Designed and implemented an interactive Business Case solution to replace disparate and out of date templates enabling projects to articulate their requirements to the board for approval in one neat package.Implemented KeyedIn Projects as their Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solution of choice on behalf of the Strategy Director with co-operation from the vendor, IT Transformation Programme and the senior leadership team.Liaised with external consultants to implement a new… Show more Designed and implemented an interactive Business Case solution to replace disparate and out of date templates enabling projects to articulate their requirements to the board for approval in one neat package.Implemented KeyedIn Projects as their Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solution of choice on behalf of the Strategy Director with co-operation from the vendor, IT Transformation Programme and the senior leadership team.Liaised with external consultants to implement a new portfolio planning method. Enabled product-oriented planning to identify critical milestones and cross-programme dependencies. This facilitated board level prioritisation of a £70M investment budget, re-phasing of projects which enabled early benefit realisation. The result was a re-phasing of a number of key programmes. This identified benefits which could be realised much sooner and eliminate resource constraints within a very lean organisation.Established a quarterly resource management process across the portfolio to enable planning for 1,700 people. Targeted interventions kept the transformation programme on track and additional headcount to a minimum.Accountable for embedding the KeyedIn Projects PPM solution across business and IT teams. Within a month of implementation 100% of projects had forecast their demand. This automation gave quicker and more accurate reports and the removal of £10K manual effort per month. Show less

Identified £12M of additional revenue through the 'Percentage of Completion' accounting method which ensured Q1 2014 company targets were achieved.Conducted assessments of all large projects (> £150k budget) within the UK and Test and Aviation divisions to identify and report at-risk investments and opportunities for securing additional revenue to the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.Planned and established a detailed programme of work to transform the… Show more Identified £12M of additional revenue through the 'Percentage of Completion' accounting method which ensured Q1 2014 company targets were achieved.Conducted assessments of all large projects (> £150k budget) within the UK and Test and Aviation divisions to identify and report at-risk investments and opportunities for securing additional revenue to the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.Planned and established a detailed programme of work to transform the delivery management capability of the company with a central PMO function to support it with extra focus and scrutiny upon the projects identified as 'at risk'.Developed and implemented a simple to use bespoke governance and reporting system to enable consistent project control and reporting for all project managers to senior management.Mentored and coached inexperienced project managers to encourage better understanding of the risks, issues, assumptions and constraints within their new and existing projects. Show less

Responsible for developing and implementing an IT PMO function to greatly improve the transparency, accountability and governance to the .com IT portfolio throughout the whole project lifecycle.Overall accountability for the Tesco.com IT plan and associated technology roadmaps on behalf of the Chief Information Officer.Project Managed from inception to closure the implementation of a successful Proof of Concept for Microsoft Project 365 in the cloud utilising external… Show more Responsible for developing and implementing an IT PMO function to greatly improve the transparency, accountability and governance to the .com IT portfolio throughout the whole project lifecycle.Overall accountability for the Tesco.com IT plan and associated technology roadmaps on behalf of the Chief Information Officer.Project Managed from inception to closure the implementation of a successful Proof of Concept for Microsoft Project 365 in the cloud utilising external vendors.Day to day portfolio management and reporting of project and programme delivery and key performance indicator reporting.Proactively identified and resolved cross-programme dependencies and conflicts and supported maximum environment utilisation through peak delivery periods. Show less

Responsible for costing and planning of IT infrastructure projects for business change across the Insurance, Wealth, Retail, Corporate and Investment banking divisions with budgets up to £20 million.Produced KPI and RAID dashboard reports across portfolios and pro-actively worked with delivery teams to recover exceptions and re-baseline.Aggregated project plans to ensure broader dependencies recognised by workstreams and potential conflicts resolved or managed.Designed… Show more Responsible for costing and planning of IT infrastructure projects for business change across the Insurance, Wealth, Retail, Corporate and Investment banking divisions with budgets up to £20 million.Produced KPI and RAID dashboard reports across portfolios and pro-actively worked with delivery teams to recover exceptions and re-baseline.Aggregated project plans to ensure broader dependencies recognised by workstreams and potential conflicts resolved or managed.Designed and implemented efficient engagement processes and reports between the infrastructure and application organisations to support efficient work stack management.Managed the on-going development and rollout of PM support tools and documentation to improve the process and cost-efficiency of all projects.Delivered multiple and varied small projects through the lifecycle utilising appropriate standards and governance to ensure rapid and accurate deployment to the business. Show less

Proposed and gained approval for a radically different approach to infrastructure estimation across the IT division - the first time consistent, fully accountable estimates produced. £1.2M of process-effort efficiency gains in year 1.Designed, planned, documented and implemented the project to introduce the new estimation process, managing the plan, risks and issues. Designed and delivered estimator training and ensured governance compliance throughout.
Managed the newly… Show more Proposed and gained approval for a radically different approach to infrastructure estimation across the IT division - the first time consistent, fully accountable estimates produced. £1.2M of process-effort efficiency gains in year 1.Designed, planned, documented and implemented the project to introduce the new estimation process, managing the plan, risks and issues. Designed and delivered estimator training and ensured governance compliance throughout.
Managed the newly established infrastructure estimation function on an interim basis and was responsible for the timely completion of all infrastructure estimates within RBS.Managed and motivated a team of 8 PM estimators, set work stack priorities, managed stakeholders, recruited and handed over to permanent incumbent.Proposed, planned and managed the projects to implement further improvements to processes e.g. virtual estimation (a 33% estimate-throughput efficiency gain) and new KPI tracking and management tools. Show less

Managed a diverse team of c. 40 permanent and contract staff to deliver the web components of RBS infrastructure projects into support.Guided and steered the team’s projects through the whole project lifecycle to ensure timely and right-first-time delivery within the overall infrastructure.Oversaw and managed the interactions between my team with infrastructure and application support teams to ensure smooth and agreed transitions of new services into BAU support.

Design and delivery of web components to multiple concurrent projects to strict deadlines ensuring governance compliance and full service documentation completed.