Building upon PRINCE knowledge accumulated through its implementation and use since 1993, training course design and delivery, and membership of the examination panel in 2001, I have been doing PRINCE2 training and consultancy full time under my own company name. Since the change, I have:- been re-assessed as a PRINCE2 trainer 3 times (initially approved in 1997)- run PRINCE2 Practitioner and Foundation courses in the UK and abroad with a significantly better than average success… Show more Building upon PRINCE knowledge accumulated through its implementation and use since 1993, training course design and delivery, and membership of the examination panel in 2001, I have been doing PRINCE2 training and consultancy full time under my own company name. Since the change, I have:- been re-assessed as a PRINCE2 trainer 3 times (initially approved in 1997)- run PRINCE2 Practitioner and Foundation courses in the UK and abroad with a significantly better than average success rate- created an accredited PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner training course- presented "Implementing PRINCE2" at project management seminar in the NEC- trained young South African business people in project management and PRINCE2 for the Netherlands / South Africa Presidency Programme Show less

In response to changes in the shipping market place, CP Ships instigated a worldwide business change programme to integrate the activities of the six individual shipping lines that make up the company. The eventual web based business system will support all facets of the shipping business in a consistent way. The programme involved redesigning business processes, replacing hardware and software infrastructure, developing web based business software and replacing all finance systems with SAP. A… Show more In response to changes in the shipping market place, CP Ships instigated a worldwide business change programme to integrate the activities of the six individual shipping lines that make up the company. The eventual web based business system will support all facets of the shipping business in a consistent way. The programme involved redesigning business processes, replacing hardware and software infrastructure, developing web based business software and replacing all finance systems with SAP. A short assignment to set up the regional programme management office in California: programme and project definition and planningdefinition and set up of monitoring and control processesassurance of programme and project processes and deliverablesplanning of infrastructure implementation project Show less

As a relatively new company responsible for providing the railway infrastructure in the UK, Railtrack recognises the key role that effective project management plays in its success. Contributing project management expertise to the Railtrack Internal Audit team responsible for planning and conducting on-going audit of major programmes and projects focused on:programme and project definitionreview of programme strategies and quality of planning and forecastingfinancial control and… Show more As a relatively new company responsible for providing the railway infrastructure in the UK, Railtrack recognises the key role that effective project management plays in its success. Contributing project management expertise to the Railtrack Internal Audit team responsible for planning and conducting on-going audit of major programmes and projects focused on:programme and project definitionreview of programme strategies and quality of planning and forecastingfinancial control and progress monitoringeffectiveness of risk management and quality assurancedemonstration of due diligence in the assessment, conversion, audit, test and re-implementation of business systemsadherence to rail industry safety standardsbusiness continuityThe potentially serious consequences of system failure require that Railtrack appled rigorous programme and project management disciplines to the provision of IT systems and the delivery of business continuity through and beyond the millennium. Show less

Maintaining its position as "number one locally" required that Tesco was able to take advantage of the fast moving retail environment and deliver projects quickly and effectively. PRINCE2 was adopted to meet this need. As consultant responsible to the Project Controller for training, support and implementation of PRINCE2 across the business:developed and delivered project management training including director level briefings and Project Board trainingtrained over 300 business… Show more Maintaining its position as "number one locally" required that Tesco was able to take advantage of the fast moving retail environment and deliver projects quickly and effectively. PRINCE2 was adopted to meet this need. As consultant responsible to the Project Controller for training, support and implementation of PRINCE2 across the business:developed and delivered project management training including director level briefings and Project Board trainingtrained over 300 business and IT staff in PRINCE2developed and implemented compliance measurements to evaluate and reinforce use of the methodProduced Project Board Handbookdevised and implemented project monitoring and control mechanismsdeveloped measurements for the IT Division continuous improvement initiative and contributed to the creation of a project audit processprovided project management consultancy support for business programmes and projects Show less

One of a small Duhig Berry team of project management specialists reporting to an Assistant Director and charged with introducing PRINCE to ITSA and other DSS agencies. Directly responsible for supporting large programmes and projects in ITSA, War Pensions Agency, Benefits Agency, DSS Headquarters and Northern Ireland Social Security Agency providing:design and delivery of PRINCE training and workshopsProject Initiation Documents and programme and project plansdesign and… Show more One of a small Duhig Berry team of project management specialists reporting to an Assistant Director and charged with introducing PRINCE to ITSA and other DSS agencies. Directly responsible for supporting large programmes and projects in ITSA, War Pensions Agency, Benefits Agency, DSS Headquarters and Northern Ireland Social Security Agency providing:design and delivery of PRINCE training and workshopsProject Initiation Documents and programme and project plansdesign and implementation of project monitoring and control processes (progress, cost, benefits, configuration management, change, risk, quality, issues)advice and guidance to Project Boardsset up of programme and project support officestraining in the use of project planning software (PMW)project audits and post implementation reviewshands-on project management Show less

Faced with a new project to develop the software and deliver an integrated hardware/software EPOS solution to be marketed in Europe, DEC needed a combination of project and quality management skills to help create a project environment that would deliver a quality product. Reporting to the Retail Engineering Manager:developed the project's Quality Manual based on PRINCE and meeting the requirements of ISO 9001delivered a quality improvement survey of Retail Engineeringdeveloped… Show more Faced with a new project to develop the software and deliver an integrated hardware/software EPOS solution to be marketed in Europe, DEC needed a combination of project and quality management skills to help create a project environment that would deliver a quality product. Reporting to the Retail Engineering Manager:developed the project's Quality Manual based on PRINCE and meeting the requirements of ISO 9001delivered a quality improvement survey of Retail Engineeringdeveloped project and quality plans for new software releasesconducted project audits reporting results to departmental managementmoderated Fagan Inspections Show less

Created and managed the IT Quality Assurance function. Conducted an in-depth study of IT practices which considered customer and staff surveys, conformance with ISO9001 and quantification of the Cost of Quality. The study provided the baseline for the departmental quality improvement strategy. Helped create system development methodology incorporating SSADM and PRINCE.Prior IT ExperienceVarious IT roles including:QA Project Manager with United Biscuits in Liverpool setting up… Show more Created and managed the IT Quality Assurance function. Conducted an in-depth study of IT practices which considered customer and staff surveys, conformance with ISO9001 and quantification of the Cost of Quality. The study provided the baseline for the departmental quality improvement strategy. Helped create system development methodology incorporating SSADM and PRINCE.Prior IT ExperienceVarious IT roles including:QA Project Manager with United Biscuits in Liverpool setting up and running the Quality Assurance functionexpatriate adviser in Bahrain guiding the operation of the government computer centreSupport Manager with Redifon Computers looking after engineers, analysts and trainers in both Central Europe and the Middle East Show less