Claire Branigan

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About Claire Branigan

Senior digital management professional; Dedicated to leading and delivering innovative and value add digital solutions. Leading operational service teams to identify and define improvements to service delivery using a variety of business change tools. Strong, proven leadership and delivery as an application software development manager. Successful delivery of large scale digital transformation programme & projects. Experience of Waterfall, Agile, SCRUM and specialising in hybrid methodologies implementing a diverse range of digital transformation programmes within multiple organisation sectors, including: Social Housing, Not for profit, Utilities, Life sciences, Financial, HE, Manufacturing, and NHS sectors. An excellent persuasive communicator at all levels of an organisation with adaptable and appropriate stakeholder management skills and experience. Competencies Accomplished senior digital management professional Successful delivery of both in-house bespoke and commercial software, infrastructure and property acquisitionLeading continuous improvement in our core development standards Change ManagementImplementation of MS DevOpsImplementation and adoption of MS Power Platforms, including PowerBI, MS Forms, Power Apps, Power AutomateImplementation of Esuasive Dynamics CRM for Housing and Dynamics portalLeading digital delivery of legal merger of 3 legacy HA'sEffective business improvement and change management experience, including Lean, Systems Thinking methodologiesStrong leadership and team managementStrong mentor and coach across business divisions Expertise in working with Microsoft Gold partners, 3rd party vendors and framework partners, front end clients and internal stakeholders and customersExtensive experience in software procurement OJEU and procurement Positive relationship and stakeholder engagement and managementRisk management methodologies and processesBudget forecasting and actual management at project and departmental levelResource planningTest management, release management and SDLC processesRegulatory body adherence Support desk/call delivery management utilising ITIL methodology ERP, SAP, SharePoint, MS Dynamics CRM, Infrastructure, telecoms and bespoke solution project management Facilitation of workshopsWide range IT technology competency, keeping abreast of latest technology stacks Transposing customer needs into technical solutionsImplementing innovative technical solutions available in the market and advising colleagues of the potential solutions to enhance their technology stack