Contract mobilisation – priority activities for robust assurance

During mobilisation, commercial teams are often pulled straight into the practical start-up tasks like assembling the team, onboarding Subcontractors and setting up governance frameworks.  All of that matters, but from an assurance perspective the first priority is more fundamental: agreeing the overall audit strategy and audit plan.

These set the parameters for how Defined Cost will be reviewed, how AFPs will be tested, and how commercial discipline will be maintained throughout delivery.