Cross-government working: good practice
Published on:This guide aims to support policy and delivery professionals responsible for delivering programmes involving more than one department in delivery.
This guide aims to support policy and delivery professionals responsible for delivering programmes involving more than one department in delivery.
This report draws on insights from our previous work to set out what effective cross-government working looks like and highlights some of the barriers.
We will examine the work of the Home Office and its partners to implement the 2021 Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls strategy and the 2022 Domestic Abuse Plan.
Our report examined how projects achieve value to see what lessons there are for other projects. By value, we mean the difference projects make to citizens, service users or the environment.
This report uses our experience of auditing programmes to draw together insights to help decision-makers determine whether they should reset a programme and how to increase the chances of a reset succeeding.
This opinion piece looks at the challenges faced when using Agile for major digital change programmes.
This report describes the Home Office’s progress on delivering the Emergency Services Network programme, and sets out the main risks it faces.
This good practice guide for policy and delivery professionals helps you work with uncertainty in government programmes
An investigation into the UNBOXED festival by the National Audit Office found that audience engagement was lower than originally modelled, although the project was delivered on time and is forecast to be on budget.
This guide helps Audit and Risk Committees ask the right questions when undertaking major digital change programmes using Agile.
This report examines government’s management of the Affordable Homes Programme since 2015
The Financial and Risk Management insights team are producing a series of guides aimed at senior finance decision-makers across all of our audited bodies. Our guides will showcase strategic-level insights outlining areas where good financial management can unlock greater efficiency and resilience, as well as practical ways organisations can make improvements.
Ambulances need to travel fast! Ambulance drivers must take risks that regular drivers do not. This includes running red lights and travelling at high speeds through busy roads. However, to avoid accidents, precautions are taken to manage risks. The driver is trained, there are flashing blue lights and loud sirens. Delivering programmes at speed requires […]
Insights to help decision-makers determine when or how a programme should be delivered at speed.
We are keen to support those responsible for both delivering and overseeing government programmes. In that spirit, we today publish our Framework to review programmes summarising what we ask when auditing major programmes. It draws from our experience of around 200 studies and includes examples of what we have seen. Our work provides insights on […]
This review suggests key questions to ask when reviewing major programmes.
This report examines lessons from our work on major programmes, including transport, defence and energy programmes.
Our Major Project Delivery Insights team are experts on a wide range of government projects, from infrastructure to defence equipment.
This report examines the Digital Services at the Border programme to assess whether it has delivered value for money.
At the National Audit Office, we come across many business cases when looking at government programmes. A strong business case is vital for effective decision making and for successfully delivering intended outcomes. The foundation of a business case is a clear understanding of what success will look like for a programme – the strategic case. […]