Chris Shelton

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ABOUT CHRIS SHELTON

I help businesses to bring order from chaos, I get large and complex programmes up and running FAST! I am also expert in recovering failing programmes and getting them back on track quickly.My most common feedback is,\"Chris just delivers!\" WHY & HOW? Because I focus on the strategic goal, then people then process and finally, the technology. ALL IT (Incl. AI) is merely a tool running a process at the ends of which are people. If you don\'t change the people. The bit in the middle is never going to deliver. QED.As a one-time mentor said \"forget the problem, fix the people\". It never fails.And for those interested in the detail:Commercially astute programme management consultant specialising in business change, contract and commercial negotiation. Delivering positive business outcomes by focusing on the pragmatic rather than the text-book solution. Experience of- Contract and commercial management - Merger/De merger stabilisation and recovery - International/multi territory programs - Program recovery & turnaround - Program design and initiation.MBA qualified, GDPR, ITIL V4, SAFe, Lean Six Sigma & MSP accredited with extensive and successful Prince2 CMMI, COBIT, SOX and JSOX experience.Specialities- CxO/Board/Executive level stakeholder management- Staff leadership, development & motivation- Building high performance teams- Leading cross functional teams- Project and programme management- Agile programmes- Supplier management- Contract and commercial negotiation and management- Customer service, ITSM, IT/IS operations - International experience: US, UK, EU, ME & Australia- Bid Mgt & supplier selection- Outsourcing (RFP & Contract negotiation)- Programme recovery- PMO design and set-up- Major organisational change programmes- Global, multinational and multicultural environments- Risk management- Custom P3O maturity & readiness assessments - Problem and incident management- Transition and release management