Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 11
11
The problems on the Ajax programme were exacerbated by inadequate governance and programme management failures.
Conclusion
The problems on the Ajax programme were exacerbated by inadequate governance and programme management failures. The current senior responsible owner, appointed in October 2021, is the first to be full-time, although his corporate responsibilities take up about 5% of his time. The Department said that his role as head of its SRO profession helped with his Ajax role but, if necessary, he could step back from that corporate role to focus exclusively on Ajax.23
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The department is actively taking the actions recommended by the National Audit Office to improve the effectiveness of the Ajax programme and has accepted the recommendations made in the King Report and in this Committee report. The independent Ajax Lessons Learned Review is intended to provide insights that will help the department deliver major programmes more effectively in future. Recommendations will be considered alongside the implementation of other Ajax and wider programme management improvements underway.