Who is the Remote Project Specialist?

If you're curious as to how this vector art interpretation compares with the real me, or simply want to know what team I support, why not get in touch! 

My name is Chris James and I have more than 20 years’ experience of managing projects and programmes within differing IT organisation settings including consultancy firms, large-scale outsourcing providers and internal IT departments.

My greatest skill is my ability to galvanise the numerous stakeholders required to successfully deliver project outcomes within pre-defined constraints.

I founded the Remote Project Specialist with the aim of establishing mutually beneficial business-to-business relationships that stand the test of time, where customers benefit from quality project deliveries that represent value for money, while in return I gain more flexibility in my working life, enabling a healthier work / life balance.

When not working, I lead a busy family life along with my other half and three school age boys, all of who are football mad! We are more often than not transporting one of them (or potentially all of them!) to either training or a match. When not doing this we can often be found supporting our local team.

When time permits I fancy myself as an amateur digital artist, hence this vector art representation of myself!

Other interests include walking, jogging (occasionally) and strength training.

When its time to let my hair down, I do enjoy a pint or three!


Experience

Industry:

In terms of public sector I've worked with numerous central government departments, several local councils and all of the blue light emergency services, including national policing initiatives.

In addition to this my many years spent working in consulting have given me extensive private sector experience ranging from working with charities through to financial institutions, and pretty much everything in between!

Working within client side IT I've gained experience in construction, large-scale property management and utility industries.

Technology:

As you'd expect, the technical deliveries managed over the last 20 years reflect the evolution of IT systems during this time. I've extensive experience ranging from on-premise 

infrastructure and applications through to agile, cloud-native infrastructure.In more recent years my experience lies in delivering projects that support organisations on their digital transformation journey, and having worked in Microsoft Partner organisations I have been heavily involved in delivering a broad range of Microsoft M365 related technologies.

Stakeholder Management:

Whether you are a supplier looking for someone to manage your customer deliveries, or an organisation that needs someone to manage delivery from a supplier (or indeed both), I am experienced in all aspects of stakeholder management and able to build trust and foster good communication with all of your stakeholders. 

Methodologies:

Regardless of whether you require a waterfall or agile delivery, I am experienced, qualified and comfortable with both.