Procured through:
NSW Government Performance and Management Services Scheme
Project date: 2020
Project: COVID-19 response
Led by Mary Haines, MHC co-designed and operationalised a governance and management framework and established a Project Management Office to support the NSW Health COVID-19 Research Program.
What MHC Did
- Set research priorities
- Design research strategy and grant schemes
- Manage grant funding schemes - Designed and implemented quality assurance and peer review processes for funded research
- Translate research
- Governance
- Design and plan strategy and programs
- Reporting and monitoring
- Implementation capacity, planning, support, project management
Outcome
A strategic and cohesive program of research was developed to support the NSW Health COVID-19 response, having received positive feedback from internal and external stakeholders.
The NSW Health Program Management Office (PMO) established clear and transparent processes for reporting on performance and research impact, communicating and collaborating.
"MHC co-designed and operationalised a governance and management framework and established a Project Management Office that was rapidly able to support our teams for a time-critical, priority government project. With their expertise spanning governance, strategy, management and implementation, I would highly recommend MHC and will definitely engage them again."
A/ Deputy Secretary, NSW HealthMHC Services
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