Clients
Experience using Java 11
published on Sunday, August 30th, 2020
Situation: HEE required a front-end to interface with its Java-based core server code. Task: Consume Java API/Microservices in to facilitate providing data to the front-end application. Actions: -Communicate to Java APIs for GET, PUT, POST, PATCH and DELETE HTTP requests. -Implemented API error handling on the front-end for UI notifications. -Collaborated with back-end […]
Continue reading →Experience using Camel
published on Friday, August 21st, 2020
Situation: HEE uses Camel as the integration layer to orchestrate HTTP requests from the front-end to the back-end. Task: Communicate to Camel, via HTTP requests, to obtain data via back-end. Actions: -Collaborated with business, back-end developers to impact using Camel as an orchestration layer. -Provided input from a front-end developer’s perspective on how […]
Continue reading →Experience using Docker
published on Thursday, August 13th, 2020
Situation: HEE required a consistent approach to deploying and running applications. Task: Run and consume front-end and back-end Revalidation Docker images. Actions: -Instantiate Docker images via command line in order to consume back-end Microservices locally. -Obtain latest Docker images for development on local-machine using AWS command line. -Run local front-end Revalidation application against […]
Continue reading →Experience using MySQL
published on Saturday, August 8th, 2020
Situation: HEE Revalidation 1.0 (2016) used MySQL as the back-end storage. Task: Communicate to local MySQL database so that local back-end microservices can provide data. Actions: -Setup local MySQL database in collaboration with back-end developers. -Manipulated/interacted with back-end Data in MySQL database using both command line and the MySQL application UI; to test […]
Continue reading →Teaching, knowledge transfer and pair-programming
published on Sunday, August 2nd, 2020
Situation: HEE Revalidation required cutting edge, well documented code based on good design/development practises. Task: Actively collaborate with others; sharing expertise/knowledge for good code development/future maintenance. Actions: -Pair programmed on Front-End features, AWS Cognito implementation and infrastructure using Terraform. -Collaborating on code/reviews/pull requests by making constructive suggestions on how to improve code. -Hosted […]
Continue reading →Experience of an Agile/Scrum environment and able to apply the Agile philosophy to your day-to-day work
published on Tuesday, July 28th, 2020
Situation: HEE Revalidation project required an efficient team to iteratively deliver business value based on User needs. Task: Deliver prioritised features leveraging Agile Scrum approach. Actions: -Actively contributed to: Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Show & Tells, Retrospectives and Daily Stand-ups. -Collaboratively worked on Agile backlog, delivering incremental features based on agreed prioritisation to […]
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Experience using REST, SOAP, microservices
published on Friday, July 17th, 2020
Situation: HEE Revalidation required UI leveraging multiple REST/SOAP/Microservices. Task: Develop and consume REST/SOAP/Microservices to retrieve Trainee information. Actions: -Collaborated on REST endpoints to define urls, headers, requests and responses. -Made HTTP requests as REST that were converted to SOAP requests to communicate with GMC connect. -Consumed Microservices to send recommendations to GMC. […]
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Experience using Testing frameworks – Jasmine, Cypress
published on Tuesday, July 7th, 2020
Situation: HEE Revalidation required robust testing. Task: Implement TDD approach for UI features; verifying functionality with e2e tests. Actions: -Collaborated with development-team; implementing 72%+ unit test coverage for the Revalidation codebase by adhering to a TDD approach using Jasmine. -Discussed existing e2e testing strategy amongst HEE developers and adopted Cypress as the choice […]
Continue reading →AWS and DevOps knowledge
published on Monday, June 29th, 2020
Situation: HEE required restricted access to the new Revalidation application. Task: Implement an Authorisation strategy for front-end application as well as the server side API calls. Actions: Collaborated with Business/Back-end Developer/DevOps/Front-end Developer to: -Implement an Authorisation strategy via AWS Cognito. -Collaborate with AWS technical support to overcome AWS Cognito challenges. -Restrict access to […]
Continue reading →Experience using Angular 9
published on Saturday, June 27th, 2020
Situation: HEE required a modern UI for Doctor Revalidations. Task: Migrate an Angular-JS UI to Angular 9. Actions: -Collaborated with Business/BA/Back-end Developer/DevOps to design/implement a migration strategy. -Designed/implemented reusable components for multiple pages (Recommendations, Concerns & Connections Summary) leveraging solid programming principles. -Implemented Redux pattern facilitated by NGXS state management. -Implemented dynamic url […]
Continue reading →Teaching, knowledge transfer and pair-programming
published on Monday, June 22nd, 2020
HEE/NHS had poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR. Our consultant leveraged 5+ years experience transferring knowledge/training/mentoring: -Pair-programmed on Bi-directional work; ensuring quality and rapidly bringing new starters, through a high team growth period, up-to-speed. -Developed coding/pipeline standards and best practises; publishing on JIRA/Confluence. -Used SonarQube to enforce/govern standards, along with architectural/code reviews, facilitating learning-through-failure in a […]
Continue reading →Knowledge of web services/REST and microservices
published on Friday, May 22nd, 2020
HEE/NHS had poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR. Our team was instrumental in the setup CI/CD design/development/automated-testing process; developing multiple RESTful/SOAP/Queue-based/File-Transfer-Services for services utilising open-source-software/Java-MicroServices: -Created multiple RESTful web services for consumption by TIS Admin UI. -Designed/developed REST services for reading-from/writing-to multiple back-end systems (TCS/Auditing). -Used TCS services for bi-directional flow between TIS/ESR to get/modify data […]
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JIRA and Confluence experience
published on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
HEE/NHS had poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR. Our team leveraged 5+ years experience of JIRA/Confluence: -Fortnightly management of requirements in JIRA through backlog refinement/sprint planning of Features/User Stories/Tasks. -Daily collaboration/status updates through task maintenance in JIRA; including remaining effort, decisions and issues. -Documented API technical designs in Confluence; facilitating briefing to other developers. -Collaborated with […]
Continue reading →Have experience in Messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
published on Sunday, March 22nd, 2020
HEE/NHS had poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR. Our team leveraged advanced Messaging-Systems experience: -Designed/implemented real-time message tracking system across multiple enterprise applications produced by internal/external-teams. -Leveraged Wire-Tap Enterprise-Integration-Pattern; streaming message data via RabbitMQ; facilitating scalable system-monitoring system. -Designed/implemented RabbitMQ Publisher/Consumer services providing a resilient, event-driven, guaranteed delivery pattern between systems. -Designed/developed distributed transactions pattern to […]
Continue reading →Experience working with MSSQL or MySQL to query databases
published on Sunday, March 22nd, 2020
HEE had a number of MySQL databases covering TIS. Our team leveraged his significant experience of querying databases: -Created SQL scripts to manually load National Insurance numbers into TIS. -Used custom SQL queries to identify process issues in current ESR code. -Wrote comparison SQL script for pilot testing. -Helped HEE staff troubleshoot SQL issues. -Conducted […]
Continue reading →NHS Modelling and advanced analytics cases studies and experience
published on Monday, March 16th, 2020
HEE/NHS had a history of poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR leading to multiple manual workarounds. Our team was tasked with modelling the HEE/NHS data sets and finding/resolving issues: -Modelled NHS data received from ESR using Neo4J; using used small datasets to refine the model. -Modelled the permissions, users and resources from an easily accessible file […]
Continue reading →Practices Agile principles
published on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020
HEE/NHS had poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR. Our team leveraged Agile competence: -Collaborated in Scrum Team migrating data from Azure MySQL to AWS Aurora. -Included software-stack-upgrade to minimise programme-disruption. -Responsible for technical briefing to non-technical-business-stakeholders. -Iterative approach; feeding lessons-learned into development-process. -Led Agile-Guilds for Software-Development and Integration-Design. -Continuously updating the Dev Runbook Section to support […]
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Previous experience working with Public Sector clients or the NHS
published on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020
Our team has extensive Public Sector experience across multiple organisations; including most recently at HEE: -Designed/developed schemas for TIS. -Loaded NI numbers on to TIS to align with ESR. -Conducted interviews with Product Owner, end users and GMC technical staff on redevelopment opportunities for Reval. -Documented Reval ‘As-Is’ processes and data flows on Confluence. -Provided […]
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NHS Experience including stakeholder management
published on Sunday, February 16th, 2020
HEE/NHS had a history of poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR leading to multiple manual workarounds. Our team was tasked with persuading Trusts to rely on the synchronised data after implementing a new bi-directional interface: -Held in-person sessions to list perceived issues. -Produced a full process map to show coverage of the full business process. -Clearly […]
Continue reading →Experience with Git
published on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
HEE/NHS had poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR. Our team leveraged advanced competence of GIT: -Demonstrated JGIT-Flow with Maven creating build-process, facilitating improved iterative/frequent-delivery of working-software. -Instrumental in design/implementation of IaaS GIT-Configuration-Repository; ensuring rapid provisioning/repeatable environment-configuration. -Used GIT-Branch-strategy to handle business-features/defects/hotfixes; enabling segregated-environments. -Collaborated on source-code-on-commit implementation; facilitating early code-quality detection. -Followed GIT-code-review-process, significantly improving code-quality […]
Continue reading →Demonstrable experience of Jira and Confluence
published on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
HEE used Confluence/Jira to document/manage their work Our team leveraged extensive experience: -Documented design discussions and decisions on Confluence. -Produced a Runbook section to support common issues and how to fix them. -Modified existing Confluence structure for ESR work, archiving old information, splitting information into a more navigable format and focusing on user experience. -Produced/managed […]
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Demonstrable experience of working successfully with and alongside NHS (or comparable) data teams
published on Thursday, January 16th, 2020
HEE/NHS/GMC had inconsistent data sets between multiple systems. Our team was tasked with understanding multiple data sets and improving synchronisation: -Worked with data teams to produce high level (qualifications) and low level (field) agreed datasets for interfaces. -Worked with data teams to improve ESR NHS098 specification and highlight/resolve (data/process) issues. -Led reporting workshops/coached data teams; […]
Continue reading →Have Junit, Mockito
published on Sunday, December 22nd, 2019
HEE/NHS had poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR. Our team leveraged extensive bi-directional integrations testing experience; including JUnit/Mockito: -Created stubs with Mockito when implementing unit testing for Java based services (for upload/download to AWS S3, sending/receiving messages from/to RabbitMQ; MongoDB wrappers; TCS end-point-configuration; guaranteed-delivery; retry; dead-letter); leveraging JUnit, Test Containers and LocalStack for testing. -Collaborated on […]
Continue reading →Evidence of experience to map, agree, and document data flows and data ownership for systems integration purposes
published on Sunday, December 22nd, 2019
At HEE there was a need to update trainees details from ESR (NHS employment system) to ensure trainee details were current and reduce manual work and errors. Our team facilitated agreement on data flows/ownership: -Working with business managers and the ESR team to map and agree datasets to be updated on the master system. -Using […]
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Understanding of NHS datasets and relevant uses cases or applications of this data
published on Monday, December 16th, 2019
HEE/NHS/GMC had inconsistent data sets between multiple systems. Our team was tasked with understanding multiple data sets and improving synchronisation: -Designed/developed modern TIS/ESR integration, defining/synchronising data sets for trainee personal information. -Designed/developed TIS/GMC integration; synchronising trainee doctors’ revalidation information. -Collaborated on NHS ODS Store integration for the national data warehouse. Outcome: -ESR integration successfully updates […]
Continue reading →Successfully delivered Front End development utilising JavaScript and HTML
published on Thursday, November 28th, 2019
Our team leveraged JavaScript/HTML for developing the configurable Recruitment Dashboard for IT Recruitment Marketplace: -Designed/developed conditional candidate details entry; allowing variable number of roles and variable number of achievements per role; automating candidate details capture/display. -Implemented configurable multi-stage recruitment-pipeline; allowing bespoke recruitment pipelines creation utilising reusable components: candidate details capture/CV scoring/remote & face-to-face interview scoring/candidate […]
Continue reading →Successfully developed WordPress Content Management Systems
published on Monday, November 25th, 2019
Our team successfully developed an Automated Recruitment Dashboard for IT Recruitment Marketplace leveraging WordPress-CMS: -Implemented custom roles for candidates/administrators/authors/approvers/publishers. -Implemented individual branding for organisations/departments/teams. -Created custom post types for companies/departments/teams/candidate profiles/roles. -Designed/developed custom templates for display; including: carousels and conditional filtered lists for displaying candidates/roles. -Implemented custom workflows for content creation, management and display; including […]
Continue reading →Have Java 8-11, Maven, Gradle, Spring/Spring Boot
published on Friday, November 22nd, 2019
HEE/NHS had poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR. Our team leveraged 10+ years systems Spring/Spring-Boot experience: -Used Factory-Pattern to promote high-cohesion/loose-coupling within multiple services. -Used Abstract-Factory-Pattern Java-Microservice for multiple services. -Used Prototype-Pattern; reducing coupling within middleware-layer for TIS/ESR systems. -Used Adapter/Wrapper-Pattern-based Java-Microservice Audit Service data. -Used Facade-Pattern Java-Microservice within File Reader Service. -Used Strategy-Pattern to send […]
Continue reading →Evidence of strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to communicate and build relationships effectively with a broad range of people, both verbal and in writing
published on Friday, November 22nd, 2019
HEE were introducing a bi-directional interface with an NHS system to fix numerous interface issues. Our team managed stakeholders/communications: -Met face to face with NHS team; listening to their concerns and learning their goals. -Produced clear information through documents, tables, diagrams and presentations that were then discussed with individual stakeholders and at shared governance meetings. […]
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Information Governance experience within an NHS context
published on Saturday, November 16th, 2019
HEE/NHS had an inefficient interface for Junior Doctor information through TIS/ESR. Our team designed/developed an Information Governance process to improve data quality: -Produced first schema used in the system and showed data quality issues through validation. -Standardised values and data quality through conditionality and enumeration. -Mapped differences in coded/standardised values and encouraged standardisation and adherence […]
Continue reading →Work in partnership with HEE so that knowledge and skills can be shared to support any alpha services that are developed
published on Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
Problem: Royal Mail had workforce planning and retention issues; requiring in-depth analysis of data through Machine Learning (ML). Our team: -Made recommendations for a ML platform/process. -Collaborated with Royal Mail staff to identify staff groups; establishing risks/issues blocking retention. -Established ETL process for leveraging existing datasets; iteratively developing algorithms for use by ML development teams. […]
Continue reading →Have Linux, Docker, Cloud platforms
published on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
HEE wished to move TIS to the Cloud. Our team leveraged extensive Docker/Docker-Compose experience on Linux/AWS/Azure: -Collaborated on data migration: MySQL to AWS Aurora using AWS. -Proposed migration of data from MySQL to MongoDB; demonstrating POC using AWS Aurora, DMS, Kinesis Data Streams and Lambdas. -Prototyped End-to-End application workflow using Docker, facilitating visualisation of business […]
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Process re-design and optimisation and mapping of user journeys. Producing As-Is and To-Be business process models
published on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
HEE were using a historic codebase that processed/produced csv files from an NHS system. Our team mapped user journeys and business processes; highlighting numerous issues with stability, performance and data quality: -Produced ‘As-Is’ model that explained numerous issues faced. -Worked with wider team on the desired ‘To-Be’ state; documenting the ‘To-Be’ process in Confluence. -Produced […]
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Experience working with NHS-specific datasets
published on Monday, October 21st, 2019
Problem: HEE required a bidirectional integration with NHS-specific datasets. Our team: -Analysed and documented the NHS (Electronic Staff Register) and HEE (Trainee Information System) datasets. -Mapped/developed transformations between NHS and HEE. -Designed/developed ‘as-is’ and ‘to-be’ data flows. -Created/updated schemas to standardise data inputs; identifying master data across both datasets (facilitating ‘store once/replicate’ policy for NHS/HEE […]
Continue reading →Have considerable experience in testing systems
published on Sunday, September 22nd, 2019
HEE/NHS had poor data synchronisation between TIS/ESR. Our team leveraged extensive bi-directional integrations testing experience: -Collaborated with internal/external-teams (TIS/ESR); agreeing BDD/TDD approach using 3-pillars-of-truth: specification/schema/mock. -Collaborated on Testing Plans/Specifications, developed acceptance criteria on JIRA/Confluence. -Conducted POC using JBehave/Cucumber for systems testing -Provided governance/best-practices/coding standards using SonarQube. -Iteratively developed code; leveraging JUnit for unit-testing. -Conducted product […]
Continue reading →Evidence of experience in Business Analysis – gather needs and analysing information using comprehensive tools and techniques
published on Sunday, September 22nd, 2019
HEE required an ESR/TIS Bi-directional interface. Our team gathered user-needs and analysed information: -Identifying needs/performing gap-analysis, continually communicating iterative solution progress to the stakeholders; through JIRA. -Gathering/refining business requirements from product-managers, legal, end-users, documentation and third-party suppliers by conducting interviews/workshops/questionnaires; documenting results on Confluence. -Documenting requirements using BPMNL, Use-cases, User-stories and Activity-diagrams. -Proposing multi-cost solution/options; […]
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Experience working on developing or enhancing Recruitment technologies/platforms
published on Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
Our team successfully developed an Automated Recruitment Dashboard for IT Recruitment Marketplace leveraging WordPress-CMS: -Implemented custom roles for candidates/administrators/authors/approvers/publishers. -Implemented individual branding for organisations/departments/teams. -Created custom post types for companies/departments/teams/candidate profiles/roles. -Designed/developed custom templates for display; including: carousels and conditional filtered lists for displaying candidates/roles. -Implemented custom workflows for content creation, management and display; including […]
Continue reading →Data Analytics Platforms and Solution design and development (with NHS or relevant experience)
published on Monday, September 16th, 2019
HEE/NHS had an inefficient interface for Junior Doctor information through TIS/ESR. Our team designed/developed a data-analytics platform; identifying inconsistent data: -Created ESR bulk-load process into Neo4j Graph-database. -Matched data to TIS system values. -Created standardised queries, using pattern matching, highlighting inconsistencies in ESR data and unexpected/erroneous TIS updates. -Facilitated user-access to explore/export data for further […]
Continue reading →Experience designing and deploying ML services within the NHS
published on Monday, September 9th, 2019
Problem: Historic sales data not driving NHS purchasing decisions. Our team: -Collaborated with stakeholders to agree objectives, target features, data inputs and expected improvements. -Collaboratively agreed success measures. -Agreed a ‘hold-out validation set’ evaluation protocol with stakeholders. -Extracted, transformed, loaded data from multiple disparate NHS databases; based on agreed data extraction policies including: missing data, […]
Continue reading →Successfully utilised and implemented Web analytics (Google Analytics)
published on Monday, July 22nd, 2019
Our team implemented Google Analytics at IT Recruitment Marketplace : -Identified popular content and fed it back on organisation, department and team basis. -Captured entry points allowing organisations to get best value from advertising of roles. -Utilised exit points to establish reasons for incompletion of applications; feeding lessons learned into development process and content creation […]
Continue reading →Experience in successfully performing interaction/UX design
published on Friday, June 28th, 2019
Our team completed successful iterative interaction/UX design at MediaPharm ; working collaboratively with stakeholders: -Identified the audience, creating user personas for anticipated functionality. -Defined functional and non-functional requirements based on user research; prioritising backlog based on business value. -Established a data dictionary and created design patterns for agreed functions. -Created wireframes for usability testing; feeding […]
Continue reading →Experience of working for a Government department
published on Thursday, March 7th, 2019
At HMRC, we utilise Scrum/Kanban/SAFe/Lean-techniques to deliver from simple changes to a workflow to enterprise-wide-programmes. Our Scrum-Teams apply agile-best-practises; including: •TDD •Continuous-build/integration •Automated-testing (functional/non-functional) •Continuous-deployment •Processes/procedures built-up with extensive experience in Digital-Transformation-Programmes. Scaling resource levels to meet HMRC’s needs: •25/50/100+ •Seamlessly-integrating new-joiners. Engagement-key-points: •15 agile-teams •14 concurrent-Programmes/Release-Trains/Projects •100+ consultants working collaboratively with each-other/external-teams(client/third-party suppliers of […]
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Experience using natural language processing and machine learning technologies
published on Thursday, November 15th, 2018
Problem: IT Recruitment Marketplace required an automated candidate matching service. Our team: Discovery -Conducted multiple-user-workshops; establishing requirements for Artificial-Intelligence(AI)/Natural-Language-Processing(NLP)/Machine-Learning(ML) to automate user-journeys. Alpha Conducted iterative (user-based-feedback) prototype-development based on high-risk backlog-items: -Automated-CV-categorisation based on submitter-organisation/subject/type; sending through JIRA-workflows for processing – including conversion of action-items to JIRA-tasks for tracking through to completion. -NLP using Tensorflow […]
Continue reading →Agile testing and QA including automation tools, unit, integration, functional, non-functional tests
published on Tuesday, November 6th, 2018
At HMRC, we provided a testing-framework compliant with modern standards; including ISO 29119. We adopted an ‘automate-by-default’ approach, creating functional/non-functional Framework utilising Jenkins, SOAPUI, JMeter, Java & Groovy. Our independently-audited Quality-Assurance-strategy/testing-framework is ISO 29119 compliant for concepts & definitions, process, documentation, techniques and keyword-driven-testing. Other Delivery Groups on the Customs Declaration Service programme & other projects […]
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Deliver capability within an existing enterprise governance framework (including pre-existing architecture, engineering practices, CI/CD pipeline and QA approval processes)
published on Tuesday, November 6th, 2018
Our consultants created a new Integration-development capability for HMRC to work on Brexit-critical-Programmes/Projects. Working within existing Chief Technology Office, Security & Programme-Management governance, we used whitelisted technologies to develop open-source, Cloud-agnostic, MicroService/ESB-based back-end headless-services to be consumed by various project-teams developing end-to-end business services. We worked with the existing provider of CI/CD-pipeline; iteratively improving the […]
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Provide close knit, technically led JAVA development teams. It is essential you can demonstrate they have experience of successful efficient delivery as pre-existing teams
published on Monday, November 5th, 2018
Our consultants led the formation of 12 Development-Scrum-Teams (comprising Business Analysis, Automated Testing, Delivery Management & Integration/Java Development) to HMRC’s Messaging-Delivery-Group; delivering reusable back-end headless-services based on Java MicroServices and utilising Enterprise Integration Patterns including: Request/Reply, Correlation-ID, Dead-Letter-Channel, Message-Bus, Event-Message, Point-to-Point-Channel, Publish/Subscribe-Channel, Guaranteed-Messaging, Content-Based-Router, Broadcast/Aggregate, Canonical-Data-Model & Wire-Tap. Our consultants have been working together for up […]
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Ability in implementing software using the following development practices and processes; domain-driven design (DDD), Behaviour-driven development (BDD) and Test-driven development (TDD)
published on Friday, November 2nd, 2018
Our consultants iteratively-developed solutions with HMRC for extracting data from EU-systems before making it available for legacy-systems based on DDD principles. We agreed a canonical-data-model with business-users, leveraging a single-repository (PostGreSql) and employing separate bounded-contexts to present data to different legacy-systems. We re-developed the Programme-Backlogs to be Feature-Based facilitating a move to BDD; ensuring component-teams […]
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Designed and delivered MicroService based products; including system integration, where there are teams from multiple suppliers, managing multiple cross stream dependencies
published on Friday, November 2nd, 2018
Our consultants work with HMRC; designing/delivering Open-Source MicroService back-end/Middleware-Services and leading the integration of COTS/Legacy/Bespoke-components supplied by: HMRC-in-house, IBM, Euro-Dynamics, Accenture, CapGemini & Equal-Experts across 13-parallel streams in three cross-dependent programmes/projects. We delivered back-end Headless-services to other suppliers; including: MicroServices configuration storage – Hashicorp-Consul. Digital-Certificates storage – Hashicorp-Vault. Access control/security/log-management – API-Gateway/Service-Mesh(Docker/Kubernetes)/LDAP/Kafka/ELK. Consolidated Notification Service […]
Continue reading →Filed under: Containerisation, HMRC, MicroServices, Solutions
Planned and delivered Agile projects, within complex transformation programmes, adopting waterfall methods for tracking and reporting progress alongside Roadmap based planning
published on Thursday, November 1st, 2018
Our consultants work with HMRC to plan/deliver the complex Brexit-critical Customs Declaration Service and Border Systems Programme Transformation Programmes under a Scaled Agile Framework Environment; leveraging Roadmap Based Planning and reporting in an Iterative Waterfall Framework. We lead collaborative initiatives at Programme Increment Planning; planning 10-week increments and then coordinating delivery on a sprint-by-sprint basis […]
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Experience of working in a local Authority environment or similar
published on Wednesday, October 24th, 2018
Problem: Improve agile adoption across local authorities. Our team: -Conducted Agile adoption workshops for local authorities and businesses -Worked with Thurrock Council on Agile in Digital Transformation. -Worked with Southend Council on: -Agile in Digital Innovations Office. -Promoting agile-ways-of-working with the Robotics, AI and Technology Team. -Facilitated agile adoption with the Social Worker Service Transformation […]
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Experience of digital projects handling complex, sensitive data at scale
published on Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Problem: HMRC required a Customs-Declaration-Service to handle 250 million+ complex/sensitive transactions/annum: Our team: Discovery -Collaborated on establishing user-journeys/personas during workshops/interviews; identifying key areas of sensitive-data. -Explored wider context for integrations with external-organisations requiring sensitive-data: DEFRA/Home-Office/Border-Force. Alpha -Iteratively designed/developed external-integrations with OGDs requiring sensitive-data. -Designed/developed secure data-at-rest/in-transit prototypes; iteratively tested/refactored based on ongoing user-feedback. -Designed/developed prototypes […]
Continue reading →Experience of managing successful delivery alongside other suppliers
published on Monday, July 16th, 2018
Problem: HMRC required an Integration-team to work alongside other suppliers. Our team: Discovery -Agreed goal/problem-definition with stakeholders. -Assessed user-journeys/personas; in-collaboration-with other teams (Cap-Gemini/Accenture/Equal-Experts/In-house). -Identified client-constraints; conducting cross-team-workshops; identifying overlaps/gaps across 4 value-streams in SAFe-programme/improvements/cost-savings. -Agreed cross-team Alpha-backlog with success-measures; ensuring cost-effective, viable-service. Alpha -Adopted risk-based-prioritisation; selecting high-risk integrations with Digital-Frontend/Rules-engine/finance-system/DataStore. -Focused on end-to-end journeys (with […]
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Successfully applied the skills outlined in the Government Digital Service Standards and the Cabinet Office
published on Monday, July 16th, 2018
Our team developed GDS compliant services at HMRC: -Developed Lean optimised JIRA workflows for Agile phased delivery: Idea, Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live phases. -Adopted a User-Centric WCAG compliant approach; ensuring progress through each gate governed appropriately. -Designed/Implemented platform to provide multiple re-use opportunities; ensuring mandatory reuse of platform unless exception granted through governance process. […]
Continue reading →Experience using variety of user research methods, including prototyping
published on Friday, June 29th, 2018
Problem: HMRC required Live-Service and Operational-Management documentation. Our team: Discovery -Agreed goal/problem-definition with stakeholders through workshops; identifying need for Knowledge-Base. -Assessed user-journeys/personas; in collaboration with stakeholders through workshops/interviews. Alpha Conducted iterative (user-based-feedback) prototype-development based on high-risk backlog-items: -Automated document-categorisation based on department/subject/type; sending through JIRA-workflows for processing. -Smart-service-discovery using Hashicorp-Consul; facilitating multi-Cloud-architecture. -File-migration/management – file-system […]
Continue reading →Delivering projects/programmes with high levels of business process change and technology transformation
published on Friday, June 29th, 2018
Our team delivered the data-centric MASP Digital Service at HMRC ahead of schedule and under budget: -Conducted primary-user-research through workshops/interviews; resolving conflicts/managing stakeholder expectations. -Challenged status quo, championing a ‘we-can-do-better’-approach; incorporating continuous user feedback from non-technical stakeholders; implementing lean techniques to optimise process flows. -Collaborated in open/transparent manner following client’s high-level briefing; presenting reasoned/costed options […]
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Excellent knowledge of architectural approaches that are relevant to this work
published on Tuesday, May 15th, 2018
Our team has extensive experience of architecting new data centric systems; including the Oxford School of Drama(OSD): -SOA type architecture – decoupling data input/output from data storage; avoiding vendor lock in, reducing cost. -Service interfaces with external web based services (payment, transactional email, authentication, bulk email subscription, SMS); reducing development costs/risk. -Extensive use of Micro […]
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Experience of agile coaching within the context of more traditional project and programme management
published on Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
Problem: HMRC required a mixed (Traditional/Agile) design, development and delivery approach to integrate internal legacy-teams, third-party suppliers and EU-teams. Our team: -Analysed the existing project/programme management approaches; establishing: EU (Waterfall), Legacy (Waterfall/Kanban), third-party supplier (Scrum), Systems Integration Team (Scrum/Kanban). -Designed/implemented a wholistic programme/project management overlay; incorporating disparate delivery mechanisms through concentration on touch-points: -Requirements; functional […]
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Experience, knowledge and understanding of validating graph data with SHACL
published on Monday, March 12th, 2018
Our team used SHACL to validate RDF graph data whilst evaluating a Schema Analyser service; first Implemented at HMRC: Discovery: -Understood requirements/user journeys/user personas; recommending Alpha concentrates on Graph database technologies to map data relationships. Alpha: -During investigation into RDF Triple Store wrote validation service to validate graph data based on key user journeys; including […]
Continue reading →Knowledge and experience of digital file formats and their identification and characterisation
published on Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Our team utilised our extensive experience of digital file formats at HMRC; designing/implementing an enterprise wide File Transfer Service: -Mandated meta data file associated with file to be transferred (including file type identification); identifying file type determined by source. -File types included: CSV/text (EBCDIC/UTF-8)/PDF/XML/EDI/JSON/JPEG/Wav/Binary (encrypted). -Specifications agreed with internal/external/OGD(legacy/bespoke/COTS) system owners; documenting File type characteristics. […]
Continue reading →Demonstrable experience in writing acceptance criteria, carrying out acceptance testing to validate technical designs and developments
published on Monday, January 22nd, 2018
Problem: HMRC required more robust user-centric development. Our team organised acceptance criteria/testing: -Working with Programme teams to develop agile-backlogs; specifying functional requirements as Epics, Features and User Stories and Non-Functional Requirements as Themes. -Developed/documented end-state user journeys; establishing appropriate user personas. -Collaborated with Architects and Lead Developers to refine high-level designs; creating low level designs […]
Continue reading →Supporting the programme in robust vendor management and performance of third party delivery partners
published on Friday, January 12th, 2018
Our team managed third-party delivery partners at HMRC; including: -Established ‘Red Team’ governance structure to manage Cap-Gemini during re-architecture and Cloud migration of existing SDLC and existing services; achieving £1M+ refund of consultant fees to be offset against work programme. -Managed WSO2 software vendor relationship; reducing cost/license by 25%. -Managed Software-AG vendor relationship; establishing mitigations […]
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Ability to deliver high quality work to a fixed timeline and budget
published on Tuesday, November 28th, 2017
Our team has a proven track record of completing time/budget limited HMRC Projects; utilising Scrum/Kanban/Lean and Agile methodologies: -Customs Declaration Service infrastructure migration from Fujitsu Private Cloud to AWS; including Operating System/Software version upgrades; Alpha phase eight weeks. -Border Systems Programme (8 Projects): resolved multiple cross dependencies; unknown overlaps; gaps/conflicts; Discovery phase four weeks. -Multi […]
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Demonstrable experience of acting as conduit between development team and stakeholders in translating requirements into both technical and non-technical speak/language to facilitate communications and engagement
published on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017
HMRC required complex integrations between disparate COTS, Legacy and bespoke systems; for a data-centric solution using Java-Microservices on AWS. Our team acted as a conduit between developers/stakeholders: -Worked closely with non-technical stakeholders translating business requirements into technical specifications. -Worked closely with Architects to provide solution options and clear recommendations. -Led the development effort as pseudo-Product […]
Continue reading →Experience, knowledge and understanding of Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes
published on Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
Our team has extensive ETL experience at Carnival Cruises; including: Revenue Data Warehouse: -Identified/analysed/modelled multiple/disparate sources of data; including legacy flat files/XML database/SQL databases (MS/Oracle)/Excel spreadsheets/binary/csv/text files. -Created domain/logical source data models. -Created mapping documents/XSL transformation scripts/data models for staging (target) database. -Meticulously tracked ETL process; ensuring dirty data identified/all source data accounted for in […]
Continue reading →Excellent experience of implementing data models for use in live systems environments
published on Thursday, October 5th, 2017
Our team has extensive experience of designing and implementing data models into live Systems at DWP/HMRC/Carnival Cruises; including recently at Oxford School of Drama: -Designed/Iteratively implemented multi model database system incorporating structured data (SQL) and relationships (NoSQL Graph) for Drama School Records Applications and an associated Transformation Service: -Designed/implemented Canonical, Logical and Physical models. -‘As-is’ […]
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Strong project monitoring and management
published on Friday, September 29th, 2017
Our team designed/developed an agile project monitoring/management system for the Border Systems Programme at HMRC: Implemented a unified backlog across eight projects; reducing cost by 30% through consolidation of overlapping requirements. -Established a multi-stage SDLC; ensuring open, honest and transparent monitoring through JIRA dashboard open to all stakeholders. -Championed ‘Knowledge-Hub’; holding artifacts including: features/journeys/environments/systems/specifications/services/end-points/schema/releases/programmes/projects-details; facilitating […]
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Ability to manage all aspects of the release cycle, including migration of existing data
published on Thursday, September 21st, 2017
Our team designed/implemented multiple development/release life cycles over 20+ years; including HMRC’s Knowledge Hub: -Analysis conducted discovery creating user journeys/personas; including migrating existing data. -Design identified database/user interface requirements; iteratively designed based on regular user feedback. -TDD/Development defined automated testing framework using SOAPUI/Jmeter/Groovy/Xspec/SonarQube to test core product/interfaces. Developed code to Extract/Transform/Load; leveraging JUnit/Mockito for unit […]
Continue reading →Planning multi-year, complex technology and business change programmes/projects including resource and financial management, and dependency management
published on Tuesday, September 19th, 2017
Our team successfully planned/implemented a three year business change programme at HMRC: -Established ways of working, within existing governance/decision-making framework, for new business group; creating internal resource, financial and dependency management processes; automating many through JIRA workflows. -Created a new Systems Integration team of 100+; achieving a 50% saving compared to 3rd-party supplier. -Established Cloud-based […]
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Expertise in the evaluation of a team or individuals’ agile maturity and evidence of tailoring of approach
published on Thursday, August 24th, 2017
Problem: HMRC Systems Integration team required agile maturity: Our team: -Assessed team as having limited agile capability. -Analysed the team’s future requirements assessing mix of: Scrum/Kanban/Lean/SAFe required. -Worked with team to develop Product-Management capability; creating agile-process around JIRA-workflows. -Revised SDLC establishing Backlog templating saving 8-hours/Scrum Team/Sprint. -Introduced multi-stage SDLC through Kanban; optimising architecture, pre-analysis, analysis, […]
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Experience of successfully designing and delivering services aligned to GDS service standards or equivalent
published on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
Problem: HMRC required a GDS-Service-Standard Eu-systems Data-Extraction Service for consumption by legacy-systems: Our team: Discovery -Collaboratively agreed definition-of-problem with business through workshop. -Established user-journeys/personas/accessibility-requirements through workshops/interviews with diverse stakeholders. -Agreed constraints for policy/technology/processes were collated/documented whilst applying lean-techniques in process-mapping workshops; identifying opportunities to remove waste. Alpha -Iteratively designed/developed prototypes for Extract (from Eu-system), Transform […]
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Successfully performed Testing & Quality Assurance in delivering or developing a Digital Service
published on Thursday, August 17th, 2017
Our team delivered an automated testing/QA framework at HMRC for the MASP Digital Service: -Agreed testing specifications for each features based on definition of done and acceptance criteria. -Applied a BDD/TDD approach to component and end-to-end development/testing. -Leveraged Maven to enforce templates for agreed design patterns. -Utilised SonarQube to ensure adherence to agreed coding standards. […]
Continue reading →Experience, knowledge and understanding of creating resilient and secure systems using IAM in a cloud
published on Thursday, July 27th, 2017
Our team created resilient/secure Cloud based systems for multiple clients: -Oxford School of Drama: Set-up/managed AWS instances/security groups/Lambdas/Cloudwatch events and IAM roles for Drama School Records Applications and Transformation Service. -Office for National Statistics: specified Cloud based secure Virtual Micro Data Laboratory for researcher access to restricted data. -HMRC: collaborated with architects to design/implement role […]
Continue reading →Experience managing successful delivery within a complex multi-organisation landscape
published on Saturday, July 15th, 2017
Problem: HMRC required a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the complex Border-Systems-Programme in a multi-organisation landscape: Our team: Discovery -Agreed goal/problem-definition with diverse stakeholders; through questionnaire/workshop. -Assessed user-journeys; collaborating with Digital/Risk/Cloud/Data/Finance/Security/Architecture teams. -Identified client constraints; conducting cross-team-workshops to identify gaps & cost savings across 8 projects. -Agreed cross-team risk-prioritised Alpha-backlog for testing ideas with success-measures; ensuring […]
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Experience of effective documentation and transition of products into a live services team, including resolving defects after launch
published on Thursday, July 6th, 2017
Our team transitioned the Brexit critical Customs Declaration Service into Production for HMRC: -We developed a knowledge base using Neo-4J Graph-database, linking documentation to code and features; incorporating Service Management team as key stakeholders for content development. -Created a Blue/Green architecture ensuring no Production down time. -Developed a Deployment Data Manager tool to map code […]
Continue reading →Experience of coaching, mentoring, knowledge transfer and supporting teams, individuals and services to adopt agile values, behaviours, tools and technique
published on Monday, July 3rd, 2017
Problem: HMRC staff needed coaching/mentoring to improve agile adoption. Our team collaborated with client to grow an agile team to 200+: -3 people coached as Scrum Masters then mentored to achieve 2 Product/Delivery Managers and 1 Agile Coach; managing 12 Development Scrum Teams. -Coached/mentored 3 people to achieve Product Manager (Service Management, DevOps and Architecture); […]
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Ability to mobilise relevant expertise quickly
published on Friday, June 16th, 2017
HMRC required a flexible workforce to work on multiple data-centric Brexit-critical programmes. Our team were responsible for ensuring the correct expertise was available at all times for all programmes: -Collaboratively worked with internal team to plan programmes (£250M+); agreeing timelines, deliverables and resource plans. -Managed 100+ resources across 10+ value streams. -Flexed teams up/down as […]
Continue reading →Delivering complex transformation at HMRC
published on Friday, June 16th, 2017
Our SC-cleared team has 25+ years delivery-management experience of solving complex transformation-problems; including at HMRC: -Development/Delivery Leadership for new business transformation; growing new Systems-Integration team comprising 200+ Architects, Analysts, Developers, Testers, DevOps, Delivery-Managers and Scrum-Masters; adapting to evolving requirements in a continually changing environment. -Implemented Cloud-based IaaS/PaaS/SaaS providing resilient/reusable technical and business services to internal […]
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Demonstrable experience of working with development teams in an Agile delivery setup, creating BDD style User Stories, maintaining and prioritising Product backlog and roadmap with Product Owners
published on Monday, May 22nd, 2017
HMRC required migration from legacy monolith to Microservices solution. Our team acted as pseudo-Product Owner in Scrum team: -Created agile backlog from mapped business flows, creating features/user-stories using ‘As a… I want to… so that…’ format. -Created/refined backlog in JIRA; with supporting flow information in Confluence. -Created BDD Acceptance Criteria and test scripts for functional […]
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Working as a team with our organisation as well as suppliers
published on Thursday, May 11th, 2017
Our team mentored the in-house team through ‘Red Team’ efficiency/cost reduction programme with Fujitsu and Cap-Gemini at HMRC: -Established transparent cost model for infrastructure and service development; establishing roadmaps for efficiency savings. -Led Fujitsu through infrastructure Cloud-migration; reducing hosting/maintenance costs by 90%. -Led Cap-Gemini through re-architecture (monolithic deployment to SOA); increasing deployments from fortnightly to […]
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Drive outcomes making decision effectively while also considering the point of view of others
published on Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
Our team led the HMRC team responsible for integrating multiple suppliers’ deliverables: -Agreed goal/problem definition with stakeholders. -Assessed user journeys/personas; in collaboration with other teams (Cap Gemini/Accenture/Equal Experts/In house). -Identified client constraints; conducting cross team workshops; identifying overlaps/gaps across 4 value streams in SAFe programme/improvements/cost savings. -Agreed cross team backlog with success measures; ensuring cost effective, […]
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Understanding and experience of agile governance for service design in line with the GDS principles
published on Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
Problem: HMRC required agile governance aligned to GDS principles. Our team: -Developed Lean-optimised JIRA workflows for Agile phased-delivery: Idea, Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live-phases. -Adopted a User-Centric WCAG-compliant approach; ensuring progress through each gate governed appropriately. -Designed/Implemented platform to provide multiple re-use opportunities; ensuring mandatory reuse of platform unless exception granted through governance-process. -Adopted iterative-approach […]
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Knowledge and experience of agile tools, product and software development ability to select the right tools eg Jira, MS Planner
published on Monday, December 19th, 2016
Problem: HMRC required agile tools/product/software knowledge to select the tools for agile transformation. Our team: -Assessed client needs against various backlog management tools (JIRA, Rally, Trello, Excel); selecting/implementing JIRA. -Assessed client needs/constraints against Collaboration tooling (Slack, Google Docs, SharePoint); selecting Slack and SharePoint. -Created bespoke Deployment Management tool utilising Neo4J (Graph-database) facilitating multi-team/multi-programme deployments on […]
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Previous experience working with APIs and microservice-driven applications
published on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016
HMRC needed an Integration Platform to route messages through a complex IT-estate, including in-house developed, COTS and legacy systems. Our team leveraged extensive API design experience: -Analysing requirements and documenting ‘As-Is’ system designs; identifying need for ‘To-Be’ Microservices including: declarations, tariffs look up, immediate and deferred payments. -Designed new Microservices that take advantage of high […]
Continue reading →Strong client upskilling and knowledge transfer capability
published on Wednesday, November 9th, 2016
Our team collaborated with the HMRC-client; growing an agile team of 200+ over 3 years: -3 people coached as Scrum-Masters then mentored to achieve 2 Product/Delivery-Managers and 1 Agile-Coach; managing 12 Development Scrum-Teams. -Coached/mentored 3 people to achieve Product-Manager (Service-Management/DevOps/Architecture); utilising Kanban. -Coached/mentored team of 4 Business-Operations personal; leveraging Lean-techniques to optimise Business-Processes then automating […]
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Successfully applied and utilised Agile delivery skills in the course of delivering a Digital Service
published on Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
We delivered MASP Digital Service at HMRC; utilising Scrum/Kanban/Lean-Agile-methodologies: -Conducted secondary user research reviewing available documentation/primary user research through workshops/interviews; resolving conflicts/managing stakeholder expectations. -Identified user journeys; user personas; ‘as is’ & options for ‘to be’ architectures (logical/physical); high-level Alpha-stage Backlog/Roadmap. -Challenged status quo, championing a ‘we can do better’ approach; incorporating continuous user feedback […]
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Experience working in Agile environments using Scrum, LeSS or other Agile frameworks
published on Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
HMRC required more user-centric ‘agile’ development. Our team leveraged extensive Agile experience: -Acting as Business Analyst, representing business as pseudo-Product Owner, within Scrum Team in Scaled Agile Framework Environment; delivering complex integrations working with multiple development teams across a complex organisational structure. -Deputising/assisting Scrum Master duties during Scrum-of-Scrums working with in-house teams and third-party suppliers. […]
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Added Value – Set out any innovative, unique or additional experience, service or offer you would bring
published on Thursday, September 15th, 2016
Problem: HMRC Systems-Integration-team had an expensive out-sourcing model. Our team worked collaboratively with the client team to setup a new Development & Delivery capability of 200+; implementing agile Process Improvements: -Kanban – used to connect elements of SDLC together and facilitate deployments. -Kaizen – instilled a culture of self-improvement to generate multiple improvement opportunities. -Lean […]
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Experienced Senior Data Engineer with excellent track record of designing/creating/iterating/testing data models, working with production data , delivering resilient, data-driven services into live environment
published on Friday, August 26th, 2016
Our team has extensive experience of taking data Driven (SQL/NoSQL) projects from inception to live service; including Deployment Data Manager at HMRC: -Discovery: Identified User Journeys/Personas; managing deployment data across development group (12 Scrum Teams/Architecture/DevOps/Service Management); identifying requirements for Graph database based on client requirements/user needs. -Alpha: Performed RDF/Property Data Store comparison; recommending Neo4J. Designed/Implemented […]
Continue reading →Evidence of ability to map business processes and data flow from source to target according to the data and development lifecycle
published on Monday, August 22nd, 2016
HMRC were developing microservice platforms with an integration layer to communicate between components. Our team mapped business processes/data flows: -Working in the Discovery-phase with business to map the business flows as Sequence diagrams and creating features in the backlog. -Producing user stories supporting identified flows, mapping interfaces, defining data standards and producing data mappings. -Managing […]
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Innovative solution design and development
published on Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
HMRC had an incumbent responsible for developing an integration layer connecting multiple components using a monolithic approach. Our consultants were tasked with designing/developing a more efficient solution: -Designed/developed IaaS/PaaS/SaaS on multi-cloud environment for large programmes (£250M+); leveraged MicroServices architecture/CI/CD/Automated Testing. -Produced timesaving/efficiency tool box including a schema analyser using Neo4J Graph-database. -Schema Analyser provided cross […]
Continue reading →Managing multi workstream delivery teams
published on Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Our team managed eight delivery workstreams for the technically/politically-complex Border-Systems-Programme at HMRC: -Managed multiple-cross-dependencies; multiple-supplier-delivery-teams; conflicting-technologies; fluid-requirements/agreed-solutions; unknown-overlaps/gaps/conflicts. -Analysed business-processes establishing user-journeys/personas; through interviews/workshops with: policy-team, users (internal/external), administrators and senior-management. -Created cross-project-‘to-be’-model establishing agreed project/technical-boundaries; identifying key-overlaps/gaps/conflicts; agreeing consensus-based-solutions/mitigations. -Coordinated complex-multi-supplier re-architecting/design/development : internal/external (Accenture/Cap-Gemini/Equal-Experts/Fujitsu/IBM); sharing solution-designs/best-practises with other-suppliers. -Managed stakeholder-engagement with NGOs; including […]
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Experience of working with both traditional and modern interfaces and systems integration, to document proposals for possible solutions and drive the solution of choice with the developers and others
published on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
HMRC wanted to develop 12 file transfer journeys using SOS-Berlin JobScheduler and Java based Microservices. Our team worked with traditional/modern interfaces to drive the solutions forward: -Designing architectural-patterns to interface FTP and Microservices with legacy-services (messages->queues->flat files and vice versa); facilitating dual running during trader migration. -Worked closely with programme architects to discover viable solution-options, […]
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Understanding of agile and approaches and supporting context, such as behaviours, governance, process and culture
published on Friday, February 26th, 2016
Problem: After a significant re-organisation; HMRC required a more flexible Systems Integration team. Our team designed/implemented a business-value-centric Agile Engagement Model: -Instilled Product-centric Supplier Management process, with appropriate governance; doubling efficiency. -Established existing Tech Stack/Future Roadmap Product Management approach; governing a business-value prioritisation culture. -Instilled collaborative culture, working seamlessly with third-party suppliers. Highly successful demonstration […]
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Experience, knowledge and understanding of graph based data models and of modelling graph data, including experience, knowledge and understanding of graph/linked data querying languages, such as SPARQL or Cypher
published on Thursday, January 14th, 2016
Our Certified Neo4j Team conducted Discovery/Alpha for schemaless database solutions; creating HMRC’s Knowledge Base Service: -Designed/implemented RDF Store(SPARQL)/Neo4J(Cypher) versions of XML/Json schema differentiating tool, replacing Relational Database version; for comparison/evaluation purposes. -Re-modelled RDF/Neo4j schemas (reduced physical schema characteristics including join tables/foreign keys/unrequired indexes were more concise/easier to understand than SQL schema. -Existing SQL queries re-written […]
Continue reading →Experience of having successfully performed User-research to capture user needs and enhance a Digital Service from these
published on Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
Our team enhanced a digital service from captured user-needs through user research at Camden Council for Council house tenants: -Reviewed existing documentation on council housing needs, processes and procedures. -Collaborated with Camden Council SMEs, through interviews/workshops, to design/develop a questionnaire for current and prospective Council house tenants. -Conducted face-to-face user research with current and prospective […]
Continue reading →Programme management – including supporting large/national data analytics programme to improve processes and efficiency
published on Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
Ford required an International data solution for their Sales data. Our team worked collaboratively with stakeholders to manage the Global Sales Data Warehouse: -Managed prioritised backlog for 100+ stakeholders for Extract (20+ data sources) Transform Load process, dashboards, reports and drill-downs using Rally. -Proactively managed backlog, feature burn-down and RACI; generating real-time dynamic status. -Managed […]
Continue reading →UI/UX design, user research for national data solutions
published on Friday, May 16th, 2014
Ford required an International data solution for their Sales data. Our team iteratively completed UI/UX Design and user research for a Global Sales Data Warehouse; working collaboratively with stakeholders: -Identified the audience, creating user-personas for anticipated functionality. -Defined functional/non-functional requirements based on user-research; prioritising backlog based on business value. -Established a data dictionary and created […]
Continue reading →Successfully escalating and managing risk to deliver successful outcomes
published on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Our team successfully setup/managed a client-centric outcomes-based RAID-management system for EMC’s customer escalations throughout EMEA/APAC: -Collaborated with customers/internal stakeholders; agreeing an Escalation Management Process within existing governance framework. -Iteratively automated process through Documentum workflows; storing RAID information in Documentum Webtop and transparently displaying progress to all stakeholders through dynamic dashboard. -Worked with external clients, consultancies […]
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