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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

IntrepidGS

Deputy Program Manager

Grant Leading Technology, LLC

Senior Consultant

Markon Solutions

Contract Program Manager supporting planning, acquisition, management in use, and disposal of assets for a $1B government capital program. As the program manager, integrated subject matter experts in asset management, logistics, resources, plans & policy, facilities, and project management for the planning and acquisition of the Agency's headquarters campus. The campus acquisition was awarded the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation. Introduced the agency to the DOE FEMP energy savings performance contract (ESPC) vehicle. Developed a 20 year life cycle cost estimate (LCCE) from BUILDER, Archibus, and internal planning documents for an analysis of alternatives comparing and contrasting deferred maintenance and repair (DM&R) options that are compliant with the 2024-2028 Intelligence Program Guidance, OMB Circular A-94, OMB Circular M-20-03, NIST Handbook 135, and agency policy.

Education, Municipal, and Private Sector Portfolio Manager.   

Private Sector Market Real Estate Development and Workplace Modifications lead. Strategy and business development in our private sector marketplace with focus on tenant workplace acquisition, fit-out and move management. 

Marine Corps Market Manager and Department of Justice Market Manager - lead our Marine Corps and DOJ market teams to include strategy and business development within the markets, administer contract and subcontract execution and client delivery.

Senior Director

Ameresco Federal Solutions

Senior Project Manager: led the successful completion of the implementation phase for the Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) at NASA Greenbelt ($6.7 million), to include Retro-Commissioning HVAC controls and equipment in 3 buildings, high efficiency lighting retrofits in 11 buildings, storefront replacement, and a waterside economizer.

Quality Control Manager for the U.S. Senate ESPC ($35 million) and Quality Control Systems Manager (QCSM) for the U.S. Capitol ESPC contract ($13 million project cost resulting in $2.7 million annual energy cost savings): designed, implemented, and led a quality control program based on the Army Corps of Engineers Contractor Quality Management program.

Senior Project Manager, Quality Control Manager, and Quality Control Systems Manager

Silver Birch Construction

Licensed Virginia Class A Building Contractor, specializing in custom home remodeling projects.

Owner/Manager

24/7 Solutions, Inc.

Project Manager

Chinn Ridge Construction

Lead project manager for local government projects including a General Contract for roof, window, and heat pump replacement at the Smith-Wagner Building for Chesterfield County Virginia ($2.5 million).

Lead project manager for federal projects including a General Contract for HVAC upgrades in three occupied buildings for the Department of the Army at the Warrenton Training Center ($5 million).  Included all new mechanical room equipment, chillers, boilers, direct digital control system, and power.

Sr. Project Manager for Washington D.C. area projects for a U.S. Government agency.  Projects consisted of multiple tenant fit-outs of SCIFs.  Managed task order contracts for designers, engineers, and general contractors.  Gathered IT, communication, and other unique customer requirements in classified facilities; ensuring design and implementation met these requirements. 

Provided construction oversight, project management and technical guidance for the installation of a modular mechanical shop for at the American Embassy, Kuwait. Designed Phase Two tenant fit-out for the American Consulate, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Construction Manager and Owner’s Representative for Phase One upgrades at the American Consulate Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Fulfilled responsibilities as Contractor’s Security Officer.

Authored Indoor Air Quality Plan and Health & Safety Plan.
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Senior Project Manager

Zeigler Builders

Preconstruction services for the Embassy of Luxembourg, Washington D.C.  Project Manager and Superintendant for initial surveys and selective demolition within the historic structure.

Project Manager for 3124 Q. Street, N.W. Washington D.C.  Project consisted of a ~$20 million adaptive re-use of an historic structure.  Managed subcontractors in structural concrete, structural steel, underpinning, earthwork and excavation, geothermal systems, HVAC, power, lighting, rough carpentry, finish carpentry, Audio-Video, masonry, flooring, swimming pools, and elevators.

Project Manager for a homeowner converting swimming pool changing rooms and indoor gym into a multi-media room.

S.A. Halac Ironworks

Project Manager for multiple structural steel and miscellaneous steel projects in the Washington D.C. area.  Projects included: Ardmore High School, Hillcrest Elementary School in Maryland,  Penthouse addition to the Boeing Building in Rosslyn., New building construction at Lakeside Technology Center in Sterling, Virginia,  Penthouse Addition and structural renovations to the Millennium Building, 1900 K Street, Washington D.C.

United States Marine Corps

Staff Sergeant

Capital Programming | GOVCON Partnership Builder

Joel is a contract Program Manager supporting a $1B federal Capital Program. Responsibilities include integrating a cross functional team of contract project managers, facilities managers, asset managers, logisticians, real property professionals, resource managers, and software managers to achieve the federal agency's long term capital program strategy.

A trusted advisor in Capital Programming founded on more than 30 years of performance-based and knowledge-based services contract leadership across all phases of the capital program lifecycle, to include planning & budgeting, analysis of alternatives, acquisitions, management in use, and disposal of capital assets.

Joel's collaborative mindset enables cross-functional teams to excel in complex program delivery. This included an  energy savings performance contract (ESPC) for the Architect of the Capitol that resulted in a 35% reduction in energy usage. Knowledge-based services contracts with the federal government include domestic and overseas Capital Programs and mission support for a special projects component within the intelligence community.

Joel is the founder of DigitalPMO(TM), a human-centered, agile, technology agnostic, cloud-based digital Capital Program and portfolio management methodology.

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