Programme assurance | NHS National Services Scotland

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Programmes or projects can be long or short-term, straightforward or complex, operational or strategic.

Getting things up and running, or ensuring they remain on track takes both planned and ad hoc assurance activities.

We use a range of approaches and tools, including:

NSS Project Quality Assurance
PRINCE2^(TM) Health Check
Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3) and
Cabinet Office Gateway ^(TM) Review.

Portfolio management

Enabling alignment across a range of programmes, ensuring effective management of project dependencies and resources.
Programme and project delivery

Helping define a clear way forward for all projects, ensuring they deliver on time, to plan and to budget.
Programme assurance

Ensuring a programme or project has been created, administered and run appropriately.
Programme management office

Providing a reporting infrastructure and hub to track performance, risks and issues.

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