www.gov.uk/hs2
Myth around the role of the PMO
Will Bentley, Programme Controls Director
HS2 Ltd
Association of Project Management
19 March 2015
www.gov.uk/hs2
HS2:
A catalyst for growth
across Britain
Unprecedented levels of demand for rail
Adding connectivity and capacity
Phase One
Stations:
Euston
Old Oak Common
Birmingham Interchange
Birmingham Curzon Street PhaseTwo
Stations:
East Midlands Hub
Sheffield Meadowhall
Leeds New Lane
Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Airport
Britain's future is as a knowledge economy
A high-tech programme for a high-tech economy
HS2 will create 24,600 construction jobs and
3,100 operations and maintenance jobs
Rebalancing Britain, redefining rail travelDevelop the people within our industry
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
AND CONTROLS
ORGANISING FOR DELIVERY
“HS2 needs to be built
better, faster and cheaper
than any other railway.
We’re going to have to innovate.
It’s the only way.”
Simon Kirby, CEO, HS2 Ltd
HS2 organisation
FUNCTIONAL
HEADS
MD PHASEONE
INFRASTRUCTURE
MD BUSINESS
OPERATIONS
MD DEVELOPMENT
• Obtain powers • Build all Phase
One infrastructure
• Operations
• Maintenance
• Rolling stock
and depots
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
HS2 organisation
Managing Director
Development
Managing Director
Infrastructure
(Phase One)
Managing Director
Operations
Programme and Strategy Development
Technical
Commercial
Human Resources
Finance
Corporate Affairs
Organisational Effectiveness
HSE
Internal Sponsor – flow down
of remit and work
authorisations
Baselines and changes
Programme Management Office
Executive Committee &Investment Panel
-majorchanges andinvestment championedbytheInternal Sponsor
HS2 Ltd Board
PMO maturity development INITIAL FOCUSTHROUGH
TO ROYAL ASSENT
HIGH
BESPOKE PMO
CHANGE
LOW
HIGH
LOW
COMPLEXITY
PMO organisational design
IPMO
HS2 Ltd Programme and
Strategy Directorate
(controls framework and
delivery of requirements)
Supply chain
NR
DfT
OGDs/
stakeholders
ENTIREHS2PROGRAMME
• Common
standards
• Common
IT systems
HS2LTDPROGRAMME
Programme management framework
DEVELOPINGTHE DIGITAL RAILWAY
Technology advancement
2003 2015 2023
Consistency with
stakeholders such
as NR, TfL
Automated
assurance
BIM-enabled
digital
procurement
Construction
sequencing
Seamless
transition to
O&M
Collaboration
Success
realisation
Paper-less
construction sites
Offsite
manufacturing
Seamless
utilisation for
maintenance
Digital legacy
Efficient
information
handing
Future-proofing to:
• Construction 2025
Strategy
• Digital Built Britain
• Identify hard trends /
soft trends
Whole life asset information management
Build the project strategically – leading process and
technology within a progressive PMO framework
Thank you

Myth around the role of the PMO