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
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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