The recent machinery of government decisions led to the establishment of the groundwork for a Shared Corporate Services in five departments using Matrix Shared Services platforms later on. Initially, the emphasis was on four Shared Corporate Functions: HR, Finance, Digital, and Commercial (Procurement / Estates & Security). These functions would cater to a select few departments at first, with the option to later expand and assist more departments. Q5 were asked to help develop the enabling framework for the new Shared Service, identifying and designing the key enablers that would support a MVP shared function, as well as identifying those which might support a high standard end state function (one that has the potential to scale to service a larger number of Departments in the future).
