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Andy Forrest previously worked as Delivery Lead at Softwire and Senior Technical Project Manager at Bbc. Andy Forrest holds Psychology Bsc, Psychology, 2.1 from The University Of Manchester.
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Certified, agile expert with proven track record of successfully delivering large projects and programmes of work across the whole development lifecycle. Skilled in navigating C-suite and facilitating agreement in complex stakeholder environments. Adept at leading remote and large multi-disciplinary teams, delivering procurements and managing third-party suppliers. Dedicated line manager with coaching skills enabling high-performing teams. Proven success in leveraging agile skills to drive business and organisational success.Key Skills- 13 years+ leading Agile teams throughout the whole product lifecycle- Certified agile expert- Strong team leader with experience of working with large cross-functional teams- Planning large agile deliveries- Ability to manage a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders- People leadership, coaching and line management experience- Managing large budgets, procurements, and contractsKey Project AchievementsLed £2.5m CRM programme alongside an annual £2.4m portfolio of projects. Worked closely with C-suite and client teams to define programme objectives; managed 3 teams of 20+ developers, BAs and testers across the full SDLC; introduced agile practices to enhance collaboration and efficiency; strengthened working practices and client relationships; CRM rollout resulted in a 47% improvement in broker workflow efficiency. Became Softwire’s highest-performing account under my leadership.Delivered £500k+ of AI driven enhancements for BBC Monitoring to a 4-month time-critical deadline, alongside an ongoing portfolio of 7 other BBC streams. Rapidly expanded and restructured team to optimize delivery; effectively prioritized and delegated streams of work across a team of 14 to enable iterative and parallel product scoping and development. Succeeded in delivering all additional scope on time and budget.Led award-winning £1.5m programme to implement a GDPR-compliant SAR system, across a complex eco-system of products. Facilitated consensus and alignment across a wide range of stakeholders including legal, product, architecture and UX teams; established clear governance protocols, worked closely with delivery leads for 7 workstreams to ensure continuity of business operations to meet the regulatory deadline, earning the project a “Best GDPR Programme” award at the Data IQ awards.
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Delivery Lead
Delivery Lead for Softwire, an award-winning professional services software agency.Led cross-functional teams of up to 16, including line management of other Delivery Leads; managed senior client relationships and consulted with client delivery teams and external partners to manage and deliver large contracts. Key clients / projects:- Successfully delivered £2.4m of projects annually for Air Charter Services, including their 24x7 support contract and a £2.5m programme to rebuild their CRM. Client management skills and consistent delivery expertise significantly contributed to repeat business and this being Softwire’s most profitable account.- Provided strategic direction to a team of 14, and line management of 2 Customer Managers, to optimise delivery of a portfolio of 9 streams of work for the BBC, worth £1.3m.- Delivered £1.1m of support contract and development work for the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Implemented agile initiatives and led renewal bid leading to over £2m in new business.
Jul 2019 - Apr 2024
Senior Technical Project Manager
- Led the £1.5m Subject Access Request programme, winner of ‘Best GDPR Programme’.- BBC Account team: Responsible for delivery from 20+ people across the front-end, back-end and mobile squads, and line management of 2 Project Managers to maintain support for all BBC products using sign-in. Ran Scrum teams to deliver front and back-end integration of a new ID platform, working alongside Accenture and managing delivery from external supplier ForgeRock.- Led the following OJEU procurements and integration programmes, managing delivery from the development teams, third-party suppliers and supporting cross-departmental engagement. -- New push notifications systems for BBC News and BBC Sport-- New recommendations service for BBC iPlayer-- The Azure platform for first-time use within the BBC, to migrate the BBC’s commenting and blogging platform from BBC data centres.- Trained executive coach and member of the BBC Coaching Network, working to improve leadership capability across the organisation.
Nov 2013 - Jul 2019
Technical Project Manager
Scrum Master and Project Manager for time-critical programmes.- Programme to deliver the complete rebuild of the transcode, DRM and media distribution of iPlayer’s content in AWS; the first major cloud-based project at the BBC. Managed 3 Scrum teams using scaled agile, and coordinated delivery and testing with a large number of internal and external stakeholders.- Project Manager for the live and VOD streaming platform and encoder management system for iPlayer and the 2012 Olympics player. Scrum Master for 2 delivery teams and responsible for the delivery of the software and infrastructure from third-party suppliers.- Managed delivery of interactive games from third party suppliers for BBC Children's. Worked closely with suppliers to drive up quality of deliverables.
Jan 2010 - Nov 2013
Design Team Lead
- Led a team of designers, implementing working practice improvements to drive collaboration and efficiency
Mar 2007 - Dec 2009
Photographer And Retoucher
Self-Employed
- Planning and organising photo shoots- Web site design and development- Client management- Managing budgets, contracts and accounts- Managing production teams
Sep 2002 - Mar 2007
Analyst Programmer
Tnt Express Worldwide (Hk) Limited
- Analysing business requirements and producing technical specifications- Designing, coding and testing systems and applications using Cobol
Sep 1995 - Aug 1999
Tutor / Teaching Assistant
- Teaching and tutoring students- Assisting with extra-curricular activities
Sep 1990 - Jun 1991
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Andy Forrest education
Psychology Bsc, Psychology, 2.1
Visual Communication Ba, Design And Visual Communications, General, 2.1
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Andy Forrest is listed as Private Investor at Self-employed.
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Andy Forrest is based in London, England, United Kingdom while working with Self-employed.
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Andy Forrest has worked for Self-Employed, Softwire, Bbc, Tnt Express Worldwide (Hk) Limited, and Pickering College.
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Andy Forrest holds Psychology Bsc, Psychology, 2.1 from The University Of Manchester.
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