Mid-career professionals at the M3 Job Club were facing an overwhelming job market shaped by AI and digital change. Many attendees felt behind on tools, unsure how to frame their experience in this new landscape, and lacked clarity around how to integrate AI strategically into their job search or career planning.
Executive Alignment Through Coaching in a Transforming Organisation
During a critical phase of digital transformation, friction emerged between two senior executives, one leading technology and the other responsible for commercial and brand strategy. While both were aligned on outcomes, they approached delivery and prioritisation from different perspectives. Misalignment risked slowing progress on member facing initiatives and diluting leadership clarity.
Realigning People and Platform for Cloud Transformation
Delivery leadership needed to transition client implementation teams from on-site installs to remote SaaS onboarding as the platform and pricing model shifted from on-premise to cloud. The organisation was modernising its regulated payment solution, (cheques, BACS, FasterPayments), and move from professional services led install model to a SaaS subscription offering. Engineers structured for site based...
Global PMO Implementation
VP needed a scalable delivery framework to support global SaaS growth and ensure consistency across client implementations. The sales pipeline was expanding rapidly but the delivery operations lacked unified oversight, with inconsistent practices across regions and limited capacity to sale efficiently.
New Global Operating Model underpinned by customer service first mindset
The Group CFO of one of the largest global sustainable paper and packaging companies in the world launched and sponsored a multi-year digital transformation programme, starting in 2021. The IT team had a federated design, with IT staff mostly dedicated to work on either individual sites, a cluster of sites, or to a dedicated country....
IS/IT Change Management within the Lloyds of London Insurance Market
He was engaged by a boutique consultancy to support a team engaged with AMLIN plc, a FTSE 100 insurance underwriter with industry leading capital capacity, in the City of London, UK for his IT/IS change management expertise. The assignment was called Programme Dolphin which aimed to improve the company’s IS/IT change & programme management processes...
New Operating Model Solution Architecture – FTSE100 electronics & electricals retailer – cost efficiency during financial challenges
He provided solution architecture services for the change programme to achieve a New Operating Model (NOM) for Dixons Stores Group International (DSGi). The assignment was integral to translating business requirements and strategies into functional solution requirements for supply chain improvements. DSGi implemented significant changes to its supply chain and distribution network, aiming to enhance operational...
Retail Strategy & Enterprise Architecture change for Mobile Phone & Telecommunication company.
As an associate consultant working for CVL Retail Management Consultants, he provided services as a Strategy Consultant & Enterprise Architect for O2 Telefonica. The assignment focused on addressing the need to scale O2’s current systems strategy to meet the increasing demands of their stores and multi-channel retail strategy. O2 Telefónica UK was at a...
European retail expansion architecture strategy review for an “out of season/end of lines” fashion brands re-merchandiser
He was an associate consultant for CVL Retail Management Consultants, and led a small team of consultants to undertake an assignment to review and add to IT/IS architecture strategy. The client was TK Maxx, a European retailer of “out of season/end of lines” fashion merchandise brands who was expanding into other countries than UK and...
High level strategic planning of a UK supermarkets general merchandising multi-channel strategy – Take It Home Today!
He was an associate consultant for CVL Retail Management Consultants, and served as the Lead Retail Consultant on an assignment for ASDA plc (Supermarkets) The project focused on developing a new concept proposition called “ASDA INSTANT” to extend ASDA’s multi-channel retailing capabilities and to drive more sales through small and medium supermarket stores where linear...