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Written question asked by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 November 2023. It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 December 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, published on 20 July 2023, what steps he is taking to improve (a) project and (b) programme management (i) monitoring and (ii) compliance processes.

Answer

In October 2022 Defence mandated the Infrastructure and Projects Authority's best practice project and programme management control framework: Government Functional Standard GovS002 Project delivery. The Department is working to achieve the 'Good' level of compliance against the standard.

The Ministry of Defence's Project Delivery Function works with Front Line Commands and delivery organisations to monitor the continuous improvement of project and programme management practices, to assess compliance with the 'Good' level of GovS002 and assist with the creation of plans to meet it, and to work to remove barriers to further improvement.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3124
Session
2023-24
Related items
Subjects
Ministry of Defence Standards
Link
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