There are six short-term local government transformation projects, which will seek to develop and implement changes over the next 12 to 18 months as part of this transformation work.
Each of these projects has a Chief Executive sponsor and a Project Director who will lead discussions and actions on the coming months.
Dates have now been confirmed for the project kick off meetings which will take place in January and February. If you have volunteered for a project, you will receive a diary invite along with a Project Information Pack, which will contain background information about the project, an outline of the scope and approach and details of any discovery work that has already been undertaken.
The details of the kick off meetings can be found below along with links to more detailed information packs about each of the six projects. If you haven’t yet volunteered for a project but would like to do so, you can still contact Clare Sherry via email to sign up.
Project | Chief Exec Sponsor | Project Director | Meeting Date | Project kick off packs |
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Collaboration within the local government sector on procurement | Angela Scott, Aberdeen City | Karen Algie, Falkirk | 2-4pm, Thursday 18 January ** Please note as these three projects have the same Chief Exec sponsor and various interdependencies it will be a combined kick off meeting** | Procurement Statutory Services Crerar Implementation |
Analysis of local government’s statutory and discretionary services | Angela Scott, Aberdeen City | Karen Greaves, Orkney Islands | ||
The full implementation of Crerar for Local Government | Angela Scott, Aberdeen City | Lesley Brown, East Lothian | ||
Development of a Digital To-Be State for Scottish Local Government | Nikki Bridle, Clackmannanshire | Martyn Wallace, Digital Office | 2-4pm, Tuesday 6 February | |
Identification of new digital shared services that could be delivered nationally or regionally | Maggie Sandison, Shetland Islands | Andy Campbell, IS | 9.30–11.30am, Friday 19 January | Digital Shared Services |
Examples of active communities / participatory design | Monica Patterson, East Lothian | Derek Crichton, Dumfries and Galloway | 3-5pm, Thursday 8 February | Active Communities |
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Delivering a future for Scottish local authorities: the challenges they face, the questions that need asking and a model for the future
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IS Strategic Framework 2023-2027
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