Change Management, Interim Executives, IT Strategy

De La Rue, World Experts in Cash Management

• It is the world's largest commercial security printer and papermaker, involved in the production of over 150 national currencies and a wide range of security documents such as passports, authentication labels and fiscal stamps. 
• It required someone who had the requisite IT expertise, the Change Management skills and the personality to pull together both existing De La Rue and the ‘to be’ Talaris IT staff and get them working together on the splitting of IT services and assets

View the full Change Management case study for De La Rue

Leading Recruitment Specialist

• Assessed current IT landscape and developed high level strategy.
• Recruited new CIO and provided mentoring services.

One of the Largest Not for Profit Organisations in the UK

• Turned around delinquent 3 year old SAP programme.
• Project Management and Change Management Consulting services provided. Initial focus to re-establish   (assess, fix and bed in) SAP solution within the organisation
• Successfully extended the SAP footprint within the Group.

World Leading Logistics Company

• Provided Interim Head of IT Infrastructure for EMEA.

Eastern European Telephony Company

• Provided Interim CIO and Chief Integration Officer to ensure that all the synergy benefits were identified and delivered from the acquisitions by the private equity funded group.
• Responsible for -

• Merging all companies into one integrated operation.
• Merging all IT departments into 1 efficient unit.
• Identifying and recruiting a successor before exit.

Largest Security Printer in the World

• Introduced the concept of an ERP solution designed specifically for the CIO. Specific focus on Vendor Relationship Management and Project Portfolio Management.
• Provide Mobile, Fixed and WAN telecoms strategy and implemented it.
• Improved Project and Portfolio Management and introduced framework to ensure benefits were delivered

Specialist UK Telephony Provider

• Developed and delivered of a sales force workshop to assess and improve capabilities and approaches to selling services to the CIO community

Not for Profit Consultancy Specialising in Green Advice

• Developed and Delivered IS Strategy and IS Sourcing Strategy
• Reviewed the provision of IT within this not for profit, government funded organisation presenting integrated plan and gaining Board approval.
• Increased the effectiveness of IT while reducing costs by 20%.
• Acted as part-time CIO.
• Implemented CRM solution.

One of the UK’s Largest Online Bank

• Provided strategic IT restructuring advice to major online bank.
• Benchmarked current IT spend against peer group.
• Presented integrated operational plan and budget designed to reduce IT spend by 55%.

One of the Main Regulatory Bodies in the UK

• Developed and Delivered IS Strategy and IS Sourcing Strategy
• Developed and negotiated contracts with Capgemini for £30m IT Services and £15m SAP and Siebel business change programmes; conducted commercial negotiations with Siebel and SAP
• Led OJEU procurement competition for new Systems Integration (SI) partner
• Executed transition from incumbent SI partner to new
• Provided Change Management, Audit & QA function on Siebel/SAP change programme
• Established Project Management Office (PMO) for major business change programme
• Insourced Maritime and Amateur Radio Licensing function from Royal Mail Group and established web-based self-service capability for general public
• Via specialist associates, provided support for HR, PMO, DR, Customer Relations, Server Management and Infrastructure Management

The UK’s Leading Logistics and Food Supply Company

• Undertook role as Interim CIO to define IT strategy, improve the general level of performance and recruit successor post major failure of SAP programme and sudden departure of incumbent CIO.
• Delivered IT strategy and 7 year integrated operational plan and budget identifying how to significantly improve service levels and improve profits by 25%.
• Realigned outsourced contract taking a substantial part back in-house delivering costs savings of 25% and obtaining rebate of £500k.
• Identified successor and handed over to ensure seamless transition.

One of the Largest World Leading IT Companies

• Assessment and recommendations regarding sales approach required to grow outsourcing market

World Leading International Events Organiser

• Jointly organised the premier UK IT cost reduction conference for FTSE Finance and IT Directors.
• Ran multiple workshops for FTSE Finance Directors, explaining the correct approach required to maximise the probability of success when undertaking Mergers and Acquisitions.
• Advised on due diligence and post acquisition integration.
• Ran workshops explaining finance to technologists.
• Provided individual advice to various companies.

Global Industrial Automation, Transportation and Controls Group

• Advised client on the most appropriate post acquisition integration strategy in respect of IT, setting out approach to an integrated operational plan and budget designed to significantly increase profits.
• Developed Global Telecommunication procurement strategy post de-centralisation
• Personal coaching to senior IT Manager

One of the UK’s Leading Online Retailers

• Design and implementation of Group IT KPIs - capture, reporting and benchmarking v. market

UK Construction Conglomerate

• Provided Interim CIO to redefine IT strategy, improve the general level of performance and recruit successor.
• Reviewed and optimised IT financial reporting and budgeting significantly improving control and transparency between project and operational expenditure.
• Completely re-engineered the IT function of this £1bn client, setting out a four year integrated operational plan and budget to significantly improve service levels and increase profits by 50%.
• Recruited CIO successor and provided mentoring services.