Guidance and templates for portfolio, programme and project assurance
Guidance and templates to support government organisations to implement a fit-for-purpose assurance approach for their digital investments.
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Understanding your assurance accountabilities
These resources will help Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) understand the value of assurance and the Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO)'s core expectations for good assurance practice:
Assurance guidance for Senior Responsible Owners of digital investments — pocket guide (PDF 127KB)
Pocket guide: Understanding the value of assurance for digital investments (PDF 191KB)
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Developing your assurance plan
These resources will help you develop a fit-for-purpose assurance plan based on a clear understanding of delivery risk and the outcomes being sought:
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Maximising the value of independent assurance reviews
These resources will help you create a comprehensive engagement terms of reference for an independent assurance review, and to select the right provider with the right experience to deliver a high-quality review:
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Ensuring high quality assurance information
The quality of assurance reports is critical to make well-informed decisions. Use these resources to review the quality of assurance reports:
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Overseeing assurance activities and recommendations
Consider:
- How will progress against the assurance plan be monitored at the governance level?
- How will the status of issues raised in assurance reports be tracked and reported at the governance level?
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Capturing lessons learned
At the end of a stage (tranche / phase / iteration / increment):
- conduct a post implementation review to identify lessons learned
- share your lessons learned with us to:
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- help inform a system-wide view of trends
- share examples of working ‘smarter’ for other government organisations to use.
Email: systemassurance@dia.govt.nz
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