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
- being the Centre of Expertise, supporting the wider University with the tools, support networks to support effective change, project and programme management
- developing capability and confidence in change, project and programme management
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 and Curriculum Management Projects)
- Sarah Ibbitson, Project Manager (University Research Management System and HESA Data Futures Projects)
- Amy Jeenes, Project Manager
- Harriet Smith, Project Manager (PGT Review Project)
- Kylie Smith, Project Manager (Doctoral and Global Voice & Reputation Projects)
- Michelle Hale, Programme Manager (Digital Transformation Programme) and interim Project Manager (CLEAR Project)
- Anouchka Stevens, Programme Coordinator (Digital Transformation Programme)
- Peter McSweeney, Project Manager (Data & Insights and CRM Projects)
- Mark Donovan, 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