Howard Cory
Senior Managing Consultant @IBM
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Managing Consultant @IBM
As a Senior Managing Consultant and Chartered Management Consultant, I lead product ownership, business analysis and business change across large‑scale digital and learning transformation programmes. I work with UK government and global organisations to deliver Learning Management Systems, workflow solutions and enterprise capability improvements within Agile and DevOps environments.Key Responsibilities & Achievements• Act as Product Owner and Business Analyst for the delivery of new Learning Management Systems, defining requirements, shaping product backlogs and ensuring alignment to business, data and reporting needs.• Lead configuration, data preparation, environment design and integration planning, including event‑driven integrations, APIs and reporting solutions.• Chair workshops, run discovery activities and convert complex business needs into clear user stories, acceptance criteria and technical specifications.• Develop business change, communications and training strategies to support system adoption and benefits realisation.• Provide stakeholder engagement and governance support, including tracking resource usage, risks, plans and contractual deliverables.• Mentor consultants and client teams, strengthening capability in product ownership, analysis, learning and change management.• Integrate Design Thinking into Agile delivery and contribute thought leadership on combining learning and business change within DevOps projects.Selected Engagements • UK Government LMS Transformation: Led product ownership and analysis for a multi‑site LMS replacement, delivering configured environments, data strategies, UAT structure and cutover planning. • Central Government Competency Framework: Designed a national framework and led planning, communications and stakeholder engagement for rollout. • Shell Global LMS Upgrade: Managed a global team implementing Saba Cloud, redesigning processes, communications and offshore support models.
EDUCATION
University of Sussex
Post Graduate Certificate of Education, Physics and General Science
Brunel University of London
Bachelor of Science, Applied Physics
SKILLS
ABOUT HOWARD CORY
I am a motivated, team‑oriented consultant with strong analytical, conceptual, and interpersonal skills, experienced in leading local, global, and remote delivery teams. My career spans defence, public sector, finance, pharmaceutical, and retail environments, where I have contributed to major organisational change initiatives including ERP transformations, competency frameworks, and complex learning and technology implementations.Over the past decade, I have built a strong track record as a Product Owner and Business Analyst, guiding multidisciplinary teams through Agile DevOps delivery. I specialise in shaping business requirements, translating strategic needs into actionable product features, and ensuring that solutions are aligned to organisational goals. Alongside this, I bring extensive experience in business change, stakeholder engagement, and the rollout of digital learning and capability‑building programmes.I am also a Chartered Management Consultant, recognised for combining structured problem‑solving with a collaborative and pragmatic working style.I am interested in hearing about challenging UK‑based opportunities requiring product ownership, business analysis, or business change expertise, and I am open to both consulting and non‑consulting roles.
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