James Brand

Experience

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  Surrey County Council

  Nov 2007 - Sept 2014

  Process definition and implementation, specifically:- Asset management- Configuration management- Change management- Transition of projects to business as usual I managed the delivery of transformational change projects and tactical product installations across a wide range of business areas including Highways, Children's Service, Youth Service, Registrars and Nationality Service.

  • Senior Implementation Specialist

    Jan 2014 - Sept 2014

  • Project Manager

    Dec 2011 - Dec 2013

  • Service Specialist (Business Analyst)

    Nov 2007 - Nov 2011
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  Surrey County Council / Orbis

  Oct 2014 - Jun 2019

  PMO Manager / Programme Office Manager

  - Managing business demand through working with stakeholders to align strategic and business objectives.- Establishing, developing and implementing governance and assurance policies, business processes and management systems- Experience in merging establishing joint teams across across the Orbis region (Surrey, East Sussex, Brighton & Hove) - Flexible in approach and application to meet changing needs and requirements- Detailed knowledge, application and provision of guidance on PMO and project methodologies (P3O, Prince2, APM, Agile, ITIL Service Management)- Stakeholder Management in complex and competing environments - Provision of training and mentoring to staff on business analysis, project management and PMO.- Defining and communicating performance monitoring reports to senior stakeholders- Defining new team structures and ways of working to meet budget pressures Show less

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  Department of State Growth (Tas)

  Aug 2019 - now

  Managing projects in the Registration and Licensing sector to implement the graduated licensing system (GLS) in Tasmania.

  • Manager, Project Management Office

    Apr 2020 - now

  • Project Coordinator

    Aug 2019 - Apr 2020