OGC
RSS OGCRefreshing Management of Risk: Guidance for Practitioners
White Paper M-o-R was first published by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in 2002, "To help organisations put in place effective frameworks for taking informed decisions about risk". This was largely in response to the... [13 Nov 2009]
What Is Formal Project Management and Who Needs It?
White Paper The Project Management Institute (PMI) and the (British) Office of Government Commerce (OGC) have developed practice standards to encourage and guide the adoption of project management (PM) practices. [03 Nov 2009]
How green credentials are shaping IT contracts
Comment It is worth noting, too, that the OGC's ICT Model Agreement obligation goes beyond the contractor's environmental behaviour in merely fulfilling the IT project in question. Being green does not come naturally to the... [10 Sep 2009]
Four years on, which NHS projects have failed to hit their targets?
News In a series of gateway reviews published between 2002 and 2007, and released to the public for the first time last week, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) set out the difficulties that have faced the National... [23 Jun 2009]
How the £12.7bn NHS IT revamp came off the rails
News The root of the difficulties now facing the NPfIT were laid bare in 31 Office of Government Commerce (OGC) gateway reviews published between 2002 and 2007 and released to the public for the first time yesterday. [19 Jun 2009]
Westminster insiders on why gov't IT is doomed
News According to Bacon, the government needs to publicise the results of internal reviews of projects by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) so ministers are no longer able to sweep negative findings under the carpet,... [26 Mar 2009]
ITIL Qualifications Explained
White Paper ITIL certification is for individuals and it signifies different levels of awareness and capability with regard to ITIL ITIL training is undertaken in the UK by over 30 specialist training companies-All accredited on behalf of the... [23 Mar 2009]
Gov't watchdog reveals first ID card worries
News The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has published the findings of two Gateway Reviews into the project carried out in 2003 and 2004. Technology also featured on the OGC's list of concerns: the review... [20 Mar 2009]
Suppressed ID card reports 'must be made public'
News The commissioner's decision was supported by the Information Tribunal in 2007 following an appeal by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC). The OGC subsequently appealed the tribunal's verdict in the... [20 Feb 2009]
Inside the V&A's boiler room
News At the end of the programme IT is now more modern art than antiquity: all desktops were replaced using an OGC framework agreement and now come with a four-year warranty, courtesy of Viglen. The Victoria and Albert... [26 Jan 2009]
Help for gov't IT projects arrives in new tools
News The tools were released on Friday, according to a statement from the OGC, an independent oversight organisation that helps the government run IT projects. The first is a procurement 'pre-qualification tool' (PQT), which... [12 Jan 2009]
Online auction slashes gov't laptop costs in half
News The e-auction, facilitated by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and sponsored by OGCbuying.solutions, was for 5,000 laptops and 5,000 PCs and achieved savings of 50 per cent on the laptops and 20 per cent on the PCs. [22 Aug 2008]
Power down PCs to save millions, gov't told
News The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is urging public sector workers to turn off their PCs overnight to slash carbon emissions and cost. The OGC is the Treasury office responsible for driving... [22 May 2008]
Government deal for 'best buy' telecoms suppliers
News OGC.buying solutions, the executive agency of the Office of Government Commerce which is responsible for maximising the purchasing clout of the taxpayer's pound, has added to its existing family of framework agreements... [02 Jan 2008]
Government strikes £105m network deal
News Although Global Crossing's partner in delivering the service, Siemens Enterprise Communications, has hailed the move as one of the government's few IT successes, The OGC was tight-lipped about the benefits it will get... [13 Jun 2007]
