Project Manager

9/2017 – 2/2018

 Coaching of cross-functional teams to support the creation of high-performance units. Ensure values and practices of agile software development
 Present business case, project charter and obtained approval from the project sponsor.
 Define project goals and deliverable by liaising with the IT quality manager.
 Create project plan/schedule.Manage and track projects scope, design, schedule, budget/cost tracking, development, implementation, post implementation, project change management and quality.
 Monitor and approve the budgeted project spend. Perform monthly forecasting and cost planning i.e. Actuals vs Forecast spend of the approved project budget.
 Work with third party vendors in setting up contracts (SoW) and on-boarding resources for the project.
 Manage expectations and establish relationship with key internal and external stakeholders of the project.
 Involving people in change and influencing through others to ensure that IT understands Agility – and how we can derive maximum value from it.
 Conduct regular Issues/Risk Management sessions through the project lifecycle to facilitate mitigation planning, and manage timely resolution to avoid impact to timelines and costs.
 Document and communicate project status, obstacles and resolutions to management.
 Manage UAT with end users including coordination and user acceptance signoff.
 Monitor and report the project status to the governance board on a periodic basis in terms of schedule and cost adherence.
 Monitored and executed the project implementation, documented lessons learnt and close the project.
 Work using ICE Sliver methodology, one CSV and Agile methodology for GxP and non-GxP relevant projects.

Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI), Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), QlikView, SAP SQL Anywhere, Salesforce, Projektmanagement (IT)

7/2012 – 8/2017

 Manage, coordinate and support the program portfolio of projects (8-12 projects).
 Working with the customer to manage the scope of an engagement and make adjustments throughout the course of the engagement.
 Conduct research, analysis and evaluation of vendor products, solutions and capabilities in support of project discovery, feasibility and fit in addressing program objectives and roadmap. Interacts with vendors to ensure vendor solution, capabilities and service meet requirements and performance standards. Develop recommendations for program implementation.
 Responsible for end to end project management from initiating till closing phase of the project including documentation and sharing of lessons learnt.
 Develop and maintain a detailed project plan and project cost tracking and reporting to management.
 Create strategies for risk identification, documents mitigation and contingency planning, performs risk assessments and maintains issue tracking.
 Efficiently identifies and solves project issues and reports and escalates to management, as needed.
 Conduct weekly assessment and reporting of project performance by evaluating health dimensions (scope, schedule, milestones, risks, budget and resources) across program portfolio.Advocating adherence to industry standard processes
 Maintain program strategy, plans and dashboards and support refinement and path forward (e.g., Go/No decision analysis)
 Providing actionable coaching feedback to team members to foster continuous improvement in the spirit of a growth mindset

PMO (IT)

3/2011 – 6/2012

 Prepare business case analysis, documentation and proposal for project funding and approval.Able to manage multiple work streams in a dynamic environment.
 Perform business analytics (qualitative and quantitative) on key processes and document and create high-level process flows for the purpose of process optimization and improvement.
 Coordinate and manage end-to-end project execution according to agreed project design.
 Set up project timelines, track resource allocation, ensure communications among all stakeholders; support the timely execution of projects and delivery of high-quality services.Work closely with all members of project teams.
 Assist in running weekly program status meetings and record minutes, actions and due dates.
 Strong team orientation; maintain partnerships, collaborate and influence across multiple stakeholders
 Proactively manage data quality with a high-level understanding of complex research methodologies.
 Assist in developing executive briefings and material for senior level audiences to shape key decisions, inform on program status and obtain stakeholder buy-in, commitment and engagement
 Systematic, result-oriented with strong drive for continuous improvements, influenced different level of stakeholders from strategic to operational and service providers
 Develop and execute complex project plans across interdependent projects and stakeholders, starting at high level and guiding stakeholders to the level of detail needed to best manage the projects.

PMO (IT), Enterprise project management (EPM)