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Strategy and OKR Consultant

Outcomes Thinking 

I help product organisations change their focus from outputs to outcomes. 

My typical clients are high-growth tech-oriented startups.  

I coach leadership teams to articulate their strategy, define persistent metrics and set powerful goals. 

Then I work with their teams to employ fast learning cycles to significantly improve their chances of delivering the outcomes the organisation and their customers need.

https://www.outcomesthinking.com/learnokr

Strategy and OKR Coach

Elsevier

At Elsevier I focused on achieving a few key goals. 
* Building organisational alignment through the implementation of OKRs
* Coaching and training product teams in outcomes planning product management techniques
* Managing the organisations largest portfolio of product investments

Achieving this has drawn on my three key work passions
* Through the implementation of OKRs I helped colleague understand the 'why?'
* Collectively we promoted inclusion and psychological safety with the teams we worked in
* I helped strengthen the bond between strategy and execution.

I also learned from working with a rapidly growing and highly capable technology organisation as part of the leadership team. 

And learned from the things I’ve tried that didn’t work and continue to do so!

Senior Portfolio Director

Program Manager

Pearson

In a technical product management role, I pioneered the use of semantic technology at Pearson, with a purpose of connecting data to provide organisational, content and customer insights. Created the strategy for linked data and formed a vision that spanned the key data that drives Pearson. 

Led a team that built the first Pearson tool to utilise semantic technology.

Head of Semantic Technology

Department head, accountable for the solution design, technical strategy, development and business fit of global content related products. Launched an image management product for educational content authors.
Accountable for three significant international digital products. Led a team of c. 45 mixed domain people.

Head of Content Management - Systems Development

Marsh

Brought on board in an interim role to kick-start the implementation of corporate web based content management systems. Accountable for re-focusing the programme and fast tracking a return on investment. Introduced Agile techniques to this inflight programme.

Provided department wide guidance on programme management best practice.

Interim Program Manager

Director level consultant, leading engagements with EMC’s highest profile clients all with budgets exceeding £1m. Consulted on transformation and change management for clients in a range of sectors, including finance, insurance and oil and gas.

Principal Consultant

Interim Project Management of a difficult IT project replacing key systems in insurance and reinsurance functions. 

Successfully re-focused scope of the project and delivered the system to pilot groups within the business.

Interim Project Manager

Envoque

Founding Partner

Strategy and Business Analyst

I am a strategy and OKR coach who helps organisations from household names to hyper-growth unicorns align and focus with OKRs. 

Do you want to connect your work to your strategy? Do you want to  focus on the things that really impact your customers, your employees and your organisation? 

If so, let’s talk.

If you want to know more about what I do, my clients can tell you better than I can.

“Collaborational, easy to work with, reliable, sticks to his words, inclusive, really values including everyone and pays attention to detail and each member of a (workshop) group”
Olivia Hupfeld, EQT Ventures describing a recent on-site workshop

“Pragmatic, hands on, flexible and business oriented expert who can apply OKR principles in a practical way to any organisation” - 
CPO, Insurtech Unicorn.

“With Ian's help we made a huge amount of progress last quarter from a standing start. The OKRs are incredibly clear and specific. We established a really good basis.”   
CEO

“Deep expertise and recognised OKR Leader”
CoS, Unicorn

"Yes, we definitely saw a difference. I would like to thank you a ton for the pro-active collaboration last year – it really helped us move forward!" - COO Unicorn Fintech

”Senior team had a range of complex personalities…. your approach was to build relationships and manage stakeholders carefully which paid off”



“You helped the Leadership Team become outcomes driven”

"Huge amount of progress last quarter from a standing start"

“Ian was particularly good at holding us to account”

“Ian is a terrific facilitator. The right balance of seriousness, knowledge, humour and patience.“

Ian Harvey

Heia Nord-Norge

Styreleder

KUPA

Seniorrådgiver

Matfra.no

Board member in the startup Matfra.no - a marketplace for local food and produce

Board Member

Helseboka Pro

Product Manager for Helseboka, where we connect people with relevant health care providers, to ensure that they receive the best possible help. 

I work on Helseboka Pro, a product that helps health personnel (such as pharmacies, doctors and municipalities) offer their services for booking, document the services they provide, and communicate efficiently both with end users and peers.

Product Manager

Resight

Key role in defining the direction and plan for the next generation of the Powercatch product. Deeply involved in defining and following through company goals and strategy plan.

Business Development Manager

CEO at Resight (now aquired by Embriq), a company specializing in software for grid companies, and an Atlassian Partner.

During my time as CEO, the company's revenue increased by > 60%, and the earnings turned from deficit to a profit of 3,3 MNOK. Resight also reached #33 in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in 2017. 
In this period head count almost doubled, and we landed key customers. Focused heavily on organizational development, diversity, culture and values. Increased presence and visibility. Enrolled the company in the Pledge 1% program. 

Voluntary demotion in 2020, to work closer to product development.

Member of the Board

Responsible for coordinating, planning and managing development, both on web and mobile. Project, test and team management.

Development Manager

Holtet Barnehage

Opera Software

Managing complex projects, spanning across several different teams, departments and systems (as well as physical locations/time zones). Team and people management.

Team Manager, Project Manager

Project manager in the Windows Mobile team at Opera Software. Managed both internal projects and projects customizing the Opera Mobile browser for important external customers.

Project Manager

Ocado

Worked as project manager for development of a new assembly line control unit in the Ocado warehouse. Project manager for company intranet improvements. Team lead/people manager for 3 developers.

Software Developer

Telenor

Network, product and service development, mainly for wholesale. Co-project manager.

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Ian Harvey

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