NR/L1/INI/PM/GRIP/100 ISSUE 4
Governance for Railway Investment Projects (GRIP) – Policy
Organization: | NR |
Publication Date: | 3 December 2016 |
Status: | inactive |
Page Count: | 17 |
scope:
This Network Rail standard specifies the GRIP lifecycle, its stages, and its stage gate reviews.
This standard is applicable to all projects that enhance or renew the operational railway, and to projects that are carried out in a high street environment (for example, car park developments) where Investment Approval is required, as defined within IR01, Investment Regulations.
NOTE 1: IR01, Investment Regulations, is available on Connect (IR01 is an internal document available to staff within Network Rail only):
http://connectdocs/N
NOTE 2: Please see the following link for definitions of Projects, Programmes, and Portfolios in Network Rail.
http://oc.hiav.netwo
The Project Manager is required to demonstrate that GRIP has been adhered to on a project.
Compliance to individual activities within the standard depends on the risk assessment of each project as expressed in the project Level of Control (LoC)
NOTE 3: Level of Control is defined in accordance with NR/L3/INI/PG115/PS00
This standard applies to all Network Rail Alliances and Joint Ventures.
Purpose
"Governance for Railway Investment Projects" (GRIP) describes how Network Rail manages and controls projects that enhance or renew the national rail network.
Network Rail has developed this approach to managing projects in order to minimise and mitigate the risks associated with delivering projects that enhance or renew the operational railway and projects in a high street environment.
The approach is based on best practice within industries that undertake major infrastructure projects and practice recommended by the major professional bodies. These include the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), the Association of Project Management (APM) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).