Project management

Overview
In the current economic climate, organisations lacking the specialist skills to manage specific projects and programmes internally – and unable to add to their head-count – are turning to external agencies to provide the expertise they need.

In both the Public and Private Sectors, organisations are looking for highly qualified professionals who fit well with their own teams, and have relevant experience, a working knowledge of 'best practice', and a structured approach to project management, typically embracing the delivery of all objectives on time and on budget, identifying and dealing with risks and issues, defining reporting cycles and knowledge transfer.

And where once, business process re-engineering was seen exclusively as the domain of Business Consultancy, clients are now looking increasingly to interim managers – Business Analysts, Programme Managers and Project Managers – to deliver workable solutions.

With our ever-increasing dependence on technology, new interim management roles have evolved, bridging the gap between business and IT and helping to ensure investment in this area is aligned with business objectives.

Albemarle Expertise
Collectively, our interim professionals – many of whom are Prince 2, MSP, PMP, API and Six Sigma accredited – represent a unique resource for organisations seeking professional project management skills, externally.

The ability to deliver against agreed objectives and within a finite time-frame is an essential prerequisite for an Albemarle interim professionals. This, together with their huge range of operational experience, equips them perfectly for project management roles.

Many projects are initiated by strategic change. We have been providing project managers to both the private and public sectors for over 20 years and understand the experience and skills our clients require when they are going through a period of transformation and reconfiguration. Whether it's the implementation of a change programme, or its audit and governance, our extensive network of interim professionals has a proven ability to deliver results.

Our unique Commercial and Quality Assurance framework enables clients to benefit quickly from experienced interim managers who are contracted not only to complete their respective projects on time and to agreed Terms of Reference, but also to transfer all relevant knowledge (and where possible, skills) to their own staff, ensuring a seamless hand-over.

Typical Albemarle Interim management assignments:
Proof of the depth and breadth of experience and expertise offered by this unique resource can be found in the wide range of project management assignments Albemarle Interim Managers have undertaken in recent years. These include:

  • Internet Banking – Programme Manager for operations and infrastructure
  • PCT – Creation of a programme management office for £20m change programme
  • Telecoms – Six Sigma professional to improve processes relating to customer experience
  • Government Office – IT Portfolio Manager
  • Utilities – Project Manager billing Systems
  • Insurance – Programme Director Operational Transformation
  • Credit Cards – Senior Business Analyst team for Regulatory Change
  • Cabinet Department – Programme Manager for Shared Service
  • Contact Centre – Project Manager
  • IT Services – Programme Manager, Central IT Function
  • Gateway – Project Manager through OGC Gateway Process
  • Police – Project Manager of National Programme
  • Defence – Programme Director Change Programme
  • Housing – Project Manager Service Delivery
  • Education – Programme Director for Skills Transfer programme
  • Law Enforcement – Project Lead on Benefits Programme
  • Regulation Authority – Programme Director
  • Government Commission – Project Manager

Contact Us
If you would like to learn more about Albemarle and how we could help your organisation achieve its project management goals, call our managing director, Angela Hickmore on 020 7079 3737.

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