LGPS administration in lockdown
05 May 2020
We're now seven weeks into the Government’s lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From the conversations we've had with many of you, it's clear there has been an excellent reaction to enforced home working as we all adapt to the current situation. However, we recognise that this transition has proven easier for some administration teams than others.
While the focus has understandably been on setting your teams up for remote working and maintaining those core services suggested by The Pensions Regulator, it's important not to lose sight of everything else that needs to be done. Download our briefing note for our LGPS administration checklist, where we've set out:
- other immediate priorities apart from ‘core’ administration duties;
- some medium to longer term issues;
- some general guidance to inform further discussions on the actions you might wish to take; and
- a framework that may help you with the priority order of these activities.
Prioritising your ‘to do’ list
With so much to do and continuing uncertainty as a result of the current lockdown it's vital that you are able to consider in what order you should tackle tasks such as those detailed in our checklist, especially when resources (be that people, time or budget) are limited. One of the tools used by the project managers in our Public Sector team is known by the acronym ‘MoSCoW’.
MoSCoW stands for ‘Must, Should, Could and Would (or Will not). Primarily developed as a tool for assessing requirements for technology development, it can be adapted to suit different circumstances. We've outlined in the briefing note, our interpretation of how this could apply to LGPS Funds. This is not exhaustive and should not be taken as advice – there are many other techniques that you may also find helpful.
If you would like to discuss any of the items in this briefing note, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
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