Report reveals large Nav problems – Aftenbladet.no

The report shows that Nav is facing major challenges to manage the modernization process and that it can be considerably more expensive than the one first predicted.

The report estimated that if the modernization had been implemented as planned, the project would been 2 billion more expensive than anticipated. Metier suggests using one year longer than planned to implement the modernization which is then completed in December 2019.

To Parliament

It is consulting Metier which evaluated Labour and Welfare Directorate plans to continue the program.

The Minister designates the report as a key tool for the Government’s assessment and decision on the way forward for ICT modernization in Nav.

– This applies to both the decision to put in Once the planning of Project 2 of the modernization work, and which frames Nav must plan within. I will carefully review this report and then make my recommendation to the government, says labor minister Robert Eriksson.

The report shall be treated in Parliament.

Caused LYSTAD departing

There is evidence a large modernization needs in Nav and report printers are unsure agency’s ability to implement the changes. This ability was lower than expected.

Nav director has been fired

The day after a group of experts put forward proposals for reform in Nav, has senior Joakim Lystad been fired.

The risk picture for the program is considered very high. Risk reduction measures will therefore be given considerable weight, it says.

A preliminary version of the report was, according to VG submitted minister before Easter. The contents should have been crucial LYSTAD departure. The newspaper writes that he internally should have stated that he disagreed Metiers analysis and conclusion.

Recommend smaller projects

Meanwhile stated that Nav over the years has implemented several ICT projects in a satisfactory manner.

Metier suggest that the scope of the modernization being downgraded and split up in several projects to reduce the risk.

“It is very challenging to implement and make new organizational and governance structures to work in a good way … Nav must now avoid rush started with a new massive project … It will very likely could be new challenges with respect to both cost and time, “states.

Necessary restructuring

Only three percent of seven million user meetings Nav is about work, according to a recent report.

It is recommended that the cost of the program is kept within the original frame 3.3 billion.

Metier notes that implementation capacity is substantially less than the Nav even assigns and describes it as a “fundamental uncertainty”. It helps that the agency should follow a precautionary line rather than go for a scenario with higher upside potential coupled with greater execution risk.