Who we are

Our vision

To live in a world where every project succeeds through professional project managers continuously developing their skills and flexibility in behaviour.

Our values

  • Consulting only works with integrity and we will always do what is in the best interest of the client.
  • We will value and respect the organisational culture and diversity of our clients, and seek to understand their maps of the world.
  • We have a passion for project management and peak performance and will demonstrate that in all we do.

Our team

We are a team of passionate professionals with broad and deep knowledge and experience of all things related to delivery of strategic initiatives and major projects.

We help you to build delivery capability in your organisation through a blend of consulting, coaching and training.

Peter Parkes   Ivor Lewis   Bob Assirati   Roy Cooper   Michael Beale   Mike Jones   Richard Allen   Sandra Parkes

Dr Peter Parkes MBADr Peter Parkes MBA

I have held senior roles in project management in the public sector, private sector, public private partnerships and ‘big 4’ management consultancies.  I am experienced across the life-cycle, from start-up to close-out, and have worked in many industries and sectors.  My passion, however, is getting the best out of the team.

I have a Masters in project management (MBA) with a final dissertation on best practice for project management of technology while working in the nuclear sector.  I am a Fellow of the Association for Project Management, certified to the highest level of practitioner (CPM), sit on the main board of the professional body and act as Board Champion for best practice groups (SIGs).  I was a founding member of best practice groups  for Governance, Assurance, and Portfolio Management, a co-author of several publications on the topics and a regular conference speaker on aspects of best practice.  I sit on the steering group for the APM’s Body of Knowledge and contributed to several sections.  After a lifetime of continuous professional development I am chartered by several professional bodies and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, BCS, RSC, RSA, and IBC.  I am a committee member of the Institute of Directors.  I started my journey in NLP in the early ‘90s and progressed to Master Practitioner.  I wrote the book NLP4PM and developed the supporting training course to address a shortage in competence based training for aspiring project managers to balance the popularity of training in method and process.  I am a Certified Coach and Mentor.  I have a passion for peak performance and continuous personal and professional development and promise to infect you.

Ivor Lewis

Starting our as an engineering apprentice with Rolls Royce, I spent a decade in international management consultancy before progressing to take up several board appointments, including: Production Director with JCB, Manufacturing Engineering Director of  what is now BMW Mini, Managing Director of worldwide operations for Diageo, Business Development Director for Perot Systems (now Dell), and Managing Director for Birse Rail(now within Balfour Beatty).

Substantial improvements in performance required both cultural change and breakthrough management thinking and I have applied theory to practice in many boardrooms.  I can help you to do the same.

Bob Assirati

Bob Assirati

Bob Assirati

Starting out as an operational research analyst with the National Coal Board, I moved through management positions with several companies to commercial director with what is now HMRC before being appointed as Chief Executive of CCTA.  When that was no more, I became Major Projects Director of the Office of Government Commerce, and within the Cabinet Office when OGC was absorbed, taking responsibility for oversight of the UK government’s major projects.  I remain a board member of the BCS.  Benefits from large capital investments can be realised with the right blend of process, skills and behaviours, and I can show you how.

 Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper

I have a long and established record in project management and business change working for companies including: EDS, IBM, CSC, Reed Elsevier, Welsh Assembly Government, Bupa, Xerox, Rolls Royce and Vodafone. Roles have included:
• Stakeholder management to executive board level
• Programme Management and portfolio management best practice implementation, including PMO setup
• Trouble-shooting Projects £1m – 200 million
• Managed strategic service organisations of 2 – 5000 people
• Managed global IT service contracts, TCV £2000m, through start-up & transformation
• Negotiated and managed IT Service, Outsource and SI contracts
• Designed and led EMEA wide Six Sigma Programmes
• Coached Business Leaders and Individuals to excellence, using certified coaching techniques, practices and interventions
• Managing major change and transformation programmes incorporating business wide systems implementation, end to end business process re-engineering as well as cultural and behavioural change.

I have excellent interpersonal skills, supported by a certification as Master Practitioner of NLP and Master Coach, enabling me to help build high performing skilled and motivated teams as well as effective value based relationships with stakeholders.

Michael Beale

Michael Beale

My early career was in buying for high street brands, culminating in General Buyer for the Do-It-All DIY chain.  This gave me a strong background in negotiation skills as well as general management.  From there I moved on to become Strategy Development Manager for BT (British Telecommunications) during the time when it was morphing from a government monopoly to a major commercial telecommunications company.

I trained under the founders of NLP, being a certified trainer under Richard Bandler and certified coach under John Grinder.  I specialise in 1-2-1 training and coaching and executive support.  I also run ‘Tribal Gatherings’ for like-minded NLP professionals.

 

Mike Jones

Mike Jones

I graduated in Computer Science and progressed through a number of senior project and management roles in the utility, rail and consultancy sectors, culminating in Managing Director for Energy Retail with ABB.

I completed a second degree in Psychology and now focus on executive coaching to develop Emotional Intelligence.  I am an accredited 360 degree feedback assessor and EQ assessor.

Richard Allen

Richard Allen

My Project Management work over three decades has delivered business change through systems changes, mainly in the London financial sector.  I’m qualified through APM and PRINCE2, and experienced in many waterfall projects, and I’ve also run agile projects as a qualified DSDM PM, and Certified Scrum Master.

I learned my NLP Master Practitioner through multiple well-known trainers, covering Systemic NLP, Time-Line techniques and Accelerated Learning style. I’m a certified Trainer of NLP, and a certified Co-Active Coach.

I’ve found that Project Management thinking fits well with NLP’s well-formed outcomes, logical levels, and time-line shifts, to help decide and follow-through on goals.  While my Co-Active Coaching and Ericksonian language brings an enjoyable seamless way to align your inner conviction and energise your motivation.

My professional coaching has been a mix of personal career coaching, and helping people to face big challenges in their life.

Sandra Parkes

Sandra Parkes

I am an HR professional and trainer specialising in workplace wellness, leadership and performance management and have delivered these functions across Europe, Middle East & Africa for a global blue chip company.

I hold a PGCE in adult education and a Masters in Education specialising in Leadership and Management.   I am a Fellow of the Institute for Learning (FIFL)  and of the RSA, and a professional member of the Insitute of  Leadership & Management.

I am a certified NLP practitioner and have completed and trained a wide range of personal development courses. I am also an accredited workplace wellness consultant and a leadership development facilitator (DDI).

 

Testimonials and Endorsements


People, not process and tools, are the key ingredient in making change happen. Peter has vast experience in project leadership and has used it to create a useful read that can help project managers get the best out of their interactions with those they work with.
Graham CoeManaging Consultant, Programme DeliverySerco Consulting