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HarrodsIT Project Manager
Jan. 2023
HarrodsSenior Project Manager
May. 2021 - Jun. 2022
BurberryInfrastructure Project Manager
May. 2019 - Jun. 2020Managed the delivery of key foundational infrastructure elements to implement and deploy Microsoft office 365 Teams as part of wider Digital Workplace Transformation. Upgrading and installing new hardware and software, enhancing network capabilities, creating the deployment and roll out strategy. Key deliverables: •Complete end-to-end planning and delivery of Microsoft Teams chat, collaboration, peer to peer calling, meetings functionalities to 14,000 users on desktops, Surface hubs and meeting rooms in conjunction with interoperability solution Pexip.
•Managing technical teams and engaging business users worldwide, agreeing pilot users, champions and user adoption drivers.
•Defining the multiple streams to achieve delivery and ensuring the right resources were allocated.
•Creating delivery, finance, deployment and engagement plans, Issues, Risks and Decision logs, ensuring key information was reported in a timely manner to senior stakeholders.
•Providing key reports to senior stakeholders and facilitating senior programme board meetings.
•Working with procurement to engage technical consultancies.
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory AgencyProject Manager Office 365 Migration
Aug. 2016 - Jun. 2018London, United Kingdom
Arcadia Group LtdProgram Manager
Jul. 2015 - Jan. 2016The programme involved the delivery of a new offshore distribution centre, new warehouse management system and the Oracle retail management suite. As programme manager for testing, key duties from my role at Sainsbury’s were the same, including - Stakeholder management including partner and third party relationship management. - Structuring the teams within the test function to increase efficiency and effectiveness, while keeping the costs to the minimum. - Producing reports for senior stakeholders and representing the delivery team at steering group
meetings. - Providing leadership to team and ensuring that information is communicated upwards and
downstream in a timely manner.
YR Consulting LtdManaging Director
Apr. 2015United KingdomProviding services of the highest standards, working closely with businesses to deliver not just a quality product but also the right product. We offer a broad range of technology services to meet organisational change and transformation requirements. Our services cover: •Project Management •Testing
•Business Analysis and •Service Delivery
Various contract rolesProgramme, Project management
Apr. 2015Senior Project Manager roles. Cloud technologies. Office 365 migration. Mobility. Ways of working.
Sainsbury'sSenior IT Project Manager
Nov. 2012 - Mar. 2015London, United KingdomLed the delivery of large scale and complex IT projects to all parts of the business, maximizing bottom-line results. Driving technological change to 160,000 colleagues, to enable better ways of working to improve productivity without compromising security. Managing all phases including scope definition, requirements gathering, design, build, test and implementation. •Successfully delivered multiple projects within schedule and under budget by 50%.
•Defined and implemented a company-wide Enterprise Mobility Strategy moving from Blackberries to Windows phones, Bring Your Own Device and Tablet roll-out.
•Delivered cloud technologies including upgrade from Outlook 2003 to Office 365 email, Windows 7 & 8, OneNote, OneDrive, Microsoft Office 2013, Office Mobile apps, Lync 2013 (including Telephony), Company Portal and elements of SharePoint.
•Managed the upgrade of Oracle Retek products – both Hardware & Software; And new dashboards using Splunk technology for proactive support.
•Negotiating contracts and managing key relationships with partners, project/programme teams, business and operations teams.
•Developing key deliverables including PIDs, Risks and Issues logs, project plans, financial plans and resource plans.
London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic GamesResults (Programmme Manager)
Jul. 2010 - Dec. 2012London, United KingdomAccountable for the delivery of 21 individual projects concurrently, involving complex, time-critical Results systems for 11 Olympic and 10 Paralympic sports. An oracle for overall results technology and escalation point for all results venue issues. Effective planning, defining strategy and roadmaps, setting up frameworks, solution design agreement and testing sign-off with sport governing bodies and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Opening Ceremony was an immovable deadline; tough decisions had to be made constantly in a pressured environment. •Working with delivery work streams and product owners to develop optimal solutions.
•Effectively monitoring and tracking progress of design, build and testing of sports applications.
•Building and managing key relationships with stakeholders including representatives of the International Olympics Committee, governing bodies of individual sports and technology partners.
•Estimating, budgeting, planning and resource management. •Developed policies and procedures for Results operations for during the games.
•Developed scenarios for technical rehearsals. Technical rehearsals involved all technology work streams running in ‘Games time’ mode with scenarios played out to check readiness of support teams.
•Led huge recruitment exercise of 45 Assistant Venue Result Managers, building the test and venue teams for all 36 Olympic sports.
•Conducting peer and quality reviews of systems and processes for individual sports.
•Ensuring team and company-wide milestones were achieved.
•Direct reports included 11 Assistant Venue Results Managers, 11 Venue Results Managers and 12 QA team members.
BBCQA/Test Specialist
May. 2008 - Jun. 2010London, United KingdomOversaw the testing for various technological projects, developing key test deliverables including the test strategy, plan, and approach for multiple projects concurrently. Managed change, risks and other activities to ensure delivery to time and of the highest quality. •Achieved increased efficiencies through improved use and understanding of system functionality and enhancements to processes.
•Developed papers for executive trust and director general for approval.
•Transposed business requirements into technical or IT specifications.
•Ensured the test team followed the testing standards, guidelines and methodology as specified in the testing approach and strategy.
•Coordinating test execution and reviewing all test results/evidence to ensure accuracy based on the defined requirements.
Accenture Technology SolutionsAnalyst Programmer - Manager
Jan. 2005 - Mar. 2008London, United KingdomWorked on various IT projects, covering the entire software development lifecycle. In a competitive consultancy environment, I was promoted twice within 3 years. Key clients included: •Client: British Telecommunication 15 Months Test Manager Responsible for planning the compliance test phase, manage change, risks and drive efficiencies to ensure a successful product launch. The project involved performing compliance verification tests on 102 components used by 70,000 BT users for day-to-day activities. •Developed the test approach and plan for the compliance test phase of testing in accordance with the client and project needs and methodology standards.
•Ensured quality control of all documents and deliverables by participating in quality review and sign-off sessions.
•Measured and monitored progress during each test cycle to ensure application was tested thoroughly and met defined requirements.
•Facilitated brainstorming sessions with client/stakeholder to determine best approach for project success.
•Provided comprehensive defect reports and involved with the complete defect life cycle.
•Write up of summary reports and making recommendations for a go/no-go decision.
•Supervised an off shore team of 12. •Created and developed a process to improve defect-fixing time by 30% thereby reducing defect rates. •Client: Rural Payments Agency 5 Months
Test Lead •Client: Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals 12 Months
Test Analyst
Royal Dutch Shell Plc.comBusiness Analyst
Dec. 2003 - Nov. 2004NigeriaMain duties were business requirements gathering and specification. I was responsible for providing business and technical knowledge, work effort estimation and tracking team progress. Other duties included version control and creating project documentations and deliverables.
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