James Hooper Email & Phone Number

Tonbridge, Gb

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Improved Trading and Supply Segregation of Duty IT General control, subject of 2 significant deficiencies in previous years audit• Implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) / Standard Work Instructions (SWIs) for a number of processes to enhance the handover process of transitional roles• Implemented Visual Studio Team Server (VSTS) and decommissioned SharePoint for a number of Trading and Supply teams to enable individual team and rolled up reporting as well as greater transparency and improved process for updating and searching• Implemented Visual Studio Team Server (VSTS) for the DSIT CI Team to improve their ways of working, tracking and reporting initiatives• Built CI credibility within Trading and Supply which contributed to turning the perception of CI around• Received 3 Service Recognition Awards (SRA) in first year

London, United Kingdom

Enterprise Transformation of Shell's ways of working to embed and embrace Agile Ways of Working under the umbrella Agile@Shell.Agile@Shell includes but not restricted to Project Delivery (EDGE = Scrum with Shell Wrapper), DevOps, Continuous Integration, Kanban, as well as emerging agile practices,Personally working with the Global Functions and Upstream Lines of Business to help create and support their adoption of Agile@ as well as with the Enterprise level team to ensure best practices, standards and external resources are industry aligned and evolve where appropriate.ENTERPRISE SERVICES (ES), FUNCTIONAL EXCELLENCE (FE), BSPD, EDGE COE, UK 01/2016-31/12/2016ENTERPRISE AGILE COACH (SECONDMENT) Influenced and supported the creation of the Enterprise Agile Transformation campaign, with direct involvement with Global Functions and Upstream Business Lines. Worked with the Project Delivery Framework (PDF) Reform team to embed Agile principles and ways of working to enterprise standardised guidance, tooling and templates.ENTERPRISE SERVICES (ES), FUNCTIONAL EXCELLENCE (FE), BSPD, EDGE COE, UK 01/2015-31/12/2015DOWNSTREAM AGILE COACH (SECONDMENT) Lead the Line of Business Agile Transformation coaching and support for Global Commercial/Chemicals as part of the overall Downstream Business Line Agile Transformation. In this role Jim:• Advised Programme Directors and Programme Delivery Managers in new Lines of Business on agile adoption• Influenced decision process on projects to pilot adoption• Presented multiple introduction, adoption, education and training sessions across all of Downstream Lines of Business (Manufacturing, ERP, Retail, Trading & Supply, Global Commercial/Chemicals) to enable agile adoption and the required mindset change• Created training material, How To’s/Quick Start Guides• Encouraged and nurtured continuous improvement as inherent to the new ways of working

Responsible for the Project management of the Small Projects business demand. These projects often budget under $200k with an overall annual budget ~$2.5m and Jim is accountable for delivering ~6 per year across an extensive portfolio of applications and skill pool of technical resources. The projects can vary in demand from business requirements to IT for IT requirements. In the Project Management role Jim:• Champions and is Lead PM, in WONA, of Shell’s own Agile Delivery Methodology – EDGE.• Has contributed to the implementation of the Shell EDGE Certification program.• Leads, supports and champions the Trading IT and business in their transition to new project processes and methodologies• Is responsible for all detailed estimates and plans from Project Initiation (PI High Level scope and budget approval to charter) to support budget requests to delivery and management for assigned projects• Owns resources planning and levelling across all assigned projects from multiple different groups within Shell and external suppliers.• Maintains Budget and Delivery accountability across WONA O&S Small Projects annual demand plans• Reports directly to Programme Delivery Manager (PDM)

London, United Kingdom

Have taken up the role of Deployment Manager (or Cutover Manager) on a large multi $million programme consisting of multiple concurrent project releases for Compliance and Regulatory implementations within the trading business. The role takes my skillset in Project Management to the next level by having to directly present and influence more senior stakeholders and managers, including external 3rd party vendors, as well as having to take on tasks that were not previously required in small projets work space. Some of the new activities include, but are not exhausted to: Implementation Boards, Cutover Simulations, Day In The Life, Procurement and Programme Pre-Deployment Reviews/Audits.