Enterprise Transformation · National Grid

Senior PMO — Business Change

Technical Secretary for the Systems Operations Investment Committee (SOIC). Coordinated investment governance, mandate approvals and integrated programme plans in MS Project Online.

Client
National Grid
Role
Senior PMO — Business Change
Duration
Enterprise transformation
Senior PMO — Business Change
Context

The brief

Investment governance for the Systems Operations Investment Committee, controlling mandate approvals across a portfolio of strategic change initiatives.

Challenge

What was at stake

  • Mandate approvals lacked a consistent evidence and decision trail.
  • Programme plans fragmented across teams and tooling.
  • Investment committee needed clearer trade-off visibility.
Approach

How I delivered

  • Acted as Technical Secretary, controlling SOIC papers, minutes and decisions.
  • Consolidated programme plans into MS Project Online for portfolio visibility.
  • Standardised mandate templates and pre-committee assurance reviews.
Outcomes

Measurable impact

Audit-trail
Full SOIC decision and mandate record
Unified
Integrated programme plans in PoL
Faster
Mandate approval cycle through structured pre-reviews

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