Contracting authorities should have consistent, transparent, proportional and streamlined processes to enable effective decision-making. Experience shows that investing the time up front by adopting a portfolio approach to approvals can unlock additional benefits and drive better outcomes.
Approval gateways test our approaches to projects and programmes by providing challenge and ensuring that we are focused on the right outcomes. The greater the complexity, cost and risk, the more robust and rigorous a process is required.
"Successful delivery is built on ensuring we have the right teams of people with the necessary mix of functional expertise and experience to match the capabilities of the market."
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Among other things, processes should:
• make use of previous cost and schedule data from benchmarks and historical Should Cost Models where appropriate (see chapter 5)
• consider the strategic approach to delivery, including the type of relationship with the supply chain, to assess projects and drive continuous improvement in the cost and speed of deliver.
• support consistent and robust identification and management of opportunities and risks within desired levels, support openness, constructive challenge, innovation and excellence in delivery
Approvals form a key part of the project timeline and projects should be transparent with the market on the potential process and impacts on a procurement.