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Ringwood, Gb

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Leading a team of Practice Leads to transform ways of working for the Data & Insights unit. Retained leadership of the Demand Management Team who look after demand for Data & Insights and support the adoption of OKR Agile ways of working & the Microsoft Azure DevOps agile lifecycle management tool.

Remote

Transforming ways of working for the Data & Insights function with a group of over 200 highly capable & committed people.

London, England, United Kingdom

Helping organisations adopt and improve their approach to agile ways of working as well as advising on broader aspects of organisational change management.

London, United Kingdom

Led the transformation journey from a traditional SDLC to agile methods. I reported into the Head of Change in this role and had no direct reports, instead working through a complex matrix organisation to facilitate the necessary change. • Established Agile Journey Map from waterfall through Kanban to Scrum and onto SAFe® • Developed an Agile Maturity Assessment to baseline and measure progress• Created a full set of documented agile standards: principles, processes, tools, templates and mini training sessions presented within an intuitive Confluence front-end • Recorded all training sessions to ensure sustainability and consistency for new joiners• Established an Agile Community of Practice to share lessons learned • Set up a Ways of Working Group to enhance agile methods, tracking changes via Jira • Created an Agile Training Strategy and Personal Development Plans for all team members• Attended every agile ceremony and provided immediate feedback after each• Weekly 1-1 coaching sessions for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, & Business Analysts• Fortnightly group coaching sessions with Scrum Teams• Delivered bespoke Performance Management training for all of IT & ChangeMy expertise in a traditional SDLC significantly helped transition the culture at Markel from waterfall to agile. Unfortunately, I was made redundant due to the negative impact that COVID-19 claims had on profits.

Ringwood, Hampshire

My role at Changescape included:• Establishing strategy & vision for the company• Visiting prospective clients and winning new business• Managing all existing client relationships• Managing a pool of 40 consultants • Played a hands-on role with Changescape’s key clients and carried out consultancy & training activities globallyOver a period of 17.5 years, delivered assignments to large organisations in 23 countries.

Uk Wide

Providing advice and guidance to the Transformation Programme PMO and project management skills to colleagues across the organisation. • Provided project management consultancy to the corporate PMO • Development of a new project management process for all major business change• Supported agile & waterfall lifecycles• Delivered training programmes to more than 600 people on: o Project Management o Risk Management o Building a Business Case o Benefit Management • Scripted and produced an animated video to support the new project management method that was made available to all staff throughout Europe.

London, United Kingdom

• Ran assessment & development centres for project managers, & business analysts • Carried out process consultancy to establish a new Target Operating Model• Delivered a bespoke training programmes for the UK IT team covering: o Vendor Management o Stakeholder Engagement o Estimating o Written & Verbal Communications• Delivered a bespoke Leadership & Management Development programme • Regular 1-1 coaching sessions with the Extended IT Leadership Team• Facilitated 360 degree Feedback for the Extended IT Leadership Team

London, United Kingdom

• Process consultancy for new Target Operating Model• Outsourcing advisory • Created IT Capability Development Framework • Delivered Assessment & Development Centres for their global team of Business Analysts, Programme Managers & Project Managers – assessments were carried out in the UK & USA• Upskilled the IT development team to work with Fintech Firms using Agile Methods• Delivered bespoke training in the UK, USA, India & Poland covering the following topics: o Vendor Selection, Vendor Relationship Management & Vendor Performance Management o Service Management o Estimating o Stakeholder Engagement o Delivering Value in IT o Matrix Management o Working with Start-Ups o Agile Methods o Innovation & New Technologies o Service Culture o Working with Offshore Indian Partners o Change Management o IT Shared Services• Delivered keynote presentations at global IT leadership offsite meetings • Provided a team of consultants who carried out a Software Licence Review, Delivered a number of IT projects and managed IT Communications during a period of change• Provided 1-1 coaching to 10 senior IT managers in the UK & USA

London, United Kingdom

Providing a range of professional development training courses to colleagues at head office and the distribution centre.* Project Management* Stress Management* Career Development* Influencing* Time Management* Impact

I provided regular change management consultancy to BA over this 14-year period covering:• Agile Methods (Scrum)• Project Management (APM & PRINCE2)• Programme Management (MSP)• Building a Business Case • Risk Management • Benefit Management • Stakeholder Engagement• Leadership• Carried out project audits to ensure compliance with best practice & company standards • Established a Community of Practice for Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Product Owners, and Agile Business Analysts • Ensured that agile methods were applied to as many projects as possible and that where projects were not fully suited to agile, at least some agile techniques were employed where appropriate• Supported over 600 project managers working on the organisations top 200 projects on initiatives such as BA.COM, Customer Service, New Aircraft Introduction, IT Systems, Engineering, Flight Operations, Cabin & Flight Crew, Properties, Cargo and Catering

Bracknell, Uk

Providing a range of learning & development topics including building a business case, project management, benefit management, change leadership & personal impact.

Staines-Upon-Thames, England, United Kingdom

• Process Transformation (Customer Service, Lean & IT Operating Model) • Bupa 2020 Strategy Roll Out to 450 people in Shared Services • Assessment & Development Centres (for project managers, business analysts, testers and information security professionals)• Advisory role on UK Data Centre Outsourcing project • Provided training in the following topic areas: o Communications skills (written & verbal) o Leadership Skills o Agile & Waterfall Project Management o Service Management o Commercial Acumen o Managing Business Change o People Management o Risk Management o Working with Indian Offshore partners (also provided training in Working with British Clients to Bupa’s IT partners in India) o Stakeholder Engagement o Consultancy Skills• Monthly 1-1 coaching for 15 of the senior IT Team over a 2-year period

Provided advisory on IT outsourcing programme. Business Change Consultant and Learning & Development Consultant providing training in Leadership; Project Management; Influencing and PMO. Provided coaching to senior IT leadership Team.

Provided training in Supplier Management & Project Management as well as carrying out project lifecycle consulting.

• Built a new Project Management Methodology encompassing agile & waterfall lifecycles • Designed and implemented a regime of Project Health Checks to validate the new ways of working were being followed• Ran assessment & development centres for all project managers• Provided a team of consultants to work in the new PMO and deliver projects while the RBS team came up to speed• Created an IT Capability Development Framework • Designed and delivered training covering: o Project Management o Agile Delivery o Vendor Management o Risk Management o Stakeholder Management o Impact & Influence o Work Package Management o IT Testing o Service Management o Communications Skills o Consultancy Skills. o Preparing for an IPO• Coached all the senior IT team members over a 2 year period

Transformation Consultant involved with organisational design work and building communities of practice in the domains of Business Analysis, Project & Programme Management and PMO.

Training & Development Consultant providing sales & professional skills training.

• Created a new Project Management Lifecycle (Agile, Hybrid & Waterfall)• Competency Frameworks for all IT roles• Career Development Framework for IT• Culture change consultancy• IT Operating Model consultancy• Estimating consultancy• Ran regular Project and Leadership Health Checks• Facilitated project management assessment & development centres for existing staff & new recruits• Delivered training in o Agile Delivery o Project Management o Programme Management o Systems Architecture o Consultancy Skills o Leadership Skills o People Management o Vendor Management o IT Testing • Coached all members of extended IT Leadership Team

Responsible for setting vision & strategy, sales targets, sales team restructuring, and leading the management team

Responsible for setting vision & strategy, restructuring the organisation, returning growth and profit and leading the management team. Also launched a new business portfolio of Professional Skills trainng in the USA, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Austria and Singapore. Developed and implemented a new solution sales method across Global Knowledge EMEA Region.

Responsible for setting vision & strategy, sales targets, sales team restructuring, and leading the marketing team.

Director of Training with responsibility for vision & strategy, leading the management team and delivering profitable growth. Led the sale of Cap Gemini's training division through a closed auction process achieving more than 10x profit.

Managing Consultant helping clients around the world

Orpington, Kent

Programme Manager responsible for supply chain reingineering programme encompassing product range, buying, warehousing, distribution, point of sale and financial reporting. The programme included a shift of technology platform & vendor in addition to significant busuiness change. Timescales were fixed in order to go live before the Christmas rush and the programme was delivered successfully on time and in budget.

Harlow, England, United Kingdom

Initially joined as Project Manager then promoted to Distributed Systems Manager with 2 development teams, a support team, operations team and implementation team.

Diploma Of Management Studies, Business Administration, Management And Operations, Distinction

* Business Strategy * Leadership * Marketing * Business Finance * People Management * Planning & Control

City & Guilds, Information Processing, Distinction

Software development, IT Infrastructure and Data Analysis

Cms, Hotel & Catering Management

Activities and Societies: Medal winner at Hotelympia 1975* People Management * Financial Management * Classical Cooking * Silver Service *.

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