Delivery Governance

Delivery Governance

Projects and programmes are powered by good decision-making. But these decisions depend on accurate, useful information and reporting practices, as well as a leadership or steering group’s ability to embed governance correctly.

What we do

We plug into your organisation to unlock your governance best practices. Depending on your needs, we will either immerse ourselves in the business to establish this or run workshops for your steering group and leadership to have the tools to do this internally. We understand that every organisation has its own unique challenges and nuances – our Known To Be Good group’s breadth and depth of experience allows us to identify and guide you through these.

Governance implementation

Our business case experts have close working knowledge of the BBC framework, including the ins and outs of satisfying the five case model. With continued scrutiny into public spending and value add for New Zealand, it’s more important than ever to adhere to the Treasury’s model for any significant ICT projects.

Cross-agency guidance

We are specialists in establishing governance arrangements for complex cross-agency projects where ownership doesn’t always sit entirely with the ‘lead’ organisation. This demands a high duty of care and relationship management that only a well-seasoned provider can deliver. If you’re finding it difficult to work through a multi-agency initiative, JPL may be able to help.

Governance coaching workshops

As a Project/Programme Sponsor and Steering Group member, you want to know when the info you receive is sufficient to make smart decisions. And it’s vital to ask the right questions to dive deeper during each stage of an initiative. And if you’re a manager of a programme or project, your role is to support good governance through providing timely, high quality information.

JPL’s Governance Coaching connects your business with practising portfolio, programme, and project management expertise. Our significant, proven experience in steering complex initiatives to success is typically delivered through workshops. Our Governance Coaching is practical and based on real-life experience dealing with real-life issues. So you can immediately put your new tools into practice – and see outcomes quickly.

Challenges our team solves

• Lack of clarity around ownership within a project or programme.
• Insufficient reporting practices.
• Supporting decision-making processes.
• Help to identify warning signs and risks.
• Aligning delivery with strategic objectives.
• Creating more effective connections between steering group and delivery.

Why we’re GOOD at governance

JPL has been helping New Zealand’s public and private sectors achieve better governance for many years. There are some reasons why you should choose us:

• Pragmatic ‘doers’ that prioritise tangible outcomes before anything else.
• Translate proven governance methodologies to fit your organisation’s unique needs.
• We bring globally-recognised certifications.
• An unrivalled understanding of New Zealand’s business and public sector landscapes.
• JPL and our sister company IQANZ are involved in every part of project and programme delivery from delivery to quality assurance.

Only senior governance expertise

When the stakes are high as they are within programmes and projects, we believe there’s no replacement for a proven track record. The Known To Be Good group that JPL has cultivated over years is made up of some of New Zealand’s smartest governance and delivery minds. Because while methodologies and practices are valuable, having a partner that has seen and navigated similar governance challenges before can make all the difference.

To be on the Known To Be Good group, our people not only have to bring demonstrable experience but have worked with us in some capacity before. This means the people that support your governance implementation are only those we completely trust to do the best by your organisation.

Who we’ve helped deliver projects for

Examples of our Governance work includes:

• Department of Conservation – Embedding SAP Programme
• Department of Conservation (DOC) – Pike Memorial Great Walk (now called Paparoa Track)
• Department of Conservation – Alexander and Waiuta mine remediation projects
• GNS Science – Enhanced GeoNet Monitoring Project (the earthquake and Tsunami monitoring applications)
• Ministry of Education – Education Sector Digital and Data Strategy Governance Board establishment
• Ministry for Primary Industries – Plant Health and Environment Capability Programme
• Ministry for Primary Industries – Digital Monitoring and Geospatial/Position and Catch Reporting Programme
• Ministry for Primary Industries / DOC – Mackenzie Basin High Country programme
• Ministry for Primary Industries / DOC – Waiapu Remediation (Erosion Control on the East Coast of NZ)
• Waikato Regional Council / DOC – Tui Mine (contaminated mine remediation)

Get in touch

We’re keen to discuss your governance challenges and potentially help you navigate these.