The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Brunel University London

Principal Consultant at Capita 
SC Cleared

London, England, United Kingdom

Capita

Principal Consultant

Implementation of Dynamics 365 ERP Implementation for Core Accounting at Entertainment One.

This involved the migration of open balances into D365 from Old Navision Systems. Data mapping & Validation from current into new Chart Of Accounts. Automating where relevant, processes to increase efficiency across all finance groups. Ensure alignment with future transactional processes and integration with all financial systems, increasing visibility of real time financial position across the group. Increase the use of in-built and automated controls, reducing the level of manual review and reconciliation needed and provide a platform for enhanced all Core accounting analysis and reporting

Rogo Scott

Project Manager

Managing the delivery of the university’s network (Data Network Rolling Replacement) and telephony (Agile Workplace – VOIP Telephony Upgrade) transformation working within the Information Technology Service Business Unit.

London Metropolitan University

Senior Project Manager

Working within the digital team on the 1st Bank Global Digital Transformation Programme, ensuring associated projects are delivered on time, to budget and aim to exceed client expectations. Driving a variety of digital deliverables for concurrent running multiple project including the delivery & integration of new IT systems as well as enhancements to our existing systems. Responsible for the projects and the associated resource management, estimating, project planning, reporting, financial planning, project control and issue and risk management. Delivering projects within budget, time, quality and scope constraints.

Programme deliverables include: Main web portal and subsidiary revamp, providing CRM integration with company digital channels (email, social, mobile and web). Call centre Marketing automation, big data and predictive analysis.

DIGITAL BANANAS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Digital Project Manager

Project Managing the delivery of client IT and Business Change solutions by working collaboratively with senior stakeholders, project teams and SMEs

Complete Projects

Successfully managed the delivery of the core business system SQL server enhancements upgrade for financial client Aspen Insurance Limited from version 2005 to 2012. Liaised with clients, project teams and other stakeholders, within a defined change management framework.

Cognizant

Responsibilities:
Plan, organise and control a portfolio of LBG GITO transformation projects
Organisational design essential to the delivery of the projects
Work with Customer to understand proposed business changes and respective impact on their catalogue expansion for the delivery of PM accountability project
Schedule and run requirements Workshops to collate, prioritise and document all business requirements.
Ensure that requirements, Process definition and corresponding SLA’s are fully captured, documented and signed off
Work with Customer to establish new service offerings, document and sign off all benefits & priority order for each candidate service offered
Define and agree processes on how to deliver a pilot and full service for the projects
Produce a detailed plan to run a formal Pilot, Finalise Analysis of the Pilot and create proposal to launch service for the Customer, and obtain sign off from Practice Director and Practice Leads (Project Sponsors)
Agree with Customer when to launch the Full service
Manage the production of key project deliverables on time and to budget.
Control, monitor and track all project elements including: Tracking, Planning, Dependency Management, Risk and Issue management and quality assurance.
Manage and track project budgets, plans and control project resources and timescales for operational teams
Responsible for ensuring the project deliverables are to the quality standards agreed with the project sponsors
Enforce the aims of the GITO Transformation Programme and make sure all business priorities are met
Create, review and Roll out training Master class to PMs on new service offerings
Eradicate multiple PM toolsets through the use of a single tool creating delivery efficiencies, specifically Clarity
Institutionalise use of Rational end-to-end across all projects

Achievements:
Manage the delivery of PM accountability and Efficiency projects as part of the GITO Transformation Programme

Lloyds Banking Group

Management of various internal and external project as part of the Colt Project Practice
Responsibilities:
Management of projects, organisation and delivery of internal and external customer solutions
Managing and tracking of all project deliverables and milestones
Plan and control project resources and timescales for both project and operational teams
Enforce the aims of Operations and make sure that the business priorities are met
Manage prioritization of activities and solve related conflicts
Resolve escalation of projects and other activities and take actions to solve
Control, monitor and track all project elements including: Procurement & Deployment, Planning, Dependency Management, Change Control, Risk and Issue management and quality assurance
Technically validates complex projects to ensure that all the required information has been received and is correct; highlights any areas that will cause issues to all concerned parties
Ensures that all work is completed successfully within the defined time-scales in adherence to agreed customer SLAs
Completes a post project review and lessons learned report where required, to capture and resolve any issues for future projects

Achievements:
Successfully manage a number of IT Internal and External projects a various stages of their management life cycle as part of the project practice which include: OTF Mobility, IOA Infrastructure implementation, Oracle Siebel
Manage key stages of three high profile projects as part of the Colt New Factory programme, the Contract management System (DCD), Online Ordering Project and Premise Master Project

Colt Technology Services

Responsibilities:
Support the management of projects, organisation and delivery of customer solutions
Managing and tracking a vast portfolio of customer IPVPN, CPE and VOIP implementations
Plan and control project resources and timescales for operational teams
Enforce the aims of Operations and make sure that the business priorities are met
Manage prioritization of activities and solve related conflicts
Resolve escalation of projects and other activities and take actions to solve
Control, monitor and track all project elements including: Procurement & Deployment, Planning, Dependency Management, Change Control, Risk and Issue management and quality assurance
Technically validates complex IP projects to ensure that all the required information has been received and is correct; highlights any areas that will cause issues to all concerned parties
Ensures that all the correct equipment is ordered by the local cities and that it will be delivered in line with the schedules given to the customer
Ensures that all work is completed successfully within the defined time-scales in adherence to agreed customer SLA’s
Project manages complex international orders with many bespoke / complex aspects to them
Manage all parts of the network schedule so the customer is provided with an installation schedule for the network as early in the delivery process as possible
Completes a post project review and lessons learned report where required, to capture and resolve any issues for future projects
Full understanding of all COLT Technology internal systems and processes for the undertaking of the IPVPN implementation

Achievements:
Oversee the implementation of new IPVPN WAN, LAN and Wifi networks in the 65 site in the UK and across Europe for Colt Technology Office of the Future Implementation project
Oversee the implementation of the Lloyds Off-Shore UK  Project in 44 sites across the UK
Managing the implementation of over 100 customer IPVPN, CPE and VOIP orders across the UK and Europe

Implementation Manager

Responsibilities:
Ensure Syngenta Procurement stream strategic plans and financial forecasts are aligned with project plans.
Board and IT projects benefits reporting for Insight & Syngenta
Develop, Monitor, Control and update Programme operating models & strategies, operational plans and Governance.
Control, monitor and track all programme elements including: Planning, Dependencies, Change Control, Resource management, and Risk and Issue management.
Chair regular Financial reviews and update meetings with program and project management regarding Financial tracking and alignment of project plans
Review of financial and non-financial benefits stated within business cases, and production of consolidated programme benefits reports and weekly Management Reports
Manage Syngenta Programme budget, benefits tracking, and communication to key Programme stakeholders.
Ensure Project Plans and all relevant project documentation are aligned to the monthly PMO reporting cycle
Vendor Management and General ad-hoc PMO administrative duties

Achievements:
Provide management information/statistics to form detailed analyses of industry practice or internal system performance.  Preparation of strategic plans and/or contingency plans. Coordinating the development of an SAP based solution to satisfy review requirements.
Implementing new Operations reporting structure and governance processes for the Domestic Operations weekly, monthly Project Management reporting and the Executive Monthly Board Reporting.

Insight IT Services

IT Programme Implementation Manager

Responsibilities:
- Creation, redesign and on-going of new and current Operational Models and Management processes for the DHL Domestic Services Operations Project Management Office
- Producing Tactical and Strategic project management frameworks, Risk management frameworks, initiating new reporting  structures and processes, enterprise project classification and governance, resource management frameworks and processes
- Develop a new Domestic Operations Business Plan and tracking process.
- Financial forecasting and alignment of project plans
- Review of financial and non-financial benefits stated within business cases, and production of consolidated programme benefits reports and weekly Management Reports
- Control, monitor, track and improve programme management elements including: Planning, Dependency Management, Change Control, Resource management, and Risk and Issue management.
- Programme governance including escalation of Risk and Issues to steering group, benefits tracking, and communication to key Programme stakeholders.
- Produce Business Cases analysis and documentation for Project Managers

Achievements:
- Develop a new Domestic Operations Business Plan and tracking process for all 35 projects in the PMO portfolio.
- Producing new Enterprise Project Classification processes and governance
- Implementing new Operations reporting structure and governance processes for the Domestic Operations weekly, monthly Project management reporting and the Executive Monthly Board Reporting.
- Produce Business Cases analysis and documentation for the IMC Scanning Issue in Northampton and resolution of the issue, as well as implementing best practices at the IMC in Northampton.

PMO/Business Analyst

Worked in an SAP ERP implimentaion project, accross all company funtions
Responsibilities:
-  Ensure revenue stream strategic plans and financial forecasts are aligned with project plans.
-  Programme status reporting and Board communication reporting to the Project Steering Group
-  Review and sign off of Finance, Procurement and HR process models, Definition Documents,  and Products
-  Produce Control, monitor and track all programme elements including: Planning, Dependencies, Change Control, Resource management, Budget, Benefits, Quality Assurance and Risk & Issue management.
-  Management of Training Environments for End-user SAP Employee Self Service, Management Self Service, and Core transactional training delivery
-  Vendor Management including tracking and assurance of vendor work packs, work packs sign off, Quotes, Purchase Requisitions & Purchase Orders, raising PO’s and receipting invoices
-  General adhoc PMO administrative duties

Southern Water Services

Junior SAP Programme Manager/ Programme Coordinator

Responsibilities:
-  Ensure revenue stream strategic plans and financial forecasts are aligned with project plans
-  Project and Programme Board reporting
-  Control and update of operating model/strategy and operational plan
-  Coach, mentor and provide project management support to PM's/Business Leads
-  Control, monitor and track all programme elements including: Planning, Dependencies, Change Control, Resource management, and Risk and Issue management
-  Programme governance including escalation of Risk and Issues to steering group, Manage Programme budget, benefits tracking, and communication to key Programme stakeholders
Achievements:
-  Redesign and implementation of current and new Operational Models, Tactical and Strategic project management frameworks, Risk Management frameworks, Dependency tracking and Resource Management frameworks and processes
-  Alignment and Restructuring of Alliance Pharmacy and Boots Project Management Office Structure, Governance and Processes

Alliance Boots

Junior IT Programme Office Manager/ Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:
-  Risk analysis and management on the Pathfinder 21st Century Network (21CN) using Agile RM platform.
-  Day-day support to the 21CN project domains and End to End teams, Operational and Strategic risk and issue management, system and data analysis, creating and managing change requests.
-  Generating and implementing mitigation/resolution plans and contingency plans with team leads and Stakeholders, tracking and monitoring high impact risks and issues and managing Change requests (CR)
-  Weekly/ Bi-weekly and monthly Risk & Issues status reports, plus ad-hoc reporting.
-  Updating project maps for each CR, chairing and setting up Risk Call Conferences/meetings.
-  Managing the Risk management tool (DTTRM), for Risk, Issues, Dependencies and Change request entry update and tracking

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