Project at a glance
- Regulated business
- Investment fund owned
- Infrastructure business
- Turnaround at pace
- Successful disposal
Problem
Our client, a sub £50m turnover business within a £1bn Utilities Company that is owned by a tier 1 global investment business.
Due to regulatory changes the group decided to strategically dispose of their B2B operation that had been operating as a stand alone business. The business was underperforming in terms of profit contribution but also presented an increased risk to the group business.
Williams Bain supplied an experienced PMO to fast track core PMO functionality. This supported several complex in flight projects and overall programme delivery by implementing governance and assurance leadership. The result was a successful disposal with minimum disruption to the group.
Approach
- Understand the group strategy
- Take into account regulatory aspects
- Create the corporate PMO
- Ensure that the programme delivered
Results
Programme Management Office. Supporting the successful disposal of a business
- Manage regulatory risks
- Implementing governance structures
- Tailoring best in class methodologies
- Implemented realtime reporting
- Managing key stakeholders at c-suite level
- Detailed interdependency planning
Skills and Experience
The Interim Manager – 143527399
- Interim PMO: PMO experience across a broad range of sectors including plc, private businesses and equity backed businesses.
- Regulatory: Previous experience working in regulatory environments, understanding regulatory compliance
- Transformation: Able to bring best in class systems, processes and ways of working to support a large scale transformation
- Communication: Able to communicate in a straight forward simple manner at all levels
- Stakeholder management: Strong stakeholder management skills that ensure no surprises for the leadership team members
- Hands-on approach: Delivers a programme with a hands on approach ensuring successful delivery.
