Keith Macdonald

“Keith and I worked together throughout my time with Datawave, as a graduate in a field that I had previously no exposure to, Keith was paramount in my learning and support. As Delivery Director his pragmatic approach and wealth of knowledge were key to the success of many projects and client requests. A crucial factor in the advancement of the company, Keith not only embodies the ethos of an exemplary Delivery Director, he champions it. Absolute pleasure to work with and highly recommended!”

“Keith is a talented, focussed and hard-working professional who is always seeking to produce successful outcomes for all stakeholders. He has a complete understanding of all aspects of delivery, from commercial, through technical, people management, process and communication. ”

“Keith is a no-nonsene senior IT exec that gets the job done under any circumstances. Highly recommended. ”

“Keith was a talented, innovative and committed programme manager whose focus was on successfully delivering numerous projects whilst working with other functions to ensure no disruption to the business as usual operation.”

“Keith was / is a dedicated and enthusiastic individual. Excellent people and Management skills. Managed a number of high profile projects and always gained respect and buy in from his team and those stake holders who were being affected by projects. Alwats delivered to a high standard, in time and on budget.”

“Keith and i worked together on several initiatives, with Keith consistently impressing me on his ability to rise to new challenges and deliver positive results on time. Keith was very much a team player and was always highly regarded by his peers.”

“Keith worked with me on a number of projects at CGM, and later when I started my own business. Keith is knowledgeable, and adaptable, and picks up new ideas and technologies extremely well. He has the ability to see through the presentation, and determine the real-world value of the technology. He is always fun and interesting to work with, and completely trustworthy.”

“I worked with Keith for several years at CGM. He was always a conscientious and hard-working project manager during his time there and brought enthusiasm and drive to all the projects on which he worked. He was well liked and respected by clients and colleagues alike.”

“Keith has a great understanding of the needs of a software development company. Expert knowledge of the NHS and providing services to the NHS. Great results and would be happy to work with Keith again.”

“I worked with Keith during his time with NHS 24. Particularly during the critically important first start-up years for this organization and the innovative services which it was initiating and scaling up for the population and entire demographic of Scotland, Keith’s strong experience and effective skills in Programme Management combined with his clear knowledge of Information Technology contributed significantly to the effective establishment of pan-Scotland contact centre and on-line provision of clinical and health information services. I found Keith to be thoughtful and innovative. A great colleague to work with. And he delivers.”

“Keith was key client contact within the NHS24 organisation and had day to day interaction with my teams during major and complex deployments of our Clinical Decision Support software. Keith is a technically orientated, well structured and pragmatic program leader who knows how to drive the best out of mixed discipline teams to achieve right first time delivery, which is especially important in public facing 24 x 7 operations. Keith's team focused approach to supplier engagement is a key attribute in driving successful relationships and getting the best from suppliers.”

“Keith is a highly capable Programme director with a high degree of commercial and technical awareness. The two combined position him well to interface to all members of the team, understanding their needs and managing appropriately. He also has great interpersonal skills, and manages conflict and tension well; all in all getting excellent results out of the team.”

“A very capable manager who combines an eye for business with a great human touch. A pleasure to work with.”

“Reported directly to Keith in his role as Programme Manager at NHS24. He provided clear leadership, laid out achievable objectives, demonstrated an excellent understanding of his role and his expectations of the project manager's responsibilities. Overall an extremely good manager and someone I'd work for again.”

“I have the pleasure of working with Keith at RDF. Keith is part of the Senior Management Team and runs the RDF Scotland office. As Programme Director, Keith consistently exceeds expectations - he is customer focussed and delivery motivated. As part of the RDF Senior Management Team ,Keith is key in helping to define business goals and objectives and bringing these to consistent successful conclusions.”

“I've worked with Keith on a number of different assignments and on each occassion he has approached the challenges in a creative and completely transparent manner. Keith works with his cutomers to deeply understand their requirements and continually delivers innovative but practial solutions which can be measured and add considerable value at very competitive market costs. When we work with new customers in the IT Professional Services sector Keith and RDF are on our list of the first people to call.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Keith on a number of projects within NHS 24. From my extensive experience with Project/Programme Managers, I would consider Keiths skills and abilities to be among the best that I have seen. Due to the nature of the business, there was often a high degree of criticality and urgency to some of these projects and often, during meetings, some difficult conversations were required. Keith was always respectful and courteous in these exchanges and demonstrated a high degree of emotional and professional intelligence when relaying potentially challenging messages to key Stakeholders and Partners. I consider my working experiences with Keith to be exceptionally beneficial, as I learnt both technical skills (from Project to Programme Management principles) and interpersonal skills ( by watching the way in which he conducted himself) during the 5+ years we worked together. I would welcome the opportunity to work with Keith again and would recommend him without hesitation.”

“Keith successfully managed both his stakeholders and his direct reports with equal ease. With a keen eye on the balance sheet and firm control of all NHS 24 projects, Keith successfully directed a Program of projects focused on delivering results during his tenure with NHS 24.”