Continuous improvement assessment framework for project delivery
Author(s): Government Project Delivery
Issued: 31 August 2025
Standard
Government Functional Standard GovS 002: Project delivery
Recommended
Setting the expectations for portfolio, programme and project management across government.
The Project Delivery Functional Standard is the approved reference for all government departments and arm’s length bodies, and is designed to be applicable to all types of government projects, programmes and portfolios.
Details
The Project delivery functional standard is the approved and mandated reference for all government departments and arm’s length bodies, and is designed to be applicable to all types of government projects, programmes and portfolios.
This functional standard is part of a suite of management standards that promotes consistent and coherent ways of working across government, and provides a stable basis for assurance, risk management and capability improvement.
The full suite of standards, and associated guidance, can be found at GOV.UK government functional standards.
It contains 8 main elements:
- About this government functional standard
- Principles for directing and managing portfolios, programmes and projects
- Overview and context of portfolio, programme and project management
- Governance and roles of portfolios, programmes and projects
- Portfolio management
- Programme and project management
- Planning and control practices
- Solution delivery practices
The Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework for Project Delivery and Tool allows for government organisations to assess where they are against the standard and to then plan targeted continuous improvement activities.
For more information on project delivery standards, please contact us.
Product Information
Delivery vehicle Portfolio, Programme, Project
Practice Adaptive Delivery, Assurance, Benefits Management, Change control, Communications, Decision Making, Delivery Approach, Environment and sustainability, Evaluation, Finance, Governance, Health and safety, Hybrid Delivery, Incremental Delivery, Information and data management, Iterative Delivery, Learning from experience, Management of organisational and societal change, Planning, Planning and Control, Procurement and contract management, Quality management, Reporting, Resource, capacity and capability management, Risk and issue management, Roles & Accountabilities, Solution Delivery, Solution design, Stakeholder engagement, Traceability management
Sector Digital and data, Government Transformation and Service Delivery, Infrastructure and Construction, Military Capability
Product type Standards
Updates
Version 2.1 published. Version 2.1 of GovS 002 replaces version 2 and has the same purpose, scope and intent. The main changes include explicit inclusion of context on policy and evaluation in clause 3.2 and in the core text, as appropriate; new clause 4.4.4 added for role of senior officer accountable for project delivery in an organisation; amendments to clauses 5.2 and 6.2 to make portfolio, programme and project governance roles mandatory; new clauses 8.8 and 8.9 added covering the transition, use and disposal of a solution; inclusion of references to The Teal Book; minor amendments to annexes; former annex C content on roles moved to The Teal Book.
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Version 2.0 published. Version 2 of GovS 002 replaces version 1.2 and has the same purpose, scope and intent. The main changes relate to general enhancements derived from feedback, use and changes to other functional standards. Former clause 7 on supporting practices has been split into two separate sets of clauses covering planning and control, and solution delivery.
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