Independent technical oversight for complex technology programmes

I help organisations run complex digital platforms well — aligning delivery, architecture, resilience, and ways of working so systems scale safely and predictably.

I am remote by default, vendor-neutral, and focused on decision support rather than hands-on delivery.

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When I am typically engaged

Programme scale is outpacing governance

Multiple teams are delivering, but architectural coherence and decision ownership are unclear.

Operational risk is rising

Incidents, performance concerns, or resilience gaps are becoming material business risks.

Leadership needs clarity

Senior stakeholders need an independent view of risk, trade-offs, and priorities.

Delivery is fragile

Work is moving, but predictability and quality are compromised by systemic issues.

Engagement models

Programme Technical Assurance

Independent assurance for complex digital programmes, covering architecture, delivery health, operational resilience, and cross-team alignment. Fixed-scope, fixed-fee.

Fractional Technical Advisor

Ongoing technical oversight across delivery, architecture, and operations — without hiring. Retainer-based, advisory-only.

Programme Stabilisation & Enablement

Time-boxed intervention to restore delivery control, address architectural and operational risks, and establish sustainable ways of working.

Selected clients

GDS · Home Office · Department for Transport · FutureLearn · FirstGroup · Barclays · Co-operative Bank · Siemens · IBM

If you’re unsure which engagement fits, start with a short call and I’ll recommend an appropriate approach.

Department for Transport — Blue Badge service

Led delivery from alpha to production for a nationally significant digital service.

FirstGroup — Group-wide rail technology appraisal and strategic recommendation

Independent technology appraisal to identify cost-saving opportunities, strengthen governance, and define a scalable group-wide software strategy.

FutureLearn — Architecture governance for AWS re-platforming

Defined AWS architecture direction and enabled adoption from C-suite to engineering teams.

GDS: One Login — Programme-level technical assurance

Assurance and governance across a large multi-team identity programme, improving resilience and risk visibility.

Higher Education — Student mobile platform architecture and integration

Architecture definition for a cloud-based student mobile platform, integrating legacy systems and enabling future digital evolution.

Home Office — Digital services strategy assurance review

Independent assurance of digital service strategy and cross-functional delivery approach to support effective rollout of new business capabilities.

Stabilisation engagement — Restoring delivery control

Reset ways of working and reduced fragility in an existing production system.

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