2.1.1 The Commissioning Manager, drawing on the advice of the commissioning team and the working groups, will draw up a commissioning master plan to:
• identify key dates for occupying or bringing the facility into use (possibly on a phased basis);
• identify key tasks, targets and responsibilities;
• identify a critical path for an integrated transfer of functions addressing clinical need and functional interdependencies. It is an essential role of the Commissioning Manager to ensure that all key stakeholders are signed up to the implications of all the plans.
• identify key dates for selecting and ordering equipment;
• identify any closures and arrangements for security and disposal of sites if relevant; and
• ensure that there is little or no disruption to patient services.
2.1.2 The commissioning master plan can be translated onto a simple bar or Gantt chart. Such a representation can be useful for key stakeholders.