Gate 5 Benefits Realisation - focuses on measuring the project’s success to date in achieving its objectives, expectations for the future and building in remedial action to deal with any potential Gateway for Programmes There are three different review stages that occur for programmes, these are: Critical Stage First stage review Conducted before or soon after Government approval. It assists entities in defining the programme by examining the business need and formulation of the business case. Can also be conducted whenever the priority or the scope of the programme changes significantly. Mid stage review Focus is on assessing the programme execution with the number of these reviews being determined by the complexity, timeframe and risks attached to the programme. Final stage review Focus is on programme closure, including programme controls, records management and the identification and application of lessons learned as well as the delivery of the intended outcomes and benefits. Blended Gateway Reviews Programmes do not always fit neatly into the existing structured Gateway process for projects (from Gates 0 to 5) because programmes can represent a series of interrelated projects with a common objective, or a broad framework or policy concept that may result in a series of largely independent smaller projects (potentially all at different stages of implementation). The review approach (where a programme review is combined with the review of a ‘blended’ constituent project that may be critical to the overall success of the programme) will help to reduce the review burden on entities while simultaneously providing programme strategic alignment and project milestone delivery assurance. Identifying the critical factors in a multi-project programme, including the issues that need to be addressed to realise benefits, is an important component of the blended review approach. Programme reviews will assess the significance of any one project to the overall success of the programme, and where the single project could benefit from a focused review, the overall programme review will accommodate a combined focus of programme and project review. For example: Gates 0 and 1 at a first-stage programme review; or blend Gates 2, 3 and 4 reviews in mid-stage programme reviews.
Gate 5 Benefits Realisation - focuses on measuring the project’s success to date in achieving its objectives, expectations for the future and building in remedial action to deal with any potential Gateway for Programmes There are three different review stages that occur for programmes, these are: Critical Stage First stage review Conducted before or soon after Government approval. It assists entities in defining the programme by examining the business need and formulation of the business case. Can also be conducted whenever the priority or the scope of the programme changes significantly. Mid stage review Focus is on assessing the programme execution with the number of these reviews being determined by the complexity, timeframe and risks attached to the programme. Final stage review Focus is on programme closure, including programme controls, records management and the identification and application of lessons learned as well as the delivery of the intended outcomes and benefits. Blended Gateway Reviews Programmes do not always fit neatly into the existing structured Gateway process for projects (from Gates 0 to 5) because programmes can represent a series of interrelated projects with a common objective, or a broad framework or policy concept that may result in a series of largely independent smaller projects (potentially all at different stages of implementation). The ‘blended’ review approach (where a programme review is combined with the review of a constituent project that may be critical to the overall success of the programme) will help to reduce the review burden on entities while simultaneously providing programme strategic alignment and project milestone delivery assurance. Identifying the critical factors in a multi-project programme, including the issues that need to be addressed to realise benefits, is an important component of the blended review approach. Programme reviews will assess the significance of any one project to the overall success of the programme, and where the single project could benefit from a focused review, the overall programme review will accommodate a combined focus of programme and project review. For example: Gates 0 and 1 at a first-stage programme review; or blend Gates 2, 3 and 4 reviews in mid-stage programme reviews.
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