Brag Communications Ltd

Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Office Assurance

Px²s' PMO service assesses the design and application of PMOs across, portfolios, programmes and projects.
We undertake formal gateway review stages, maturity assessments or bespoke evaluations.
We provide a customisable and scalable model for leading and delivering programmes and digital transformations following product, agile, waterfall and hybrid methodologies.

Features

• Portfolio Management to create structure and consistency
• Independent assurance by IPA experienced reviewers
• Bespoke design to you but underpinned by recognised methodologies
• Governance to ensure correct decisions are being made
• Capacity planning to ensure the right work is being done
• Change and communications strategies to embed transformation activity
• Gateway reviews to ensure delivery health
• Emphasis on upskilling and knowledge transfer to enable self-sufficiency
• Develop product led, user centred design approaches
• Focus on delivery and optimising outcomes across any lifecycle

Benefits

• Colleagues are empowered to maintain quality assured standards of work
• Greater ability for colleagues to make and sustain good decisions
• Accurate alignment of demand and capacity through effective stakeholder engagement
• Increased visibility of tracking measurable quality and outcome improvements
• Increased resilience to external scrutiny through ‘safe’ independent challenge
• Aligning customer expectation with delivery outcomes
• Increased shared learning from other peer organisations
• Greater engagement and buy in of colleagues/service users
• Embedding of a pragmatic and proportionate managed approach to RAID
• Develop a fully mobilised user centred, product design ethos

£750 to £1,200 a user a day

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at vince@px2.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

533990579206470

Contact

Vince Strafford
07301525682
vince@px2.uk

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Px2 proactively support the Buyers’ team implementing P3O cloud hosting and software services through sharing of industry best practice and our experience. ; Our structured approach utilises proven methodologies and innovative ways of working underpinned by experience of managing emerging challenges in the fast changing cloud hosting and software environment.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: Px2 places significant emphasis in ensuring that the company is able to provide our Buyers with the assurance and confidence that we have robust, externally accredited systems for all services we provide. We follow the Adult & Education Training (AET) approach . The AET framework provides a benchmark against which performance and training can be evaluated and good practice identified and shared. When AET delivery is used intelligently subsequent training will be:; Effective - All tasks and roles will be analysed to understand the operating conditions and standard that must be achieved.; Efficient - Ensures optimum efficiency in terms of time, cost and other resources.; Consistent - Ensures the performance and learning required is delivered to a consistently high standard across organisations. Instructors / Educators will be clear on exactly what and how to teach and assess.; Auditable - Provides a clear auditable trail for a learning solution that addresses all requirements, risks, assumptions, constraints, issues and dependencies.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Our consultants are experienced in the adoption of cloud based technologies across both the private and public sectors.; Using this experience we are able to analyse your current business systems & provide recommendations for improvement prior to embarking on your cloud journey. ; With the adoption of modern Agile iterative approaches, we will help you with your preparation, migration, and post migration activities to deliver a service that is fit for purpose and provides a platform for further growth. ; We will provide you with an approach that will ensure you are confident that your decision to migrate to the cloud is right for your organisation & fully meets business need.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: We provide quality assurance of Portfolio, Programme or Project delivery.; ; We provide Agile assurance as Certified Professional Agile Coaches.

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: No

Service scope

• Service constraints: Standard Px2 mobilisation constraints apply.; ; Support response times: within 1 x business day.; ; Business day being Mon - Fri. Excluding Bank Holidays

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: Standard support comprises of Mon - Fri, 9 - 5.; ; Different levels of support available on request at extra cost.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: No
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  We will minimise waste embracing the ‘recycle, reuse,; repair and refuse’ philosophy to reduce waste to; landfill by 20% over 5 years – 2023-2028.; We pledge 15 people hours/ year to reducing climate; impact and improving biodiversity, via our volunteering; programme.; We will proactively champion waste reduction; initiatives, advising and supporting colleagues to use; resources efficiently, reducing waste and maximising; environmental gain.

  Covid-19 recovery

  Creating employment, re-training and return to work opportunities; Since the Covid-19 pandemic commenced, Px2 has evaluated market trends, our working practices, employees existing skills and training gaps. We continuously recruit new personnel, particularly those impacted by Covid-19 and apply a rigorous analysis of their skills to provide the appropriate level of training so existing and new staff can deliver our product.; Recovering from the impacts of Covid-19; We have communicated effectively and regularly with our more vulnerable staff who were either shielding or needed support with their mental health during the pandemic.; We actively work alongside our clients to provide the best service possible, immersing our teams into their way of operating by adapting ways of working to support their needs. Some of our staff are fully remote, supporting the client via conferencing facilities. Some employees are fully on-site due to the classification of the tasks and others are adopting a hybrid of these two methods.; Supporting physical and mental health; We are a member of The Mental Health at Work Commitment, sponsored by the mental health charity MIND, and Mental Health First Aid England. These memberships give us access to the latest resources to support our employees and their wellbeing. Our Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) look out for the wellbeing of our staff. An external Occupational Health Practitioner assesses individuals who are suffering from mental health issues and provide full support.; To encourage good physical health, we share tips about the benefits of getting outside, exercising and eating healthily.; Effective social distancing, remote working, and sustainable travel solutions; Our offices maintain social distancing practices as recommended by Government guidelines. We have also facilitated remote working and encouraged individuals to travel sustainably by considering the route and only travelling when necessary whilst maintaining a Covid-19 compliant approach.

  Tackling economic inequality

  Creating opportunities for entrepreneurship and employment; Through our Equal Opportunities Policy, we strive to employ the right people from any demographic or location. We provide the required training to bring newly employed individuals, irrespective of their starting point, up to the required standard to support our clients.; Creating employment and training opportunities; We enhance our business portfolio by breaking into new markets that are fully established or emerging technologies. We employ new individuals with unique skills from high growth areas or train existing staff in new technologies.; Supporting education attainment; We train our people annually to ensure that they are up-to-date with the latest training developments and provide our clients with the best skills. All training that our employees undertake is professionally recognised and attracts the appropriate level of certification.; Influencing staff, suppliers, customers and communities to support employment and skills opportunities; We demonstrate the benefits of training people in skills and technologies to our staff, suppliers, customers and communities, ensuring that people are current in their knowledge, thought process and capability to deliver in a professional and timely manner.

  Equal opportunity

  We will promote the benefits of engaging local people,; SME and micro-business suppliers across our supply; chain, committing to increase local SMEs/ micro-; businesses in our supply chain.; We will sign up to and promote Social Enterprise UK’s; Buy Social initiative, committing to increase Social; Enterprise spending by 15% 2023-28.; We will diversify our local supply chains, promoting; small business enterprise.

  Wellbeing

  We will provide career paths for all our people and we; will develop our PDP process.; Support the commitment to the Armed Forces; Covenant and ensure that Px2 is a pro forces; recruitment partner, including offering enhanced; support for those employees who are also reservists; for the UK Armed Forces.

Pricing

• Price: £750 to £1,200 a user a day
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at vince@px2.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.