A structured ERP assurance method that tests the programme as a connected delivery system.
01Evidence
Test what supports current programme status
02Assessment
Apply a consistent assurance structure based on 25 years of major programme management and assurance.
03Signals
Identify material programme health conditions
04Themes
Interpret how the issues revealed interact to cause consequential problems downstream
05Action
Provide the right people with priority actions to mitigate issues and prevent propagation.
PHAT connects evidence to action. It tests what supports programme status, identifies material signals, interprets how weaknesses interact and directs attention to the interventions most likely to improve the outcome.
Coverage
The whole ERP delivery system.
PHAT is not confined to schedule, budget or PMO controls.
Executive Sponsorship & GovernanceLeadership, accountability, governance effectiveness and executive intervention.
Programme Leadership, Control & Decision-MakingIntegrated programme control, decision effectiveness, dependencies and delivery integrity.
Financial & Commercial ManagementBudget credibility, forecast-to-complete, contingency, commercial control and value delivered against spend.
Organisation, Resourcing & Delivery CapabilityWhether the programme has the client and delivery roles, capability, capacity and accountability required to succeed.
Process & Business DesignBusiness ownership, global process decisions and coherence of the future operating model.
Solution & ArchitectureSolution integrity, architectural control and alignment to business and enterprise requirements.
Technical Delivery & IntegrationIntegration, environments, technical dependencies and technical readiness.
DataOwnership, migration, quality, reconciliation and data readiness.
Testing & QualityEvidence that the integrated solution can operate as intended and meet business needs.
Change, Training & Business AdoptionChange impact assessment & management, organisational change, user capability, adoption and sustained business readiness.
Deployment & Operational ReadinessReadiness to cross critical gates, deploy safely and operate successfully after go-live.
Structured, but not mechanical. PHAT combines a proprietary, non-AI-driven ERP assurance methodology with expert reviewer judgement. The method creates consistency, evidence discipline and traceability; the reviewer interprets the evidence and remains accountable for the assurance judgement.