- 1.Context
- A technology programme involving multiple external suppliers and internal delivery teams.
- 2.The challenge
- Each supplier worked to its own plan, making integrated progress difficult to assess and creating delays at handoff points.
- 3.My role
- Delivery leadership responsible for integrated planning and supplier coordination.
- 4.Actions and approach
- Created an integrated plan with agreed handoff points.
- Introduced joint risk and dependency reviews.
- Clarified contractual and practical responsibilities at interfaces.
- 5.Outcome
- Created a coordinated delivery approach across internal teams and external suppliers, with clearer handoffs, shared dependency management and defined responsibilities at critical interfaces.
- 6.Lesson for prospective clients
- Complex projects often fail between teams rather than within them. Interfaces need owners.
Integrated Delivery & Supplier Management
Connecting Suppliers into One Delivery Plan
Bringing multiple external suppliers and internal teams onto one integrated plan with clear handoffs.
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