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Laurel icon Limited
Mar 21 2021
Project Services – World of Golf (Current)

For the last few years Laurel icon Ltd have provided IT related Project Services to World of Golf.

Since May 2021, LiL have successfully:

  1. planned and managed an M365 migration,
  2. procured new laptops for key members of staff,
  3. assisted with the expansion of the existing network infrastructure, and
  4. provided ongoing IT support.

Not only does our latest project prepare the World of Golf for the EOL of Windows 10 but it also increases their ability to stay safer against Cyber attacks.

For more information on how LiL could help you, send us a message via our Contact us page.

Alternatively, you can connect with Alan via his LinkedIn profile.

Alan Forrest 0 Comments
Integration
Nov 5 2020
Digital Transformation – Hays Recruitment (Current)

Laurel icon Limited have spent the last 4 years assisting Hays Recruitment with various Digital Transformation Programmes and Projects. Delivering programmes such as the move to Internet only connected offices, and the delivery of some 3000 laptops to the entire UK&I estate. Continuing on from here, LiL have assisted in defining new laptop delivery and retrieval processes for the end users.

Not only have we delivered, our own skills have also improved in the use of the M365 Power Platform apps. During the life of the programmes and projects, LiL have created various tools in PowerApps to assist both the business and the implementation teams. LiL have also built dashboards in PowerBI to highlight key data during the life of the programme delivery.

Our current projects and programmes include:

  1. a move to Cloud infrastructure,
  2. Windows 11 deployment,
  3. and a key global regulatory change, stemming from UK Governments Audit and Corporate Governance reforms.

For more information on how LiL could help you, send us a message via our Contact us page.

Alternatively, you can connect with Alan via his LinkedIn profile.

Alan Forrest 0 Comments
Apr 1 2017
Security Programme/Project Manager

April 2017 – April 2019: Security Programme – Consultant Programme/Project Manager

On my third long term contract with Hays I was asked asked to deliver a number of security measures for the Infrastructure Technology Production Services Team.

  • Delivery of Multi-Factor Authentication across multiple IT administration teams.
  • Programme Management of multiple system and software migrations.
  • Removal of legacy system security threats.
  • Decommission of over 600 legacy servers.
  • Implementation of Security based policies and automated processes.
  • Built and managed Chrome update process/process across UK&I and India users.

Alan Forrest 0 Comments
Oct 12 2014
Programme/Project Manager – Hays

October 2014 – August 2015– Programme/Project Manager

Hays Productions Services team were embarking on a new programme to deliver Office 365 globally. They did not/do not have a programme/project management core and required myself to build up structure and process that would allow them to deliver this programme effectively but also have a long-term future process.

Core responsibilities:

  • Build a programme structure and governance to provide the global delivery

  • Define processes for the team to deliver future programmes/projects.

  • Chair Programme and Steering Committee meetings at Director level

  • Manage Initial deliveries for each project/workstream

  • Work with number 3rd party suppliers to deliver knowledge, Infrastructure and Integration points

  • Manage the IT and Business teams through the Implementations and initial testing

This role has now completed albeit the Programme continues. This was a short-term role to enable the programme. I have now moved into a different role within the company as a project Portfolio Manager and have picked up several projects. I have closed several these projects either through successful completion or recognising they are no longer viable and continue to pick up new projects as bandwidth allows.

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