I offer:

• deep expertise & value for money
• 30 years in IT plus commercial application of best practices in talent management
• speed & flexibility; working pragmatically with both IT,  HR L&D and OD / change programmes
• no gold plating of solutions and projects
• cost effective remote support to organisations world wide

I can help you:

• develop the skills & professionalism of your IT organisation
• increase engagement, performance & provide career paths for your people
• have the right SKILLS in the right PLACE at the right TIME
• reduce the number of external resources used
• align people, skills & capabilities with a transformation, merger or shift in strategy
• implement process changes e.g. using frameworks such as SFIA ITIL CMMI COBIT PCMM
• implement IT communities of practices  / internal professional communities
• expert impartial advice & implementation support for SFIA
• skills mapping, skills assessment
• role design & producing role profiles
• aligning roles with organisation design & target operating models
• developing capabilities & skills to meet future demand
• resource management & workforce planning
• talent management, career families, career paths
• developing high performing organisations
• learning & development catalogs, 70:20:10, communities of practice

I am an accredited SFIA Consultant and I have been using SFIA strategically and operationally since 2003 I am also secretary of the SFIA Council, lead the global SFIA User Forum and a regular speaker on SFIA, IT Skills & IT professionalism.

I’m married with two kids: Finn and Zoe. I love cooking, gardening & cricket.

Organisations I have worked with to develop their workforce and/or adopt SFIA:

• FTSE Top 10 global FMCG – IT transformation – 1200 staff / 80 countries
• FTSE Top 100 global manufacturing
• Global publishing organisation – Technology transformation – 500 staff
• FTSE Top 100 General Insurance – Technology transformation – 450 staff
• FTSE Top 30 financial services – IT transformation – 1500 staff
• Top 5 UK Building Society
• IT out-sourcer based in India – 8,000 staff
• Hi-tech start up in the USA
• Global leader in IT security
• Leading European software provider
• Formula 1 racing team
• Top 4 UK retailer
• A world Top 10 University
• Leading training provider
• UK local government organisation
• UK based utilities provider