Programme Planner

• Feb 2022 - Present

New Bakery/Bun Line • Initial Plan Review with PMO Manager and feedback for planning improvements • Baselined MS Project Plan creation • Project Plan Reports Suite creation • Creation and maintenance of Plan on a Page • Dependency Log/Tracker creation and dependencies captured. • Dependency Map and Critical Path created. • Plan reviews held with PMO Manager and Project Managers • Multi supplier equipment delivery and installation tracker • Project Plan updated to reflect progress of the programme. • Monthly Reporting Packs for Guenther PMO governance requirments Show less

Program Support Officer/PMO

• Nov 2020 - Sep 2022

Providing programme support for the IT Services and Application workstream in a Transaction and Disaggregation programme Providing programme support for the IT Services and Application workstream in a Transaction and Disaggregation programme

Programme Planner

• Mar 2020 - Jul 2020

Providing MS Azure Transition Programme Plans for client. Planning from Discovery through to Go Live and Project Completion. Creation of WBS and resourced plans Providing MS Azure Transition Programme Plans for client. Planning from Discovery through to Go Live and Project Completion. Creation of WBS and resourced plans

PMO Planner

• Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

Planner focusing on MIS project plans for the programme. Critical path analysis and dependency capture and tracking Planner focusing on MIS project plans for the programme. Critical path analysis and dependency capture and tracking

Project Planner

• Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Project Planning and MS Project Online Project Planning and MS Project Online

PMO Manager (contractor)

• Apr 2017 - Dec 2018

PMO management for HR Oracle Cloud and Payroll upgrade covering UK and it's transversals PMO management for HR Oracle Cloud and Payroll upgrade covering UK and it's transversals

Currently looking for next contract opportunity

• Mar 2017 - Apr 2017

Programme Planner (Contractor)

• Aug 2016 - Mar 2017

Connected Homes programme planning and dependency management. Also covering aspects of PMO governance and control as required Connected Homes programme planning and dependency management. Also covering aspects of PMO governance and control as required

PMO Analyst (contractor)

• Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

Supporting senior management in the development centres and release managers. Collation and quality assurance status reports and regular MI / dashboards. Release/project governance through health checks and assurance. Running closedown assurance and ensuring capture of lessons learnt. Facilitating and supporting release /work stream risk and issue management. Supporting the wider PMO community through capturing and maintenance of PMO processes and process catalogue. Participating in user acceptance of EPM release upgrade. Taking part and contributing to process improvement groups in particular planning. Show less

Programme Planner (contractor - 2 extensions)

• Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

Supporting a number of key Programmes within the Programme Management Office. Working with Project and Programme Managers to ensure the project schedules in MSP 2013 on the Enterprise Project Online are correctly structured and updated. Utilising various planning methods and tools, to collate, consolidate and analyse data from the project plans within the programmes. Performing analysis to produce and present reports appropriate to the various stakeholder audiences, highlighting key issues and risks and making planning based recommendations for mitigation. Also maintaining high level 1 milestone plans for specific programmes of work. Dependency capture, tracking and reporting across programmes from internal and external sources. Show less

Programme Planner/PMO

• Aug 2008 - Oct 2014

o Set up the plans using MS Projects best practiceso Regular and Robust plan reviews with Project Managerso Tracking of external dependencies through the planso Highlight and suggest resolutions to variances, then manage variances on the assigned projects to ensure all contractual deadlines and go lives are meto Provide planning expertise and assist in the creation and maintenance of the Integrated Programme Master Schedule (including contractual milestone level plans)o Championing the use of associated planning tools and the delivery assurance collateral Show less

Training Project Manager (NHS account)

• Jul 2007 - Sep 2008

• Management of the successful delivery of the training service and solutions to Authority trainers.• Managing and escalate training risk and issues using the escalation procedures• Managing the Authority’s expectations of Train the Trainer• Act as first point of contact for SHA and Authority Training Teams • Coordinating all resources involved in the timely delivery of training events