Issue - meetings

(Leader of Council) To consider the attached report (C-001-2018/19).

(1)        That the progress of the Projects and Programmes within the Transformation Programme for April 2018 be noted, alongside the planned actions for May 2018.

The Leader of Council presented a report outlining the progress made by the Transformation Programme during April 2018, along with the planned actions for May 2018.

The Leader reminded the Cabinet that regular monitoring reports on the progress of the Transformation Programme were presented to the Cabinet. This was the monitoring report for April 2018 and covered the progress made for all chartered projects of Medium and High Risk Potential, as well as key aspects od the Transformation Programme. The Cabinet noted that, overall, progress indicators for ‘cost’ and ‘benefits’ were Green for the period, The status indicator for ‘time’ was reported as Amber to highlight that 18 actions (from a total of 110) were overdue on its deadline, when compared with planned timelines. Project and Programme Managers had actions in place to deal with any potential negative effects. Progress would be kept under review and it was anticipated that the status of the majority of these items would return to Green in the next report.

In response to questions from the Cabinet, the Leader acknowledged that 19% of the actions were still outstanding for the current chartered projects, and there would be some extra Officers joining the Transformation Team shortly, but there were a variety of reasons for projects not being on target, not necessarily just resources. In relation to the Pay and Benefits Review project, the Head of Transformation stated that the Council’s Management Board had recently discussed the initiation of this project, and it was their view that – given the current capacity of the People Team - it was sensible to defer this project until September when the new Strategic Directors should be in situ.

Decision:

(1)        That the progress of the Projects and Programmes within the Transformation Programme for April 2018 be noted, alongside the planned actions for May 2018.

Reasons for Decision:

To inform the Cabinet of the progress with the Transformation Programme, including work streams, programmes and projects.

Other Options Considered and Rejected:

No other options were available as failure to monitor and review the progress of the Transformation Programme and to consider corrective action where necessary, could have negative implications for the Council’s reputation, and might mean that opportunities for improvement were lost.