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As previously stated in an earlier Blog entry, the work of the SIG is organised as a programme of work stream projects, with the core management team (or committee) acting as a programme board. We've got the following five work streams up and running

• Integrated assurance (producing guidance for organisations wanting to achieve a more coordinated and collaborative assurance regime)
• Assurance definitions (coming up with a consistent set of definitions of assurance-related terms)
• Project auditing (producing guidance on how to efficiently and effectively audit projects)
• Measures for assuring projects (developing methods for generating assurance without intrusive reviews)
• Establishing a 'Knowledgebase' (implementing a one-stop-shop for assurance-related information).

As well as being the programme manager for the Assurance SIG, I also lead the Assurance Definitions work-stream (coming up with a consistent set of definitions of assurance-related terms). The work-stream produced a white paper in quarter four of 2009 which was reviewed widely. During the recent reviews of the APM ÌÇÐÄlogo¹ÙÍø, 6th Edition, we have included new and recommended amendments into the APM Glossary of Terms.

The Definitions work-stream continues to work closely with the other work-streams within the Assurance SIG and is developing a stand-alone consistent set of definitions of assurance-related terms.

If you have any queries or want to get involved, we would love to hear from you. Feel free to contact us directly or add a comment below.