Where we explore the fundamental principles that underpin how we manage change
Rather than responding reactively to industry driven change, and utilising industry working groups to develop solutions to identified issues, the REC Code Manager is responsible for the detailed analysis, solution design and requirement specification for all Change Proposals.
The Code Manager is empowered and responsible for delivering a strategic programme of change to the industry, proactively raising Change Proposals to address known issues and opportunities and prioritising the change agenda to deliver an innovative, transparent and effective change process that focuses on consumer outcomes.
The Code Manager is responsible for operating a fair and transparent change process for all stakeholders - ensuring that consumer outcomes are at the heart of the process. They replace many of the roles traditionally provided by industry panels or working groups in the change process, including:
Providing detailed REC and industry systems understanding - supporting the process through expert knowledge of how systems operate (and interoperate)
Planning and prioritising the change agenda - determining when issues should be progressed based on industry priorities
Proactively raising changes to address known issues, driving change to facilitate the REC objectives and strategy
Defining the activities and timetable for progressing changes
Detailed analysis, solution design and requirement specification
Commissioning impact assessments to identify costs and impacts on parties, service providers and wider stakeholders
Cost-benefit analysis - developing the case for change and assessment against the REC objectives
Making formal and independent recommendations on whether a Change Proposal should be approved or rejected
Release management - driving technical assurance and readiness activities with REC Service Providers, updating the digital REC and providing help and assistance to parties implementing change
Co-ordinating testing between market participants and Service Providers
But this does not mean the Code Manager will support any solution if it does not reflect the best solution for the market or the consumer.
Where the Code Manager disagrees with a solution brought forward by a Proposer, they may take one or both of the following steps:
The recommendation of the Code Manager will be subject to wider industry consultation, prior to being confirmed in a Final Change Report issued to the Responsible Committee.
In the event the Responsible Committee disagrees with the Code Manager's Recommendation, and votes against this, the Change Proposal will be automatically appealed to the Authority for determination.
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