Guidance

Programme Team and Senior Responsible Owners: briefing note

This note provides the Senior Responsible Owner and Programme/Project Manager with key information about their role in a forthcoming assurance review

• From: National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, Cabinet Office and HM Treasury
• Published: 14 July 2021
• Last updated: 20 August 2026
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  1. 20 August 2026

     A NISTA-branded version of the existing briefing note has been added

  2. 13 October 2021

     Old guidance removed

  3. 15 July 2021

     Updated guidance published

  4. 14 July 2021

     First published.

  5. 28 December 2016

     Updated PPM briefing notes.

Documents

Programme Team and SRO Briefing Note

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Details

This briefing note does not go into details about the specific type of reviews, but it is designed to provide you with information in increasing levels of details, should you require it.

This briefing note is written primarily for High Risk programme/project reviews arranged and managed by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). However, this briefing note can be adopted for reviews managed by departments under delegated authority. In such circumstances, the Departmental Assurance Coordinator (DAC) effectively replaces the role outlined for the NISTA Assurance Lead (AL).