Appendix 1: Roles of governance groups in the Business Transformation programme

Inland Revenue Department: Governance of the Business Transformation programme.
Governance groupRole in the Business Transformation programme
Investment Board The role of the Investment Board is to have oversight of the single investment portfolio (including the Business Transformation programme), including new investments and adjustments to the existing portfolio composition.
Portfolio Governance Authority The Portfolio Governance Authority provides a governance role for the management of all established projects/programmes in the single investment portfolio (including the Business Transformation programme).
Programme Executive Working Committee The Programme Executive Working Committee provides day-to-day management direction and support for the Business Transformation programme.
Business Process Design Council The Business Process Design Council provides executive authority for managing and controlling all business process design components associated with the Business Transformation programme.
Organisational Design Council The Organisational Design Council provides executive authority for managing and controlling all organisational design components associated with the Business Transformation programme.
Technical Architecture Design Council The Technical Architecture Design Council provides executive authority for managing and controlling all technical design components associated with the Business Transformation programme.
Policy Design Council The Policy Design Council provides guidance in shaping the design of the policy proposals being considered to support the Business Transformation programme.
Business Owner Forums:
  • Delivery Process Business Owner Forum
  • Enterprise Support Services Business Owner Forum
  • Data Business Owner Forum
  • Analytics, Insights, and Metrics Business Owner Forum
  • Information and Knowledge Management Business Owner Forum
  • Information Systems Business Owner Forum
The role of the Business Owner Forums is to own the business processes throughout Inland Revenue that will be incorporated into the Business Transformation programme solutions, and will ratify, refine, and recommend changes to the existing business processes.
Foundation Executive Working Committee The role of the Foundation Executive Working Committee is to provide management and sponsorship for the Foundation Sub-Programme and making implementation decisions related to executing the initiatives included in the Sub-Programme.
Tactical Executive Working Committee The Tactical Executive Working Committee provides management and sponsorship oversight for the Tactical Sub-Programme and making implementation decisions related to executing the initiatives included in the Sub-Programme.
Foundation Detailed Working Committee The Foundation Detailed Working Committee provides day-to-day management direction for the Foundation Sub-Programme, including guidance, support, issue resolution, allocation of business resources, and recommendations for main decisions that are to be referred to the Foundation Executive Working Committee.
Tactical Detailed Working Committee The Tactical Detailed Working Committee provides day to day management direction for the Tactical Sub-Programme, including guidance, support, issue resolution, allocation of business resources, and recommendations for main decisions that are to be referred to the Tactical Executive Working Committee.
Design Integration Forum The Design Integration Forum for the Business Transformation programme provides a forum at which all aspects of the Business Transformation programme will be presented, discussed, and reviewed.
Integrated Programme Planning Forum The Integrated Programme Planning Forum provides a forum at which all issues associated with the Integrated Programme Plan and planning process will be presented and reviewed, and at which main recommendations will be finalised and communicated.

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