Programme Change Control

The MHHS Programme has defined and embedded a Change Control process to assess and manage any proposed changes that could impact the successful delivery of the Programme.

A Change Request can be raised by any Programme participant by submitting a completed Change Request Form to the MHHS Programme Management Office (PMO) via [email protected].

New Change Requests are then assessed through the Programme’s Change Board. The Change Board can also reject the Change Request, request further information, or ask the Change Raiser to attend the Change Board to present the proposed change.

Following review with the Change Board, the Change Request is designated to the appropriate Advisory Group for triage. The Advisory Group, in line with the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), recommends whether the Change Request should proceed for industry Impact Assessment or not.

The MHHS PMO share the Change Request with the principal contacts of each Programme participant, with a request to complete an Impact Assessment within the 10-day window. To enable swift and informed decision-making, it is critical that the Programme receives as many Impact Assessment responses as possible.

Once the Impact Assessments are submitted to the Programme, they are consolidated into a single view and presented back to the Change Board and subsequently to the Advisory Group for decision.

Change Requests exceeding certain thresholds (as detailed in the MHHS Governance Framework) are raised to Ofgem for a decision.

The MHHS PMO operates the full Change Control process and ensures that all Change Requests are communicated clearly and efficiently throughout the Programme.

You can view more information below, including individual Change Request forms and final reports and recommendations.

To read how Design changes are managed within the Change Control ecosystem, please visit the Baselined Design Artefacts page of this website.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

CR045 Programme Participant Information Request (PPIR)

Following the recently completed Impact Assessment for CR045: Supply Start Date (SSD) Correction Tool, the Design Resolution Group have produced a finalised solution design for the implementation of the change. You can view this document below:

CR045 Supply Start Date (SSD) Correction Tool - Finalised Solution Design v1.0

St Clements Services has advised the Programme that it has capacity to deliver the required changes in January 2025. 

A significant number of participants responded to the CR045 Impact Assessment, referencing an inability to deliver by M10, due to St Clements’ statement that they did not have capacity to deliver the changes ahead of M10, without impacting other critical deliverables. Participants were also unable to complete their assessment of whether they could implement the changes, before the solution design was finalised.

Therefore, the Programme would like to understand whether participants can implement the changes required as a result of CR045 before M10, or whether the Change Request should be handed over to the Code Bodies to be implemented post-M10, as part of the enduring change process.

Please complete the PPIR form linked below, to indicate your ability to implement CR045 ahead of M10, based on the assumption that St Clements will be able to deliver the changes in January 2025.

CR045 PPIR Form

Please complete the PPIR form by 17:00 on Monday 24 June 2024, so that the Programme can update the Programme Steering Group on the implementation of this Change Request at the next PSG meeting on 3 July 2024.

If you have any questions about this PPIR, please email [email protected] 

CR044 Programme Participant Information Request (PPIR)

Following the recently completed Impact Assessment for CR044: Implementation of 'Data Refresh' Message IF-051, St Clements Services has advised the Programme that it has capacity to deliver the required changes in January 2025.  
  
A significant number of participants responded to the CR044 Impact Assessment, referencing an inability to deliver by M10, due to St Clements’ statement that they did not have capacity to deliver the changes ahead of M10, without impacting other critical deliverables.  
  
Therefore, the Programme published a PPIR to understand whether participants can implement the changes required as a result of CR044 before M10, or whether the Change Request should be handed over to the Code Bodies to be implemented post-M10, as part of the enduring change process.

The Programme asked participants to complete the PPIR to indicate their ability to implement CR044 ahead of M10, based on the assumption that St Clements will be able to deliver the changes in January 2025. 

Thank you to participants who submitted the PPIR form. The Programme updated the Programme Steering Group on the implementation of this Change Request on Wednesday 5 June 2024.
 
If you have any questions about this PPIR, please email the PMO team at [email protected]  

MHHS Change Control Framework