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Modern Ways of Working - Phase 1 Update

Minutes:

 

Emma Crapper, Director of Organisation Development and Policy and Dave Massingham – Director of Property gave a presentation to the committee to compliment the detailed report that had been circulated in advance of the meeting which  provided members with an update on Phase 1 of the Modern Ways of Working Project and sought the views or of Members how they wish to be engaged in the programme moving forward.

 

Derbyshire County Council (DCC) wanted to base the work, and relationship with the people of Derbyshire on quality of service and process, rather than the desks being used or the buildings in which staff sit in.

 

The long-term strategic vision for the future model would define the way in which the Council and its staff worked. Work undertaken across the organisation and with staff involved had revealed that there was the potential to realise huge benefits for the organisation and the services it delivered to the public by enabling a more agile workforce and smarter working practices.

 

MWoW commenced in September 2020 and started looking at ways in which to maximise the opportunities presented during the recent pandemic to the Council to the way staff worked. The MWoW approach today had been built on the significant shift in working practices, including the rapid implementation and use of new technology across the Council. Increased homeworking and more flexible and agile working practices had been evidenced in recent months.

 

The principal aspiration for MWoW Phase 1, was to reintroduce employees back into County Hall at speed and aligned with the cessation of Covid-19 measures at that time whilst taking advantage of using office spaces in a different way. The programme of activity for MWoW Phase 1 was approved at Cabinet on 17th June 2021, including the allocation of a budget of £400,646 to support implementation.

 

Members were provided with details of the Phase 1 Programme, which comprised of 5 Workstreams:

 

1)       People

2)       Communications & Engagement

3)       Information Communication Technology (ICT)

4)       Property

5)       Information Governance

 

Having now undertaken phase 1, the Programme team intend to ‘lock-in’ the ‘lessons learnt’ and ensure they are benefited from during phase 2.  This will include ensuring that a realistic timescale and plan is developed for the clearance of the wider estate based on the pilot at County Hall amongst other workstreams.

 

MWOW Programme Phase 2 was currently being developed and a report would be presented to Cabinet in due course with a clear Business Case to underpin delivery of Phase 2. I&S Scrutiny Committee are asked to consider how they would like to be involved in the programme moving forward.

 

Members were given the opportunity to make comments or ask questions which were duly answered or noted

 

The Chairman thanked the officers for their update.

 

 

RESOLVED (1)to note the progress and achievements on the MWoW Phase 1 Programme;

 

            (2) to acknowledge the intention to develop and submit a MWoW Phase 2 report to a future Cabinet Meeting; and

 

            (3) that a working Group be established to look at MWOW Phase 2 implementation

 

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