Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Chamberlain on the Applications Management Strategy proposed by the IT Division for the City of London Corporation (‘CoL’) and the City of London Police (‘CoLP’). Officers explained that the Strategy had previously been agreed by the Police Projects board. The report advised that the proposed strategy aimed to maximise the value-for money that the CoL and CoLP obtain from their joint applications estate through ownership formalisation, estate consolidation and product optimisation. The Assistant IT director explained that the Applications Strategy had been agreed by Police Projects board and was presented to the Sub-Committee for Members views.

A Member queried if the endorsement of the Application Strategy would have any significant financial implications. The Assistant IT director explained that the Application Strategy was not expected to involve significant spending and was designed to limit wastage.

RESOLVED: - that –

      I.        The Sub-Committee agreed to endorse adoption of the Applications Management Strategy by CoL and CoLP as the overarching guide to the ongoing ownership, operation and enhancement of their joint applications estate; and

    II.        That authority be delegated to the IT Director to enable the implementation of the strategy in conjunction with senior officers and the heads of business units.