Building our Future: Programme Board TORPURPOSE• 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