For project management services we use Apidae Project Consultancy Limited.
The company owner Debra Chalton, has the benefit of over 30 years experience in the realm of finance, insurance, utilities & supply-chain software development.
Debra has a history of delivering multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, planning, communications, stakeholder management, risk & issue management, service transition and
project governance.
Throughout her impressive career, Debra has coached direct reports to progress their careers and develop line management capabilities.
Key illustrative projects include:
- Leading a project team including remote developers to amend existing store pricing and discounting application providing stakeholders with a single version of the truth, allowing accurate data
for analysis of key customers.
- Increasing customer base from 200 to 1300 by delivering an upgraded customer ordering website.
- Establishing governance and structure to a hybrid waterfall/agile software project to deliver a reporting tool, providing enhanced information for decision making and compliance.
- Implementing development changes to a pricing scheme system, enabling a 15% sales increase.
- Implemented a cloud telephony solution for Customer Service teams with addition of dashboard analytics linking 11 warehouses.
- Led a project to ensure stock availability via stock rationing by implementing development changes at order entry. Delivered on time, on budget and successfully audited.
- Led a project team to provide electronic invoices, orders and ASNs via EDI to customers, including government organisations and multinational retailers.
- Upgraded Sage HR & Payroll system which improved stability & provided additional functionality for employees and the business (allowing employees to view payslips online, team
managers to view staff availability online etc.)
- Vendor selection for CRM solution and cloud telephony project.