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The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is an office of HM Treasury, responsible for improving value for money by driving up standards and capability in procurement, from commodities buying to the delivery of major capital projects, maximising the effective use of 60% of Government spending and a £30 billion property estate.
A Government strategy launched in January 2007, Transforming Government Procurement, highlighted the central importance of procurement in delivering high-quality public services and best value for money. OGC is tasked with delivering this transformation, and with driving up standards and procurement capability across central Government.
The OGC will do this through: setting the right procurement standards and ensuring they are met; capitalising on the government's collective buying power to achieve value for money and playing a stronger role in the successful delivery of major projects.
Practitioner Guidance
IT Service Management – ITIL
ITIL is the most widely accepted approach to IT service management in the world. Providing a cohesive set of best practice guidance drawn from the public and private sectors across the world, it has recently undergone a major and important refresh project. IT Service Management (ITSM) derives enormous benefits from a best practice approach. Because ITSM is driven both by technology and the huge range of organisational environments in which it operates, it is in a state of constant evolution....more
P3 Office – P3O
Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O) is the latest guidance from OGC. It will publish Autumn 2008 and will be accompanied by a qualification scheme. This new guidance – aligned to OGC's PRINCE2, MSP, and MoR – will bring together in one place a set of principles, processes and techniques to facilitate effective portfolio, programme and project management through enablement, challenge and support structures. These structures also bridge the gap between the strategy/policy makers and the delivery arm of the organisation. ...more
Programme Management – Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
Combining rigour and flexibility, MSP helps all organisations – public sector and private, large and small – achieve successful outcomes from their programme management time and time again. With change a pressing reality for all organisations, successful programme management has never been more vital to success. Organisations must respond as new processes or services are introduced, supplier relationships alter and structures adapt to market forces or legislation....more
Project Management – PRINCE2
The PRINCE2 project management method provides detailed guidance on how to set up, organise, manage, control and deliver your projects on time, within budget and to the right quality. PRINCE2 is an easy to follow structured method suitable for any type of project. The processes and techniques in PRINCE2 will help your project team cope with the risks, challenges and opportunities of today's rapidly changing environment....more
Risk Management – Management of Risk (M_o_R)
In organisations almost every decision has an upside and a downside involving some degree of risk. Aimed at everyone who has ever made an important decision, M_o_R is a robust yet flexible framework that allows organisations to assess risk accurately time and time again. Every organisation must find the right balance between opportunities and threats in managing its risks. M_o_R takes a best practice approach, which offers a structured and effective framework for risk management....more
Business Systems Development Series
Business Systems Development (BSD) from OGC is a powerful analysis and design technique which provides IT professionals with a tool for investigating, modelling and specifying Information Systems. This new edition of BSD provides the content of SSADM 4+ but is now restructured into separate BSD components, plus the SSADM Foundation for those who wish to make use of the full integrated method....more
Strategic Level Guidance
The IS Management Guides
Produced by the OGC, the 'IS Management and Business Change Guides' provide invaluable real-world experience in government and beyond. Each guide is structured in a clear, step-by-step way that sets out the issues, questions and techniques relevant to each stage, begining by describing a governance framework that supports the strategic decision-making process and explain how to manage the key components of business change. They also provide individual focus on managing performance, service acquisition, and service provision....more
Further Information
For further information on OGC, please visit www.ogc.gov.uk.
