Senior Consultant · Available for Contracts

Gladys O.
Ajayi

Senior Business Analyst and Change Consultant

Change is harder to land than it was to plan. I work at that gap. Helping organisations close it through structured analysis, honest business readiness assessment, and the kind of clear-eyed challenge that protects delivery before it is too late.
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15+Years Delivering
30%Efficiency Gain
7K+Learners Trained
95%Adoption Rate
Business AnalysisChange ManagementBusiness ReadinessProcess TransformationOperating Model DesignData Mapping and IntegrationBPMN 2.0Lean Six SigmaAPMG Change PractitionerHarvard Business SchoolWorkshop FacilitationStakeholder EngagementAI-Powered AnalysisCo-founder Business AnalysisChange ManagementBusiness ReadinessProcess TransformationOperating Model DesignData Mapping and IntegrationBPMN 2.0Lean Six SigmaAPMG Change PractitionerHarvard Business SchoolWorkshop FacilitationStakeholder EngagementAI-Powered AnalysisCo-founder

Where analysis
meets real change

APMG Change Practitioner
Managing Change · Harvard Business School
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
BCS Foundation in Business Analysis
Understanding by Design · Harvard
Certified Assessment Lead · EBE

Most of my contract work starts the same way. A programme is moving. Timelines look optimistic on paper. Stakeholders are aligned in meetings but not in practice. And somewhere between the delivery plan and day one, the gap between what was promised and what the business can actually absorb has not been properly assessed.

That is where I come in. As a Senior Business Analyst and Change Consultant with over 15 years of experience, I help organisations understand what is actually happening in their processes, what needs to change, and whether they are genuinely ready to make that change stick.

I work across housing, public sector, commercial, education, healthcare, and technology environments. Remote, hybrid, or on-site. Short or long engagements. What stays consistent is the quality of the analysis and the clarity of the output.

Alongside delivery work, I train and equip BA and change professionals through Learning Tree International across EMEA and APAC. Most of what I teach, I have done on live programmes. That is not common and clients notice.

I also co-founded Busy Minds Centre, a leadership and facilitation training organisation where I led curriculum design and programme delivery for over a decade. I hold certifications from Harvard Business School, Harvard Graduate School of Education, APMG, Axelos, and BCS.

What I deliver

01

Business Analysis and Process Transformation

End-to-end BA delivery from discovery through to requirements sign-off. AS-IS and TO-BE process mapping, BPMN modelling, gap analysis, data mapping, and operating model design that gives decision-makers something they can act on.

BPMN 2.0AS-IS / TO-BEGap AnalysisData MappingOperating Model
02

Business Readiness and Change Assurance

Independent assessment of whether your organisation is genuinely ready to absorb change. I challenge timelines, identify adoption risks, and give Programme Boards a clear Green, Amber, or Red view of readiness before go-live.

Readiness AssessmentChange ImpactRisk EscalationGo-live Assurance
03

Discovery and Service Design

Structured discovery that surfaces what is really happening, not just what the process document says. Facilitated workshops, service mapping, user needs analysis, data integration mapping, and outcome definitions that support procurement and solution selection.

DiscoveryService MappingData IntegrationRequirements
04

Lean Six Sigma Process Optimisation

Applying Lean Six Sigma methodology to quantify waste, measure process performance, and build the business case for improvement in language finance and leadership understand. Green Belt certified. Results that stick.

Lean Six SigmaValue Stream MappingWaste EliminationKPI Monitoring
05

Stakeholder Engagement and Governance

Senior stakeholder management across complex transformation programmes. Clear executive reporting, dependency mapping, and the constructive challenge that keeps governance honest and decision-making grounded in reality.

Senior StakeholdersProgramme BoardsExecutive ReportingGovernance
06

BA and Change Capability Development

Training BA and change professionals through Learning Tree International and bespoke programmes. 7,000 plus learners trained across EMEA and APAC. Practitioner-led, grounded in real delivery experience, not textbooks.

BA TrainingChange ManagementData MappingEMEA and APAC

Not sure what you need?

Answer three quick questions and I will show you exactly how I can help, and the best way to reach me.

What is the situation you are facing right now?

We are going through a change or transformation

A system, process, or operating model is changing and we need to make sure it lands properly

Our processes are not working as they should

Things are slow, inconsistent, or breaking and we do not fully understand why

We need to define requirements for something new

A new system, service, or product and we need structured analysis before anything gets built

Our team needs to build BA or change capability

We want to develop our people's skills in business analysis or change management

How urgent is this for your organisation?

Very urgent, we have a go-live or deadline coming

There is a fixed date and we need the right support in place quickly

Planned, we are in early stages and want to get it right

We have time to do this properly and want structured, evidenced analysis from the start

Ongoing, this is a longer-term improvement programme

We need sustained support across a programme rather than a short engagement

Exploring, we are not fully sure yet what we need

We know something needs to change but have not scoped it properly

What would a successful outcome look like?

Change lands without disrupting day-to-day operations

People are ready, risks are managed, and go-live happens without crisis

Clear visibility of what is broken and a plan to fix it

Documented process maps, identified bottlenecks, and a structured TO-BE state

Solid, evidenced requirements the whole team trusts

Requirements that reflect real user needs and hold up through delivery

A team that can do this work themselves going forward

Improved internal capability and confidence to lead change and BA work

Business Readiness and Change Assurance

Based on your answers, what you need is someone who can independently assess whether your organisation is genuinely ready, not just whether the delivery plan says so. I challenge timelines, surface adoption risks before they become problems, and give your leadership a clear picture of what is real. That is exactly what I do.

Business Analysis and Process Transformation

You need structured process analysis. Someone who can map what is actually happening, not just what the procedure document says, and produce a clear evidenced path from the current state to where you need to be. I have delivered this across housing, public sector, commercial, and technology environments using BPMN, value stream mapping, data mapping, and root cause analysis.

Discovery and Requirements Engineering

What you need is a structured discovery phase. Facilitated workshops, stakeholder elicitation, data mapping, and requirements documentation that the whole team trusts and that will hold up through delivery. I specialise in translating ambiguous business needs into clear, traceable requirements that support both delivery and procurement decisions.

BA and Change Capability Development

You need training delivered by someone who has done this work on live programmes, not just studied it. Through Learning Tree International I have supported 7,000 plus BA and change professionals across EMEA and APAC. I also design bespoke in-house programmes for organisations who want to build their own practice. Let us talk about what your team needs.

Outcomes that
speak for
themselves

30%Operational efficiency gain in under 4 months
95%Adoption rate within 3 months of go-live
17%Faster processing time in 6 weeks
7K+BA professionals trained across EMEA and APAC
90%Learners report improved confidence post-training
14Bottlenecks uncovered causing delays of up to 3 days

Engagements that moved the needle

01
Regulated Client Environment · Eccellenza Consulting

Digital Transformation and Business Readiness Assurance

Led discovery, process optimisation, and go-live readiness across a complex regulated environment. Challenged proposed implementation timelines where operational capacity was insufficient, preventing a high-risk release during peak operational periods. Facilitated 8 structured discovery workshops and produced end-to-end service maps, problem statements, and outcome definitions.

30%Operational efficiency gain in under 4 months
14Bottlenecks uncovered causing delays of up to 3 working days
95%Adoption rate within 3 months of go-live, up from 60% at pilot
02
Housing Sector · Howard Lock Consulting

Legacy System Journey Mapping and Service Redesign

Supported a housing sector client in understanding how users navigated complex end-to-end journeys across multiple legacy systems. Mapped AS-IS service journeys, identified failure points, produced data mapping documentation, and shaped a redesigned onboarding process aligned to KPIs.

17%Faster processing time within 6 weeks of implementation
12%Improvement in customer satisfaction scores
03
Commercial · Daedalian Glass Studio

CRM Rollout, Onboarding Redesign and Operating Model Change

Led product improvement and service delivery initiatives in a commercial environment, redesigning client onboarding, driving operating model changes, and supporting legacy system integration including data mapping and migration into cloud infrastructure.

15%Reduction in client onboarding time
35%Improvement in handover efficiency
20%Customer satisfaction improvement within 6 months

Certified. Experienced. Proven.

Click any credential to see what it means in practice.

APMG Change Management Practitioner
APMG International · 2024
Managing Change Certification
Harvard Business School · 2017
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Axelos · 2025
BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT · 2025
Understanding by Design
Harvard Graduate School of Education · 2017
Certified Assessment Lead
Evidence Based Education · 2017
Rice Advanced Management Program (RAMP)
Rice Business School, Houston · 2025
Accredited Business Analyst Certification
IO4PM · 2023
Mini MBA
Rutgers Business School · 2022
Sector Experience
Housing and Public SectorCommercial and RetailHealthcareFinancial ServicesTechnologyEducationLegalThird SectorManufacturing and Logistics
Tools and Technology
VisioMiroMuralWhimsicalLucidchartBalsamiqBPMN.ioJiraConfluenceNotionSharePointMS Dynamics 365Power BISQLCelonisUiPath Process Mining
AI Tools
Claude (Anthropic)ChatGPTMicrosoft CopilotOtter.ai

Equipping the next
generation of analysts

Alongside delivery work, I train BA and change professionals through Learning Tree International, delivering across EMEA and APAC and bringing real programme experience into every session rather than teaching from a textbook.

I co-founded Busy Minds Centre, a leadership and facilitation training organisation, where I designed and delivered programmes for over a decade. I hold certifications in curriculum design and assessment from Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Education. Most of what I teach, I have done on live programmes. That combination is not common and clients notice the difference.

7,000+Learners supported across EMEA and APAC
90%Report improved confidence to lead change post-training
50+Tailored training programmes designed and delivered
30%Reduction in learner support queries through clear materials
Available for Contracts

Let us work
together

If you are working on something complex, a transformation that needs proper analysis, a go-live that needs honest readiness assessment, or a team that needs equipping, get in touch.

Email g.ajayi@eccellenzaconsulting.co.uk LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/gladysajayi Phone +44 7377 162 830
Currently available · Remote, Hybrid and On-site · UK and International