitehall
    15 Nov 2016 Project Delivery
    SME procurement target in focus as business chiefs head to Whitehall

    Manzoni and Gummer convene refreshed advisory panel as government reiterates commitment to channel 33% of procurement spend through SMEs


    MoD estate plans hit by short-term cuts and contract weaknesses  – NAO
    15 Nov 2016 Project Delivery
    MoD estate plans hit by short-term cuts and contract weaknesses – NAO

    National Audit Office flags "fundamental weaknesses" in Defence Infrastructure Organisation deal with Capita and says the Ministry of Defence faces a "huge challenge" in funding its estate programme


    Plan to sell departments' land for new homes has a 'long way to go', says PAC
    02 Nov 2016 Project Delivery
    Plan to sell departments' land for new homes has a "long way to go", says PAC

    Public Accounts Committee welcomes sharper monitoring of programme to free up land for housebuilding – but says "slow start" by some departments may make it hard to hit 2020 target


    Tax credits problems “bigger than Concentrix”, HMRC chief Jon Thompson tells MPs
    27 Oct 2016 Project Delivery
    Tax credits problems “bigger than Concentrix”, HMRC chief Jon Thompson tells MPs

    HM Revenue & Customs chief exec Jon Thompson admits failings with fraud-busting contract just part of the "sub-optimal" picture on tax credits


    MPs slam Shared Services strategy over lack of buy-in and 'unrealistic' business case
    19 Oct 2016 Project Delivery
    MPs slam Shared Services strategy over lack of buy-in and "unrealistic" business case

    The Public Accounts Committee says the government's latest plan to cut costs by sharing back office functions has failed to learn the lessons of previous attempts


    HMRC offers £140,000 for IT delivery director role
    13 Oct 2016 Project Delivery
    HMRC offers £140,000 for IT delivery director role

    HMRC says the new director will be responsible for IT transformation and cloud strategy


    Garden Bridge ministerial direction caused 'frustration' at centre of government
    11 Oct 2016 Project Delivery
    Garden Bridge ministerial direction caused "frustration" at centre of government

    Transport permanent secretary Philip Rutnam's request for a ministerial direction over funding guarantees for the controversial project to build a new bridge over the Thames brings the total number of directions since last May to seven - more than twice the number under the coalition government


    Ministry of Defence halves annual spending on consultants
    06 Oct 2016 Project Delivery
    Ministry of Defence halves annual spending on consultants

    Annual resource bulletin claims fall down to “bedding in” of Levene Reforms


    HS2 timetable is 'overly ambitious', MPs warn Department for Transport
    14 Sep 2016 Project Delivery
    HS2 timetable is "overly ambitious", MPs warn Department for Transport

    High speed rail project faces "volatile" costs and skills shortages, Public Accounts Committee says, as the group of MPs urge government to finalise decisions on route


    HS2 chief executive Simon Kirby quits for the private sector
    12 Sep 2016 Project Delivery
    HS2 chief executive Simon Kirby quits for the private sector

    Downing Street source says prime minister Theresa May is "100% committed" to HS2 despite departure of Britain's highest-paid civil servant


    Land Registry privatisation plan put on ice – reports
    08 Sep 2016 Project Delivery
    Land Registry privatisation plan put on ice – reports

    PCS union says plan to move organisation employing more than 4,000 civil servants into the private sector appears to have been "quietly dropped" after it fails to appear in the new Neighbourhood Planning Bill


    GOV.UK Verify director to leave in latest high-profile GDS departure
    16 Aug 2016 Project Delivery
    GOV.UK Verify director to leave in latest high-profile GDS departure

    Janet Hughes announces that she is to leave the flagship identity assurance scheme at the end of this week


    Land Registry privatisation: Tory committee chair Bernard Jenkin warns against sale for a 'quick profit'
    28 Jul 2016 Project Delivery
    Land Registry privatisation: Tory committee chair Bernard Jenkin warns against sale for a "quick profit"

    The Land Registry "must remain an essential arm of the state", says Conservative committee chair Bernard Jenkin, amid doubts over whether the government's privatisation plans will go ahead


    Drones, leadership churn – and John Major-era submarines: 8 things we learned about the government's Major Projects Portfolio
    27 Jul 2016 Project Delivery
    Drones, leadership churn – and John Major-era submarines: 8 things we learned about the government's Major Projects Portfolio

    Earlier this month, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority published its annual report shedding light on the government’s largest and most complex projects. Alongside details on budget and timelines, each project is given a red, amber or green rating to indicate how likely it is to deliver expected benefits. Suzannah Brecknell takes a look at some of the key findings


    Overstretched civil service being set up to fail on Brexit, says NAO boss Amyas Morse
    21 Jul 2016 Project Delivery
    Overstretched civil service being set up to fail on Brexit, says NAO boss Amyas Morse

    Major speech by the head of the public spending watchdog warns ministers to stop asking the civil service to run on "perpetual overload"


    DfT scoops top stats award for work on road safety
    08 Jul 2016 Project Delivery
    DfT scoops top stats award for work on road safety

    Royal Statistical Society praises Transport department for "honest" and "innovative" presentation of official statistics


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