Alan Palin

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ABOUT ALAN PALIN

PERSONAL PROFILEAn accomplished Project Manager / Qualified Agile Practitioner with experience over 25+ years working across a breadth of sectors and industries, with a focus on leading IT and change / digital transformation initiatives. Well versed in implementing governance frameworks, undertaking all aspects of planning, directing technical / non-technical teams and holding multi-million pound budget responsibilities. Strong background in running multiple programme workstreams, mitigating risks and delivering against core objectives within time and budgetary constraints.EXPERTISEProject Delivery: Managing large scale IT solution implementations / migrations across organisations and transitioning to BAU smoothly in line with best practice and frameworks including PRINCE2, Agile, Kanban, Waterfall and SSADM. Extensive experience in developing detailed project plans including durations for specified activities, critical paths, resources and key milestones. Skilled in directing workstreams relating to CRM / ERP systems, application / web development, solution migrations, upgrades and rollouts, as well as technology infrastructure refresh initiatives.Change Management: Strong champion of change, performing analysis of processes, systems and structures to improve efficiencies and develop new service / target operating models. Skilled in delivering transformational projects relating with tangible commercial benefits.Risk Management: Undertaking effective planning to mitigate risks to project delivery (including assessing potential financial impacts), including scope / budget creep and conducting RAID analysis to create logs for risk tracking and referencing.Vendor Management: Skilled in undertaking vendor selection, supporting contract negotiations and managing service delivery / transition as well as end-to-end vendor lifecycle management.People Leadership: Capability to motivate and lead technical / non-technical teams, set challenging KPIs and provide support to put in place lasting legacies of process and business improvement / growth. Accustomed to working across regulated environments, cutting through complexities and providing direction to meet objectives.Stakeholder Engagement: Engaging effectively with stakeholders to gain buy-in / approval for initiatives. Skilled in winning trust through transparency and fostering confidence to drive the achievement of project aims.