Testimonials

Jason Ridley

Director of Finance and IT, Leeds Federated Housing Association

John worked with my Head of IT and I on a business continuity exercise at Leeds Federated in September 2017. I was impressed by the care and attention John put into preparation for the exercise which ensured that it went according to plan on the day and maximised our leadership’s team learning opportunity. The report and recommendations from the day were similarly well thought through, practical and will, when fully implemented enhance our resilience and capabilities. Personally I found John very responsive to our needs as a client and would have no hesitation in recommending him to others for this type of work. I expect to continue to work with John on some follow up work from our exercise.

Caroline Watson

Partner, Global Action Plan

John delivered a Ways of Working and IT review for us at Global Action Plan. He was a great listener and won the work because his was the most accurate proposal for our needs. His work didn't disappoint us. He was thorough, has great client liaison, was patient with our queries and level of understanding of IT issues and new techniques. I'd be happy to work with John again and recommend him.

Jim Austin

Associate Director Of Transformation, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

John was able, at very short notice, to assist us in writing and consolidating our agile working business case. His ability to quickly understand our complex environment and translate our thoughts into actionable activities was outstanding. I am happy to recommend his work.

Nick Dacey

Operations Director, Lyreco

At Lyreco, we have recently completed the development of a Business Continuity Plan with the help of John Eary. His professionalism, efficiency and knowledge ensured the project was completed on plan and with buy-in from the whole management team. I would recommend John to other organisations looking for similar solutions

Julie Goddard

Business Continuity Manager, Leicestershire County Council

It was really refreshing to work with a consultant who understands the challenges and could articulate some useful and practical suggestions for improvement- plus he offered useful advice even after the assignment had completed. I can fully recommend John's services, and would be happy to provide a formal reference on request

Ed Nunn

Managing Director, OEG Interiors Ltd

John, many thanks for the session last week and your very insightful presentation on Agile Working and how it can be successfully introduced in the modern workspace. I would certainly be ready to recommend your services and look forward to working with you on future projects.

Julian Lomas

Owner and Director, Almond Tree Strategic Consulting

John was a member of a team of consultants I led supporting a voluntary sector client to grow their income and improve their infrastructure. John led on use of IT and did a thorough and sensitive job for the client, ensuring the results were practical and realistic. He really knows his stuff and did not confine his role to IT, making valuable contributions across the project. I have no hesitation recommending him and hope we will work together again soon.

Mike Collier

Technical Director, CDS

John worked with my team and I during a period of growth to help identify business process improvements around service delivery. John was excellent in quickly identifying areas for improvement that we were able to rapidly act upon. This work was fundamental to us obtaining and retaining our ISO20000 accreditations. I would strongly recommend John and would work with him again when the opportunity arises.

Mike Zammit

Director of ITM&G, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

John is a highly experienced and dedicated consultant who can operate at all levels in an organisation. I have worked with John on a number of high profile, complex assignments and John’s experience and diplomacy have shone through. His project management skills are enhanced by his strong communication skills, relationship and stakeholder management skills.

John Hart

IT Services Manager, St Georges Community Housing

John is a personable professional who has a detailed understanding of my sector and could be depended on to produce the required results.

Simon Parish

SAP Practice Professional Services Business Development and Team Leader, OpenText

I worked with John for approximately 2 years during the EDRMS project at Wokingham Borough Council. John was an excellent and effective project manager, able to communicate well at all levels and lead the multiple workstreams to a successful conclusion. He alway approached the work in a a professional and methodical manner but was able to deal with exceptions and extraordinary situations, whilst working to project deadlines. It was a pleasure to work with John and I have no hesitation in recommending him for other projects.

Ant Harrison

Founder, SSG Advisory

Having had the priviledge to work with John for almost ten years, what stands-out most is his dedication to the client and determination to complete an assignment, even in very difficult circumstances. John is an astute consultant and an excellent project manager who can be guaranteed to deliver the required outputs. He is also a lovely, friendly guy and a pleasure to work with

Chaya Spitz

Chief Executive, The Interlink Foundation

John Eary facilitated a thorough review of the IT function at the Interlink Foundation. He skilfully pulled together the intelligence within our team and layered it with his own expertise. His work provided the platform for a complete overhaul of our IT strategy.

Denise Yates

Chief Executive, Potential Plus UK

John’s approach was professional, knowledgeable and experienced in areas such as agile working and technology. He listened to our needs and about the constraints we operate under. He sought the views of stakeholders and made recommendations which were practical, fairly simple to implement and which were relevant to all those involved with us.

David Cook MCIPR

Head of Support, Adviza

John completed a recent project for Adviza looking at our IT and telephony set-up and recommending potential cost-savings and improvements. The project was completed in a timely and professional manner and the final report met our expectations. I would recommend John to others.

Eddie White MBA

VP - Service Delivery Operations, AccessPay

John supported AccessPay as a consultant during the preparations for our ISO22301 Business Continuity assessment. This included assisting with Risk Assessments, training staff & planning exercises. We were working to a very tight timeline and John helped us to keep on track and to budget. His efforts were rewarded when BSI Certified AccessPay to ISO22301 in July 2015. If you have a similar project I would highly recommend contacting John for sound advice and a professional service.

Andy Coaton

Business Consultant

John made an excellent appearance as a guest speaker on my MSc in Project Management at Royal Holloway, University of London. I asked him to talk about the importance of the sponsor in projects and John was able to expertly draw on his recent real life examples to bring the subject alive for the students. His talk prompted many questions and debate among the students who later provided very positive feedback to me. I will be inviting him back next year.

Stephen Walker

Programme Director, National Institute for Health Research

John is a conscientious and dedicated professional who is able to operate at all levels within client organisations. He has extensive consultancy experience and is well respected from both clients and colleagues alike for his ability to understand the issues and articulate practical recommendations that deliver business benefit. It is always a pleasure working with John.

Oona Gaffney

Facilities Manager, MS Society

“Thanks. there was very positive feedback. The exercise was well structured; everyone was full engaged and it highlighted a number of areas we need to address. Plus it was an enjoyable day, thanks for all your support.”

Tracey Stanley

Deputy University Librarian, Cardiff University

I worked with John when he provided project management services for NIHR. John was an excellent project manager - well organised, systematic in his approach, great at motivating people, with strong leadership skills and a really good rapport with the users. He was well respected by both colleagues in IT and in 'the business'. His approach was always sympathetic and supportive.

Bart Walsh

IT and Management Consultant

I worked with John for nearly 10 years on a range of IT related projects including flexible working as well as the oversight and QA of a number of national IT initiatives. John is an extremely methodical and hardworking conusultant and has always demonstrated a high degree of flexibility tackling a wide range of IT and business related issues, and is one of the most efficient project managers I have worked with.

Andy Childerhouse,

Programme Manager, NIHR

I have known John for the better part of 3 years and during that time he has worked for me and with me on a number of projects. John has proved to be diligent, capable and a pleasure to work with. He relates well to people, is calm and measured under pressure and consistently produces work of a high quality. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending him.

Brian Hughes

Consultant, NCC Group

John and I have worked together for over 20 years. In that time I have become fully aware of what a fundamental role John plays in every consultancy assignment that he undertakes. John is the consummate professional who gives clients 200% value and measures success on projects by the quality of outcomes. John can deliver against the entire consultancy spectrum from strategic assignments such as programme management through to operational assignments such as organisational or system reviews. In summary, I would not hesitate to recommend John to anyone who is looking for high quality, total professionalism and value for money from their consultancy engagement.