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9.4 Management of
the Merger Process
Overview
The management of the merger process
will be underpinned by open and honest
communications and will encompass the
further four C's:
Commitment;
Co-ordination;
Collaboration;
Co-operation;
The journey will involve a number
of stages as highlighted in the
diagrams below.
Achievements to Date
The Merger Steering Group was
established in October 2009, and meets
weekly to drive forward the merger
process, give direction to the merger
working groups and to review progress
against the Merger Plan;
The Consultation Document was
issued on 20 November 2009 and
the consultation period ran until
18 January 2010;
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The Merger Working Groups were
launched at a meeting of all of the
working groups on 9 December 2009.
Each group is sponsored by a member
of the Merger Steering Group, and has
a clear remit;.
Communication Facilitators were
recruited and trained during
December and January and are now
fully operational (please refer to
Communication Strategy for more
information);
Following an extensive consultation and
market research period the proposed
name for the new College, City of
Glasgow College, was selected by the
Shadow Board on 24th February 2010;
Review of Policies and procedures
for the new College - given that
Metropolitan is the 'host', an inventory
of Metropolitan Policies and Procedures
has been prepared, and these is
being reviewed in order to identify
the ones which require to be revised
before Vestment Day. Each policy
or procedure has been allocated a
Sponsor, from the MSG, and a Working
Group. We do anticipate the need for
some new policies and procedures to
be developed.
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Please refer to:
Appendix 1:
Road Map Document >>>
Appendix 14.6: New College Glasgow
- Merger Structure >>>
Appendix 14.6: Merger Steering Group
Remit and Structure >>>
Appendix 14.7: Merger Working Groups
- Structure and Generic Remit >>>
Appendix 14.6: Merger Steering
Groups - Launch Event - Agenda
and Presentation >>>
Appendix 14.8: New College Glasgow
Policies and Procedures >>>
9.5 Merger Milestones and
Implementation Timetable
Please refer to Appendix 2 :
Merger Critical Path >>>
SECTION 9: Governance and Management
9.4 Management of the Merger Process / 9.5 Merger Milestones and Implementation Timetable
MERGER IN 3 PHASES