Systems, Data, and Technology
Project Assurance
Helping Public Sector Programs Deliver with Confidence
Public Consulting Group’s (PCG) Project Assurance Major Business Line provides independent, objective oversight to help organizations successfully plan, implement, and operate complex technology and business transformation initiatives. Our experienced consultants partner with clients to identify risks early, strengthen governance, improve delivery performance, and increase confidence in project outcomes.
Why Project Assurance
Large-scale technology and business transformation initiatives rarely fail from one single mistake—they fail from blind spots: risks that go undetected until they’re costly to fix, under-developed enterprise architecture, certification requirements discovered too late, quality issues that surface after go-live. Project Assurance brings independent verification and validation, architecture practices, certification and compliance expertise, quality assurance, and cybersecurity together under one practice, so agencies get a single, coordinated source of objective oversight across their full technology portfolio instead of reconciling separate vendors for each discipline.
Whether your organization needs an independent second opinion on project health, help achieving and sustaining CMS certification, rigorous quality assurance throughout implementation, or security assessments to protect sensitive data, Project Assurance provides the structure, tools, and experience to move forward with confidence.
Our Core Services:
Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V)
- Independent assessments of project health, risks, and readiness
- Compliance assessments with industry standards and best practices
- Project Management Process Assessments
- Actionable recommendations to improve project success rates
- Executive-level reporting and stakeholder communications
25+ years of experience supporting large, complex public sector IT projects through our Eclipse IV&V® Framework.
60+ IV&V projects delivered across 24 states and territories in recent years.
Eclipse Certification and Compliance Services (ECS)
- CMS Certification Management and Policy Clarification
- Advanced Planning Document (APD) Support
- Federal Compliance and Certification Readiness Activities
- MITA State Self-Assessments (SS-A)
- Business Process Improvement & Enterprise Roadmap Planning
- MITA Governance Structuring
- Outcomes-Based Planning (OBP) providing reusable outcomes and metrics methodology applied across both certification and MITA engagements
40 active oversight projects, of which 14 are related to states pursuing SMC for one or more MES/E&E modules.
Quality Assurance (QA)
- Quality Management Strategy & Framework Development
- Project Management Process Assessments
- Requirements Traceability & Lifecycle Assurance
- Test Strategy, Readiness & Quality Validation Reviews
- Risk, Issue & Dependency Oversight
- Deliverable Reviews & Quality Assessments
- Quality Metrics & Performance Reporting
- Corrective Action Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
25+ years of experience delivering Quality Assurance services for large, complex public-sector IT projects using our Eclipse QA™ Framework.
Cyber Security
- Security assessments and gap analysis
- Security program and architecture advisory services
- Penetration testing
- Risk and vulnerability management
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
- Incident preparedness and response
Trusted cybersecurity advisor of 5+ years for multiple state agencies.
Ready to strengthen oversight, certification readiness, enterprise architecture, or quality across your next initiative? Learn more about Eclipse IV&V Services and Eclipse Certification and Compliance Services (ECS) or contact our Project Assurance team to discuss Quality Assurance, Cyber Security, and AI Governance support.