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ITEM AU9

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE 22 APRIL 2009

 

PROJECT LINK POST-PROJECT REVIEW ACTION PLAN

 

Report by the Director for Social and Community Services and the Assistant Chief Executive (Transformation) & Chief Finance Officer

 

Introduction

 

1.                  Key findings from a post-project review of Project Link were presented to Audit Committee on 21 January 2009. Audit Committee decided at their meeting to “refer the Project Link – Post-Project Review report to the Change Management Board to consider and to develop an action plan for reporting back to the Committee at a future date.”

 

2.                  The Change Management Board agreed at its 4 March 2009 meeting that “the Corporate Change Manager is responsible for taking [the action plan] back to Audit Committee.”

 

Project Link Post-Project Review: Action Plan

 

3.                  The programme management co-ordination function in the Policy Unit owns the actions set out below:

 

Key Learning Points

 

Action

Timing

Need for stronger governance/ leadership and more challenge

- Set up internal challenge for new and existing projects;

- Project and Programme Management framework: introduce project assurance role

 

Sep 09

 

Sep 09

Make better use of Gateway Reviews

Project and Programme Management Framework: include Gateway Reviews in project/programme planning

 

Jun 09

Improve communication and dissemination of lessons learnt

 

Introduce case studies based on Oxfordshire County Council projects and programmes as part of the Project and Programme Management framework and learning and development activities

 

Sep 09

 

4.                  The above actions will further ensure best practice is embedded, increased challenge is in place and compliance is monitored. This will reduce the risks linked to delivering projects and programmes.

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

5.                  The Committee is RECOMMENDED to note this action plan.

 

 

JOHN JACKSON

Director for Social & Community Services

 

SUE SCANE

Assistant Chief Executive & Chief Finance Officer

 

Background papers:             Nil

 

Contact Officer:                     Nadine Delamillieure – Telephone: (01865) 323953

 

April 2009

 

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