In June 2017, Tony Meggs, CEO of Infrastructure and Projects Authority [IPA] spoke at APM Benefits Summit on the topic of Transforming government through transformation projects .

As the CEO of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority [IPA], Tony is tasked with overseeing and assuring the success of the Government Major Project Portfolio [GMPP] which contains approximately 150 projects with whole-life costs of more than £450billion.

Tony stated that “In reviewing the GMPP it was apparent to that although there are pockets of good practice, there is also room for general improvement in Benefits Management.”

In this webinar, a key feature in an APM Benefit Management Knowledge Campaign, we will hear from Laura Geddes-Brock and Hannah Bullingham about IPA’s new Guide to Effective Benefits Management in Major Projects, which has been developed in consultation with APM.

Our presenters will explain how a benefits-led approach to project delivery, that considers benefits realisation at all stages of the project lifecycle, improves; decision making, planning and risk management and delivers value for money to the citizen.

The scope of the guide includes:

• Key activities to be undertaken within the benefits management lifecycle
• Principles and good practice to adopt to ensure benefits are managed and realised
• How benefits management fits the HM Treasury Green Book Business Case process
• A RACI matrix for the key roles involved in benefits management
• A suggested Benefits Management cycle

Although the guidance is primarily aimed at major projects developed using a waterfall lifecycle within Government, listeners will learn of good practice and universal principles that can be applied more widely at programme and portfolio level.

Laura Geddes-Brock is the Head of Rail Benefits Management within the Department for Transport, providing expert guidance on developing standards, capability and portfolio benefits management for rail projects and programmes.

Laura was formally the Benefits and Savings lead for the Infrastructure and Projects Authority. The IPA provide expertise in infrastructure and the financing, delivery and assurance of major projects. Prior to leaving the IPA Laura developed cross-government guidelines for Effective Benefits Management in Major Projects. These guidelines provide key principles and activities for undertaking benefits management within large and complex projects and are being launched as part of APM’s November benefits management campaign.

Laura has a demonstrable track record of implementing frameworks and processes across the public sector in portfolio and benefits management. She also has significant experience in project and programme delivery, working on some of the largest projects within previous roles at Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police Service.
 

Hannah Bullingham is the Programme Delivery Manager for the Department for Transport’s Airport Capacity Programme, leading on programme planning, reporting, risk and benefits management. She is a qualified practitioner of APMG International’s Managing Benefits curriculum and previously worked as a Senior Benefits Manager in DfT’s Rail Corporate Centre where she co-authored the Rail Benefits Management and Evaluation Framework and led on its implementation across the rail portfolio. She is also the Chair of the Department’s Benefits Management Special Interest Group.

Hannah has 12 years’ practical project delivery experience, working specifically in infrastructure for the last five years. She has worked with a wide range of clients including government departments, national sector regulators, utilities, local authorities and commercial organisations and is an expert at embedding herself in organisational structures to deliver transformational change and planned project benefits and outcomes.

This webinar is suitable for professionals with an intermediate level of experience.

For more information and to book your place please visit the APM webinar page.