London Area, United Kingdom
An energetic, positive, influential and highly motivated team player, a “people person” with a proven 20+ years "hands-on" experience and track record of achievement in the delivery of complex IT, Digital and Business Change Transformation Projects, Procurement and ITT Programmes and Portfolios. Expertise in Prince 2, Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, Safe, Project Implementation - Programme Manager/Director and Head of Programmes. Delivered commercial benefit for £1-£50+mil budget projects with 10-60 people and have implemented complex Strategic Digital changes. Built relationships with internal business and technical functions, managed developers and 3rd party suppliers. Strong cross-functional leadership, influencing and negotiating skills with a specialty in Banking, Government, Media, Consulting, Transport, IT, Retail, Utilities and Manufacturing. A track record for exceeding financial and business objectives by leading, mentoring, and developing business and technical teams to adapt and acclimatise to new business sectors and an in-depth understanding of IT and business concepts. Systems Implemented: Cutover Projects, Banking Financial Systems, Oracle, SAP, ERP Cloud-based delivery of E2E lifecycle, HRIT , Payroll Programmes, Eploy Recruitment Payroll, Finance, Payments, Assets, Legal, Contracts, Procurement, CRM, Supply Chain, HR (Workday) Payroll, e-Tendering, P2P, MS Dynamics 365 - AX, Azure Cloud, Treasury SaaS-based, SAP S4 HANA, Big Data, Data warehouse/Power BI, Marketing, VAT Return, SQL/VB, Salesforce etc. She has created IT Tenders, understands the OJEU Procurement/OGC process for supplier selection and deployed Supplier Relationship Management tools and delivered required changes. The methodology used: PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Sprint development, Waterfall Methodologies, ITIL, change, Release management, Lean Six Sigma and Extreme programming. Elizabeth makes things “happen” and can deliver the most complex project; she can translate complex technical information clearly and concisely to the Business stakeholders and optimise their business processes by reducing costs. Areas of Expertise: • Strategic Planning and Partnerships • Data Strategy, AI, Integration & Power BI Reporting Procurement, RFP, RFI, OJEU/OGC • Implementation Management • Strategic Business Continuity • Staff Coaching and Mentoring • IT Digital Transformation Change and Configuration • DevOps, process development • Release Management • Stakeholder Management & 3rd Party Relationship • Risk and Issue Management • AI and Digital Apps Innovation
Providing IT consulting services, establishing governance frameworks, defining timelines, and managing resources and budgets for medium to large-scale programs focused on HR, finance, and CRM business and Salesforce transformation. Delivered practical project management training using Agile, PRINCE2, and Scrum methodologies.
Worked in the past as a Data Warehouse Development Manager I have worked on developing Data warehouse, Data Lake and using Power BI tools with my team extracted the data to produce HR data reports. I have the strategy expertise followed with the experience in developing data approach for ETL and been focus face with Directors of HR , FInance and IT etc to ensure they understand their quality of the Data and becoming a data-driven culture.
As a Digital Programme manager at London Borough of Islington, I was responsible for the overall integrity and coherence of the HR IT programme. I have set up large HR Programme of 16 projects delivery based on the HR business priority. My leadership and people skills with my great experience in managing resources of different disciplines enable us to produce projects, results in a timely manner. As a hands on Business and Technical Programme / project manager I have also managed and delivered the Eploy Recruitment solution, BACS payroll, Apprenticeship, HR Employee Relations, Case Management Solution, Organisation Chart, DBS/RTW checks Power BI deliveries etc. My roles and responsibilities are to: • Set up the large HRIT Programme Governance • Review and evaluate solutions-vendors, demos to select the best solutions for LBI. • Identify and propose the budget, time-line and assign resources for whole of the Project solution E2E delivery • Present the Budgets and get the approval by the Corporate Resources Director • Support each individual project within it, often through an effective Programme Management Office. • Responsible for the successful delivery of the whole of the proposed change, integration and co-ordination of the programme's projects. • Responsible for creating new ideas, using Agile methodology managing budgets and timelines on projects and developing long-term plan that complies with the • The goal is to ensure that all programs deliver the desirable outcome to LBI. • Decide on suitable strategies and objectives. • Coordinate cross-project activities. • Lead and evaluate project managers and other staff. • Develop and control deadlines, budgets and activities. • Apply change, risk and resource management. • Responsibility for the program’s people and vendors • Assess program performance and aim to maximize ROI. • Resolve projects’ higher scope issues.
As the Head of Projects and Programme, I report to the Deputy - Chief Officer and lead the cross-organisation transformation team to deliver the transformation strategy impacting people, processes and technology. My responsibilities included: Ownership of the Project Management Office, overseeing the governance, assurance and reporting of all business change projects and the transformation programme, its workstreams and projects. •Provide support across the organization in transformation leadership, program and project management, decision support, and governance. •Ensure all projects and programs are clearly defined and resourced, including scope, vision, blueprint, benefits, organization, governance, control, business case, resourcing, and plans. •Act as the face of a cross-organizational team, building confidence in the delivery of transformation initiatives. •Commission transformation workstreams and projects, ensuring strong governance, with effective monitoring of project plans and budgets versus actual costs, in line with agreed procedures. •Timely evidence-based decision-making, comprehensive program, workstream and project reporting, risk and issue management, and budget control. •Leadership of the Project Management Office (PMO): •Lead the Change Management Board, ensuring it runs effectively, addressing cross-organizational risks and issues, and facilitating timely decision-making, providing ongoing assurance of projects and programs. •Oversee the annual planning of resources (people and budget) within the approved resource envelope, managing operational impacts. •Lead and manage the PMO team, including Project Managers (PMs), Business Analysts (BAs), and Test Analysts. • Key Projects Supported: • Ecare • Finance • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Solutions Evaluation • Payroll (MHR) • CRM (Salesforce) • Compliance • Asset Management
ERP Programme Manager, assigned to set up the Programme in Homes England to deliver the essential Finance and HR components via rigorous planning, Governance, Stakeholder buy-in, mobilising and programme team empowerment. Assembling and leading teams across multiple and concurrent Business Divisions to provide strong Governance through Waterfall and Agile frameworks. End to End delivery of the Programme starting with requirements, proposals of options of an ERP Cloud based solutions such as SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, Workday etc. Using the approved company’s procurement framework to deliver the best ERP solution for Homes England focusing delivery on essential FI /HR tasks while ensuring programmes remain aligned to commercial objectives. Identifying future proof technology roadmaps with high performing vendors, suppliers and partners, encouraging a collaborative approach to achieving delivery goals.
Director Of Technology – (Delivery of Projects and Digital Transformation) Global Foresee Consulting London, United Kingdom Global Foresee, is a boutique competitive intelligence consultancy supporting clients with timely and evidence-based strategic insights and analysis. We provide support through all stages of an innovative products and Project life cycle: • Pre-M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) due diligence • Partnering and out-licensing • Research and development, including IT consulting/inovative products (software) analysis • Pre and post-launch • Market access and LCM (Life Cycle management) Medical Devices analysis Identifying New Opportunities User-centred Design and Product Decision-Making and Strategy Technical Product Management My role is a broad range of expertise that covers the areas of IT and Business consulting, Decision-Making and defining the Strategy for complex Project deliveries across these areas: Digital Agile Transformation within the IT Technology, Finance, Pharma, Marketing, Retail, CRM, Supply Chain, Product and Medical Devices, Smart Mobile device Apps and Tablet Apps Innovation, Process and Data Design, Migration, Implementation and much more.