Rapid Deployment of Project and Portfolio Management Expertise

A UK government department faced an urgent requirement to deliver 18 diverse programmes. The scale of the transformation required rapid deployment of specialised project and portfolio management expertise within a challenging timeframe of 4–6 weeks. The critical need was to fill multiple roles covering Programme and Project Management, PMO and Project Support, as well as Business and Technical Architecture, to ensure the success of these initiatives.

Reed Professional Services (RPS) was engaged to provide a rapid, tailored solution. The RPS Delivery Management team, comprising senior-level consultants, collaborated with departmental stakeholders to define exact requirements, ensuring the right resources were identified and deployed within the specified timeframe.

The solution involved:

• A detailed analysis of programme needs by RPS Talent Analysts, ensuring an in-depth understanding of the department’s goals.
• Validation of skills and expertise through a robust selection process, including multiple stages of review and interviews to ensure role suitability.
• Establishing a scalable resource plan that accommodated both immediate and future project demands.

1. Stakeholder Engagement:

• RPS’s Delivery Management team liaised with senior stakeholders to clarify project objectives and ensure alignment with the department’s strategic goals.

1. Comprehensive Talent Analysis:

•  A team of RPS Talent Analysts meticulously reviewed role specifications and project scopes, identifying consultants with relevant expertise.

3. Candidate Selection and Deployment:

• A structured and thorough selection process ensured that consultants were equipped to deliver the desired outcomes. All selected candidates were onboarded within the tight timeframe of 4–6 weeks.

RPS enabled the successful onboarding of high-calibre consultants across 18 programmes, ensuring continuity and effective project delivery. Key results included:

• Completion of 37 projects and ongoing support for an additional 43 projects across the portfolio.
• Establishment of a central PMO function, which streamlined programme oversight and enhanced delivery quality.
• Creation of a dedicated senior contact point to provide delivery assurance and manage complex, large-scale transformations.

The partnership exemplifies RPS’s capability to deliver timely and high-quality solutions to support complex government transformations.