It Pmo Analyst - Portfolio Office
Cardiff, United Kingdom
As Portfolio PMO Analyst within the IT Portfolio Office, it is my responsibility to ensure the Portfolio Office provides clarity on all project work being undertaken by the UK Insurance business, detailing why those projects exist, what benefit they bring and what they cost. This will result in better prioritisation, so we focus on the projects that give the biggest benefit to the business and on doing them well. It will enable us to execute our most important changes more quickly.My roles and responsibilities within the Admiral Group Portfolio Office consist of the below activities: • Allow 100% visibility of all change initiatives within IT Department, allow ability to track costs, resource and benefits across the portfolio in a central consistent place.• Ensure that the changes we are working on are the right ones to deliver the UK Insurance strategy• Offer an aggregated view of Risks, dependencies, issues, costs, benefits.• Act as centre of excellence and promotes best practice• Provide approval for and prioritisation of project work.• Enable effective allocation and use of resources across the change efforts.• Report on benefit tracking across the Portfolio• Provide a picture of the aggregated risk and cost of project and programme effort• Give a clear understanding of how projects and programmes interact and what dependencies exist in order to make good decisions to get the best results• Reduce wasted effort on projects that should not proceed.• Result in a more effective implementation of programmes and projects, following industry recognised standards.• Improve support for the community of project managers across the business.• Avoid unnecessary bureaucracy, any activities undertaken will be scrutinised to ensure they’re vital to achieving the vision.