<p> Appendix 5 Welsh Government Gateway Review – Action Plan (2013/2014)</p><p>Ref Recommendation Critical/Essential/ Action Owner Status No. Recommended The programme team should reconfirm in Critical  SLT paper to be produced on L. Phillips Complete conjunction with the corporate/executive Gateway Review findings. team, the strategic and other parameters for  Abertillery/Tredegar area inclusion of projects within the programme to reviews analysed and preferred avoid any further false starts. option determined.  Report produced on programme priorities,  Briefing Commissioner/C.E.O The programme should review how costs and Essential – By end  Cost analysis paper produced in L. Phillips Complete funding arrangements are derived and used of November ‘13 conjunction with Technical to achieve clarity and consistency in Services/Resources. budgeting and financial reporting.  Determine scope of projects for Band (A).  Identify project for £6m.  Finance papers to PIG. (Standard item). The programme should consider the ability Recommended  Capitalising costs meeting to be M. Jones Complete and benefits of capitalising the costs of the convened with programme/project team and technical and Resources/Technical Services. professional services.  Education Transformation structure report to consider capitalising costs (revenue).  Liaison with Welsh Government on capitalisation of costs. The Directorate should define the roles, Essential – By end  Revisit the Governance SLT Complete – responsibilities and mandates at programme of November ‘13 structure and roles. report Ref Recommendation Critical/Essential/ Action Owner Status No. Recommended and project level to provide clarity as to where  SLT and PIG roles (decision- presented to decisions are made and when risks and making) determined. SLT 12/02/14 issues need to be escalated.  Share Governance structure with SLT/PIG.  Escalation procedure (key risks) identified and implemented. The programme should adopt a project and Critical  Risk Management and project M. Jones Confirmation programme management methodology which management arrangements of Blaenau it can implement across all its projects and reviewed. (SLT/CMT) Gwent project which allows for consistent reporting across  Project management training management the Authority. established. methodology awaited. In the meantime, appropriate project management arrangements in place.</p>