Project Issues and Risks. A detailed issue log and risk register will be developed by the project team. These registers will be monitored and maintained together with appropriate rating and controls. High impact issues and risks will be escalated by the Project Manager to the Project Lead and Sponsors as appropriate. Key issues for consideration in supporting the business case: How should any funding / charging model work Need for completion of financial baseline activity Difficult to estimate possible TUPE/pension costs to the project Lack of service user input so far Awareness of bringing all professional referral routes into one service e.g. referrals that come from Health, independent therapists or those from out of area if a service user moves Herts HIA Final Business Case V5 Key risks for consideration in supporting the business case: Summary of Key Risks Probability Impact Risk Rating Containment There is a risk that the existing variability in provision and contractual arrangements of local authorities’ DFG services may result in the project not being able to deliver the desired model 4 Likely 4 Medium 16 Significant Early engagement with Districts to understand their existing arrangements There is a risk that the Framework agreement may be too expensive 3 Possible 4 Medium 12 Significant Early market testing and learning from other similar models There is a risk that we are unable to include Housing OTs in the initial set up as the service is part of the Serco contract – this runs for another three years. 3 Possible 8 High 24 Significant Early engagement with Serco to discuss cost implications of the service being transferred back to the Council early There is a risk staff retention and motivation could drop resulting in a turnover of workforce, loss of historical knowledge and skills and associated costs 3 Possible 8 High 24 Significant Mitigate risk by working with HR to develop and implement communications and staff engagement strategy Herts HIA Final Business Case V5
A. Framework Agreement Potential to reduce costs and time associated with delivering works Time-saving efficiencies related to administrative function and handling times Ensures consistency and equity across districts signed up to it Resilience of labour supply Can support small providers (continuing stream of work, less time on admin and pricing, better procurement arrangements) If frameworks are delivered independently to other organisational changes then benefits can be realised qu...
Project Issues and Risks. A detailed issue log and risk register will be developed by the project team. These registers will be monitored and maintained together with appropriate rating and controls. High impact issues and risks will be escalated by the Project Manager to the Project Lead and Sponsors as appropriate. Key issues for consideration in supporting the business case: How should any funding / charging model work Need for completion of financial baseline activity Difficult to estimate possible TUPE/pension costs to the project Lack of service user input so far Awareness of bringing all professional referral routes into one service e.g. referrals that come from Health, independent therapists or those from out of area if a service user moves
