Programme Assurance
Independent Programme Assurance
An impartial critical friend, giving boards and senior responsible owners an honest read on whether transformational change is actually on track
Large-scale transformation and major programmes rarely fail for lack of a plan. They fail because the people closest to delivery are the last to see risk clearly, and the people furthest from it are the ones who have to sign off. We sit outside that loop. Our assurance leads are experienced, NISTA-accredited independent reviewers, drawn from the same discipline that underpins UK government Gateway Reviews, applied to public and private sector programmes alike. We are not the delivery partner marking our own homework, and we are not an audit function looking to apportion blame. We are a critical friend, independent enough to say the uncomfortable thing, and experienced enough to say it usefully.
- Gateway-style reviews and bespoke 'critical friend' assessments at key decision points across the programme lifecycle
- Independent evaluation of deliverability, affordability, and value for money, not just RAG status theatre
- Delivered by reviewers experienced in NISTA and Government Major Projects Portfolio-style assurance methodology
- Board-ready reporting that gives senior responsible owners a clear, evidenced view of what's actually on track
- Works alongside your existing governance rather than replacing it, so findings translate into decisions, not shelfware
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