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The Â鶹Éç Trust has commissioned PwC to do a review into the Â鶹Éç’s Digital Media Initiative (DMI) – a project intended to improve production efficiency by enabling Â鶹Éç staff to develop, create, share and manage video and audio content and programming on their desktop.

DMI has failed to deliver what was expected and will be closed before it is completed. As a result, the Â鶹Éç will need to write down its DMI assets to reflect this position in this year's financial statements.

The PwC review will consider the high-level research questions set out below, assessing the arrangements put in place for the DMI project and, where weaknesses and failures are identified, make clear recommendations for improvements.

1. What governance arrangements were put in place for the oversight of the project? Were they fit for purpose?
2. What project and financial management arrangements were put in place to ensure the project delivered the anticipated benefits on time and to budget and did these arrangements follow an agreed Â鶹Éç methodology? Were they fit for purpose and followed?
3. What risk management arrangements were put in place and did these arrangements follow an agreed Â鶹Éç methodology? Were they fit for purpose and followed?
4. What project reporting arrangements (including information on project delivery, technical delivery approach, costs and risks) were put in place for the Executive Audit Committee, the Executive Board and the Â鶹Éç Trust? Were they fit for purpose and followed?
5. Were the agreed project and risk reporting arrangements followed? Were the reports fit-for-purpose? What actions resulted from the reports? Were they fit for purpose?
6. Did the Â鶹Éç Executive implement the recommendations focusing on project management governance, and risk management from the NAO’s 2011 report on the management of DMI?
7. What are the wider project management and reporting lessons that can be learnt from the project and applied to other Â鶹Éç projects?

PwC will supply the Â鶹Éç Trust with a report that addresses these research questions which will then be published.