Beverley Downard
Senior Project Manager at Taylor Wessing UK- Claim this Profile
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Phil Morgan
Beverley has a great skill for effectively managing stakeholders and producing plans to deliver on her project objectives. Always looking to reduce and manage delivery risk and quickly resolve project issues, Beverley is a pleasure to work with and a real asset to the team.
LinkedIn User
Beverley has been a fantastic project manager leading our strategic review of all our i- procurement needs. Extremely amiable and thorough she simply gets the job done and is very effective. Highly recommended.
Phil Morgan
Beverley has a great skill for effectively managing stakeholders and producing plans to deliver on her project objectives. Always looking to reduce and manage delivery risk and quickly resolve project issues, Beverley is a pleasure to work with and a real asset to the team.
LinkedIn User
Beverley has been a fantastic project manager leading our strategic review of all our i- procurement needs. Extremely amiable and thorough she simply gets the job done and is very effective. Highly recommended.
Phil Morgan
Beverley has a great skill for effectively managing stakeholders and producing plans to deliver on her project objectives. Always looking to reduce and manage delivery risk and quickly resolve project issues, Beverley is a pleasure to work with and a real asset to the team.
LinkedIn User
Beverley has been a fantastic project manager leading our strategic review of all our i- procurement needs. Extremely amiable and thorough she simply gets the job done and is very effective. Highly recommended.
Phil Morgan
Beverley has a great skill for effectively managing stakeholders and producing plans to deliver on her project objectives. Always looking to reduce and manage delivery risk and quickly resolve project issues, Beverley is a pleasure to work with and a real asset to the team.
LinkedIn User
Beverley has been a fantastic project manager leading our strategic review of all our i- procurement needs. Extremely amiable and thorough she simply gets the job done and is very effective. Highly recommended.
Credentials
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Change Management PRACTITIONER
APMG InternationalFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Taylor Wessing UK
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United Kingdom
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Law Practice
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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Sep 2019 - Present
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Landsec
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United Kingdom
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior IT Project Manager
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Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
Project Manager for Cloud migration program. Scope of work included network upgrade, migration of infrastructure and services and business applications. Also completed migration from network file shares and SharePoint on premise to SharePoint online. All delivered on time and within budget. Project Manager for Cloud migration program. Scope of work included network upgrade, migration of infrastructure and services and business applications. Also completed migration from network file shares and SharePoint on premise to SharePoint online. All delivered on time and within budget.
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Downard Consultancy Limited
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Plumpton Green
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Director
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Jun 2017 - Apr 2018
Responsible for management of a range of technology projects including: Corporate rebranding and Digital workplace review. Development of business cases for, investment appraisal solution (Argus Developer) Wi-fi upgrade and Cloud migration projects. All were approved and proceeded to delivery. Responsible for management of a range of technology projects including: Corporate rebranding and Digital workplace review. Development of business cases for, investment appraisal solution (Argus Developer) Wi-fi upgrade and Cloud migration projects. All were approved and proceeded to delivery.
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OneFamily
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Business Analyst
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Mar 2016 - May 2017
Worked with product owners and external partners to establish requirements definition in relation to a number of regulatory initiatives. Documented mortgage servicing processes to support launch of the Lifetime mortgage product. Requirements analysis and definition to support product development, launch and ongoing servicing for the Lifetime ISA, Worked with product owners and external partners to establish requirements definition in relation to a number of regulatory initiatives. Documented mortgage servicing processes to support launch of the Lifetime mortgage product. Requirements analysis and definition to support product development, launch and ongoing servicing for the Lifetime ISA,
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Boundless by CSMA
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United Kingdom
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Aug 2015 - Feb 2016
Supporting a corporate rebranding exercise for a membership organisation, through identification of required technology solutions and appointment of vendors. Supporting a corporate rebranding exercise for a membership organisation, through identification of required technology solutions and appointment of vendors.
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Landsec
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United Kingdom
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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IT Project Manager
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Jul 2010 - Nov 2014
Successful delivery of various projects from feasibility to project closure. Projects included implementation of commercially available products as well as projects to develop bespoke solutions in support of corporate and operational business functions. In all cases management of business change was key to project success and the subsequent realisation of anticipated benefits. Business systems introduced include: e-Procurement, Energy Management Software & Carbon Reporting, Void Mitigation, Property Report Consolidation, Corporate Risk Management System, Business Travel System, Permit to Work , Environmental Audit, Mandatory Carbon Reporting. Additionally enhancements to various systems supporting the companies Anti Bribery & Corruption , HR and Corporate Responsibility Policies were delivered. Show less
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Project Manager - Stakeholder Engagement & Communications
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Jul 2009 - Jan 2010
Stakeholder Engagement & Communications Knowledge Infrastructure Programme Responsible for the development and delivery of: Stakeholder Management and Communication Strategies Business Engagement Model Programme Stakeholder Management Plan Programme Communication Plan Programme Business Planning Cycle submission Programme Training Strategy and Plans. Model Office Facility. Identification of risks, issues and dependencies, business change/impact considerations, regular reporting, detailed planning. Work streams included: Records Management, Content Management, and Knowledge Management. Show less
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Career Break
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Apr 2009 - Jul 2009
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Serious Organised Crime Agency
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United Kingdom
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Business Project Manager
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Nov 2006 - Apr 2009
Working within a corporate Information Management Programme with specific responsibility for projects related to corporate business information. Generic project management responsibilities as per PRINCE 2, included (but not confined to): Business requirements analysis Options analysis Business case development ( Outline / Interim and Full) Detailed planning, regular monitoring and reporting. Input to OGC programme reviews. Risk identification and management. Issue management where potential to deviate from agreed tolerances is identified. Presentations, workshop facilitation Budget, resource and dependency management. Show less
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Sussex Police
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United Kingdom
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Law Enforcement
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700 & Above Employee
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IT Project Manager
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Jan 2001 - Nov 2006
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Business / Development Analyst
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Jan 1997 - Jan 2001
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Lloyds TSB Registrars
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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May 1997 - Aug 1997
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University of Brighton
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Management Consultant / IPR Advisor
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Jan 1995 - Jan 1997
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Lloyds TSB Registrars
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Jan 1995 - Jan 1996
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RBS
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United Kingdom
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Analyst/Programmer
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Jan 1994 - Jan 1995
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University of Brighton
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Full Time Student
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Sep 1991 - Jun 1994
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Electrical Design Engineer
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Jan 1989 - Sep 1991
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Career Break
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Jan 1985 - Jan 1989
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Electrical Design /Draughtswoman
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Jan 1980 - Jan 1985
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Education
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University of Brighton
BA (Hons), Computing & Information Systems -
Brighton Technical College
HTEC Electrical Engineering -
Brighton Technical College
OND Technology (Engineering)