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Nicola Blakey

Nicola Blakey

Agile Project Manager

Summary

Currently, working as a PM in Correla for the Gemini Sustain Plus delivery of functional and non/functional requirements for our customer National Gas.


Professional Agile Project Manager SAFe 5.0 Certified Practitioner with experience working with companies in the IT Industry and Public Sector, to accomplish short and long-term project Budget v's Actuals goals.


Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organised in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.


Accountable for monitoring and producing the Sustain Plus Programme of works RAID MI Reports for the Lean Portfolio Management Senior Stakeholder monthly meeting.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work history

Agile Project Manager

Correla
01.2020 - Current
  • Utilise Agile tools such as Azure Dev Ops to track team progress, productivity, and individual performance.
  • RAID MI Reporting: Monitoring progress and providing reports for the Agile Release Train (ART) Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Mangers at Programme Level for Correla and National Gas's Lean Portfolio Management Key Stakeholders.
  • Risk Assessment Reporting: Identify Top 10 Risks at Programme Level by Impact and Probability for Leadership Team and ChMC.
  • Supporting client Stakeholders through the Azure delivery process and all necessary deliverables are signed-off by agreed deadlines, against, Time, Quality and Costs.
  • Project Manager accountability, to ensure all artefacts raised such as user stories are clear, and properly documented.
  • Maintaining Relationships: Building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal teams, supplier engagement and retaining as extensive rapport with external clients and Stakeholders.
  • Daily stand up (DSU): Provide status on User Stories assigned to multi-function Project Teams with at least 10-15 team members including Developers, Business Analysts, Stakeholders and Technical SME's.





IT PMO and Operations Specialist

Tunstall Healthcare
Doncaster
03.2016 - 12.2019
  • Implemented program and project Governance standards for project deliverables.
  • Built relationships with stakeholders through project management skills. Provided Financial support, analysis and Project Governance MI reporting.
  • Trained and mentored junior team members, leveraging previous experiences in boosting project progress.
  • Achieved high client satisfaction through consistent delivery and communication.
  • Led meetings with department executives to review project status, drafting action plans to deliver proposed changes.
  • PMO Analyst that can has worked on big programmes (circa £10 million) with multiple work streams
  • Strong Governance RAID Stakeholder Management skills when dealing with Exec level by Producing MI Steering packs
  • Strong Communication Skills

Project Manager Office Team leader

Mouchel
12.2010 - 03.2016
  • Project Governance: Facilitation and policing the Programme of Works projects throughout the project life cycle.
  • Reporting: Ensure the effective running of the reporting regime for delivery projects/programmes within a function, Business area or Portfolio of Programmes.
  • BSI ISO Accreditation: Support the IT Division internal Auditor and Project Managers with scheduling documents, are versioned controlled in accordance with Governance process and procedures.
  • Define project scope, milestones, task allocation to establish and maintain clear progress plans.
  • Delivered exceptional service to clients, maintaining relationships for future business opportunities.
  • Tracked and communicated project status, timelines and action items from project inception to delivery.
  • Chaired project governance reviews and resolved challenges.

Education

GCSEs -

John Paul II Comprehensive
UK

Skills

  • Exceptional teamworking, collaboration, good communication skills, with professionalism and strong work ethic
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills
  • Pragmatic approach to Agile SCRUM methodologies
  • Strong Project and Stakeholder Management skills
  • Highlight Reporting, POAP's, RAID MI reporting at Programme Level
  • Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details
  • Able to work well under pressure, keep to timelines and meet tight deadlines, in a calm and controlled manner
  • Collect and analyse feedback from customers, stakeholders and other teams to shape requirements, features and products


Timeline

Agile Project Manager

Correla
01.2020 - Current

IT PMO and Operations Specialist

Tunstall Healthcare
03.2016 - 12.2019

Project Manager Office Team leader

Mouchel
12.2010 - 03.2016

GCSEs -

John Paul II Comprehensive

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