New Product Development Group meeting minutes 7 March 2008.

Attendees Apologies
Janet Waters (Chair) Lisa Malcolm
John Knight Rob Reynolds
Ken Ingram Winston Sutherland
Graham O’Connell Phil Urquhart
Carol Pedley Su Maddock
Malcolm Gregory
Pat Harrison
Janet Newsome
Helen Gordon-Lee
Karen Deadfield
Kush Kanjia (Secretary)

1) Agenda Item 1 Graham O’Connell, PSG Rationalising and

clarifying of offering.

Graham’s proposition is to have 2 lead products in each delivery area

that are clearly aligned and market against PSG.

Janet W mentioned that a lot of products for PSG are aimed at SCS
level and not lower grades and PSG Phase 2 offers an opportunity.

Janet W suggested that Graham should take his paper to the DTL
meeting in May .

Discussions took place about the best way to engage colleagues and
DTLs ands we suggested the INSET days would be a good place to
undertake further work.
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AP 57 – NPDG group to review at Graham PSG paper and fill in

gaps (All by next meeting)

AP 58 – Feedback to CSL that this group would welcome an

invitation to participate and feedback ideas in developing new
products. (Pat to take forward and report back at next meeting)

AP 59 – Janet W to speak to Julie Partridge about the MOJ

tailored programme on PSG (Janet W to report back at May
meeting)

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 AP 60 – Janet W to make recommendation on how to roll out next
stages of PSG across NSG and recommend to Jane Grant and
Ruth Barnes how me might use INSET days to have a joint
session on Core Skills 2 and PSG. (Janet W and Graham to report
back in May)

AP 61 - Graham to add e-learning on PSG paper,

2) Agenda item 2 – Janet Newsome new product “TEN +”

TEN+ is a new 10 session programme offering taster sessions in a

number of delivery areas. Janet had taken the feedback from an ealier
meeting and solicited views of PDSs. Their concerns with this new
product have been outlined on the TEN + table

Janet N said that there would be no design cost for 4 out of10
programmes.

Programmes with a design cost would be:

people management - £1600
analysis -£2500
strategy £?
project management £?

TEN+ is expected to be ready by September 08 and this would fit in

with mid year reviews and the target market of HEO and SEO

Malcolm G suggested this new product could be launched with

Learning and Development managers in London.

Janet W said that the costing of TEN+ must include the cost of
tailoring.

AP 62 - Take TEN + forward via the relevant marketing account

manager. (Carol and Janet N)

3) Agenda item 3 – Lancashire police and DIUS

Janet W said that she will take the DIUS item forward outside the
NPDG group and pass to Helena Charlton in OC.

AP 63 – Allocate a member of the OC team to work with Su M on

the work with Lancashire police. (Karen D to take forward and
report back at next meeting)

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4) Agenda item 4 – Team Coaching

Janet W explained a call off contract of 50 days with David McLeod is

being negoited.

AP 64 – Check what is already underway in team coaching and

what is needed in terms of new products. (Pat to take forward and
report back by next meeting)

5) Agenda item 5 – AOB

Addressing the top priorities of Government (This was originally

taken at the beginning of the meeting)

Janet W passed copies of “addressing top priorities of government”

powerpoint presentation to the group. This document shows how
National School is planning and preparing to fit new products to these
top 5 priorities.

Janet W mentioned that a letter from Brian Bender had been sent to all
permanent secretaries outlining our future strategic direction.

Helen suggested that staff would like to be briefed before a letter is

sent from Brian and the board to permanent secretaries.

Janet W explained an idea from the steering board to set up a new civil
service stakeholder group to include 10 representatives. 10
representatives to be made up from Government Skills, 5 Human
Resources, Organisational Development directors, delivery sectors and
to be chaired by NSG. Janet W is aware that government departments
are already very interested. Graham clarified that this group would be
an advisory group but have no real control.

The group briefly discussed reverse mentoring and a recommended a

good associate to use in this area is Dee Appleton

AP 65 – In preparation for a standing item on fitting new products

to the top 5 priorities – copies of “Addressing top 5 priorities”
paper to be sent to the group. (Kush before next meeting)

AP 66 – Add the associated SRM alongside the SRO on

addressing Top 5 priorities paper. (Kush before next meeting)

AP 67 – If any of the group would like a copy of the letter from

Brian Bender, please email Janet W. (All)

AP 68 – Add reveres mentoring to next agenda (Kush to add

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 before next meeting)

AP 69 – Indentify a volunteer to chair next meeting in Janet W

absence (Graham to chair)

Next meeting: Friday 18th April, 10:00 – 11:15, Meeting Room A (please
be aware the room could change before next meeting)

Kush Kanjia, 7th March 2008