Major Projects Authority report shows improved project management
The second Major Projects Authority annual report shows how the government바카라 사이트™s most significant projects have performed in 2013 to 2014.
Greater Gabbard wind farm, one of the government's major projects. Credit: Creative Commons, chpv.co.uk/SSE/RWE.
The government has published the Major Projects Authority (MPA바카라 사이트™s) second annual report into the performance of 199 major projects with a forecast lifetime cost of £488 billion. It forms part of our commitment to improve project management and transparency and save taxpayers바카라 사이트™ money.
Alongside the report, the MPA바카라 사이트™s Red-Amber-Green (RAG) project ratings, or Delivery Confidence Assessment ratings, give a snapshot of the challenges for the government바카라 사이트™s projects in September 2013. See the latest major projects data.
In this year바카라 사이트™s report:
- half of the 30 projects with the most significant challenges last year have improved
- 47 new projects have entered the MPA바카라 사이트™s portfolio; other projects have left and are now up and running, including the New Passport Programme, the Greater Anglia Rail refranchising and the project to establish the Canal & River Trust
- almost half of project leaders have attended the government바카라 사이트™s new part of the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford; this world-leading initiative will improve project leadership
- in the past, more than half of project reviewers were consultants; last year that figure fell to 13% through developing in-house skills
- we are publishing more information about more projects, with around a third fewer exemptions than last year
Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, said:
As part of this government바카라 사이트™s long-term economic plan we are improving the way our major projects are run, helping save £1.2 billion in 2012 to 2013 alone. All leaders of these projects will go to our new training school at the University of Oxford.
Before the last general election there was no central assurance of projects; a lack of the right skills and problems were not systematically highlighted before they spiralled out of control. We know that transparency drives up standards and helps save hard-working taxpayers바카라 사이트™ money.
John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the MPA said:
The MPA focuses on ensuring that the government does projects the right way. Critical to this is building leadership capability, clarifying project leaders바카라 사이트™ accountability and responsibility for delivery, while ensuring that rigorous project planning and assurance is undertaken on all of the government바카라 사이트™s major projects.
Major Projects Authority
The MPA oversees the government바카라 사이트™s biggest projects. It ensures a proper assurance process for projects and helps government departments to find the right people with skills to complete projects successfully.
The MPA바카라 사이트™s first annual report was published on 24 May 2013.