Business transformation consultant for major business transformation programme
This consultant was engaged as Business Transformation Consultant for a hardware and consultancy services supplier on a major business transformation programme.
Key Responsibilities included:
- Advising the senior team on the structuring of a business transformation program at the major division (£250m T/O).
- Managing workshops to scope the project; link operational goals to strategic objectives; identify improvement projects; design program organisational structure; build team coherence and commence the program communications process.
- Planning and delivering short term improvement projects.
- Planning longer term transformation program.
- Setting up change management and program management processes and structure to drive the changes.
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Reconstruction of a £1.0 billion asset register for leading bank
This consultant was engaged by a major bank as Project Manager.
Key Deliverables included:
- Project managing the reconstruction of a £1.0 billion asset register for the bank's Property Services Division in order to avoid the bank’s accounts being qualified.
The project was achieved on time and on budget – with all property values accounted for and reconciled. This led directly to the consultancy agency being awarded a further £1.0 million contract.
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Restructuring internal finance function to improve efficiency
This consultant was engaged by a major reinsurance company as a Change Consultant following the company's acquisition.
Key Deliverables included:
- Working with consultancy and multi-functional client teams on a wide-ranging organisation restructure, impacting all 1,100 staff.
- Consolidating existing, ad-hoc marketing activity into a single function, to reduce costs and support sales teams more effectively in achieving new business and customer retention targets.
- Restructuring the internal finance function to improve efficiency and internal customer service.
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Managing four infrastructure projects with budgets of £15 million.
This consultant was the Head of Technical Architecture and Competence for a leading UK Insurance provider.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Developing an IT strategy in line with business requirements and policy.
- Focusing direction within disparate IT functions following merger issues.
- Developing and managing four infrastructure projects with budgets of £15 million.
- Managing the implementation of e-Insurance applications for joint ventures and non branded products.
- Computing strategy and refresh programme.
Key Achievements include:
- Formulating a successful transition strategy for IT systems & infrastructure.
- Rationalising 27 existing data repositories & developing a data warehouse platform.
- Managing a team of Solution designers and Architects of an 8 strong team.
- Managing and responsible, as part of management team for overall £80m budget.
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