A cross-functional team of 36 specialists across three initiatives, structured for parallel delivery with shared governance and phased ramp-up to optimise cost and velocity.
Single point of accountability across all three initiatives. Chairs the weekly steering committee with Betfred leadership. Manages inter-initiative dependencies and resource allocation.
100% dedicatedEnsures architectural coherence across all three platforms. Owns the integration points between Tyk, AI/ML, and the Intelligence Gateway. Maintains the architecture decision record.
100% dedicatedRuns sprint ceremonies across all three workstreams. Tracks velocity, manages impediments, and ensures consistent delivery cadence. Reports to the Programme Director.
100% dedicatedTotal programme team: 36 initiative specialists + 3 shared governance roles = 39 total at peak capacity. The shared roles ensure architectural coherence, delivery discipline, and a single escalation path for Betfred stakeholders.
A controlled five-phase ramp-up ensures Betfred is never paying for idle capacity. The team scales from 8 during discovery to 32 at peak build, then tapers to 14 during hypercare and handover.
Stakeholder alignment, environment setup, architecture workshops
Core platform setup, CI/CD pipelines, initial model prototyping
Full team delivery — API migrations, ML model training, infra automation
Performance testing, security hardening, peak load rehearsals
Knowledge transfer, documentation, BAU handover, hypercare support
The team is structured for rapid mobilisation. Discovery can begin within two weeks of engagement sign-off, with the full team ramped within five weeks.