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Jovy in a few words
What I can help with
I’m a conscientious, trustworthy and outcome-driven project manager and management consultant with experience of designing, deploying and embedding sustainable solutions to complex organisational challenges.
I'm equally confident working at any stage in a project, product or enterprise life cycle and can provide the following services:
- Project Management
- Agile coaching
- Product Owner/Scrum Master
- Capability development e.g. in Agile ways of working
- Benchmarking and Diagnostics of existing business operations e.g. response to tenders or sales operations
- Developing executive planning and reporting solutions in JIRA
- Advisory and strategy services
About me
I have a rich professional background including successful tenures in management consulting, Agile coaching, operations and sales management. Most recently I built Capita Consulting’s Agile capability (a multi-million £ profit centre) which introduces, adapts and exploits Agile principles to deliver business transformation, change projects and operational excellence for clients across markets.
This variety has given me practical insights into the complex challenges facing organisations at different stages in their life cycle, and a pragmatic approach to developing and delivering sustainable solutions to them. A systems thinker with 15+ years of experience, I listen attentively, qualify needs, understand constraints and work productively with colleagues to deliver positive outcomes, drawing from a pool of tools and techniques as required.
I possess a learning mindset and can be trusted to adapt effectively to changing circumstances, working environments and emerging needs.
Experience
- The Stour Academy TrustDirectorEDUCATION & E-LEARNINGApril 2023 - Today (1 year and 8 months)Strategy and oversight responsibilities, enabling Stour Academy Trust's vision to quickly and radically close equity gaps, and to better prepare our young people for the 21st century.During my short tenure I have introduced Lean principles to the board and senior executive team to improve alignment between our vision, strategic planning, prioritisation, execution and trust-wide reporting.
- Capita ConsultingCapita Consulting. Organisational Agility Practice LeadCONSULTING & AUDITSMarch 2021 - February 2023 (1 year and 11 months)Built CC's Agile Practice, which achieved £10m revenue in 2022 at 16% net profit. The Practice introduces, adapts and exploits Agile and Lean principles to deliver businesstransformation, major change programs and operational excellence for clients acrossmarkets.- Worked with senior executives to shape Agile transformation strategies and to execute changes through structured roadmaps.- Established Agile centres of excellence to build in-house Agile capability and scale ways of working efficiently and effectively.- Mapped workflows and formed, trained and coached multi-functional Scrum and Kanban teams, supporting greater collaboration, awareness and ownership to deliver- Used plan, do, check, act cycles to scale learnings from pilots to build larger Agile units, mission critical outcomes more quickly.- Worked to embody Lean thinking and Agility in my leadership and coaching to fuel a comprising teams-of-teams working to scaled Agile processescultural and mindset shift.- Created and delivered custom training and 1-1 coaching in Agile ways of working to internal and external stakeholders at all levels, adapting to the need of teams andindividuals.- Developed a suite of Agile propositions, products and services, and built campaigns with marketing, PR and sector partners.- Set up, maintained and leveraged intelligent insights from JIRA.
- Capita Consulting Data GuildCapita Consulting Data Services, Business Manager, Agile CoachDIGITAL & ITMarch 2020 - January 2021 (10 months)London, UKMy responsibilities included (1) spreading agile ways of working across the Guild, (2) accessing new markets through the development of Agile propositions and products, (3) enhancing and contributing to CC contracts and deliverables.- Examined product families, and reorganised personnel into squads and teams of teams to improve lead and cycle times.- Regular delivery and feedback cycles improved products, features and benefits.- Introduction and use of JIRA increased visibility for Guild leaders, enabling better planning, prioritisiation and the removal of bottlenecks and impediments.- Lean and prioritised backlogs facilitated a pull system that empowered teams and individuals, improved value delivery and highlighted skills shortages.- Used Lean thinking and Agile planning techniques to modernise ISSC/BSSC training, saving MOD ~£5m in operational efficiencies.- Established an Agile practice that championed the new ways of working.- Trained and coached colleagues in Agile delivery techniques including Kanban, Scrum and scaled methods.- Worked with Capita scaling partner to create an adaptive Agile learning platform.
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Education
- Master of International EconomicsUniversity of Warwick2009Master of Politics (with International Political Economy)
- Bachelor's degree, Politics, Art History and ClassicsThe University of Manchester2007Bachelor's degree, Politics, Art History and Classics
- International Exchange, Politics and EconomicsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst2006International Exchange, Politics and Economics
Certifications
- Prince2People cert2023
- Scrum MasterScrum Inc2020
- Certified Agile CoachScrum Inc2020
- Scrum Product OwnerScrum Inc2020