| Why outsource Project Delivery? | | | | covering objectives, resources required, budget, the |
| Many organisations have insufficient trained, | | | | plan, risk, business requirements. From this document, |
| experienced people to deliver key projects and often | | | | the detailed plan is created breaking down the project |
| delay them until the right person is available, causing | | | | into stages and deliverables, which ultimately drive the |
| the business to suffer through the delay in delivering | | | | project costs. It is important that an agreement is |
| benefits. Alternatively, contractors are hired and, when | | | | reached on what the project is going to deliver and |
| project delays are encountered, the hired contractor | | | | how much those deliverables will cost to produce in |
| and their agency earn more money, often diluting the | | | | order to arrive at a fixed cost. In addition to the |
| business case. Outsourced Project Delivery enables | | | | expertise necessary to deliver the project, the |
| the client to meet the resource needs of the project | | | | Implementation Partner will also provide an account |
| portfolio whilst reducing the financial risk to the project | | | | manager to participate in the project steering group to |
| and to the organisation by engaging an implementation | | | | oversee the suppliers' project manager, ensuring both |
| partner to deliver the project on behalf of the client. | | | | the suppliers and clients' interests and taken care of. |
| | | | For example, in the event that additional resource is |
| What is outsourced Project Delivery? | | | | required or issues cannot be resolved both the client |
| Outsourced project delivery is where projects are | | | | and supplier are represented in the decision making |
| delivered either in their entirety or in stages by an | | | | process. |
| implementation partner, usually for a fixed cost. This | | | | What if? |
| enables the client to meet the resource demands of | | | | The cost of your project was dictated by the |
| the project portfolio, to their plan, budgets and quality | | | | deliverables, where the project was completed to |
| expectations and ensures that the Implementation | | | | meet your time scales and to your budget, minimising |
| partner is accountable for delivery. | | | | your financial risk, your costs remained fixed for the |
| How does outsourced Project Delivery work? | | | | duration of the project and where the implementation |
| The client engages with an Implementation Partner and | | | | partner bore an equal share of the risk by retaining |
| creates mutually acceptable terms of reference | | | | accountability for the quality and delivery of the project. |