James Vivyan
About James Vivyan
James Vivyan is an ICT Project Manager at Ofcom in London, United Kingdom, where he has worked since 2017. He has a background in project management across various organizations, including the Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan Housing Association, and holds a degree in Business Management from Sheffield Hallam University.
Work at Ofcom
James Vivyan has been serving as an ICT Project Manager at Ofcom since 2017. In this role, he has successfully migrated Ofcom's existing on-premise SharePoint to SharePoint Online. He has also led a significant transformation project that consolidated and standardized all Finance and People processes and systems in Workday. His responsibilities include overseeing a team of 25 and managing a budget exceeding £2 million for various deployments, including Core HCM and Core Financials. Additionally, he delivered Unified Communications and Follow Me Print services across over 100 sites, impacting 5,900 staff members.
Education and Expertise
James Vivyan studied at The West Bridgford School, where he achieved A Levels in Biology, Business Studies, and ICT from 2004 to 2006. He furthered his education at Sheffield Hallam University, earning a degree in Business Management from 2007 to 2011. His educational background provides a solid foundation for his expertise in project management and ICT.
Background
Before his current role at Ofcom, James Vivyan held various positions in project management. He worked at the Metropolitan Police as a Project Office Assistant from 2009 to 2010. He then served as a Project Manager at the Crown Prosecution Service from 2015 to 2017 and was the Head of PMO there from 2014 to 2015. Earlier in his career, he worked at Metropolitan as a Junior Project Manager and later as a Project Administrator in 2011.
Achievements
James Vivyan has led several impactful projects throughout his career. At the Metropolitan Housing Association, he restructured five regional Customer Service Centres into one centralized Centre, resulting in lower costs and improved service levels. While at the Crown Prosecution Service, he successfully delivered Unified Communications and Follow Me Print services without any 'Priority 1' incidents. His project management skills have contributed to significant advancements in the organizations he has worked for.