Neil Strange
Principal Business Analyst @Centrica
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WORK HISTORY
Principal Business Analyst @Centrica
Key Skills & Achievements – Faster and More Reliable Switching (FMRS) & Market-wide Half Hourly Switching (MHHS) Programmes • Restarted and structured agile delivery teams, aligning B2B and B2C product roadmaps and backlogs with Industry and business requirements. Created analytical artefacts and drove sprint execution using ADO. • Directed data cleansing initiatives across 2 major industry programmes, identifying and resolving data integrity issues ensuring post-go-live integrity and preparing regulatory declarations. • Managed RAID logs and sprint execution, identified and mitigated risks such as switching volumes, new connections, metering work and data integrity issues. • Represented British Gas in multiple industry working groups, consultations, creating and reviewing change control documents to influence programme design. Actively participated and contributed content to regulatory, and assurance reviews. • Enabled technical integration of gas and electricity APIs, secured permanent Industry gas environments, and supported industry flow integration and reconciliation reporting. • Led MHHS migration strategy planning and regulatory alignment, resolved blockers and ensured readiness for go-live milestones. • Facilitated and internal group sessions and stakeholder engagement, delivering clear updates and aligning cross-functional teams on programme priorities. • Provided business architectural and functional oversight, leading internal discussions on industry design, NFRS, and downtime risks to support technical and operational readiness. • Led cutover planning and delivery, and provided post go live consultation, for major industry programme release.
EDUCATION
The University of Manchester
M Phil, History
College of Law - York
CPE, LSFE, Law
The University of Manchester
2:1 BA, History
SKILLS
ABOUT NEIL STRANGE
Business Analyst with over 25 years experience and strong technical abilities. Delivered large and complex regulatory programmes and projects in diverse areas using agile or waterfall or DevOps frameworks, responsible for stakeholder management and building a collaborative team. Played a key role in successfully delivering Faster and More Reliable Switching (FMRS) and currently delivering Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS).Adept at managing and challenging scope and identifying cost savings using Lean principles. Keen to learn more about new techniques, technologies, applications and business areas and apply those skills. Highly supportive of colleagues through sharing knowledge, peer reviewing and coaching.
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