Quintessential Solutions provides Project Management consultation services as well as a wide range of business support tasks to enable businesses of all sizes to succeed and grow.Specialising in system implementation projects, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Data Cleansing, I can get your projects up and running quickly and see them through to implementation and business as usual. I also offer a variety of other business support services such as Event Coordination, Workshop… Show more Quintessential Solutions provides Project Management consultation services as well as a wide range of business support tasks to enable businesses of all sizes to succeed and grow.Specialising in system implementation projects, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Data Cleansing, I can get your projects up and running quickly and see them through to implementation and business as usual. I also offer a variety of other business support services such as Event Coordination, Workshop Facilitation and Procurement - taking care of the things that get in the way of your day-to-day business and leaving you to concentrate on what you do best.Established in 2017 and based in the North West, I provide the majority of my services remotely - meaning I can support your business regardless of your location.Examples of recent (2021/22) contracts include –• Payroll System Implementation (Fourth)• Recruitment/Applicant Tracking System Implementation (Kallidus)• Payroll System Implementation (Cascade/IRIS)• Workshop Facilitation for a Leadership Coach delivering to a Senior Exec Team• Initial set up of ISO Accreditation (9001, 14001 and 45001 certifications)To give a feel for the breadth of tasks I can support with, here are just some of my previous contracts –• Assisting with a number of hardware and software requirements to support the set up of a new nation-wide Cleaning business• Implementation of a Learning Management System (LMS) for a large Financial Services consulting company • Design & roll out of a new company wide Intranet (Universe) for a Commercial Property Management business• Large scale Data Cleanse exercise for the Charity sector• Coordination of a corporate Health Screening programme for a Personal Trainer• Reviewing & testing of websites for various companies Show less

Working as the Strategic Project Manager I was responsible for ensuring that I had an awareness of all non-development related projects taking place across the business so that I could connect the various workstreams, share learnings between the teams, monitor and report on progress and escalate any ‘road blocks’ to keep things moving. I was also responsible for devising and implementing a company-wide way of managing projects, taking methods learned from my Prince2, Agile, Lean Six… Show more Working as the Strategic Project Manager I was responsible for ensuring that I had an awareness of all non-development related projects taking place across the business so that I could connect the various workstreams, share learnings between the teams, monitor and report on progress and escalate any ‘road blocks’ to keep things moving. I was also responsible for devising and implementing a company-wide way of managing projects, taking methods learned from my Prince2, Agile, Lean Six Sigma certifications and creating a blended, more flexible approach that better suited the way the business works. A number of new documents and ways of working where rolled out across the departments to support this, ensuring consistency of project planning, working and reporting, and the capturing and sharing of project lessons.As well as maintaining a high-level overview of a large number of projects across the company I also PM’d a number of these personally, including a new correspondence management system (DataBox) which is used by the Sales and Professional Services departments. Show less

During my time in this role I project managed the selection and implementation of a cloud based CRM solution (Salesforce) which was then rolled out across the business to 70+ users, transforming the way in which they work.This project involved a vast amount of scoping work to tailor the system to our requirements, followed by several months of development. Throughout the project I oversaw this development working closely with our implementation partner, communicated progress with key… Show more During my time in this role I project managed the selection and implementation of a cloud based CRM solution (Salesforce) which was then rolled out across the business to 70+ users, transforming the way in which they work.This project involved a vast amount of scoping work to tailor the system to our requirements, followed by several months of development. Throughout the project I oversaw this development working closely with our implementation partner, communicated progress with key stakeholders on a regular basis and managed the overall budget. I also coordinated the testing (UAT), data cleanse and training phases of the project prior to the launch.Other projects included the design and implementation of an Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) package to improve our recruitment process and the ongoing development of our Salesforce system to further increase efficiencies across the business. Show less

A varied role managing several smaller projects at any one time, including the creation and roll out of a new Standards manual across the portfolio to improve consistency of service delivery, a role review of one of our management roles and the design and delivery of Viewing Experience training. A large portion of this role was focused on procurement and I negotiated several new contracts during this time including our Stationary, Uniform and Consumables contracts.