Department for Transport

Having reviewed and considered the recommendations made by the Cabinet Office's Capability Review, the Department for Transport (DfT) initiated a substantial programme of organisational change with the objective of introducing new ways of working. The programme needed to address the following four key areas: building and demonstrating strong and cohesive leadership; making the right strategic choices; effectively delivering today's services and tomorrow's improvements; and sustaining and building capability.

Amtec provided DfT with strategic programme management support to ensure that the critical change programme was structured and managed to give it the greatest chance of success in changing the way that the organisation operated. As the programme was already up and running, Amtec was required to join the existing team, work as an extension to the department's existing practices, and provide a degree of challenge and leverage from the Programme Management Office. Amtec supported the programme in the following areas:

• Providing guidance to senior civil servants in relation to the direction and overall management of the programme.
• Advising on its scope, organisation, governance arrangements, stake-holder engagement and reporting processes.
• Reviewing progress to date to ensure it represented a strong basis upon which to run the programme.
• Providing support and guidance on how to most effectively plan the change programme.

With the programme still at an early stage, the strategic programme management support has helped to create a sound scope and a robust and practical roadmap for the programme. It has also set the scene for the business change life-cycle that will drive through the required new ways of working.