This document provides an agenda for the APM Assurance Conference 2017 on project assurance. The conference will include keynote speeches on how assurance adds value, a panel on the three lines of defense in assurance, and workshop sessions on delivering and enhancing assurance through topics like auditing, assurance measures, and integrating assurance practices. It also provides information on the APM Assurance SIG which started in 2008 and aims to develop best practices in project and program assurance through information sharing and guidance development. Networking opportunities are available to discuss assurance experiences.

1. APM Assurance
Conference 2017
Project Assurance
what could it do for you?
Thursday, 23rd November 2017

2. A little housekeeping…
 Fire drills
 Toilets
 Mobile ‘phones
 Wi-fi
 Twitter feed: #apmassurance

3. Agenda
 Welcome
 Keynote – Joanne Bradshaw
 Plenary – Cate & Pamela (no fighting, please!)
 Coffee break
 SIG workstreams – various
 Lunch break
 Workshops & feedback
 Close

4. APM Assurance SIG
 One of 15 Specific Interest Groups
 Started in 2008
 Vision:
For the SIG to become a national source of best practice in the provision
of efficient and effective project and programme assurance
 Mission:
– Provide a forum for exchanging ideas, sharing good practice, and
developing new approaches to providing assurance
– Develop standards and guidance on best practice assurance
– Promote use of best practice approaches to assurance

5. APM Assurance SIG workstreams
 Assurance definitions
 Integrated assurance
 Assurance measures
 Assurance of Agile
 Project auditing
 Benefits of assurance
 People aspects of assurance (future)
 Assurance of change (future)

6. Conference aims
 Understanding:
– What assurance is supposed to deliver
– Who assurance is aimed at
– How to assess whether assurance meets your
needs
 Future SIG direction:
– Delegate contributions
 Networking
– Sharing experiences and insights

7. Keynote address
How does assurance add value?
Joanne Bradshaw
Fraud, Error, & Debt Programme Director & Head of the DWP Project Delivery
Profession

8. Scene setter
The three lines of defence
Pamela Stacey
Head of Assurance, HS2
Cate Smith
Independent Assurance Contractor

9. After the break…….
Workstream sessions
Delivering Assurance
Stream A – Audit
Stream B – Assurance Measures
Stream C – Integrated Assurance

10. Coffee break
Back at 11:35, please

11. After lunch…….
Workshop sessions
Enhancing Assurance
Stream A – How can we assure ‘Agile’?
Stream B – What makes a good assurance
practitioner?
Stream C – What are the benefits of assurance?

12. Lunch break
Back at 14:00, please

13. Workshop sessions
Enhancing Assurance
Workshop feedback

14. Closing session

15. Contact details
Email assurancesig@apm.org.uk
Web
www.apm.org.uk/group/apm-assurance-
specific-interest-group
Twitter #apmassurance
Roy Millard
roymillard.asig@gmail.com
roymillard@p3ra.co.uk

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