Providing trusted project delivery and programme governance

ranson.joe@gmail.com

Who I am

My name is Joe Ranson, and I provide digital programme and project management consultancy services.

  • I have 25 years of experience delivering successful products, including large-scale SaaS solutions and high-profile mobile applications.

  • I work within Agile frameworks with a proven track record in leading process transformation.

  • I pragmatically adopt processes that best suit the teams and environment in order to deliver efficiently and effectively.

  • I am equally comfortable working ‘hands-on’ at a tactical level with scrum teams as I am working strategically with C-Suite stakeholders.

More information is below and my CV is available here. Please drop me a line if you would like to chat about working together.

What I do

    • I am experienced in running multi-team programmes for $30m+ SaaS products (Entities, OnBoard)

    • I provide programme metrics with reporting dashboards to aid outcome driven decision making

    • I adopt Scrum and SAFe trained principles across projects (Note: I have not run required Full SAFe on recent projects)

    • I provide near-shore and off-shore vendor management

    • I am experienced in implementing PMO processes and change management

    • I provide Agile project leadership and coaching

    • I provide Jira management and configuration to support project planning, transparency and inspection. (Also Azure DevOps)

    • I am experienced in bridging the gap between scrum teams and strategic leadership to deliver agile projects

    • I provide deep Scrum and Kanban experience, supported by SAFe and LeSS principles

    • I provide streamlined, pragmatic process solutions that work for teams in the real world (not just in theory)

    • I provide launch support plans for Marketing and Customer Success teams

    • I don't mind getting my hands dirty. Being a Scrum Master sometimes is part of the process

    • I provide process transformation programmes for teams

    • I provide Scrum/Agile coaching sessions and workshops

    • I am comfortable taking leadership roles for teams and on projects.

    • I am experienced in running product workshops with internal stakeholders and customers

    • I provide Story Mapping and Brainstorming facilitation sessions alongside Product and UX/UI teams

What I’ve done

    • Diligent Entities is a leading corporate entities management software

    • I led the delivery programme across multiple teams and initiatives

    • These included tech stack modernization, 3rd party integrations Feature Development and Regulatory updates

    • Major initiatives included Group Structure Visualization, NextGen Reporting, Company Healthcheck (integrated with Dunn&Bradstreet) and Document Assembly

    • OnBoard Meeting Manager is a leading SaaS solution for Corporate Governance

    • I oversaw multiple product workstreams, including delivering AI integration, M365 Integration and Advanced Agenda Collaboration tools

    • I owned process transformation changes for teams to improve quality and delivery

    • eScribe is meeting management SaaS targeted at North American public bodies

    • I joined during a full platform and tech stack migration to Azure, taking ownership of programme management to address critical issues and bring the project back on track

    • BoardPad was one of the first Enterprise applications for iPad

    • I managed the project from vision to launch, and beyond into future iterations

    • The product was a major success and a primary reason for Diligent's takeover of ICSA Software

    • The Telegraph iPad app was one of the first media applications for iPad

    • Working alongside Telegraph Media, I project managed the project from vision to launch

    • I also projected managed numerous groundbreaking (at the time) mobile apps for The Economist, Al Jazeera, Random House and Times Media

My approach

My approach to project management is to add value by:

  • Reducing  barriers between product, design and development

  • Implementing pragmatic processes that are outcome focussed and facilitate the smooth flow of work

  • Total transparency to ensure strong project governance and data- based decision making

  • Being equally comfortable working with scrum teams at a tactical level and as I am working strategically with C-Suite stakeholders

  • Measuring outcomes and stakeholder feedback, and being ready to adapt based on the data

  • Manage risk by frequent inspection, mitigation planning,  expectation setting and clear communications

  • Taking ownership at team, product and project levels

  • Supporting the people I work with – professionally and personally