KEMI THOMSON

Network Migration & Datacentre Build Programmes | SC Cleared

• Develop, baseline and control comprehensive Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) in Microsoft Project Online (POL) and Primavera P6, covering LAN/WAN refresh, datacentre build and migration activities across secure environments.
• Configure and maintain project structures within POL, ensuring alignment of milestones, dependencies, resource allocations and governance standards.
• Lead cross-functional planning workshops with SMEs, architects, security and migration leads to validate sequencing, identify interdependencies and ensure delivery feasibility.
• Manage baseline control and change requests within POL, assessing schedule variance, critical path impacts and resource implications.
• Monitor and report progress through programme governance forums using visual dashboards (critical path views, milestone tracking, RAG status, risk exposure and due date variance).
• Analyse schedule performance data (resources, progress, forecast dates) to advise Project Managers on recovery strategies and planning improvements.
• Manage cross-workstream dependencies, ensuring clarity of assumptions, standards and interface points across multiple suppliers.
• Embed RAID outputs directly into the IMS, linking risks and mitigation activities to schedule tasks to protect programme outcomes.
• Provide forward-looking capacity and capability insight by reviewing resource loading and identifying future delivery constraints.
• Support PMO assurance activities and ensure all schedule data is accurate, audit-ready and compliant with programme standards.

Data Centre Migration & Optimisation Programme (UK Home Office | SC Cleared)

• Established and maintained detailed programme plans within Microsoft Project Online (POL), consolidating multiple workstream schedules into a controlled Integrated Master Schedule.
• Led planning sessions with infrastructure, facilities, network and application teams to refine migration sequencing and validate milestone alignment.
• Managed baselines and controlled schedule changes in POL, conducting variance analysis and assessing impact on critical path and target dates.
• Designed structured dependency maps linking datacentre build, migration waves, supplier deliverables and business readiness activities.
• Reviewed and challenged third-party schedules before integration into the master plan, ensuring consistency with programme standards.
• Produced governance-level reporting including milestone dashboards, Plan-on-a-Page visuals, RAG status summaries, risk impacts and due-date tracking.
• Supported forecasting and resource planning by reviewing capacity constraints and advising on sequencing adjustments.
• Integrated RAID processes into planning cycles, ensuring risk mitigation actions were reflected in task sequencing.
• Provided analytical insight into schedule performance, supporting informed decision-making by Programme Managers and senior stakeholders.
• Contributed to PMO governance activities and continuous improvement of planning controls and reporting standards.

Programme Planning & Scheduling – Data Centre Build and Migration Programmes, EDF and Legal & General (via Kyndryl UK)

• Led the planning and scheduling function for multiple large-scale data centre build and migration programmes, ensuring all programme milestones, dependencies, and deliverables were clearly defined, integrated, and monitored across workstreams.
• Developed and maintained complex programme schedules in Primavera P6 and MS Project, aligning infrastructure build activities with critical migration phases across applications, servers, and storage environments.
• Worked with cross-functional delivery teams including engineering, infrastructure, security, and external vendors to coordinate planning activities, validate dependencies, and maintain schedule accuracy in line with best practice.
• Built and maintained Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) covering data centre build, readiness, migration waves, and decommissioning activities, ensuring critical paths were transparent and achievable.
• Established and embedded governance processes to assure schedule quality, maturity, and compliance, supporting both internal programme boards and external audit requirements.
• Reviewed and challenged contractor and third-party schedules, ensuring full alignment with overall programme timelines and identifying gaps or risks that could impact migration success.
• Introduced mechanisms to track and report delivery performance, including milestone health checks, baseline variance analysis, and dependency risk tracking, enabling early visibility of slippage risks.
• Collaborated with Project Managers and Migration Leads to manage schedule change control, assess impacts on migration waves, and implement mitigation or recovery plans to maintain delivery momentum.
• Produced programme-level reporting artefacts including dashboards, status reports, and executive-level “Plan on a Page” summaries for senior stakeholders across EDF and L&G.
• Supported RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) reviews by embedding schedule intelligence into risk management discussions, ensuring proactive handling of critical dependencies.
• Delivered schedule performance insights to Programme Directors and senior management using Earned Value Management (EVM), S-curves, and resource histograms to inform decision-making and optimise delivery sequencing.

Programme Planning & Scheduling – Data Centre Build and Office Relocation, Motability Operations UK.

• Facilitated the design, development, and ownership of programme schedules in Primavera P6, ensuring all milestones and dependencies relating to the data centre build, physical migration of servers, and office relocation were clearly defined, tracked, and managed.
• Worked closely with multiple delivery teams including infrastructure, facilities, networks, and third-party vendors to maintain accurate schedule and dependency information in line with best practice.
• Developed and maintained the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for migration and relocation activities, aligning timelines across construction, IT infrastructure, and business functions.
• Ensured planning outputs were mature, auditable, and compliant with governance requirements, enabling smooth scrutiny and assurance across the programme.
• Reviewed and challenged supporting schedules submitted by suppliers and contractors, validating accuracy and integration into the overarching programme plan.
• Established robust tracking mechanisms to monitor delivery against plan, including milestone progress, baseline variance, and dependency management, ensuring risks of slippage were identified early.
• Proactively managed schedule changes during server migration and office move activities, identifying potential impacts and implementing recovery strategies to protect critical delivery dates.
• Produced reporting artefacts such as status reports, dashboards, and ‘Plan on a Page’ summaries to provide clear visibility of programme progress to senior stakeholders.
• Supported RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) management activities, ensuring schedule implications were fully assessed and mitigated.
• Delivered regular planning and performance reports to senior management, incorporating metrics such as Earned Value Management (EVM), S-curves, and histograms for resource and budget planning.
• Monitored and communicated programme performance, ensuring data centre build and office relocation activities were delivered within agreed scope, time, and quality parameters.

Facilitated the design, development, and ownership of the programme schedule in Primavera P6, ensuring all milestones, critical paths, and both internal and external dependencies were clearly identified, logged, and rigorously monitored in line with nuclear industry standards.

• Collaborated with multiple delivery teams across engineering, construction, commissioning, and regulatory functions to maintain accurate schedule and dependency information in accordance with planning best practice.
• Developed and maintained the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for programme delivery activities, engaging with stakeholders across numerous workstreams to align timelines and interfaces.
• Ensured all planning outputs were sufficiently mature, auditable, and compliant with programme governance, assurance, and scrutiny requirements.
• Analysed and challenged the validity of supporting schedules submitted by contractors and third parties, ensuring alignment with the overarching programme baseline and highlighting potential risks or deviations.
• Established and operated robust mechanisms for monitoring delivery against plan, including milestone tracking, baseline variance analysis, and dependency management, ensuring programme slippage risks were visible and addressed early.
• Proactively managed change control of milestones, identifying potential schedule impacts and working with delivery teams to devise and implement appropriate recovery or mitigation plans.
• Produced reporting artefacts to support programme transparency, including status reports, ‘Plan on a Page’ visuals, and dashboards, in collaboration with Project Managers and senior stakeholders.
• Supported programme risk, assumption, issue, and dependency (RAID) reviews, ensuring schedule impacts were fully integrated into planning and mitigation strategies.
• Delivered regular planning and performance reports to the Programme Director and Project Managers, providing insights on progress, resourcing, and budgeting through the application of Earned Value Management (EVM), S-curves, and histograms.
• Tracked, analysed, and communicated programme performance metrics, including EVM indicators, to support senior decision-making and regulatory scrutiny.

Worked as part of the Cyber Security Transformation and System Migration programmes as part of the delivery team. Also worked closely with PMs to ensure that projects/services stay on track and on budget, taking appropriate action to overcome difficulties.

• Currently working in a DevOps team on a large IT Transformation Project involving various offsite and virtual teams.
• Support projects through setting up project plans, capturing change for impact on project scope, resource allocation and risk management using JIRA, Confluence, N2K, Clarity PPM and Open Workbench.
• Review portfolios status at Management review meetings to discuss progress achieved, budgeting and manpower capacity for planning purposes.
• Develop slideshows and other forms of media to present project progress to the executive team.
• Ensure financial and management information and reports are compiled and issued in line with agreed timetables.
• Manage the control system (cost and planning) to enable accurate forecasting across project activities.
• Analyse capacity plan and workforce usage; flagging off and resolving variances in the forecast and actual values.
• Ensure controls are in place for programme risks, issues,dependencies and interfaces to ensure potential problems are identified and controlled.
• Prepare reports for variance analysis, trend analysis, Management Review etc. as required by PMO Unit.

• Set up project/programme plans, capturing the project scope, resource allocation and cost allocation using MS Project, Primavera and Clarity PPM.
• Extensive PMO with experience working on multiple transformation programmes running concurrently by managing and delivery of project scope and budget.
• Worked with various PMs, Project Leads and third parties on changes to baselined project; and also ensured seamless communication about project status with in depth review of impacts of any delay to the projects.
• Ensured all project change requests are processed in a timely manner and also ensuring overall programme captures the impact of such changes in terms of costs, timeline and resource requirements.
• Reviewed portfolios status at Management review meetings using designed dashboard report to discuss progress achieved, budgeting and manpower capacity for planning purposes.
• Developed slideshows and other forms of media to present project progress to the executive team.
• Ensured financial and management information and reports are compiled and issued in line with agreed timetables.
• Managed the control system (cost and planning) to enable accurate forecasting across project activities.
• Prepared reports for variance analysis, trend analysis, Management Review etc. as required by PMO Unit.

• Led and supported projects through setting up project planning unit, project controls function, required reporting templates and procedures for PMO.
• Led the planning function and serve as the focal point for all project controls decision for the IT Transformation Project.
• Worked closely with project managers and virtual teams (Paris, Norway and Canada) for Oracle and Acumen Fuse implementation.
• Managed the development and maintenance of programme plans
• And budgets.
• Ensured controls are in place for programme risks, issues, dependencies and interfaces to ensure potential problems are identified and controlled.
• Delivered status reports to project stakeholders for reviewing progress achieved, budget preparation and manpower planning purposes with the use of S-curves and histograms.
• Managed the control system (cost and planning) to enable accurate forecasting across project activities.
• Developed new analytics tracker for delay analysis to allow senior management to understand the impact of proposed changes
• Implemented planning procedures e.g. for Planning & Control Procedure.

• Support projects and DevOps team through setting up project plans, capturing change for impact on project scope, resource allocation and risk management using JIRA, Confluence, N2K, Clarity PPM and Open Workbench.
• Collaborated with clients and project teams to develop project schedules and plans.
• Boosted the department's visibility by developing required procedures for planning and project controls.
• Monitored project progress identifying critical activities and reviewing forecasts with the progress achieved to date.
• Ensured financial and management information and reports are compiled and issued in line with agreed timetables.
• Managed the control system (cost and planning) to enable accurate forecasting across project activities.
• Reviewed portfolios status at Management review meetings to discuss progress achieved, budgeting and manpower capacity for planning purposes.
• Developed slideshows and other forms of media to present project progress to the executive team.
• Ensured financial and management information and reports are compiled and issued in line with agreed timetables.
• Managed the control system (cost and planning) to enable accurate forecasting across project activities.

• Led and supported projects through setting up project planning
  unit and reporting templates for Severn Trent programmes.
• Served as the focal point for all project controls decision made by
  PMs, programme contractors & suppliers and virtual teams.
• Managed the development and maintenance of programme plans
  and ensure controls are in place for programme risks, assumptions,
  issues & dependencies review.
• Continous review of programme dependencies and interfaces to
  ensure potential problems are identified and resolved.
• Developed Management Information dashboard and Plan On A
  Page (POAP) for reporting project progress and identifying critical
  activities for risk management.
• Delivered status reports to Programme Director and PMs for
  reviewing progress achieved, budgeting and manpower planning
  purposes with the use of S-curves and histograms.
• Developed slideshows and other forms of media to present.

• PMO experience within large scale Finance & IT corporate transformation programmes, project governance and risk management projects.
• Carried out thorough analyses and implementation of project management units and functions for clients by developing PMO functions, job descriptions, planning software implementation, training requirements etc.
• Produced and maintained a portfolio level integrated plan, tracking for clients (as a minimum): key activities, key milestones, business outcomes, project close and point of benefits realisation.
• Verified changes/anomalies to project while ensuring accurate information report.
• Identified and monitored KPIs that highlighted capacity/capability constraints and over-commitment of resources or changes to project scope.
• Developed Critical-Path analysis, based on the above information and project engagement.
• Prepared and reviewed portfolio reports, risks, issues and assumptions.
• Tracked all projects in order to review performance based on baseline data.
• Developed ad-hoc requests project procedures and templates in order to support programme reporting and governance.