tailieunhanh - Improving Portfolio, Programme and Project Financial Control

The DSS will enable examination of existing conditions, forecasting of future conditions, and simulation of alternatives that will be ecologically sustaining and socially desired. The DSS will address watershed, water quality, water quantity, groundwater and ecosystem restoration needs at the small watershed, major watershed, tributary river, and main stem Minnesota River reach levels of spatial scale. The DSS will enable forecasting future conditions. The primary purpose of the DSS will be to assist in the selection, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of watershed, water quality, water quantity, groundwater, and ecosystem management and restoration measures. The. | Best Management Practice Improving Portfolio Programme and Project Financial Control Colin McNally Helen Smith and Peter Morrison s ĨỊ UNIVERSITY ABERTAY DUNDEE White Paper June 2011 The Stationery Office 2011 2 Improving Portfolio Programme and Project Financial Control Contents Executive summary 3 Introduction 4 1 Portfolio-level financial control 5 2 Programme-level financial control 12 3 Project-level financial control 14 4 Conclusion 16 References 16 Further reading 17 About the authors 17 Acknowledgements 18 The Stationery Office 2011 Improving Portfolio Programme and Project Financial Control 3 Executive summary At a time of limited funds there is a compelling case for a shift in financial management thinking across the capital investment portfolio of programmes. The benefit to portfolio boards programme directors and project managers is that by improving understanding and implementing best practice in financial management and by increasing the skill set of those involved there is an increase in levels of financial maturity. With this comes improved portfolio investment decision-making better returns on investments greater accuracy of forecasted spend and the capability to deliver portfolios on budget thereby removing cost overruns. Effective financial management is about the need for portfolios to be more financially innovative adapting to reflect the changing landscape. It must also address current financial issues and make a significant contribution to the ability of departments and organizations to reduce spend and to focus the available funds on the correct portfolio of programmes which will deliver the greatest benefit realization at the lowest cost. To deliver tangible savings improved benefit realization and better cost management a portfolio-wide cohesive standardization in core practices and approach must be introduced adopted and implemented. This White Paper sets out how best to improve and implement coordinated corporate financial control .