Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 22
22
Accepted
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Projects which are particularly risky or high profile should invest more time up front, and...
Recommendation
Projects which are particularly risky or high profile should invest more time up front, and consider approaches such as shadow cost modelling. The IPA should report on the methods used on the GMPP which can be viewed as best practice for other Government projects.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government highlights its existing 'Get to Green' programme and published Project Principles aimed at improving project delivery. It states that the IPA benchmarking hub will support departments in identifying best practice, addressing the committee's call for reporting on methods.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
initial policy stages. This is why the IPA has put in place the Get to Green programme which will establish the new framework, new assurance and support arrangements for departments in improving project delivery and have published Project Principles. There are a variety of approaches that can be taken by projects or programmes, including shadow modelling. Through the IPA benchmarking hub, Government will be able to interrogate trends to inform accurate and proper estimations across the board, and will support departments in identifying best practice.
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