Program design, delivery and assurance

Expert advice on the major program strategy, delivery and assurance

Effective program design and delivery requires a clear line of site from policy and/or strategic intent to practical implementation from the outset.

We work collaboratively with clients to translate strategy into implementation, establish robust governance, and provide independent assurance at critical points in the program lifecycle.

By bringing together strategic insight, structured methodologies and hands-on delivery experience, we help organisations navigate complexity, measure the outcomes that matter and demonstrate value for money.

What we do

Design

  • Articulating program objectives and outcomes
  • Program governance design
  • Program management office design and control
  • Benefits realisation framework design and implementation
  • Program Evaluation frameworks design
  • Risk management frameworks, risk identification and control assessment


Delivery

  • Program management office implementation and operation
  • Governance advisory, implementation and operation
  • Performance monitoring and reporting including data collection and data visualisation (including PowerBI)
  • Risk advisory
  • Program recovery
  • Program stakeholder engagement and communications


Assurance

  • Program, governance and program management office assurance
  • Impact and benefit analysis
  • Demonstrating success including value for money
  • Evaluation

From the field

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Sapere Good Governance Guide

Based on years of project and program assessment, assurance and delivery, the Sapere Good Governance Guide helps establish the right governance and decision making for major initiatives as a way of maximising success and avoiding common challenges that can lead to project failure.

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Major Departmental Improvement Program

Program design for a major, multi-year departmental change program, including development and implementation of required program controls.

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Local Government Grants Program Governance Review

Review and recommended improvements to governance through the full lifecycle of grant program design, project selection and allocation through to delivery and benefits realisation.

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Major Government Infrastructure Program

Development and implementation of the program governance and controls for the multi-billion dollar, multi-year rolling program of upgrades.

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Implementation of the Victorian Business Acceleration Fund

Assisting the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance with the delivery of the Victorian Business Acceleration Fund which comprises nearly 100 individual projects aimed at reducing the cost of business and encouraging economic growth.

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Governance Framework and Regulatory Improvement

Design and delivery advisory for a program to reduce risk for a maritime regulator. Program design was based on development and agreement of a shared risk model between the regulator, port and industry stakeholders.

Governance Framework and Regulatory Improvement

Design and delivery advisory for a program to reduce risk for a maritime regulator. Program design was based on development and agreement of a shared risk model between the regulator, port and industry stakeholders.

Implementation of the Victorian Business Acceleration Fund

Assisting the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance with the delivery of the Victorian Business Acceleration Fund which comprises nearly 100 individual projects aimed at reducing the cost of business and encouraging economic growth.

Major Government Infrastructure Program

Program design for a major, multi-year departmental change program, including development and implementation of required program controls.

Local Government Grants Program Governance Review

Review and recommended improvements to governance through the full lifecycle of grant program design, project selection and allocation through to delivery and benefits realisation.

Major Government Infrastructure Program

Program design for a major, multi-year departmental change program, including development and implementation of required program controls.

Sapere Good Governance Guide

Based on years of project and program assessment, assurance and delivery, the Sapere Good Governance Guide helps establish the right governance and decision making for major initiatives as a way of maximising success and avoiding common challenges that can lead to project failure.

Good Governance Guide

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