Public Service Reform

Who we are

The Public Service Reform Programme Office has been established to co-ordinate and manage the implementation of the reform programme in the Education and Training Sector.

Our role

• Drive Public Service Reform and accountability across the Education and Training Sector
• Co-ordinate the development and implementation of the Integrated Reform Delivery Plan (IRDP), the Shared Services Plan and the External Service Delivery Plan for the sector,
• Report to the Education and Training Reform Board and to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on progress against these plans
• Support programmes and projects to deliver on the commitments within the IRDP including the development of robust programme and project governance structures across the Department

 What we do

• Develop and implement a standardised project management process, with a set of project templates, resource guides with common terminology
• Review methodologies used by the Department and adopt recommendations from previous ‘lessons learned’
• Arrange Programme and Project Management training, coordinate training in areas of Change Management, External Service Delivery, Shared Services
• Provide support in all areas of Programme and Project Management, including Project Planning, Benefits Realisation, advise project managers on the day to day running of their projects
• Develop a document repository for all project documentation so that project managers can benefit from work carried out on similar projects

Contact

Email:PSR_ProgrammeOffice@education.gov.ie

Address: Public Service Reform Programme Office, Tyrone House, Department of Education and Skills, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01 RC96

Phone: (01) 889 6503