Governance structure

The governance of the Victorian Water Register Transform Project sits within the larger governance structure for the Victorian Water Register.

The Victorian Water Register Coordinating Committee (the Coordinating Committee) is accountable for the:

• strategic direction of the Victorian Water Register
• overall implementation of the Victorian Water Register 10-Year Strategy.

The Victorian Water Register Steering Group (the Steering Group) is an internal Department of Environment. Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) group that has responsibility for the everyday running of the current Victorian Water Register.

The Victorian Water Register Services Implementation Working Group (SIWG) provides advice, to the Coordinating Committee on operational items relating to the Victorian Water Register.

The Victorian Water Register Policy Linking Group (Linkers) provides advice, to the Coordinating Committee on policy issues relating to the Victorian Water Register.

Project Control Board

The Victorian Water Register Transform Project Control Board (Project Control Board) is responsible for the delivery of the Project and reports into the Victorian Water Register Coordinating Committee.

The Project Control Board has approved the development of two Project Reference Groups:

• Technical Project Reference Group
• Business / Customer Project Reference Group.

You will find more information about these groups in the Project Reference Group section below.

Chair

Director, Water Resource Reform and Insights, DELWP

Membership

Representatives from Victorian Water Register partner organisations:
Victorian Water Registrar's Office
Coliban Water
Goulburn Murray Water
Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water
Lower Murray Water
Melbourne Water
Southern Rural Water
DELWP representatives
Information Services
Financial Services

PCB Terms of Reference

Project Reference Groups

The Project Reference Groups (PRGs) will be convened in the second half of 2021 and will:

• undertake work at the request of the Project Control Board
• provide advice and/or recommendations to the Project Control Board.

The groups are also a forum for Victorian Water Register partners to:

• raise whole-of-partnership challenges, issues and risks associated with the Victorian Water Register Transform project
• develop agreed solutions
• escalate challenges, issues and risks to the Project Control Board.

Chairs

Chair Technical PRG – Lead Architect, Victorian Water Register Transform Project Team, DELWP
Chair Business / Customer PRG – Product Owner, Victorian Water Register Transform Project Team, DELWP

Membership

Representatives from Victorian Water Register partner organisations
Victorian Water Registrar's Office
Coliban Water
Goulburn Murray Water
Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water
Lower Murray Water
Melbourne Water
Southern Rural Water
DELWP representatives
Information Services (Technical PRG)
Financial Services (Business/Customer PRG)

The DELWP Team

Project Sponsor

Director, Water Resource Reform and Insights, DELWP

Business Owner

Brett Miller
Senior Manager Water Information Systems, DELWP

Victorian Water Register Transform Project team

Jasjit Chaggar, Project Manager
Sangeetha Bashyam, Senior Business Analyst
Rebecca Moore, Change Lead

Need more information?

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Contact the project team at vwr.transform@delwp.vic.gov.au