3.6 Immediately following the close of the Exemplar Programme in March 2015, there were no new cross-government initiatives from GDS to support business transformation. In March 2016, the IPA set up the Transformation Peer Group with senior digital leaders in government. The group's purpose is to work with department senior leaders responsible for transformation to provide peer support. Seven priority actions for the Transformation Peer Group were drawn up, including developing a transformation roadmap, sharing best practice and analysing areas in greater detail.19
3.7 The Transformation Peer Group recognises the need for departments to engage with its work to tackle cross-government issues and share good practice. It performs an important function but has limited funding and limited dedicated resources, which means it has a relatively constrained role in supporting transformation across government.
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19 The Transformation Peer Group is described as "an informal group of the leaders of some of the most significant transformations across government". Source: Cabinet Office internal document, Framing the conversation.