John Cooper is a Head of Development / Head of Manchester Technology Hub at Insight Investment at Insight Investment. He possess expertise in sdlc, agile and waterfall methodologies, team management, it strategy, stakeholder management and 20 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I worked for John for over three years in his capacity as Head of Development and Head of Software Engineering. John really looks after his teams and encourages them to develop and learn new skills whilst providing challenges to support this progression. John is an excellent leader and very strong in Agile Practices, Stakeholder Management, Change Management and Technical Leadership. John shares his knowledge and experiences openly with his team to encourage them to grow. I would welcome the opportunity to work with John in the future.", "I worked for John for many years during my time at Swinton Insurance. John always made time for me, regardless of how busy he was. He always made me feel supported, valued and most of all, I felt he put his trust in me. John always knew how to get the most out of his teams, whether it be through his knowledge of agile methodologies which helped us to work more efficiently, his technical understanding of software development that helped us to build high quality systems, or his way of making everyone in his teams feel valued resulting in them wanting to go the extra mile for him. John is someone who genuinely deserves to be called a leader, not just a manager. I wish him the best of luck with his career and sincerely hope to work with him again in the future.", and "I worked for John at SSP for over two years. He proved to be a great coach, he was very supportive and always put his team first. His knowledge of Agile software development helped me to improve my own delivery of projects. He always made himself available no matter how busy and no matter what pressures he was under himself. His technical knowledge has been a great help when looking for guidance and advice."