Strategic Projects Office
We provide leadership and coordination for major change initiatives across the University, through project, programme, portfolio and change management.
Our team is responsible for:
- providing portfolio management that enables the University to prioritise, balance, schedule and resource strategic change
- developing and managing the Project and Change Management Framework to ensure effective project & programme delivery
- providing oversight, assurance and reporting of the strategic projects portfolio
- providing delivery capacity for strategic programme and projects underpinned by change management
- developing capability and confidence in change, project and programme management
- being the Centre of Expertise, providing the wider University with the tools and support networks to support effective change, project and programme management. Visit our SharePoint site for information and resources
Team members
- Sharon Street, Director of Planning, Performance & Strategic Change
- Laura Clapp, Deputy Director of PPSC, Planning, Portfolio and Delivery
- Dragana Houston, Deputy Director of PPSC, Strategy, Insights & Performance
- Laura Lees, Planning, Performance & Strategic Change Co-ordinator
- Katherine Binks, Portfolio Manager
- Lucy Allen, Project Manager (Curriculum Transformation Project and Managing Central Costs Programme)
- Sarah Ibbitson, Project Manager (University Research Management System Project)
- Amy Jeenes, Project Manager (Innovation District Programme)
- Harriet Smith, Project Manager (PGT Review Project)
- Kylie Smith, Project Manager (Global Voice & Reputation Project)
- Amy Jefferies, Project Officer (Curriculum Transformation Project)
- Michelle Hale, Programme Manager
- Anouchka Stevens, Programme Coordinator (Digital Futures Projects)
- Alex Chahian, Project Manager (Data & Insights Project)
- Peter McSweeney, Project Manager (CRM Project)
- Grace Wicks, Interim Lead Business Analyst
- Peter Swann, Business Analyst
- Obiora Agbalusi, Business Analyst
- Ben Miller, Lead Change Manager
- Daisy Holden, Change Manager
- Nicola Wright, Change Manager
- Sarah Flint, Change Manager