• Jesper Bech Petersen

    IPMA Level B Certified Senior Project Manager | SAFe Agilist | Scrum Master | Prince2 Practitioner

     

    Specialising in - Senior IT project and program management | Technical project management | Advising on solution development and delivery | IT project audit and turn-around | Advising on solution architecture

     

  • Founder and owner of Nonstop Consulting.

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    Certified senior IT Project Manager (IPMA Level B | SAFe Agilist | Scrum Master | Prince2 Practitioner | Master of IT leadership and management from ITU | B.Sc., Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen), having successfully lead projects for the past 20+ years.

     

    I’ve worked full-time in the IT industry since 1989 and my current areas of expertise include - senior IT project management, technical project management, IT project audit and turn-around, advising on solution development and delivery, and advising on solution architecture.

     

    Besides having run numerous projects, I’ve also held positions as an IT management consultant, assistant IT program manager, IT development manager, IT service delivery manager, IT solution architect and IT solution developer. I’ve worked for Danish and foreign companies and been a partner in start-ups. Sector focus has predominantly been finance, public sector, and transportation.

    In 2017, I finished a master in IT leadership and management from the IT University of Copenhagen with a thesis on “Knowledge based reduction of risk and uncertainty in IT projects”.

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  • Example projects

    “For the human makers of things, the incompletenesses and inconsistencies of our ideas become clear only during implementation.” ― Frederick P. Brooks Jr., The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering.

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    Program manager at public sector client

    2018 - 2020

    Program manager responsible for the upgrade of a large-scale depreciated case and document management system (CDM system) with 8.000+ user located both domestically and internationally. Used standard CDM software adapted to client requirements. Delivered on top of existing data and processes.

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    Project manager in the private finance sector

    2017 - 2018

    Project manager on a two-stream project in a Nordic bank. Devops processes and business access rights management for a large application portfolio. Database clean-up and data lifecycle management for a three-figure TB Oracle database used by all parts of the business.

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    Project manager in the public health sector

    2015-2017

    Project manager for an ITSM project integrating ITSM systems and processes across two regional administrations in Denmark.

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    Program manager in the public health sector

    2012-2016

    Program manager on a multi vendor IT development and transition project at a public client. The solution supports staff in multiple locations in Region H and provides access to millions of data records

     

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    Project manager in the public health sector

    2014-2015

    Project manager on two public sector infrastructure projects covering all hospitals in Region H. Implementation and verification of new print strategy. Clean-up of print infrastructure as a precursor to a Windows 7 rollout.

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    Programme management assistance in the public law enforcement sector

    Prior to my freelance engagement

    IT program management assistance with a focus on IT solution development and service delivery, efficient program organisation, supplier management and consulting on architecture and technology use.

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    Head of IT development and delivery in the private finance sector

    Prior to my freelance engagement

    Head of IT development and delivery. Planned and managed the development and release of several new versions of a commercial payroll system for a customer base of 200+ private sector companies.

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    Combined IT management role in the private finance sector

    Prior to my freelance engagement

    Combined role of project manager, chief architect and release manager - Took over and completed PA Consulting Group | Denmark's largest IT development project.

  • Education 

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    IT University of Copenhagen

    Master (2013-2017)

    IT leadership and management

    Thesis: Knowledge based reduction of risk and uncertainty in IT projects

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    Copenhagen School of Economics & Business Administration

    B.Com (1991-1995)

    Marketing and Economics

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    University of Copenhagen

    B.Sc. (1986-1989)

    Computer Science

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