1. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” CoE Update PMO Community of Interest CoE for Delivery (CPD)

2. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” CoE Structure Vacant Head of CoE Cathy Blake-Knox Gateway Strategy Tony Harvey Gateway Co-ordinator Joy McGimpsey CoE Support Stephen McDowell PPM Best Practice John O’Callaghan PPM L&D Lila Clarke PPM Best Practice Vacant CoE Info. M’ment

3. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” PPM Best Practice

4. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” PPM Best Practice New DAO & Web Portal: Generic PPM across all sectors New web resources for practitioners & stakeholders Focus for PPM community and emerging profession NICS PPM Profession: Head of Profession and Board Champion in place NICS committed – place on OGC ‘PPM Council’ CoE working with OGC PPM Leaders group Long term objectives, step-by-step approach

5. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” PPM Best Practice Lessons Learned: Alan Fellows Reports CoE-led project to identify & publish Regularly published via new PPM web-portal Supporting a mature PMO Community: Networking and information exchange Updates on latest PPM developments Raising issues and problems

6. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” Gateway Review

7. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” Gateway Review Authorised Hub status: CoE delivery capability reviewed by OGC team, November 2008 Senior officials interviewed - Bruce Robinson, Leo O’Reilly, Des Armstrong Outcome very positive about the operational delivery of Gateway in NI and the ‘top of the office’ support Overall status Amber with a number of recommendations on - accreditation, communications, portfolio leaders Anticipated full Hub status granted by March 09.

8. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” Gateway Review New developments in Gateway: Delivery Confidence assessment now being implemented for NI Gateway reviews to replace RAG NI Reviewers undergoing accreditation process to OGC standards Beginning of development of Sub Hubs New RPA being developed by OGC - go live June 09 Portfolio Leaders to provide support for CoE’s delivery of Gateway

9. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” Gateway Review Recent & Upcoming Project / Programmes undergoing Gateway: Giants Causeway Visitors Centre New Trains Programme Titanic Signature Building National Museums Capital Investment Programme Acute Hospital for South West HR Connect

10. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” Learning & Development

11. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” Strategic Drivers: Professional Skills for Government Building Professional Skills for Government - A strategy for delivery NICS Training and Development Strategy 2006- 2009 Leitch Report / Alan Fellows report. NICS core competence framework. Appointment of HoP OGC support for APM Chartered status Learning & Development

12. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” Current Activity: Research, design, delivery & evaluation of PPM courses and workshops to meet growing demands Working partnership with CAL: 1 day Running Small Projects 1 day Programme and Project overviews 3 day Practical Project Management 0.5 day Understanding Gateway (Nos. trained in 2008: 340+) Other related non-CoE courses: 2 Day Benefits Management / Business Cases Learning & Development

13. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” Learning & Development Examples of CoE workshops provided: DCAL Olympics 2012 project DSD Urban Regeneration projects Crumlin Rd. Gaol project National Museums programme

14. Centre of Excellence for Delivery “ Helping The Public Sector Deliver Better Public Services” Learning & Development Big Issues going forward!! Development of sustainable PPM L&D strategy Building strategic partnerships: APM? HE? Supporting PPM professional Skills agenda Research and development of new PPM provision: Programme management, P3M3, SRO development etc Accreditation of courses / HR Career management