HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service
20 May Project Delivery

HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service

Recommendations include more realistic salaries for officials working on major projects and a culture shift away from “automatically” appointing career civil servant as SRO
by Jim Dunton
‘Make it happen, make it better, make it count’: Cabinet secretary asks civil servants to adopt new mindset
01 Jun Project Delivery
‘Make it happen, make it better, make it count’: Cabinet secretary asks civil servants to adopt new mindset
Treasury publishes ‘significantly revised’ Magenta Book
18 May Project Delivery
Treasury publishes ‘significantly revised’ Magenta Book
Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
15 May Project Delivery
Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
DHSC details £700m NHS plans to counter unsafe concrete
18 Oct 2023 Project Delivery
DHSC details £700m NHS plans to counter unsafe concrete
Second perm sec Shona Dunn tells MPs four-year RAAC bill is “likely” to rise if capital contingency spending is prioritised
Auditor KPMG hit with ‘record’ £21m fine for Carillion failings
13 Oct 2023 Project Delivery
Auditor KPMG hit with ‘record’ £21m fine for Carillion failings
Scrutiny of collapsed outsourcer’s finances was “very bad, over an extended period”, boss admits
TfL veteran appointed to National Infrastructure Commission
12 Oct 2023 Project Delivery
TfL veteran appointed to National Infrastructure Commission
Michèle Dix was managing director of planning and Crossrail 2 at Transport for London
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
05 Oct 2023 Project Delivery
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
PM promises "better transport connections in the north" as he scraps Manchester leg of HS2 rail link
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
15 Sep 2023 Project Delivery
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
Officials need help to make “hard decisions” on projects that are failing
Making civil servants' jobs easier with 'nerdy tech' - Mark Thompson interview
13 Jul 2023 Project Delivery
Making civil servants' jobs easier with 'nerdy tech' - Mark Thompson interview
The next phases of government’s data revolution have the potential to truly transform the way the civil service operates, but business cases are not enough to deliver results. Suzannah Brecknell talks to Mark Thompson, director of data, platforms and interoperability in the Cabinet Office’s Government People Group
Too many cooks in the kitchen? Here’s a recipe for cross-government success
12 Jul 2023 Project Delivery
Too many cooks in the kitchen? Here’s a recipe for cross-government success
Complex challenges increasingly require officials to work across departmental boundaries, but it's not always easy to deliver on these shared projects. Sian Jones offers advice from the latest National Audit Office guide which aims to help civil servants get better together
NAO report spotlights ‘pitfalls’ for cross-department working
07 Jul 2023 Project Delivery
NAO report spotlights ‘pitfalls’ for cross-department working
Research finds 63% of civil servants see data-sharing issues as a barrier to collaboration
Motorola removed from government strategic suppliers list following ESN exit
18 May 2023 Project Delivery
Motorola removed from government strategic suppliers list following ESN exit
Company claims excision from roster of Whitehall's most significant commercial partners is a "routine update"
Delivery of troubled Home Office comms network programme pushed back to 2029
12 May 2023 Project Delivery
Delivery of troubled Home Office comms network programme pushed back to 2029
Work on Emergency Services Network began in 2015 and is now expected to complete a full decade behind original schedule
Recovering £1.1bn in Covid debts will be ‘incredibly hard’, DBT perm sec admits
11 May 2023 Project Delivery
Recovering £1.1bn in Covid debts will be ‘incredibly hard’, DBT perm sec admits
“Loosey-goosey” approach to first wave of business grants created a major obstacle to getting cash back, Davies tells MPs
MPs voice fears about Cabinet Office’s latest shared-services drive
05 May 2023 Project Delivery
MPs voice fears about Cabinet Office’s latest shared-services drive
Report flags lack of business case, absence contingency plans for funding shortfalls and inconsistent “benefits” calculations