Building our Future: Programme Board TOR

1. Building our Future: Programme Board TOR PURPOSE • To be the governing forum for the design & effective delivery of the Building our Future Programme • To provide leadership & performance management • To act as the final escalation point from all Project Boards providing leadership • To provide direction and leadership in engaging with partner organisations i.e. PCT & SHA OBJECTIVES • To provide assurance to the Trust Board • To ensure the Building our Future Programme is informed by the NBT Integrated Business Plan • To ensure the Building our Future Programme aligns & fits with our strategic objectives • To provide a strategic Horizon Scanning role within the Health Community • Provide strategic support & leadership to the overall change effort • To performance manage progress and delivery of projects & Programmes • Provide leadership in the resolution of project & programme risks escalated to the Board • To facilitate engagement across the Trust ensuring programme & project ownership is achieved • To provide a monitoring role in quality & financial benefits realisation • To review & prioritise & sign-off new change project business cases • To agree the communication & engagement strategy with internal & external stakeholders & ensure delivery • To govern non-delivery & impose appropriate corrective actions DELIVERABLES • NBT Integrated Business Plan • Approve & sign-off programme dash board • Approve business case submissions • Programme planning and delivery prioritisation • Decisions & recommendations for the resolution of escalated risks • Sign-off programme development, financial planning & project delivery revisions BOARD CHAIR • Non-Executive Director MEMBERSHIP • Chief Executive • Non-Executive Director • Director of Finance • Medical Director • Director of Assurance & Information • Director Organisation, People & Performance • Director of Projects • Director of Facilities • Director of Nursing • Director of Operations • Head of Marketing and Communications • Interim Director of Programmes PROTOCOLS • The Board will be quorate with 6 Members • The Board will sit monthly for 2 hours • Agendas & papers will be circulated at least 4 days in advance BENEFITS • Executive and senior stakeholder ownership & sponsorship is secured against the programme • Performance management and reporting between the Programme Board & programme/project delivery owners is governed within an appropriate framework • Strategic leadership from the Programme Board is provided to the whole change effort • Accountability & responsibility for the delivery of quality and financial benefits is established by the Board with Directorate Management Teams • Transparent decision making across the programme of change is established enabling programme & project managers to make informed decisions • Financial scrutiny is established, governing project investment against projected financial benefit realisation • A cultural shift towards programme ownership, delivery and benefits realisation ASSUMPTIONS • Board members attend meetings in order to maintain Board authority • Programme Board reports to the Trust Board • Project Boards are established and have a formal channel in to the Programme Board • Decisions & approvals that cannot be made at Board are done so within a reasonable amount of time • The Board take immediate action against RED programme & project risks