Emerging best practice

Organisational and contract perspectives need to be considered in establishing a staffing model

Organisation perspective

Identify how contract fits with wider portfolio of contracts

Understand sum of staffing requirements across strategically important contracts

Consider organisational return on investment and wider opportunity costs of staffing decisions

Set out capability 'blueprints' to show how they will meet their commercial needs. (Committee of Public Accounts, update on transforming contract management, 2016)

Contract staffing model

Developed early, regularly reviewed, unique to contract, differs by contract stage

Contract perspective

Identify return on investment on staff spending

Consider lifecycle stages independently

Tailor resources to risks and opportunities

Allow time to reconsider as necessary