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Chris Bell

Job Title:	Project Manager
Industry:	IT, Web & Programming
Location:	Greater Manchester
Available for work:	No
Member since:	January 2009

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Trading name:	APT Response Ltd
Areas covered:	Cheshire, Grea… ter London, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Shropshire, Staffordshiremore »
Desired contract duration:	3 - 6 months

About My Services:

I specialise in project, programme, stakeholder and business change management. I have delivered projects in the public sector (The NHS, Education & Skills, The Home Office) and t… he private sector (Software Development, Telecommunications, Manufacturing & Engineering, Retail, Consultancy, Pharmaceuticals). These projects have ranged in size from relatively small budgets and project teams to large, £multi-million national/international initiatives with large, multi-site, multi-disciplinary teams. As a Project Manager, I combine the rigour structured project management methodologies with the pragmatism of achieving results through people – at all levels in an organisation. My professional qualifications include PRINCE2 & MSP and I hold a MBA (with distinction) from the University of Liverpool. Importantly, I am used to adapting to new situations quickly and delivering value from the outset. I can supply excellent references upon request. more »

Skills:

Project Management
Programme Management
Business Change Management

Qualifications:

B.Sc (Hons) Physics
MBA (Distinction)
MBCS CITP

What Makes Me Great:

I make things happen and get the job done!

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9.20

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9.20

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The summary below lists the last six positions (contract/non-contract).

Period:	01.05.02 - 30.07.03
Job Title:	Portfolio Manager
Industry:	Manufacturing
Location:	Wilmslow
Description:	G-WISS (AstraZeneca’s Gr… oup Wide Information Systems and Strategy Group) reporting to the Senior Executive Team (AstraZeneca Main Board Members). • Interim Management of the Application Architecture Team Portfolio of Strategic Programmes & Projects using the Cranfield Grid approach integrated with a database solution. • Assisted in the annual funding review for IT/IS programmes throughout the world. more »

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Period:	01.01.04 - 31.10.04
Job Title:	Project Consultant
Industry:	Health & Medicine
Location:	Leeds
Description:	PRINCE2 Project Manageme… nt Methodology Consultancy to the Programme Management Office of the Accenture National Health Service NPfIT engagement. • Provision of a comparison of PRINCE2 with Accenture’s in-house Programme and Project Management Methodologies. • Management of the Programme’s detailed implementation plans. • Consultancy for the implementation of MS Project Server 2003. more »

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Period:	01.12.04 - 30.07.05
Job Title:	Business Change Manager
Industry:	Health & Medicine
Location:	Liverpool
Description:	• Dual role of Business … Change Manager and Senior Project Manager on the NHS Connecting for Health Programme (CfH). Business Change Manager • Business Change Management • Benefits Realisation, Project Management Consultancy Senior Project Manager • Implementation of the new Patient Administration System (PAS); Order & Results Communications; Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) and other, related, projects. • Day-to-day liaison with Local Service Provider, CSCA. more »

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Period:	01.08.05 - 31.03.06
Job Title:	Stakeholder Manager
Industry:	Public Sector
Location:	London
Description:	This assignment involved… the implementation of an EDRM (Electronic Document & Record Management) system throughout the Home Office. I coordinated the activities of the Stakeholder Relationship Managers and coached them in the strategies and processes of Stakeholder Management. • Implemented Cap Gemini’s Stakeholder Management Strategy • Developed Stakeholder Management Strategies & Plans • Coached Stakeholder Relationship Managers • Took tactical steps to align key stakeholders with the aims of the project with a view to gaining acceptance and support using stakeholder management tools & techniques • Involved in the design and implementation of a bespoke Stakeholder Management system based on MS SharePoint more »

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Period:	01.04.06 - 30.11.07
Job Title:	Project Manager
Industry:	Education
Location:	Sheffield
Description:	Ufi initiated a £Multi-M… project to migrate its learning support environment (LSE) to a new technical platform. This project was of significant, strategic importance. The project involved system migration from Microsoft ASP technologies to a Java-based platform. It was essential that this transition occurred as smoothly as possible and with the minimum of disruption to the systems’ millions of end-users throughout the country. more »

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Period:	01.12.07 - 30.03.09
Job Title:	Project Manager
Industry:	Health & Medicine
Location:	Bury, Lancashire
Description:	This project implements … the Summary Care Record – a key element of the NHS Care Record Service which involves provision of the Summary Care Record Application at Accident & Emergency; Walk-in-Centres and other out of hours’ services. This project involves the promotion of “HealthSpace”; a secure, on-line portal for the general public to view Summary Care Records. • Creation of Summary Care Records at GP Practices • Deployment of the Clinical Spine application to emergency care locations • Promotion of HealthSpace to the general public • Reports to local Project Board and National Programme Board • Liaises with GPs, GP Practice Management, Acute Trusts, Out of Hours Services, Mental Health Trusts and the North West Ambulance Service. This Project work achieved the NHS Bury “David Myers Innovation Award for 2008”. more »