Author: Mark Whitfield

Welcome to my site! After graduating in Computing in 1990, I accepted a position as a programmer at a Runcorn based software house specialising in electronic banking software, namely sp/ARCHITECT-BANK on Tandem Computers (now HPE NonStop). This was before the internet became more prevalent and so the notion of enabling desktop access to company accounts for inter-account transfers and book keeping was still quite a cutting edge idea (and smartphones only ever hinted at in Space 1999). The company was called The Software Partnership (which was taken over by Deluxe Data in 1994). I spent 5 years in Runcorn developing code for SP/ARCHITECT for various banks like TSB, Bank of Scotland, Rabobank and Girofon (Denmark) to name but a few. I then moved onto a software house in Salford Quays for further bank facing projects. After a further 23 years in the IT industry and now a Senior IT Project Manager (both Agile and Waterfall delivery), I thought I would echo out my Career Profile in this corner of the internet for quick and easy access.

ISO 20022 Message Structure explained and broken down

ISO20022 Message Structure explained and broken down
ISO20022 Message Structure explained & broken down
ISO 20022 Message Structure
explained & broken down

System Requirements Specification SRS vs Functional Specification Document FSD

SRS System Requirements Specification vs FSD Functional Specification Document
SRS versus FSD
System Requirements Specification SRS vs Functional Specification Document FSD
System Requirements Specification SRS vs Functional Specification Document FSD

Business Analyst Mindmap BA

Business Analyst Mindmap BA
Business Analyst Mindmap BA
Business Analyst Mindmap

Capgemini Projects by Technology Areas

At Capgemini UK, SC-cleared Engagement Manager and Senior IT Project Manager Mark Whitfield focuses on delivering complex, enterprise-scale digital transformations. His project portfolio spans both public and private sectors, categorized by several primary technology areas:

☁️ Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure & Migrations

  • UK Government App Migration: Directed a massive multi-million pound programme (£13.5m) transitioning over 130 legacy public sector applications to Microsoft Azure and AWS.
  • Application Refactoring: Led complex application migrations using refactor, re-host, and re-platform design patterns.
  • Green IT Initiatives: Focused on cloud optimization models to streamline operating costs and improve sustainability profiles.

🔌 Enterprise Integration & Middleware (API-led Connectivity)

  • MuleSoft Ecosystem Deployments: Directed large-scale system integration projects using the Salesforce MuleSoft Anypoint Platform.
  • MuleSoft Augmentation: Acted directly as an augmented Delivery Manager for MuleSoft supporting blue-chip integrations.
  • Royal Mail Group (RMG): Managed a £4.3 million migration project involving more than 1,100 interfaces to integrate internal applications and external trading customers.
  • Jaguar Land Rover (JLR): Orchestrated mid-tier integration, manufacturing supply chain data pipelines, and middleware applications (such as the iFAB project).

📱 Digital Applications & Mobile Platforms

  • Aerospace & Defence Space Tracking: Managed the Agile SCRUM delivery of secure, near real-time Apple iOS mobile applications.
  • Dual-Layer Interfaces: Coordinated software presenting both sensitive, internal military views and public-facing airspace tracking visuals.

⚙️ Low-Code Platforms & Contact Centre Software (CCaaS)

  • Microsoft Power Platform: Structured data flows and modernised pipelines using low-code tools.
  • Serco Telephony Campaign: Managed a £400k CCaaS (Contact Centre as a Service) project establishing an automated, programmatic dialler integrated with an Azure-deployed CRM tool.

Agile Scrum Events are Timeboxed

Agile Scrum Events are Timeboxed
Scrum Events are Timeboxed

Capgemini eLearning and Group Training received

Based on Senior Project Manager Mark Whitfield’s professional portal, his Capgemini Engagement Manager eLearning and Group Training history spans 100+ distinct training modules and courses.

When broken down and totalled by the specific business and delivery focus areas outlined on his Capgemini Professional Training Tracker, the modules are structured as follows:

📋 Corporate Policy & Compliance (Modules 1–4)

  • Total Duration: 135 Minutes (2 Hours 15 Minutes)
  • Key Modules: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Group Anti-Corruption, and Group Competition Laws.

🛡️ Cybersecurity Essentials (Modules 5–9)

  • Total Duration: 60 Minutes (1 Hour)
  • Key Modules: Five-part series spanning safe email/social media usage, identifying cyber-risks and engineering threats, workstation protection, data classification, and travel security.

🤝 Sales & Digital Engagement Innovation (Modules 10–13)

  • Total Duration: 65 Minutes (1 Hour 5 Minutes)
  • Key Modules: Innovative Selling for Digital EMs, Appraising Digital Opportunities, and navigating the Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE).

⚙️ Delivery Methods, Agile & Quality Systems (Modules 14–22)

  • Total Duration: 140 Minutes (2 Hours 20 Minutes) (Note: Module 20 “Bluebook” duration is unlisted/self-paced).
  • Key Modules: Agile Basics & Tools, Scaling Up Agile frameworks, UniQuE Quality Management System portal, Lean Foundation, and the Contract Clauses Negotiating Guide (CCNG).

🔄 Global Transition Methods & Enterprise Delivery (Modules 23–55)

  • Total Duration: 8.5 Days + 186 Minutes
  • Key Modules: End-to-end Transition Management methodologies (V4.1) covering finance, contracts, work-in-progress, and organizational change streams. It culminates in intensive classroom sessions for UK BU Project Financial Management and his formal Advanced Engagement Management (Level 2) qualification.

IT & Project Management training spans over three decades

Mark Whitfield’s IT and Project Management training spans over three decades, tracking his progression from a senior technical developer into an enterprise-level, SC-cleared Senior IT Project Manager.

His official training records and professional certificates listed on PROject Templates are grouped below by specific skill areas.

Project Management Methodologies & Frameworks

  • PRINCE2 Practitioner: Registered Practitioner certification achieved via ILX (May 2011).
  • Agile SCRUM Framework: Dedicated training completed for Agile SCRUM delivery mechanics (May 2011).
  • Advanced Engagement Management: Level 2 Exam certification completed during his tenure at Capgemini (November 2017).
  • Project Management Fundamentals: Core foundational training in Successful Project Management (February 2000).
  • Multi-Project Administration: Training in Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives, and Deadlines (October 1999).
  • Capgemini, Engagement Manager – eLearning and Group Training, 100+ Training Modules, see link 1) at bottom of this post.

Cloud & Database Infrastructure

  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: Certified under the official AZ-900 cloud training track (February 2022).
  • Transact-SQL Database Administration: Course M2071 covering Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (March 2009).

Software Engineering & Legacy Systems (HPE NonStop)

  • Web Application Engineering: Developing Microsoft ASP Web Applications utilizing the MS Visual Studio .NET ecosystem (January 2007).
  • C++ OOP Programming: Accelerated Object-Oriented development training via “C++ for Non-C Programmers” (March 1997).
  • Tandem/HPE NonStop Systems Architecture: High-level platform training covering the TANDEM Guardian Principles (May 1993).
  • Tandem Performance & TAL Programming: Advanced courses in TANDEM Performance Analysis & Tuning (June 1995) and TANDEM TAL Programming (December 1995).
  • VPS Architecture: Mainframe application architecture training under VPS 7000/9000 Series Application Development VOS 4.3 (September 1994).

Productivity & Project Control Tools

  • Microsoft Project Enterprise: Orange Belt certification in Managing a Single Project via Microsoft Office Project (May 2000).
  • Advanced Data Management: Microsoft Excel Expert Skills training (April 2017) followed by an Excel Refresher Certification via Udemy (July 2024).

Digital Content & Professional Design

  • Web Design Analytics: Training in Website Visibility and Promotion by Design (May 2009).
  • Digital Copywriting: Professional framework training in Writing for the Web (May 2009).
  • Desktop Publishing: Strategic training on designing attention-grabbing brochures, catalogues, ads, newsletters, and corporate reports (April 2006).

More training detail and certificates 1) and 2)

Project Requirements Life cycle for the Business Analyst BA

Project Requirements Life cycle for the BA Business Analyst
Requirements Life cycle for the Business Analyst BA