Kate Biddle Email & Phone Number

Remote

Bristol, United Kingdom

Hybrid role supporting the delivery and integration of Enterprise Resource Planning software Programme Planning:• Programme analysis to identify gaps in structure, resource and deliverables• Planning and facilitating programme planning sessions to set the strategic direction of the programme and align all workstreams in terms of schedule, deliverables and structures• Defining and creating programme documentation and implementing supporting communication approaches• Creating an integrated programme timeline • Presenting delivery options to leadership teams for review and sign offProject Management & Business Analysis:• Definition of workstream structures and delivery method• Planning, scheduling and managing project deliverables, tasks, milestone and processes (including project risks, issues, change requests and dependencies)• Planning and facilitating 'to be' process workshops and documenting the outcome (including target processes, workflow, organisational impacts, benefits and cross workstream dependencies)• Gathering and formally documenting requirements, ensuring effective scope control and ensuring the end solution is fit for purpose • Testing approach definition and implementation• Acting as a conduit between supplier and UoB to align requirements and solution• Identifying the impacts of change to organisational infrastructure, processes, procedures and people• Supporting Training Needs Analysis, training and project communications

Hybrid role managing multiple projects from concept to delivery• Working with business sponsors of strategic change initiatives to develop an understanding of business drivers for change and carry out initial scoping • Preparing business cases and presenting to Senior Management for review and approval • Identifying, engaging & managing stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle• Planning, scheduling and managing project deliverables and milestones • Tracking and communicating project progress against baselined plans • Day-to –day leadership of diverse project teams, introducing and embedding project roles, principles and culture • Risks, issues and dependency management• Forecasting & tracking spend in line with project budget • Initial definition & prioritisation of high level business requirements• Producing requirements documentation -user stories, use cases and business requirement specifications and managing the requirements throughout the project lifecycle; ensuring effective scope control and ensuring the end solution meets the agreed project scope and is fit for purpose • Supporting User Acceptance Testing • Identifying aspects of operational changes required - the need for new & amended business processes, the need for changes to organisation structures, role profiles, skills required and staff headcount requirements• Defining, creating and implementing activities for successful project launch including training and communications

End to end responsibility and accountability for the delivery of two business projects to Integrate LTSB and HBoS. • Gathering and formally documenting requirements from across the business • Liaising with delivery teams to ensure requirements are understood• Training Needs Analysis • Liaising with Business Architecture Team and Process Design Team to ensure requirements and solutions were fit for purpose, scalable and strategically viable across the group• Presenting solutions to key project stakeholders and Senior Management team to ensure engagement and support • Understanding the impacts of the business change and amending processes and procedures across the group

Leading a technical team, I oversaw both the day-to-day service delivery of the web provision for the University, led key web projects and engaged schools in an Account Management capacity to improve relationships and secure buy-in.Key Accountabilities: • Liaising with stakeholders throughout the University, eliciting business requirements and understanding how IT could support their business Planning. • Managing project tasks and tracking progress against projected delivery dates • Setting the strategic objectives for the web applications team • Managing the team resource profile to ensure that products are delivered on time and that staff are able to meet their personal objectives • Holding 1-2-1's with all team members, ensuring personal objectives are being met Implementing improved project management and development standards within the team and instilling best practices • Reviewing and revising processes to improve the customer experience and team effectiveness and efficiency