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Tosin Olarinde

Summary

Highly motivated, experienced Programme Manager skilled in developing and delivering innovative solutions tailored to key business objectives. Have experience on delivering high value digital transformation projects over a period of 13 years as Programme Manager, Senior Business Analyst and Senior Change Manager. Well versed in using several methodologies to implement projects such as Prince 2, waterfall and Agile. Confident leader, enabling programme success through multidisciplinary team coordination. Currently as a consultant I have been able to work in various roles and capacity to identify client's needs and provide effective solution to help improve business processes and operational efficiency.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Digital Associate consultant (Programme Manager)

Midlands and Lancashire CSU
10.2023 - Current
  • Provide consultation and lead on workstreams as assigned by programme Director.
  • Identify business needs and write options paper for workforce Cyber Programme.
  • Digitilise Cyber workforce competency framework to ensure we retain highly competent cyberworkforce.
  • Developed strategies to streamline business practices and processes to increase efficient .
  • Provide support to procurement on Cyber security team.
  • Completed assigned tasks quickly and accurately, using strong time management and task prioritisation.
  • Monitored KPIs and reported on performance to address corrective action needs.
  • Consistently exceeded service metrics through top-quality customer care.
  • Built and maintained excellent working relationships with clients and stakeholders.
  • Applied tactful communication and personable demeanour to build positive rapport across all enterprise levels.
  • Enhanced resource utilisation to better capitalise on current resources and minimise expenditure.
  • Conducted studies focused on analysing current strategies and evaluating feasibility and potential results of proposals.
  • Applied data toward developing optimum objectives, strategies and plans for Cyber programme.
  • Guided clients toward improved organisational structures and better solutions for identified problems.
  • Encouraged development of clear objectives and action plans.
  • Interviewed staff to obtain observations and insights into existing processes.
  • Scrutinised existing and proposed methods and procedures.
  • Led transformation programmes, establishing clear vision and standards for success.
  • Collaborated with senior stakeholders and external partners, influencing direction in complex environments.
  • Coordinated program initiatives, aligning project activities with organisational goals for streamlined execution.
  • Drove team performance and improvements in diverse, inclusive working culture.
  • Generated reports to inform management and aid in senior decision-making.
  • Conducted RAID analysis to accurately identify critical project issues and risks.

Lead Project Manager

Restore Digital PLC
11.2022 - 07.2023
  • Provide consultation and deployed bespoke software to multiple clients ranging from public sectors, automotive industries, and banks
  • Identifying and communicating changes that may affect the project's scope or timeline
  • Managing project managers by helping in prioritising workloads, delegating tasks and projects, and setting expectations for performance
  • Project managed new invoicing system for Restore Digital PLC across 11sites which improved efficiency by 60%
  • Delivered cloud-based document management system for automotive industries resulting in savings of £0.5m on project costs
  • Led on development of bespoke e-commerce software for some banks which improved customer satisfaction
  • Implemented digital mailroom for public sectors to improve efficiency by 50% and cut down waste
  • Standardisation of project management methodology across the board
  • Act as first point of escalation on project issues, liaise with departmental heads to resolve project issues, prioritise workloads and resolve issues
  • Aligning several projects into programmes and portfolios
  • Monitoring budgets, resource allocation, timelines, and other key metrics to ensure project milestones are met
  • Facilitating meetings with clients, key stakeholders to ensure effective communication about projects
  • Developing and maintaining a project schedule and keeping it updated as the project progresses
  • Reviewing all deliverables to ensure they meet quality standards and align with company guidelines
  • Overseeing team members performance and providing feedback to improve performance
  • Ensuring that all legal requirements are met throughout the life of the project
  • Managing clients at all phases of the project, including establishing expectations, responding to questions, and resolving issues
  • Instructing finance to raise invoices for projects successfully delivered
  • Negotiating timeline for project delivery with Clients when required
  • Identifying opportunity for improvements and leading internal cost and quality improvement projects
  • Using project management tools like Jira to track project tasks and issues
  • Working in an Agile way where applicable to manage delivery of digital products
  • In the first 2 months of joining the organisation, I was able to streamline the admission of deals to projects, improve the way projects are delivered and closed and incorporating Agile methodology across the board
  • Improved our project management office by standardising project reports and documentation.
  • The improvement work I carried out improve project team morale and customer satisfaction.
  • I was also involved with the restructuring and digitalisation/automation of finance and invoicing system and process which increased efficiency by 50%
  • Applied business analysis skills while facilitating discovery sessions, mapping, and gathering requirements
  • Some of the applications deployed to clients include Electronic Document Management systems, Automated invoicing and Digitalisation of Mailroom.
  • Identified and recommended cost-effective technology solutions.
  • Aligned IT strategy with business needs, prioritising value for money, security and contractual requirements.
  • Directed installation and configuration of computer hardware, operating systems and applications.
  • Identified skill gaps and restructured IT team, increasing department capabilities.
  • Led infrastructure projects to install and upgrade various systems.
  • Collaborated with crossfunctional teams to brainstorm technical solutions to business problems.
  • Minimised disruptions by strategically planning and communicating scheduled down-time and management of upgrades and patching.
  • Communicated with clients to determine methods of accessing required information.
  • Assessed data security and compliance to GDPR regulations.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and implement new policies.
  • Directed recruitment activities to select and hire talented workforce.

Senior Project Manager

The Royal Marsden
05.2019 - 10.2022
  • Managed scopes and deadlines using different project management methods.
  • Submitted performance feedback to stakeholders, keeping project teams on track.
  • Defined project scope, milestones and task allocation to establish and maintain clear progress plans.
  • Determined project schedules and kept projects on track using proactive adjustments to workflow.
  • Conducted technical and customer meetings, increasing communication and strengthening stakeholder relationships.
  • Upheld quality excellence by monitoring and correcting work, delivering projects on time and to meticulous standards.
  • Led meetings with department executives to review project status, drafting action plans to deliver proposed changes.
  • Managed estimation processes by preparing bid packages, procurement plans and contract reviews.
  • Negotiated with suppliers to reduce costs.

• Update Enterprise PMO system on regular basis.

• Successfully implemented complex projects such as EPR, Nuance Voice Recognition.

• Implemented new cloud based Datawarehouse (Hybrid cloud solution) after leading the project team through very competitive procurement.

• Chair weekly project reports.

• Implement the strategic vision, architectural design, and creation of a centralised data warehouse and Integration of several systems with Electronic Patient Record.

• Gather requirements and coordinate the upgrade of electronic document management systems, Digital Dictation, and clinical research systems.

• Coordinate logistics, Engineers that will deploy and connect hardware that support software or digital transformation projects.

• Produce business cases, Option appraisals, weekly reports, Risks, and Issue logs (RAID), communication plan, change management documents and Terms of reference (TOR)for project meetings.

• Produce requirements and tendering documents with Subject matter experts.

• Lead on market testing, procurement process, set up scoring meetings with SME’s.

• Produce monthly reports and co-chair monthly programme board meetings with the project sponsor.

• Negotiate and liaise with external suppliers.

• Manage the procurement and ensure we stay within budget throughout the course of procurement and implementation of the projects.

• Responsible for defining project scope with project sponsors, plan, budget and confirm staffing requirements.

• Using Prince 2, Agile or waterfall methodology where applicable to deliver digital products.

• Raising PO and receipting work delivered by suppliers.

• Work with SME to confirm server selection, software selection, database designs, capacity planning and security levels.

Business Intelligence Development Lead

NWL
05.2015 - 01.2019
  • Managed software Developers and business analysts to develop bespoke software applications.
  • Using Agile or waterfall methodology, effectively managed the development, execution of test plans and scripts to validate that system functionality meets business requirements.
  • Ensured test scripts meet required standards and expected criteria.
  • Documented test results and analysed test results to determine whether additional system modifications are required
  • Gathered business intelligence from multiple reliable sources to help guide business development.
  • Built reports based on stakeholder requirements to implement meaningful and necessary business changes.
  • Developed robust relationships with key stakeholders to deliver high-impact applications to improve processes.
  • Ensured compliance with standards for testing, approvals, migration, and implementation
  • Prioritised the development and management of the execution of projects
  • Submit change requests and Liaise with Head of IT to priorities change requests and transition to BAU
  • Facilitate weekly stand-up meetings with developers and chair weekly project meetings
  • Develop Business cases in line with business needs and seek approval from Chief Executives
  • Manage the procurement and ensure we stay within budget through the course of procurement and implementation of the projects
  • Produce weekly project reports using PowerPoint and excel spreadsheet
  • Mange the communication of projects with the communication team and project support team
  • Analysed change requests, customer issues and relevant facts to determine estimates, risks and alternative solutions to business partners or process owners to gain approval and relative prioritisation
  • Advised stakeholders and provided support throughout decision-making process
  • Keep abreast of industry developments and standard through attending of conferences and seminars
  • Deliver training and directly report to programme board and associate Director of Business Intelligence on progress on project/product development
  • Liaise with external suppliers and ensure good communication with suppliers and technical team
  • At NWL CCG, implemented an enterprise business intelligence system using agile methodology
  • Deployed Power BI, decommission of non functional servers and upgrade of existing servers.
  • Deployment of Microsoft Azure cloud solution.
  • Inhouse development of payment systems called OOH.
  • Worked with the external supplier to carry out User Acceptance testing for each module of the project, maintain and manage project plan, produce highlight report for programme board meeting, report on risks and issues during weekly programme board meeting and resolve issues that emanate during the project
  • I pride myself in delivering project in a fast-paced environment within agreed time and budget
  • I have also been commended by directors for successfully delivering projects within time and budget.
  • Structured development projects by creating flows, processes and data structures.
  • Transformed raw data into actionable reports and recommendations, leading to measurable changes.
  • Designed and delivered end-user training, offering technical support as necessary.
  • Improved data access for stakeholders by designing and building data models.
  • Unearthed robust and actionable insights through quantitative and qualitative methods.

Senior Business Analyst

Oxford Health Foundation Trust
09.2014 - 03.2015
  • Worked closely with stakeholders to understand business issues, challenges, and requirements, relating to the migration of existing customer's data migration thereafter developing recommendations and functional specifications supporting the proposed solution
  • Effectively facilitated workshops to elicit requirements from stakeholders and solution options from technology solution designers and developers
  • Presented functional solution options and showcased to stakeholders and ran Q&A sessions with both business and technology stakeholders.
  • Owned the end-to-end requirements management process for requirements throughout the project life cycle, taking responsibility for the quality of the analysis artefacts.
  • Reviewed and implemented formal change management processes, in conjunction with the Business Intelligence Programme Manager.
  • Worked Closely with both business and technology stakeholders to develop strong relationships.
  • Supported other team members and share both process and content knowledge development.
  • Created, maintained, and communicated analysis artefacts such as requirements specifications, logical data models, use case models and business process models.
  • Ensured good practice is used during requirements definition, including the use of direct capture of objectives where it was appropriate.
  • Ensured that Business Analysis process and standards are adhered to for every project.
  • Successfully implemented a system called QlikView, which was, used across oxford health foundation sites with well over 600 users.
  • Distilled complex data into actionable solutions and simplified concepts to guide business strategy.
  • Automated tasks to increase efficiency and reduce department workload.
  • Liaised with business and IT groups to establish short-term and long-term goals.

Change Manager/Digital Adoption Lead - IT Digital Adoption Team

Barts Health Trust
03.2014 - 09.2014
  • Effectively gathered and documented functional and non-functional requirements liaising with the relevant stakeholders.
  • Led and motivated talented project teams, achieving targets within stipulated deadlines.
  • Monitored and addressed obstacles, adapting strategies for successful change implementation.
  • Analysed requirement and created use cases diagrams as required
  • Effectively translated business requirement into functional requirement
  • Facilitated workshops, focus groups and one to one meeting
  • Obtained stakeholders sign off business requirements
  • Design a set of TO BE Business Process Models
  • Supported the development of test scripts and conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Effectively managed stakeholders at all levels - senior managers etc
  • Identified and managed Risks and Issues relating to the project
  • Successfully redesign work process with theatres and implemented the redesign of their electronic patient record system in the 3 largest hospitals in England, which include Barts Health Hospital.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to draft strategic, realistic project schedules and plans.

Senior Project Lead - Informatics Team

Royal Surrey Hospital
04.2013 - 03.2014
  • Coordinated the development of project integrated plan and schedule consistent with the project lifecycle.
  • Provided network diagrams and critical path(s) analysis and while simultaneously producing simplified data for easy viewing using Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
  • Conducted regular project review meetings to resolve planning, cost, resources, and schedule related issues and identified and communicated risks relating to all schedules produced
  • Monitored progress against the plan and highlight any problem area to the management team to enable corrective action to be taken.
  • Responsible for the coordination of resources and logistics to meet contract deliverables.
  • Coordinated and developed project monthly-spend projections, invoices, cost reconciliation and variance analyses to determine performances against baselines.
  • Optimization of project plans to minimize cost, reduce risks and improve schedule performance.
  • Ensured that all milestones, internal and external dependencies are identified, logged, and monitored.
  • Produce project board papers and recommendation successfully implement a mobile electronic patient system which improve patient safety and experience across the hospital.
  • Applied agile methodology in delivering the project on time and with budget, produce project reports, chair monthly programme board meeting and ensure RAID Log are maintained and kept up to date.
  • Defined project scope, milestones and task allocation to establish and maintain clear progress plans.
  • Reduced downtime with effective scheduling and resourcing.
  • Designed project presentations and reports for executive teams.

Education

MSc - Biotechnology and Management

University of East London

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Certificate in Business Growth and Entrepreneurship -

University of East London

Skills

  • Key Skills
  • Proficient in using agile methodology for software application deployment / implementation
  • Proficient in Business case writing
  • Excellent skills in establishing PMO, provide a consistent standard across board, maintain Raid log, create project plans, and manage project budget while reporting on actual against plans and escalating any variances
  • Ability to stay focused, work under pressure and deliver results
  • Excellent team player with good co-ordination skills, excellent time management, interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Chair meetings and ensure meeting ends within time agreed
  • Produce meetings terms of reference
  • Ability to implement complex large-scale change programme
  • Excellent management skills with ability to mentor new or junior member of staffs
  • Excellent skills in influencing stakeholders positively and ensure buy in
  • Excellent skills in business analysis, project and change management
  • Flexibility, adaptability, and willingness to learn
  • Excellent communication skills ie, verbal, and written communication
  • Technical Skills
  • MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Ms Project and Ms Visio, SharePoint)
  • JIRA
  • Power BI, Tableau, Qlickview and Azure
  • Proficient in using Primavera
  • Client relationship management
  • consulting
  • PRINCE2
  • Process improvement

Certification

Prince2 Certification - knowledge academy Change Management certification - knowledge academy Certificate in Business Analysis - BCS ITIL service management / change management - QA training limited SQL server database course - QA training limited Advanced PowerPoint certificate - QA training limited

Timeline

Digital Associate consultant (Programme Manager)

Midlands and Lancashire CSU
10.2023 - Current

Lead Project Manager

Restore Digital PLC
11.2022 - 07.2023

Senior Project Manager

The Royal Marsden
05.2019 - 10.2022

Business Intelligence Development Lead

NWL
05.2015 - 01.2019

Senior Business Analyst

Oxford Health Foundation Trust
09.2014 - 03.2015

Change Manager/Digital Adoption Lead - IT Digital Adoption Team

Barts Health Trust
03.2014 - 09.2014

Senior Project Lead - Informatics Team

Royal Surrey Hospital
04.2013 - 03.2014

MSc - Biotechnology and Management

University of East London

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Certificate in Business Growth and Entrepreneurship -

University of East London
Tosin Olarinde