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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

Barefoot Coders

Providing technical leadership, training, engineering, and advisory support to digital product and infrastructure teams, with a focus on AI.

Head of AI Engineering

Columbia University School of Professional Studies

Tech Management Adjunct Faculty - AI/ML, Emerging Tech, Tech Foundations

Mind the Product

Delivering instruction, workshops, and coaching to technologists at companies like Lowe's, Northwestern Mutual, CBRE, and the New York Times, empowering them to excel in best practices, and giving them patience, hope, and enthusiasm for their craft.

Instructor and Player-Coach

Artium

CTO for Client Software Projects, VP of Product, and General Manager

CTO Connection

Organized and planned events,spoke at conferences, and built a community for a large group of engineering leaders, many overseeing product and engineering teams of 100+ members."

Co-organizer

ETHDenver

Introduced speakers and panelists on the main stage and assisted with content selection for the largest annual blockchain conference in the US, which draws over 48,000 attendees.

Metasteward for Content

Philosophie Group Inc.

Helped teams design, code, and align to ship high-value features based on customer research and data.

Director, Product Strategy

ConsenSys

Led Product for oracles (off-chain data posted to the blockchain) and blockchain + space exploration efforts for Ethereum's largest venture studio.

Product Leader

Exit Reality VR

Defined the value proposition and go-to-market strategy for immersive high-end VR experiences, established initial client engagements, and guided software teams.

Advisor and Consultant

thoughtbot

Responsibilities:

• Opened an office in a new city for a thriving design and development consultancy.
• Delivered clean, well-tested code fast, while guiding others to do the same
• Mentored software engineers and engineering directors.
• Networked extensively to hire top professionals.
• Found, built, and decorated a new office space.
• Set up and managed client projects for success.
• Trained client product owners on how to prioritize.
• Evangelized Lean, Agile, and continuous delivery practices.
• Oversaw global sales and project onboarding.
• Facilitated Product Design Sprints.
• Architected and implemented software for internal and client projects.
• Hosted developer meetups.
• Contributed to Open Source Software and other applications.

Highlights:

• Hired 20 top professionals within the first year.
• Managed successful client projects for renowned companies and startups.
• Enabled enterprises to move at startup speed and startups to gain stability.
• Oversaw $18M in global project onboarding. Sourced and closed $5M of these annually.
• Created an AR/VR practice with several client projects.

Developer and Managing Director

A longtime software engineer and leader, I've experienced most aspects of software development. I’ve repeatedly taken new teams from nothing to generating millions in revenue or impact in their first year, through my enthusiasm, leadership, and technical skills. I’ve also enhanced and strengthened many larger, established teams.

I joined the current AI wave early and now teach AI/ML to future technology leaders at Columbia University. My passion is learning how software engineers use generative AI to work faster, more creatively, and more enjoyably—and sharing those insights with others.

I also bring product management skills and co-authored a book on Design Sprints, published by O'Reilly.

I love connecting with fellow technologists so we can help and learn from each other. Please feel free to reach out!

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