John Akinmade is a highly experienced business, systems and process analyst who is able to drive exceptional value across all phases of The Software Development Life Cycle.
With extensive experience within the financial services, retail and facilities management sectors, John has delivered critical projects and programmes of work for established brands such as HSBC, Barclays, LBG, Mitie, the Post Office and The John Lewis Partnership.
John helps find answers to the most challenging business problems, combining technical understanding and creative thinking with an analytical and meticulous approach to drive IT and business change and transformation.
With a strong belief in clear communication and collaboration, he keeps critical stakeholders motivated and on the ‘same page’ to push digital projects along and meet critical deadlines.
Key achievements include:
- Product Development: Team lead for online TV schedule module of award winning BBC iPlayer.
- Programme delivery: Played key project role in delivering regulatory programme of work within stipulated deadlines at Aldermore Bank & HSBC Plc.
- Digital Transformation Programmes: successful programme / project delivery at LBG, the Post Office and HSBC.
- Software development methodology rollout. Key consultant in the rollout of software method used to deliver large scale software projects at The John Lewis Partnership.
Some of John’s clients & experience:
As an experienced business analyst, John can help you with:
- Business process improvements/design/modelling.
- Information gathering & analysis.
- Software analysis & design.
- Project shaping/stabilisation.
- Large-scale project documentation/implementation/delivery.
- Payment platform delivery.
- Data analysis/analytics.
- Regulatory compliance.
- Delivery using Waterfall/Agile methods.
- IDAM process design/policy.
- UML modelling & software modelling tool mentoring.
John specialises in:
- Digital transformation.
- Business case creation.
- Change management/delivery.
- Business/systems analysis & design.
- Stakeholder management including Offshore teams.
- Requirements elicitation & capture.
- Strategic insight to companies looking for new markets.
- Business development input for companies in the ‘wearables’ & IoT.