Guidance
Guide: assurance and approvals for major digital and data programmes
A digital and data lens to assuring projects and programmes using the government assurance framework.
This guide from Infrastructure and Projects Authority provides advice on using assurance and approval approaches to review digital and data projects and programmes effectively. It applies equally to agile and non-agile projects, broader transformation programmes, and other projects and business changes.
Details
This Infrastructure and Projects Authority guide provides advice on using assurance and approval approaches to review digital and data projects and programmes effectively. It applies equally to agile and non-agile projects, broader transformation programmes, and other projects and business changes. This guidance does not aim to set out hard and fast rules but does provide a handy guide for areas to probe as part of a review. Of course, it is important to remember that every project is different, and the principles set out in this guidance should be applied sensibly and appropriately. For Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) reviews, this guidance should be read and applied in conjunction with the relevant Gate Review Guidance.
The guide was developed to provide a digital and data lens to assuring projects and programmes using the government assurance framework.
The guide is aimed at assurance managers and reviewers.
The main elements of the report are:
- Executive summary
- Transformation programmes with digital service components
- Infrastructure and Projects Authority assurance reviews
- Assurance reviews/ areas to probe
Product Information
Collection Government project delivery assurance framework
Delivery vehicle Appraisal, Definition, Delivery, Feasibility, Operation, Programme, Project
Practice Assurance, Delivery Approach, Governance, Iterative Delivery
Sector Government Transformation and Service Delivery
Product type Workbooks and guides
Updates
Second version published