Decision details

(i)              That this report and the successes evidenced, be acknowledged.

(ii)             That the lessons learned and the need to continuously improve as the One Council programme closes, be acknowledged.

(iii)           That service level change and delivery of improvement moves into business as usual as teams use the skills they have learned through this process to challenge them selves and others to continue to make positive change, be noted.

(iv)           That the significant efforts of Council teams involved in the transformation, be celebrated and endorsed.

(v)             That it be agreed that Agile becomes the espoused project methodology across NULBC, along with knowledge of the tools used to deliver the One Council Programme – Refresher training be offered to Business Managers to ensure the required adoption.

(vi)           That it be approved that the Benefits Tracker continues to be used to capture opportunities organisation wide to ensure their delivery and inclusion into succession programmes and Efficiency Boards.

(vii)          That the Programme governance, approach and dashboard model is emulated in the One Council Green, Digital and Commercial follow-on Programmes, be agreed.

(viii)        That the report be referred to the Finance, Assets and Performance Scrutiny Committee.