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APM Assurance SIG
Supporting statement from the committee nominees 2020-2021
First name: Surname: Brief overview of your background and What motivated you to put yourself What qualities, skills and
experience in this SIG subject matter: forward for election to the experience do you think you'll
(maximum 150 words) APM Assurance SIG committee? bring to the APM Assurance SIG
(maximum 150 words) committee?
(maximum 150 words)
Mushtaq Ali Have been a member of this SIG for Have genuine interest in the work of this Over 15 years experience in
many years, contributing to events and SIG and would like to be involved in its Assurance and prior to that many
publications as well as leading future activities. years experience in project
workstreams. Have many years management. Bring wealth if
experience in project management and experience through senior member
assurance of projects. if Institute if Internal Auditors.
Nigel Bennett I have around 15 years’ experience in Throughout my career, I’ve been I work with project staff to develop
project assurance. As a practicing motivated to “put something back” to their competencies in project and
project manager, I would often peer both the people I work with and the programme delivery using coaching
review other bids and projects. When wider profession. I have demonstrated and training, reinforcing the
deploying a bid and project this, for example, by coaching those who message that assurance should be
management method for an IT work with me and authoring best seen as a positive opportunity to
organisation that I authored, I defined management practice. I see joining the improve and not as an overhead. I
an assurance regime and taught others Assurance SIG committee as a logical step work with senior executives to help
how to assure projects. This led to me on this journey. It is an opportunity for them understand the benefits of
taking an operational role assuring the me to bring my assurance knowledge assurance, observing how behaviour
sales and delivery portfolios across experience to the profession, to add to change leads to improvements in
emerging markets answering challenges our body of knowledge and to further the organisational capability. I have
such as “can we deliver this?” and cause of smart assurance. I have seen designed and deployed project
“have we got the right people?”. In projects fail for reasons ranging from assurance approaches for clients
recent years, as a consulting director, I individual competence, through team ranging from simple compliance
help organisations improve their dynamics to organisational capability. I audits to integrated assurance
project, programme and portfolio believe that smart assurance can help. I regimes. Through working globally,
management capability by offering also believe that it’s never too late to I have seen first-hand how national,
smart, tailored assurance services based stop learning. I therefore also want to organisational and team cultures
on organisational capability/maturity, keep on learning from the SIG itself in affect project delivery and
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Supporting statement from the committee nominees 2020-2021
individual competency and delivery order to improve how I work with my understand its importance to
performance and compliance. This team and how I deliver services to my designing and delivering assurance
includes oversight and assurance of my clients. services. I’ve worked with the
firm’s related services and our assessor Cabinet Office and AXELOS Limited
development programme. I am to author best practice including
currently a member of the Assurance PRINCE2 2009 and 2017 editions,
SIG Committee. and P3M3 version 3 to ensure that
the profession has the right tools to
enable it to move forwards.
Peter de Horsey It has been a privileged to serve the Assurance is integral to project I have proven UK Government
Assurance committee, and I wish to management. I want to be in a supportive programme and project
continue. I have over four years’ role that ensures the benefits of management experience,
experience in assurance roles; eleven as assurance are brought out, and built in supporting delivery of effective
a programme and project management further to PPM delivery. Its uses, and change; sourcing vital experience
professional. I was the Department for understanding, need to continue to be from roles in Programme
Transport’s lead for project assurance in promoted as an integral aspect in PPM Management Office (PMO) lead, to
the Project Delivery Centre of delivery. Its mechanics should be assurance, and departmental
Excellence. The role included building exploited, to ensure it’s built into PPM Relationship management. Since
capability across the Department in delivery lifecycle, from start-up to 2009, I have used my PMO
assurance planning via communities of closure. With more investment in large capabilities to build effective
practice presentations and working scale programme and projects, now is the management offices for programme
directly with project managers. I time to make the case even stronger for and projects. Latterly, working in
provided Centre of Excellence assurance project and programme assurance. The roles that provide monitoring and
for decision makers. In past roles I: SIG is an enabler to do this in the PPM oversight of workstreams in
1. had overarching responsibility and community. I want to be a part of this SIG Government departments through
accountability for project integrated as it will help build the connections and management of assurance and
assurance planning and delivery at tier allow me to work in its workstreams. developing stakeholder
1 investment [£100m +]; These have the vital components to relationships. I have built
2. implemented changes for processes enhance the reputation for assurance. knowledge in the sponsorship of
in project delivery standards; This motivates me to be a part of this programmes; building engagement
3. have provided project management exciting group! with key external stakeholders in
advice and guidance for new and
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emerging projects. support of successful delivery of
I am currently an Assurance manager in programme’s objectives.
HMRC, providing independent second
line of defence assurance activities for
two large scale transformation
programmes.
Martin Elsner I am interested, and professionally My motivation is to contribute, to learn I could bring to the SIG my
involved, in Assurance for almost my and to be inspired. I believe the best way enthusiasm and commitment. I
entire working life. Very early in my for development is to join a group of like- could bring my experience of
career (in 2002) I was appointed an minded people. I would like to take part organising events, since I am serving
Internal Auditor in a large city council. It in discussions about different aspects of on the Committee of my local APM
was there and then, when my Assurance, and I am ready to take part in Branch for the last 5 years. In
fascination with auditing and Assurance SIG’s activities, perhaps through writing addition to my experience, I could
has started, and has developed. and editing blogs. bring my skills, such as an excellent
Throughout the following years, even attention to detail, being reliable
when I wasn’t working directly in and well organised.
Assurance, it was still a part of my
consecutive roles. Then I was
appointed a Procedure Auditor at a
Business Assurance department in a
local government agency, to assess
procedures and processes within the
organisation. Currently, I’d like to be
involved in Assurance in a project
management setting.
Andrew Frew I have been working in project I would like to learn how other Honesty, a desire to learn and share
assurance for over five years with organisations handle assurance, what to improve project outcomes,
significant experience prior to that in issues they encounter and how they challenge and passion. Also a set of
project management and engineering in address them. challenges that will benefit from
various sectors. external experiences and a wider
perspective !
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Julian Harris A Lead Auditor in high profile, high risk A wish to feed back into a profession that Wide experience in a range of high
projects for some 20 years has a significant impact in society. value, high risk projects. Have also
contributed to a number of APM
publications and initiatives.
Dave Lovitt Prior to my retirement in 2016 I spent I feel that the general level of awareness I am an experienced practitioner in
25 years working in many roles on large of the benefits of project assurance to all change, having spent many years
change programmes and projects for a participants in delivering change is leading and delivering change in
National Government Department. I insufficient to provide them with the many different organisations and
became an OGC Gateway Review team confidence that it can engender I believe sectors. That practical background
leader and embraced the move to that by sharing my experience and gives me great confidence in my
professionalise project management acquired knowledge I can help to improve being able to explain and promote
throughout the public service. Since that awareness and promote success. the value of Project Assurance to
retiring from full time work I have both individuals and organisations
served on the Assurance SIG and taken of at all levels and sizes.
an active role in promoting its values
and principles.
Jonathan Maxwell I have held numerous roles within the I have enjoyed being part of the In addition to the assurance
assurance profession over the last 8 Assurance SIG over the last 12 months experience outlined, I have held
years which have required me to plan, and wish to become more involved going roles in Programme/Project
resource, execute and sponsor forward to help strengthen the focus on delivery, performance
assurance activities. This has included assurance and the profession. management, project controls and
desktop reviews and face to face financial governance. Therefore, I
interviews across a variety of formats am hopeful that I can bring a
including progressive assurance, balanced perspective and fresh
standard gate reviews, critical friend insights to the application and
reviews, etc. My most recent effectiveness of assurance.
assurance role was working for
Sellafield Ltd as Head of Performance
Assurance within the Independent
Performance Assurance Group. This role
required me to maintain independent
oversight and support the successful
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delivery of Programmes and Projects
within the Site Infrastructure Portfolio
through providing impartial guidance,
assurance, challenge, and support. I
am also an accredited Infrastructure
and Projects Authority (IPA) High Risk
Review Team Member and Medium
Risk Review Team Leader undertaking
independent reviews across the HMT
portfolio.
Roy Millard Through different roles in engineering I established the Assurance SIG in 2007, Previous experience as the
organisations, I developed and have led it ever since (except for a Assurance SIG founder, and
comprehensive knowledge and one-year break). We are currently very committee member and Chair since
experience in engineering development active, and have achieved much – its inception.
and project delivery. I know what a particularly in recent years. There is still
'good project' looks like, and have the much I would like the SIG to achieve,
ability to analyse projects and though, and I am therefore very keen to
recommend how their chances of continue as a Committee member (and as
successful delivery can be improved. On the Chair).
a number of occasions, I have had the
satisfaction of recovering projects from
severe problems, and this has resulted
in a deeper understanding of how to
make projects successful. For 15 years
until November 2017 I led TfL’s Internal
Audit assurance over their multi-billion
pound Investment programme. I now
work as an independent consultant
advising organisations on matters
relating to project governance, risk and
assurance. I have a BSc(Hons) degree
and a Post-Graduate Diploma in
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Management Studies (DMS); I am a
Fellow and ex-Trustee of the APM and a
full Member of the IET, and Chair of
APM's Nominations Panel. I organise
and speak at conferences and seminars
on the topic of assurance.
Charles Mills I obtained experience of assurance on I am existing members and wish co I have extensive experience of
major infrastructure projects working as continue supporting the SIG in its work to major construction schemes gained
a senior Programme Mgr at TfL from promote the professional application of at a senior level as a manager of
2007-17. I currently provide assurance assurance and develop new methods and delivery, as a client and as a
services to the Department of Transport techniques provider of assurance services
on Network Rail enhancement projects
Judd Norton delivering change and assurance in I am currently a member of the I currently lead the cross-industry IT
organisations as a consultant. A senior Assurance SIG and I would like to governance and change and
manager / consultant with Grant continue. I am currently working on a transformation assurance capability
Thornton - a large client base with number of workstreams and deliverables within Grant Thornton’s BRS team. I
considerable exposure to change and feel I can add more value to this SIG am an experienced leader and
assurance and auditing in technology and the community going forward. chartered project professional and
and financial services. have expert ‘hands on’ skills in the
detail of change and IT assurance.
Gary Poole I have worked in Programme/Project I have been a member of the ASIG for I have lead assurance activities in
management roles for over 30 years. I many years. As projects become more global blue chip organisations,
have responsibility for assurance across complex and investments ever larger, currently being responsible for the
a broad global portfolio. I have assurance of project success is assurance of a global portfolio of
practiced project assurance in a range increasingly important. Organisations over 100 programmes
of industrial sectors including have been slow to invest in this subject
automotive, aerospace and and there is much to learn.
construction.
Toby Robins I am a programme management The opportunity to support and influence Experience of assurance capability
professional by background, having the development of assurance capability development and leadership within
achieved RPP in 2014. Since 2015 I for programme mgmt organisations a large programme mgmt
have been Network Rail's (corporate through the sharing of my experience. organisation. Ability to think
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member) Head of P3M Assurance, Additionally to support my own creatively and deliver pragmatic /
accountable for the development, development through collaboration with flexible solutions. Able to offer
embedment and BAU of its assurance like-minded professionals. tactful challenge.
capability. I am an active IPA Gateway
Reviewer of government high risk
programmes.
Roger Smith I have been a programme director for I have been an informal member of the I have extensive experience of
over 20 years, so have extensive committee for three years, and want to delivery and of assurance across
experience in delivery of large both put more in and to have a formal government's major programmes.
programmes, typically around £300m in role.
value. for the past three years, I have
been HMRC's head of investment and
assurance, leading the department's
assurance covering programmes with a
value of £1.3bn.I am accredited with
the IPA as a high risk review team
leader to undertake assurance of
government's major programmes. I am
an RPP member of the APM.
Pamela Stacey Throughout my career, I have I have been involved in the Assurance SIG I bring my passion and enthusiasm
successfully designed, developed and for just under three years, including the for assurance to the committee,
delivered efficient and effective last two years as a Committee Member together with a wealth of practical
assurance programmes for business representing my fellow assurance experience and demonstrated
units and enterprise-wide practitioners. I play an active role in the outcomes. My peers tell me that I
portfolios/change projects in a highly committee; I was the chair of the am strong on communication and
regulated environment. I have engaged Assurance Conference organising engagement. I can translate
with board committees and key committee for three years. To me, the “assurance-speak” into simple,
stakeholders as a trusted business SIG provides our voice in the APM and is meaningful business language which
partner, providing integrated reporting a great opportunity to share knowledge. leads to understanding and action.
of audit outcomes, risk management Through the collective experience of SIG As an analytical thinker, I am able to
activities, internal controls and members, we are raising the profile of assess complex business
compliance. My focus is providing our profession, and increasing the information, develop conclusions,
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independent assurance that the understanding of the essential role of make recommendations and deliver
required elements to deliver the assurance in portfolio, programme and effective solutions. I enjoy working
programme and associated benefits are project management. I am motivated to with other people and believe that
in place and are operating effectively. I apply for re-election as I want to the best results are achieved by
am currently Head of Programme & contribute, and be part of that journey. In teams. And, of course, I have
Corporate Assurance for a UK major addition this is a great opportunity to robust project management skills!
infrastructure project where I am learn from my peers and for me to share
accountable for developing the my experience with others.
integrated assurance strategy and plan,
setting standards, developing
capabilities and monitoring
performance. I collaborate with
executives to ensure that assurance
recommendations are understood,
prioritised appropriately and fed into
improvement plans. I have gained
significant experience around OCG
Gateway Reviews, the Treasury Green
Book and Managing Public Money.
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