麻豆传媒

Profile

I collaborate with the Associate Dean of Education to lead student recruitment efforts for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

As the former Degree Programme Director for the full-time MBA, I managed a high-profile, externally accredited academic program that spanned multiple schools. My responsibilities included enhancing organisational, structural, and cultural aspects to achieve high levels of student and staff satisfaction. In July 2023, we successfully secured external re-accreditation for the maximum period of five years without any conditions.

My primary research interest lies in Realising Digital Value. My work contributes to and builds upon contemporary theories through a combination of qualitative methods (including ethnography, observational, and longitudinal case studies) and quantitative approaches. Additionally, my research explores the sociotechnical and material nature of digital innovation. This research has significantly impacted both the public and private sectors by facilitating improved approaches to realising value from digital transformation.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Co-Director for Student Recruitment
• Former Degree Programme Director for the full-time MBA

Qualifications

• BSc and MA in Business and Information Technology with First class honors from Trinity College Dublin
• MSc in Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship with Distinction from 麻豆传媒 Business School
• PhD in Information Systems Management from Northumbria University
• The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (formerly ICSA) Foundation Programme

Previous Positions

• Lecturer in Information Systems and Project Management, Northumbria University
• Research Fellow, Business School, Durham University
• Research Internship, Centre for Knowledge, Innovation, Technology and Enterprise
• School Manager, Trinity College Dublin

Awards*

• Nominated for Teaching Award and Supervision Award from 麻豆传媒's Education Awards
• Teaching Award from Northumbria University
• Awarded a competitive bursary from the Northeast Regional Development Agency to complete an industrial project and study for the award of MSc in Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship at 麻豆传媒 Business School. My research examined the effects of new workplace technologies on the work of technical repair engineers. The results of this project were presented in a report to the participating organisation and shortlisted for a regional award. A new nationwide coaching programme was implemented as a direct result of the research.
• Rising Star Award, North East Recognition Awards
• Runner Up, Blueprint Business Awards
• Winner, TEDCO Business Awards

* (for research awards please see Research)

Memberships

• Member of the British Computer Society (BCS)
• Associate Member of the Association for Project Management (APM)
• Former Member of the APM Benefits and Value Management Specific Interest Group and former co-opted member of the APM North East Branch

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Current Work

I am currently working with health and care professionals to co-create a democratised and relational approach for Realising Digital Value from investments in digital transformation initiatives.

Main Expertise

My current research focuses on evaluating digital technologies, understanding emerging work practices, and realising digital value. This research has led to the development and implementation of improved approaches, including the creation of a Realising Digital Value Playbook.

I am an active member of the Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Digital Business research community at the Business School.

Funding Awarded

• £15k from ESRC Maximising Impact in April 2026 for co-designing and embedding a benefits realisation capability with the NHS Kent & Medway Care Record.
• £15k from the ESRC Strategic Fund in July 2024 for co-designing a digital value toolkit for the NHS Great North Care Record. A further £2,500 Devolved Faculty Impact Fund and £2,000 HaSS Faculty funding for GNCR wireframe AI system, April 2025.
• £15k from the ESRC Strengthening Partnerships Impact Fund in July 2024 for Growing the digital innovation ecosystem in the North East - Lessons Learned on Impact Measurement and Value Creation
• £208k Innovate UK for a Management Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Ethical Healthcare Limited to develop and sustain a management capability in realising digital value.
• £5k from Digital Innovation in the Curricula Fund in 2023 to co-design and deliver a Digital Service Jam with Thoughtworks and PROTO as part of the new Digital Transformation for Social Good module on the MSc in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability programme.
• £5k from the SAGE Faculty Business Engagement Fund in 2023 to test and evaluate the use of the Realising Digital Value Playbook.
• £5k from Digital Innovation in the Curricula Fund in 2022 to re-design the Digital Business module on the full-time MBA programme to incorporate contemporary approaches to digital transformation, including no-code/low-code applications development.
• £2.3k from the HaSS Higher Education Innovation Fund in 2022 to develop an impact programme to support the dissemination, adoption and evolution of the Realising Digital Value Playbook.
• £5k from the Association for Project Management in 2021 for the second phase of a research project investigating the enablers and barriers to adoption of benefits realisation management practices amongst APM corporate members.
• £5k from the Institute for Social Sciences Pioneers Fund in 2020 to co-develop a Realising Digital Value Playbook.
• £5.6k ESRC Innovation Fellowship in 2019 to undertake a twenty-day secondment with the Association for Project Management to evaluate the effectiveness of existing surveys in development knowledge and understanding about benefits realisation management practices.
• £8.7k from the ESRC Impact Acceleration Award to co-develop a digital realisation strategy and toolkit specifically around Open Source innovations.
• £5k from NHS Digital match funding to support the co-development of a digital realisation strategy and toolkit specifically around Open Source innovations.

Future Research

I am keen to work with organisations interested in developing their capability around realising value from digital transformation.

Postgraduate Supervision

Primary and co-supervision for six PhD students - four of whom have completed. Research topics include technology innovation, consumer relationships with artificial intelligence, identity work in policing, agile project management in the public sector and enterprise risk management.

Esteem Indicators

• Member of the British Computer Society
• Member of the Association of Project Management (APM)
• Prior member of the APM Benefits Management & Value Special Interest Group. Please see blog at
• Reviewer for Work, Employment and Society and Information Management
• Guest Speaker at HMRC
• Co-development of engagement, cross-fertilisation and enrichment activities with the National Innovation Centre for Data

Industry Relevance

Current and past research has directly impacted the work and organisation of professionals involved in digital transformation. Predominantly in the public sector but my research and impact extends to the private industry including a national utility company, an accountancy practice and management consultancy.

Media Appearances

Open to commenting on digital transformation projects, particularly in the public sector. Our Scrubs & Suits is featured on the Sim Tech Podcast in April 2026. I spoke about the development of the NHS Covid-19 App in the Business School's Podcast series in 2020.

You can find me quizzing the Directors of Strategy and Technology at the National Innovation Centre for Data as part of the on YouTube.

Main Expertise

• Director of Student Recruitment

I am module leader on the following postgraduate modules:

• NBS8496 Digital Transformation
• NBS8628 Digital Transformation for Social Good
• NBS8263 Realising Digital Value

I am a Guest Lecturer for the University of Bristol's MSc in Healthcare Management.

• Articles

  • Casey R, Ivory C, Walsh L, Harrison D. Digital transformation and the politics of benefits realization management. Public Money and Management 2026.
  • Alabed A, Javornik A, Gregory-Smith D, Casey R. . European Journal of Marketing 2024, 58(2), 373-409.
  • Ivory C, Sherratt F, Casey R, Watson K. . New Technology, Work and Employment 2020, 35(1), 80-96.
  • Waring T, Casey R, Robson A. . Information Technology and People 2018, 31(3), 618-645.
  • Waring T, Robson A, Casey R. . Open Access Evidence Based Information Systems Journal 2015, 1.
  • vandenBorn A, vanWitteloostuijn A, Barlage M, Sapulete S, vandenOord A, Rogiest S, Casey R. Policing opportunities and threats in Europe. Journal of Organizational Change Management 2013, 26(5), 811-829.

• Book Chapter

  • Casey R. . In: Chen, Stephen, ed. Digital Globalization of Creative Industries. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025, pp.205-223.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Munnia A, Romano M, Cunningham J, Casey R. . In: British Academy of Management 2024 Conference. 2024, Nottingham Trent University: British Academy of Management.
  • Casey R, Wainwright D. Integrating Pratītyasamutpāda into Digital Public Services: A Pathway to Enhanced Relational Dynamics through the Realising Digital Value (RDV) Playbook. In: Towards Relational Public Services. 2024, Northumbria University. In Preparation.
  • Munnia A, Romano M, Casey R, Cunningham J. . In: Sinergie SIMA Management Conference 2024. 2024, Parma, Italy: Società Italiana di Management.
  • Casey R, Small A, Wainwright D. . In: The Operational Research Society’s Annual Conference. 2022, University of Warwick: The Operational Research Society.
  • AlAbed A, Javornik A, Gregory-Smith D, Casey R. . In: Proceedings of the European Marketing Academy 51st. 2022, Budapest: European Marketing Academy.
  • Mackenzie E, Wilson R, Go Jefferies J, Casey R, Martin M. . In: 11th International Critical Management Studies Conference: Precarious Presents, Open Futures. 2019, Milton Keynes: The Open Univeristy.
  • Casey R. . In: Health Policy & Politics Network Annual Conference. 2019, Green Templeton College Oxford.
  • Ivory C, Casey R, Watson K. . In: 27th European Regional International Telecommunication Society Conference. 2016, Anglia Ruskin University.
  • Casey R. . In: 10th Annual Ethnography Symposium. 2015, University of Liverpool.
  • Casey R, Wainwright D, Waring T. . In: 9th European Conference on IS Management and Evaluation (ECIME 2015). 2015, University of West England, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited.
  • Casey R, Waring T, Wainwright D. Benefits realisation of Information Technology in the National Health Service: A paradigmatic review. In: 9th European Conference on Information Systems Management and Evaluation. 2015, University of the West of England, Bristol: Academic Conferences and Publishing Limited.

• Digital or Visual Media

  • Casey R, Wainwright D. . ESRC Impact Acceleration Award, 2023.

• Online Publication

  • Wilson R, Mackenzie E, Go-Jefferies J, Casey R, Martin M. . NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS), 2017. Available at: .

• Reports

  • Casey R, Wainwright D. . 麻豆传媒 upon Tyne: 麻豆传媒 Business School, 2025.
  • Casey R, Wainwright D. . NHSX/NHS England and partners, 2025.
  • Casey R. . Association for Project Management, 2019.
  • Casey R, McClorey L, Wyeth M. . 麻豆传媒: 麻豆传媒, 2019.