Brian Mann Email & Phone Number

Andover, England, United Kingdom

Key Responsibilities• Product Owner of all HE and English FE (non-financial) Products (over 200 products in use by multiple market segments by over 100 FE and HE Institutions)• Identifying ideas, visions, problems, needs and solutions• Liaising and working with key internal and major external stakeholders including various agencies (e.g. UCAS, HESA, ESFA, DfE)• Owning the delivery of products to customersKey Achievements• Delivery of all statutory and regulatory requirements to customers on time• Completion and execution of major business cases• Introduction of new agile methodologies

Cirencester, England, United Kingdom

Key Responsibilities• Management and oversight of all projects within CES F&HE Division, reporting direct to Development Manager.Key Achievements• Successfully managed the development and rollout of a new Student Record/Finance systems.• Improved project management procedures and standards by taking and adapting industry standards methodologies, eg PRINCE and DSDM.• Introduced new reporting mechanisms, giving senior management clearer visibility, accountability and issue management.• Significantly reduced overrun and scope creep using new techniques to meet time-constrained projects.