Developing a Health Data Service Proof of Concept

The brief One of the first projects I worked on was aimed at developing a Proof of Concept for a Health Data Service. Commissioned by the Department of Health, the work sought to determine whether it was feasible—both operationally and technologically—to link multiple health datasets and provide secure, streamlined access for researchers across the UnitedContinue reading “Developing a Health Data Service Proof of Concept”

Case Study: Striving for High Performance

As the lead of a flagship team in a large and complex government organisation, I implemented a high-performance framework. This blog explores the early stages of choosing the metrics. Later blogs will provide updates on how the implementation is going. This strategic decision was aimed at guiding the team towards achieving exceptional results. There isContinue reading “Case Study: Striving for High Performance”

Case Study: Deleting Data

Why on earth would you do that? At the end of a contract, a client may present you with a daunting task: the complete removal of their data from your infrastructure and applications. We faced This challenge when a global health organisation entrusted us with this crucial task. We were once asked by a globalContinue reading “Case Study: Deleting Data”

Case Study: Transitioning a Team

The challenge When the time comes to swap out a support team, people naturally get nervous. That happened recently in an assignment for a large government organisation, where we transitioned all the support and assurance activities for a data analytics service from one supplier to another within four weeks.  What we did first Recognising theContinue reading “Case Study: Transitioning a Team”