scope:

This manual specifies the processes roles and responsibilities associated with the management of documentation as part of the Governance of Railway Investment Projects (GRIP) project delivery framework.

This manual is part of the Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) framework and relates to NR/L2/INI/P3M/101, it also supports NR/L2/INF/02220. It applies to all projects and programmes that require Investment Authority, as defined within IR01, Investment Regulations, and:

a) enhance or renew the operational railway; and / or

b) are carried out in a high street environment, e.g. car park developments.

Purpose

This manual specifies the document management procedures. This manual and its modules define how documentation of all kinds should be managed from concept to close out.

This manual, through its modules, mitigates and will reduce the reputational and financial risk related to the delivery of complex projects.

This manual supports the progressive adoption of the BS1192 document referencing system on all projects and is a fundamental requirement of applying Building Information Modelling (BIM) on projects.