Project Manager

IT Project Manager with proven track record of managing successful projects for the UK?s ing insurer. Responsible for delivering high profile multi-site projects, managing throughout the project life cycle using Prince2 methodology. Strong communicator with an organised and considered approach to work.
Currently responsible for a change programme to transform organisation design, people management and resource deployment capabilities for over a thousand staff.

Based in:

United Kingdom

Work experience

15 years in employment in full time jobs

Previous jobs

1997 - 2005	Norwich Union
IT Project Manager (reporting to Programme Manager) Key Achievements � * Leading a change programme to transform culture, organisation design, people management, skill development and resource deployment capabilities to enable it to meet the highest standards and achieve PCMM (People Capability Maturity Model) certification * End to end delivery of new estate agency system for ?Your Move?, consolidating 23 branches into two headquarters * Managed a team of seven to produce a quality streamlined process minimising user involvement to realise monetary saving of �150,000 within two years * Chief co-ordinator of the Company Recognition Programme to reward and recognise the outstanding performance of individuals and teams Business Analyst / Lead Developer (reporting to IT Project Manager) Responsible for identifying information required to develop and implement business processes, and to transfer these processes from analysis to IT Solutions. Proven ability to develop good working relationships with people, both internal and external. Examples include OPRA, IBM, Estate Agencies, Programme Managers and Directors Key Achievements * Wrote business specifications and test plans for OPRA (Occupational Pension Regulatory Authority) legislative changes, leading to the first large pension organisation to receive legislation approval * Monitoring and controlling team progress and tracking against a baselined project plan for the transfer of administration processing for pension processing
1986 - 1997	Canada Life
Business Analyst (reporting to IT Project Manager) Responsible for the production of scope and business specifications for existing systems. Key Achievements * Liasing with working groups, containing users up to senior management level, collecting user requirements and producing business specification documents for a migration to CLOAS and L70 Life and Pension systems.

Certifications / Courses

Prince 2 - Foundation ()

MBA Project Management ()

Skills

Skill	Experience	Level	Last used
Test Director	2 years professional	3 of 5	2006
Project Management	2 years professional	3 of 5	2006
Project (Microsoft)	2 years professional	3 of 5	2006
Business Analysis	2 years professional	3 of 5	2006

1 = Lowest level, 5 = Highest level

Language Skills

Language	Oral	Written
English	5 of 5	5 of 5

Job Type wishes

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Full time

Contract/Project/Freelance

Job Category wishes

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Project Management
- Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse
- ERP in General
- Microsoft Dynamics AX / NAV (Axapta, Financials, etc.)
- Other Project Management Positions
- SAP
- Software- & Web development
- Test / QA
Test/Quality Assurance
- Quality Assurance / QA
- Test

Job Location wishes

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Europe
- United Kingdom
  - Greater London
  - Home Counties
    - Hertfordshire