Health Checks should be conducted at regular intervals (minimum 6 months) for Tier 1 - High Profile/High Risk projects when in the delivery phase of the project lifecycle. Health Checks during other phases of Tier 1 - High Profile/High Risk projects and at any time for Tier 2 or Tier 3 projects are considered optional and should be undertaken as needed.
Triggers for optional Health Checks may include:
• Where a Gateway Review Team recommends a Health Check to be completed before the next Gateway Review;
• Between a Strategic Assessment Gate Review and a Business Case Gate Review:
- If a Strategic Business Case (SBC) is reviewed at the Strategic Assessment Gate Review and a Preliminary Business Case (PBC) is produced; or
- If there are significant options developed and are still available for consideration at the Strategic Assessment Gate Review, a Health Check may be required at the options selection point rather than waiting until Final Business Case (FBC).
• If there is overall low or medium delivery confidence and there are a significant number of critical and essential recommendations raised at a Gateway Review or Health Check. The Health Check would focus on ensuring recommendations have been closed effectively;
• If insufficient progress is being demonstrated in closing out recommendations from a previous Gateway Review or Health Check;
• If there is a major incident or major event or major change in the project, including change of governance or change in delivery agency responsibility (e.g. handover to Projects NSW for delivery);
• If a delivery agency self-nominates.
Optional Health Checks can be called for at the direction of any of the following:
• Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure NSW;
• IIAC;
• Cabinet;
• Minister for Infrastructure;
• Treasurer; or
• Premier.
Deep Dive Reviews are similar to a Health Check but focus on a particular issue or limited terms of reference rather than the full range of issues normally considered at a Health Check. These are generally undertaken in response to issues being raised by key stakeholders to the project or at the direction of the relevant Government Minister.