Christopher Morrison

Manager, Strategic Operations and Planning

York Region

Newmarket, ON

10.2002 - 06.2023

Manager of the following portfolios:
-Project Management Office
-Information Technology and Finance department Communications
-Business Relationship Management
-Technology Procurements
-Corporate Technology Training
-Special projects
-Directors office Special projects and supports
Governance:
1. Ensure Risk Optimization
2. Ensure Resource Optimization
3. Ensure Governance Framework
4. Ensure Benefits Delivery
Management and PMO:
1. Manage the IT Management Framework
2. Manage Human Resources
3. Manage Strategy
4. Manage Portfolio
5. Manage Budget and Costs
6. Manage Suppliers
7. Manage Quality
8. Manage Municipal Partnerships
9. Manage Shared Services
10. Monitor Evaluate and Assess the System of Internal Control
11. Monitor Evaluate and Assess Compliance with External Vendors
Business relationship Management
1. Manage a team of Business Relationship Managers
2. Create and Define the role of Business Relationship Management as it pertains to IT and the business
3. Ambassador, Translator and Diplomat 'Straddling IT and the Business'
4. Creating and developing solutions
5. Presenting and reframing solutions
6. Transforming IT Services into a Strategic Asset
7. Continuously aligning the portfolio of IT Services with current and future business needs.
Special Projects & Administration:
1. Manage Special Projects and Initiatives
2. Technology Innovation
3. Research and Recommendation of new Technologies
Change Management: The People Side of Change
1. Work with department stakeholders to identify Change Management needs as they pertain to projects and initiatives.
2. Leveraging the PROSCI Framework, use templates to collect and categorize information in order to create a feasible path forward.
3. Cascade of information from C level executives through to all staff to ensure that information impacting departments, branches and individuals is communicated effectively and transparently