Current State Assessment

CPS works with clients to provide a comprehensive assessment of your Delivery Organisation and provide a roadmap to a practical improvement programme that will maximise the benefits the Delivery Organisation provides.

CPS' rapid and proven current state assessment assignment will provide insight on;

How it Works

CPS will assess multiple components of your organisation to establish the strengths (That can be used and built upon) and highlight any weaknesses (Which can be addressed of gaps filled)

Project and Programme Organisation

From sponsor to business change managers – what roles are expected to be filled and operated on the programme

Definition of the Portfolio

From mandate through to blueprint, business case, road map and project dossier.

Governance

How will decisions be made, but whom, when, and how will this be escalated?

Controls / Documents

What information are we going to control the programme with

Programme Framework

Identify, define, capability, tranches, benefits, closure. What artefacts are expected in which steps?

Project Framework

Initiate, execute, control, close – this should be reference to the programme processes and tools

Project and Programme Integration

Dependency management, harmonising control cycles – how will the project fit in with the programme

Project / Programme Support Arrangements

Decision support, delivery support, assurance, compliance, expertise. What will the Delivery Organisation provide, what is expected locally?

Strategy to Tools, Reports and Work Instructions

How to use them to support projects and programmes– this should be reference to the project processes and tools

CPS has decades of experience in the delivery and management of PPM processes and our current state assessment is your starting point to really understanding where improvements and quick wins can be established.

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Talk to us today and find out how a Current State Assessment to help your business

As part of the service CPS will deliver three key deliverables

The 'AS-IS' Analysis

Document the existing delivery organisation
Walk through existing project lifecycle from idea to benefit realisation
Document the current processes and work instructions
Review existing board Terms of Reference
Understand the current governance ‘Drumbeat’
Document current KPI’s
Document existing reporting and management information

The 'TO-BE' Analysis

Establish the desired project lifecycle from idea to benefit realisation
Identify the required processes and work instructions
Identify changes to board TORs
Decide what the governance ‘Drumbeat’ should be
Define the model delivery organisation required to support the above
Define required KPI’s
Specify the required reporting and management information

The Roadmap

Implement required delivery organisation changes
Fill in gaps in the project lifecycle from idea to benefit realisation
Produce new processes and work instructions to support the above
Set the governance ‘Drumbeat’
Create new board TORs
Create reporting and management information

This will be documented and supported by a suggest roll out plan

Benefits

The Delivery Organisation and the framework that it supports are fundamental to the operation of a successful change programme, understanding the strength, weaknesses and gaps in the service is vital to ensure successful delivery of all work.

Whether your management office is operating at the portfolio, programme or project level. efficiency savings here translate to every piece of work that the organisation delivers.