David Foord

Current

• Management Consultant at David Foord Consultancy

Past

• Mission Critical Director at Office of Government Commerce (OGC)
• Gateway Director at Office of Government Commerce
• Project Leader Vanguard at Ministry of Defence

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Education

• University of North London
• Hastings Grammar School

Connections

34 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• National School of Government
• OGC Gateway Reviews
• Inventures

David Foord’s Summary

PPM and finance exec with international public sector PPM experience. Direct experience of delivering and advising on the delivery of major complex projects in central government. Interested in supporting and advising ministers, senior officials and board members, SROs and PMs on the viability and deliverability of their programmes.

David Foord’s Specialties:

Project Management, Risk management, Procurement, OGC Gateway Reviewer - High Risk (Accreditation Certificate No. 2024).

David Foord’s Experience

• Management Consultant

  David Foord Consultancy

  (Management Consulting industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Strategic consulting on major complex change programmes. Strategic Reviews. Performance Reviews. Peer Reviews.
  
  OGC registered Gateway Reviewer available to the public sector via the OGC ERF contract with Inventures.
  
  NSG registered P2D facilitator available through the NSG.
  
  Clients this year, Home Office, HM Inspector of Constabulary, Cabinet Office, HMCourts Service, Highways Agency, Northern Ireland Govt,

• Mission Critical Director

  Office of Government Commerce (OGC)

  (Government Administration industry)

  January 2005 — January 2008 (3 years 1 month)

  Strategic project mangement procurement advice to senior officials and ministers on the delivery of very large and complex change programmes such as the National Identity Scheme and e-Borders.

• Gateway Director

  Office of Government Commerce

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Government Administration industry)

  January 2003 — January 2005 (2 years 1 month)

  OGC Gateway Policy. Provision of OGC Gateway Reviews to Ministry of Defence.

• Project Leader Vanguard

  Ministry of Defence

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

  January 1999 — January 2003 (4 years 1 month)

  Delivered award winning major outsourcing partnering deal for the Defence Training Estate in UK

David Foord’s Education

• University of North London

  Procurement 1978 — 1981

• Hastings Grammar School

  1968 — 1976

Additional Information

David Foord’s Websites:

• National School of Government
• OGC Gateway Reviews
• Inventures

David Foord’s Interests:

risk management, change management

David Foord’s Groups:

CiPS, ACCA

•    Risk Managers
•    SC or DV Cleared Professionals (use it or lose it)
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•    Security Cleared Consultants
•    CIPS

David Foord’s Honors:

C.Dip.AF - ACCA
Advanced Diploma in Purchasing and Supply - CiPS

David Foord’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch