Developing the ISO 50001 Steering Team

Step 3b. ISO 50001 Steering Team

Visit our page on Using Teams to Implement ISO 50001 for a description of the Team Approach and an overview of the functions and make-up of the ISO Steering Team and Task Teams

Determine who will be on the team. Include top management. Answer these questions:

• Who will be able to decide which employees will be assigned tasks?
• Will they know whether the employees’ workload will be able to accommodate the assigned tasks?
• Who is responsible for resources and can make resources available to the ISO 50001 project?
• This group should continue meeting as the ISO 5001 Steering Team

Prepare your Agenda:

• Explain the Implementation Steps to the team
• Download and use the PowerPoint presentation ISO 50001 Implementation
• Assign the tasks to individuals or teams. Complete the Task Team Assignments Table
• Review the responsibilities to make sure that they are well dispersed, not assigned heavily to one group or one individual.
• For each team identify a team leader. It works very well to have a member of the ISO Steering Team as a leader for each of the Task Group teams. It provides good communication between the teams and the ISO Steering Team throughout the project.
• Determine resources required for completion of the tasks.
• Will teams or individuals need assistance with other responsibilities during the ISO 50001 project?
• What kind of technical guidance will be needed to allow these teams or individuals to complete the tasks efficiently and effectively?
• Assistance from the management representative?
• Prepared materials?
• Special Training?

Assign dates to tasks. Complete the Gantt Chart

• Complete the Gap Analysis before starting the Task Teams. They will use information from the Gap Analysis.
• Stagger start dates according to resources available.
• Determine which tasks you need to complete in the beginning to allow others to build on, for example, Management Responsibility. Complete the Energy Policy and Energy Goals as well as identifying key processes and their interrelation early on in the project.
• Estimate the amount of time needed to complete each task based on the number of resources available to the task.

ISO 50001 Steering Team Responsibilities

• Identify team members for each procedure.
• Assign target start date and completion date for each team.
• Identify training needs for employees and schedule training sessions:
• Meet on a regular basis to evaluate progress, answer questions for the teams and evaluate resource needs for the implementation.
• Review and approve procedures as they are finalized.
• Evaluate and choose a Registrar