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Appendix 14.6: Merger Steering Group
Subject: Merger Steering Group: Revised Remit and Structure
Primary contact: Candy Munro
Date of paper: 11 November 2009
Action required:
Note the content and consider amendments
Approve the Remit and Structure
1. Background
The Shadow Board, at the second Board Meeting, agreed that a Merger Steering Group be set up and that
the Principal of Central College Glasgow should lead on the formation of this cross-college team, merger
specii c funding and for the merger critical path
This merger steering group is an internal expert reference group tasked with:
Reviewing the merger planning and implementation process
Giving due consideration to critical merger issues as they arise.
2. Membership
The membership of the Merger Steering Group will evolve over the period of the project, however the
proposal for the initial / core membership is:
Principals: Paul Little, Janet Okten
Deputes: Elaine Petrie, Richard Speight, Steven Watson, Janis Carson
Merger Project Co-ordinator: Candy Munro
Work Group Leads: As required
3. Proposed Remit
The remit of the group is to:
drive forward the work on the Merger Proposal Document and ensure that merger milestones are
achieved
manage the transition and change management programme required to achieve a successful merger
determine the objectives and composition of the work groups and co-ordinate their work
co-ordinate stakeholder engagement and ensure ef ective communications to internal stakeholders
consider dependencies/synergies between merger project and NCG
4. Structure
Chair: Paul Little - up to the completion of the Merger Proposal Document
Minutes: Michelle Brand
Meets: Weekly at 10am
Venue: As the Principals meeting
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