The Infrastructure NSW Reporting and Assurance Portal (RAP) provides an online environment to manage assurance information for the purposes of monitoring projects and reporting to Cabinet. The RAP also enables Infrastructure NSW, Clusters, appointed Gateway Reviewers, IIAC and other committee members to actively and efficiently manage assurance activities within a secure online environment.
Once fully operational, the RAP will feature the following capabilities:
• 'Project/program registration/ profiling' module - delivery agencies will have the ability to add, edit and review project/program registrations, risk profiles and Project Assurance Plans. This module will also calculate a preliminary Project Tier rating for registered projects. Infrastructure NSW will update the Project Tier and Project Assurance Plans as they move through the ratification process.
• 'Project reporting' module - Delivery agencies will be able to prepare, edit, review and approve regular project report data (frequency determined by Project Tier). This functionality will apply to Tier 1 - High Profile/High Risk, as well as Tier 2 and 3 projects. Infrastructure NSW will review and finalise reports and generate project reporting.
• 'Gateway Reviews' module - This module will allow for all activities associated with Gateway Reviews and Health Checks including:
- Registration of need for Review
- Review details - name of reviewers, location, date and agenda
- Secure area for Review documentation provided by delivery agencies and Review Terms of Reference
- Collaboration space for reviewers, stakeholders and project team
- Copies of Review reports and summaries of Review outcomes (secure access only)
- 360 degree feedback
A forward calendar of upcoming Reviews will also be made available.
• 'Close-out plan' module - Delivery agencies will be able to upload approved Close-out Plans in response to Review recommendations, as well as report on progress against implementing the actions in the Plan. Infrastructure NSW will be able to monitor and report on delivery agency performance in closing out Review recommendations.
• 'Committee' module - Papers for the various IIAF committee meetings will be made available for committee members to access through the RAP. By virtue of this, committee members will also have access to historical editions of papers. A forward calendar of committee meetings will also be made available on the RAP.
• 'Dashboard' module - A live dashboard reporting key project/program metrics will be available. The dashboard will be developed to have bespoke reporting for IIAC committee members, delivery agency Secretary or Chief Executive Officer, Premiers Office and other key stakeholders as required.
• 'Performance' Module - Performance reports prepared by Infrastructure NSW will be uploaded in this area for collaboration and sharing.
• 'Expert Reviewer Panel' module - This module will allow potential reviewers to register their interest for inclusion on the Expert Reviewer Panel and facilitate Infrastructure NSW management of the panel. This will include capability matrices on reviewer capabilities that will allow for searches of reviewers with specific expertise and capabilities, as well as tracking reviewer involvement on Reviews. Feedback on reviewers will be tracked and will assist in managing reviewer performance.
• 'Trends and Analysis' module - Using historical reporting data, portal users will be able to monitor and track historical performance of projects. This will allow the identification of common themes and trends, which will feed into the broader analytics work of Infrastructure NSW.
• Geographic Information Systems - The Portal will provide a spatial representation of the capital projects by themes and features to allow analysis and a clear line of sight between project need, strategic alignment and investment on the ground. More specifically, the identification of synergies and interdependencies across programs/projects in a particular locality will be more easily visible.
• 'Administration' Module - A place for agencies to self-service user access for the Portal.
• 'Learning and Knowledge' Module - A space for agencies to showcase particular gates/ health checks/ projects/ programs (where possible) to act as a point of reference for best practice and a place to put forward suggestions to Infrastructure NSW on what is working well and what isn't.