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An IT Performance Improvement specialist who has helped major organisations such as Transport for London, Royal Sun Alliance, BT Global Services, Marks and Spencer, Legal and General and Citibank achieve a step change in their delivery and project management capability. A results orientated PMO and Change Management leader with global exposure and an impressive track record of rapidly improving organisations capability and effectiveness.SKILLS:- Establishing or re-invigorating Portfolio and Programme Management Offices and implementing a service operating model aligned with industry best practice such as P3O.- Appraising organisations mode of operation against best practice, identifying improvement opportunities and delivering a transformation road map that achieves a rapid step change in performance effectiveness.- Extensive experience at operating at all levels within organisations from CIO, CEO and Director downwards.- Certified CMMI Lead Appraiser operating on a global basis, with experience of combining CMMI with other models such as P3M3. COBIT, TMMI and ITIL.- Proven Programme Management of major change and improvement programmes, that have resulted in measureable improvements in effectiveness and efficiency of delivery.- Implementation of strong governance and reporting ensuring that the ‘right’ projects are delivered in the ‘right’ way to support business objectives- Proven leader, skilled at building teams and leading internal development programmes- Confident articulate presenter and trainer who has presented at major global events.
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Founder Pmo Elite NetworkPmo Elite Network Feb 2018 - PresentLondon, United KingdomPMO ELITE is a Network of PMO Specialists that provide PMO People, PMO Tools, PMO Training and PMO Offshore services.At the core of the Network is a group of people who have worked together over a 15 year period establishing and re-invigorating Portfolio and Programme Management Offices for major organizations including Transport for London, Royal Sun Alliance, BT Global Services and Marks & Spencer.
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Performance Improvement Specialist / Cmmi Lead Appraiser / DirectorScmms Solutions Limited Sep 2015 - Jan 2018London, United KingdomProviding Performance Improvement and PMO Services on a Global basis.Helping Organisations:- Transform their IT Delivery & Support Services from "Good" to "Great" to "World Class".- Discover and realise the benefits they can achieve by building on the capability of their people and processes. - Adopt CMMI® and related models such as TMMI® and P3M3®.- Understand how to use these models to deliver improved performance, efficiency, effectiveness and quality.- Realise the benefits they can achieve through investment in a Portfolio or Programme Management Office. - Establish or re-invigorate a Portfolio or Programme Management Office.http://scmmssolutions.wix.com/scmms-solutions
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Head Of Portfolio OfficeTransport For London Apr 2014 - Sep 2015London, United KingdomEstablished the Surface Transport Projects & Programmes Directorate Portfolio Office that governs the delivery of circa 80 major Construction and Technology Projects.Led the Improvement Programme that resulted in the Projects & Programmes Directorate being accredited at Capability Level 3 in 8 CMMI Process Areas and being assessed as operating projects at P3M3 Maturity Level 3.Managed the recruitment of over 80 people into the Projects & Programmes Directorate and developed an Induction Course on how projects should be managed that was delivered to all existing staff and new starters. -
Pmo ManagerRsa 2012 - Apr 2014London, United KingdomManaged a distributed team consisting of a mix of permanent and contract PMO Managers, Consultants and Analysts spread across multiple locations in the UK. The PMO supported a Change Stack of over £60M and a portfolio of circa 60 Projects.Re-organised the PMO and converted it from an administrative function into one that could add value and challenge projects. This involved the definition and deployment of System Delivery Programme and Project Management Policies, Principles and Processes and creation of a Project Manager’s Toolkit for project monitoring and control including milestone, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and resources. Introduced Stage Gate reviews, established a Centre of Excellence for Programme and Project Management, established a Resource Management function, reviewed and simplified Portfolio, Programme and Project Governance Meetings and introduced management by exception based on standardised Project RAG indicators.Led the CMMI Appraisals and managed the relationship with both internal and external auditors ensuring that non compliances were resolved in a timely manner -
Programme DirectorBt Global Services Jul 2005 - Apr 2012Acted initially as an internal process improvement consultant to BT’s Health Programmes, also operated as a Transformation Programme Manager, Business/Delivery Assurance Manager and PMO Director.Led the consolidation of four BT Health Programme Management Offices into a central Programme Office which facilitated a significant head-count reduction.Managed the Transformation Programme that resulted in one of BT’s Health Programmes achieving significant performance improvements and accreditation at CMMI Level 3. This Programme then acted as the reference site for all future BT Bids that required operation in accordance with CMMI.Set up and managed the BT Spine Programme’s Business Assurance function that ensured all internal and external audits including SOX were passed without findings. Performed Delivery Assurance on a number of BT’s major Bids and Programmes to ensure that these were operated in accordance with BT’s defined ways of working.Managed the BT Devolved Government Business Unit Transformation Programme that included the development of new Programme and Project Governance processes and tools that were later selected for wider deployment within BTGS.Managed and led multiple CMMI Appraisals, including evaluations of onshore and offshore Suppliers as part of the selection process.Initiated Performance Improvement Programmes, including development of the Business Case, creation of the Improvement Road Map, and recruitment of staff. -
Methods & Standards Manager/ Enterprise Pmo ManagerMarks And Spencer Dec 2002 - Jun 2005London, United KingdomLed the Programme and Project Management capability improvement programme that facilitated the transition to an offshore delivery and operations model. This also led to M&S being appraised as operating a number of Process Areas at CMMI Level 3, M&S were the first UK Retailer to attain any form of CMMI Accreditation.Set up and managed the Enterprise Programme Management Office that introduced governance and gate reviews which delivered measurable improvements in terms of delivery schedule and budget.Managed the IT Training Needs Analysis, established the IT training and mentoring programme and managed the Graduate Training programme.Successful deployed the IBM SUMMIT Ascendant Development Methodology.Participated in the rationalisation and selection/de-selection of Offshore Suppliers and the definition of the engagement model and shared processes.Member of the TMMI Foundation Board supported by M&S. -
Process Improvement ConsultantLegal & General Insurance Oct 2001 - Dec 2002LondonPerformed a review of the existing Programme Management Office and developed and implemented an improvement roadmap, which resulted in the creation of a central PMO of 30 people. I also performed the baseline CMMI Assessment and supported an improvement programme that resulted in measurable productivity gains circa 10%. -
Head Of Global PmoAxa Investment Managers Jul 2000 - Aug 2001London / ParisEstablished the Global Programme Management Office that implemented governance for all Business and IT projects in London, Paris and the Far East. Managed the Process Improvement Programme that resulted in an eight-point step change on the internal Maturity Model. Implemented the cost controls and reconciliation processes required to provide basic governance and management of the IT budget. -
Emea Quality ManagerCitigroup Jun 1988 - Jul 2000LondonManaged the EMEA Improvement Programme that led to eight IT Groups attaining CMM level 2 and that created and deployed the Process Assets used by Citigroup on Pan-European projects. Set up and managed the EMEA Quality Programme Office that defined the governance processes to be followed for the Euro Conversion and Year 2000 Programme Offices.Managed the deployment of banking applications across Europe and the transition of application development and support from development groups in the UK, Belgium, Spain, Greece and Hungary to a central European Development Centre I managed.Managed the creation of a European Software Development Centre, defining the delivery and service processes, including the software verification, validation, configuration and release management processes.
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Stephen Woods Education Details
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Computer Science
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Stephen Woods works for Pmo Elite Network
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Stephen Woods's current role is Founder PMO ELITE Network(retired).
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Stephen Woods attended University Of Hertfordshire.
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