Alan Hotchkiss

Certified P3M3 (Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Maturity Model) assessor Dynamic delivery of accredited material in lines with the capability and capacity of delegates in attendance. I am certified to teach the following courses: o Praxis (Foundation and Practitioner) – Lead Trainer o APMP (Full Course and Introductory Certificate) o Managing Successful Programmes o Management of Portfolios o Change Management o Management of Risk o Project, Programme and Portfolio Offices (P3O) – Lead Trainer o Earned Value Management (Foundation and Practitioner) – Lead Trainer o Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis (FCBA) o Requirements Engineering o Modelling Business Practices o Business Analysis Practice o Benefits Management and Business Acceptance o Commercial Awareness o Train The Trainer o Building Business Relationships o Introduction to Project Management o Introduction to Management o Introduction to Health and Safety o Certified Change Management Professional o Presentation Skills

Management of a portfolio of Innovate UK (Formally Technology Strategy Board) research projects, with a variety of industrial partners. Manage the Hub’s output of products in line with targets set by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Initiate and maintain communication with regional Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs), so that the Hub could offer/perform up to 12 hours of free consultative assistance Understand customer requirements and translate into an appropriate work breakdown structure Gain estimates of complexity (time, cost) from technical experts in order to create an appropriate plan and budget Submit plans to higher management for review and bid/no-bid decision Work with Hub Director to allocate resources to complete tasks with line with skill set and experience Understand the risks associated with the proposed work and create mitigation strategies to minimise risk exposure Creation of management plans, outlining the work to be completed and the timeline Monitor work against the plan in terms of time, cost and quality constraints with regular project team meetings Gain lessons from team members to ensure project continues to run in accordance with the current plans Monitor changes to identified risks, and to identify new risks Awareness of change/creep in requirements from customer, and where appropriate enforce changes to the original plan with customer consent Hold regular customer/stakeholder meetings to ensure that the current work meets with expectations Close down projects, holding meetings to identify lessons for similar work in the future Lead team to ensure laboratory equipment is purchased in line with relevant procurement procedures, involving tender submissions and scoring in line with current government/OJEU procedures Work with University Facilities Management structure to confirm outstanding issues regarding refurbishment of laboratory space, establishing timelines and standards for completion

Responsible for leading a team of Project Managers charged with delivering a Departmental Portfolio in excess of £35million. Assisting team members in their personal and professional development Assigning PMs to projects based on experience and complexity of project

Utilised a project management methodology in keeping with the type of projects and its requirements, tailoring traditional waterfall and Agile methodologies to suit the nature of the work being delivered. Fostered and maintained a spirit of collaboration between customer, user, stakeholders and delivery team Empowered delivery team to acknowledge the dynamic nature of new and changing requirements. Agreeing re-prioritisation of requirements – accelerating, decelerating and postponing work in order to maximise the value of the benefits received. Delivered elements of ongoing research in an incrementally improved fashion, based on sprints of work of differing lengths – seeking feedback to understand and agree to the direction and nature of future increments. Capturing lessons throughout sprints and through feedback and utilising those lessons in future work, both managed by myself and promulgated to others. Utilised different methods of capturing and monitoring progress of work (Kanban Boards, Waterfall schedules, Earned Value Management)

MSc Operational Analysis

Included year in industry placement working for the Metropolitan Police, analysing Crime Statistics