PA Consulting

“PA Consulting Group is a leading management and IT consulting and technology firm. Independent and employee-owned, they operate globally in more than 30 countries and transform the performance of major organisations in both the private and public sectors.”

I joined PA after graduating in 2005 and worked in their “Information Systems Implementation” practice where I was trained in the ways of the consultant while working as a User Experience specialist.

I spent most of my time working on client projects as a member of development teams charged with designing and building new enterprise software applications.

During my time at PA I worked with a range of different clients including those in the:

• Pharmaceutical industry
• Education sector
• Financial sector
• Mobile telecoms industry
• Advertising industry
• UK Public sector

I also worked on a number of PA’s venture projects (internally funded start ups) as part of small, “lean” teams looking to create new companies around PA ideas and intellectual property. These projects proved a great learning ground for how to, and how not to, run start ups and build products or services quickly with limited resources. And formed the beginnings of my love affair with the World of start ups.

What others thought about my work at PA

“James worked on PA Consulting’s innovative mobile advertising project which I was asked to head up. James brought a clear, customer-focused approach to his work – a technologist who focuses on the solution, not just the technology. He is a congenial chap who works well in a team and happily recommend him.”Mark Bernstein

“James manages to combine great business analysis skills with a superb eye for usability/design, and all the time remains a pleasure to work with.”Simon Dring