Steve Izatt

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An experienced and skilled Project Manager, Steve has excellent IT skills together with a broad knowledge of the PeopleSoft8 application from both a technical and functional viewpoint. Steve is available for:

	Project Definition
	Project Management
	Implementation Management
	Development Team Management

Achievements

	Worked on 6 PeopleSoft Global Payroll implementations
	Consultant on significant United Nations PeopleSoft projects
	Project Manager for the Unilever PeopleSoft Global 8 Payroll project - the first successful implementation in the UK and amongst the first globally
	Established own successful consultancy practice, IT Bites Ltd, over 3 years ago.

Synopsis

With IT experience since 1983, Steve has been managing projects, from those less than 3 months in duration to enterprise wide implementations in excess of 2 years, since 1991. This has involved both in-house and 3^rd party implementations, with many full cycle projects from feasibility/project definition to design and implementation.

Steve has developed a broad business knowledge over the years, and can demonstrate exposure to HR, Payroll, Pension and Financials implementations. He is experienced in managing Client/Supplier relationships and is able to communicate to senior management through strategic reporting. He also has vast experience in providing detailed specifications.

Steve now specialises in the implementation of the PeopleSoft application, and in particular HCM/Global Payroll modules. He has worked with the product since 2000, and can demonstrate true commercial experience, being involved with versions 8.01 to 8.8 and involvement in 6 PeopleSoft8 projects – commercial experience that is difficult to match.

For nearly 2 years from 2000, Steve worked with Unilever leading their Global Payroll implementation. This involved creation of a green field site for the establishment of a central Payroll Office, whereupon Unilevers existing 40+ disparate payrolls were merged to create a single PeopleSoft8 instance. Steve led the project through the full cycle - from Project Brief (for Finance Director) through to go live (September 2001) and a roll-out (full service live April 2002).

Another major assignment involved establishing a PeopleSoft Global Payroll Unit for a United Nations organisation. This new office pays over 167 country offices via the PeopleSoft8 application. This was followed by Initiation of another PeopleSoft Project for an organisation of the UN.

As well as contracting, Steve has also been involved at a consultancy level with a number of clients running PeopleSoft 8 projects. This has included providing ‘best practice’ advice on establishing project plans and scope definitions, as well as work in process design and documentation.

Finally, he is Prince2 trained and has a Masters Certificate awarded by the George Washington University in recognition of training undertaken with the PMI.

Competency

Steve consistently demonstrates strong inter-personal skills particularly in regard to:

	Clarity: Grasps quickly what is required and plans appropriately in order to achieve goals; continually evaluates workloads prioritising effectively.
	Drive: Is highly motivated constantly seeking improvements and works closely with team members and customers in order to achieve project milestones
	Influence: Is adept at influencing colleagues and presenting information in a clear and understandable format.
	Organisation: Manages work of self and others well
	Innovation: Able to present fresh ideas to add value to accepted norms

Project Management

	Project Definition: Identification of deliverables; business case; constraints; assumptions etc
	Change Control: Process design and management
	Risk Management: Identification, counter measures, monitoring
	Planning: Estimating; dependencies; scheduling; resourcing
	Organisation: structure, governance, roles and responsibilities