Alan Sykes

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About Alan Sykes

A results-driven Project manager and Prince 2 Practitioner with several years experience of managing business change, software development and infrastructure change projects within both the private and public sectors. Experience of managing changes within Commercial Insurance, Financial Services, IT, Outsourcing HR,Payroll and Pension functions, I can demonstrate a track record of successfully delivering multi-disciplinary projects from conception to completion, producing all project documentation including business cases within budget and prescribed timescales. With a customer-focused approach, I use structured methods (Prince II) to achieve controlled delivery of change and benefit realisation. An excellent communicator with effective people skills, I can build relationships and work at all levels. I have experience of the full lifecycle from bid preparation to post implementation review. I have a technical background with problem solving skills to deliver pragmatic solutions that are based on commercial realities. I have strong MS Project and MS Office skills.Specialties: Prince II PractitionerAPMP Project Management QualificationTECHNICAL SKILLS / KEY EXPERIENCE :• Project Governance• Stakeholder Management• Business Case Formulation• Budget Management• Resource Demand Forecasting• Software Development and Testing• Supplier Identification and Management• Subcontractor Selection and Management• System Implementation and Migration