IT PMO Specialist
King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :20 years, 8 أشهر
• To apply a set of specialists supporting activities for the consumption of Project Management teams. This will include application of practical management controls that support improved project/organizational performance.
• Provides the day-to-day level support to program and project teams within the specified discipline.
• Provides expert level advice and guidance within the specific discipline to the project or program team and peer level contacts within the customer organization.
• Attends and contributes to regular meetings with other specialist areas such as subject champions and brings unique, expert level knowledge to their assignment.
• Produces and owns any documentation pertinent to the relevant specialist discipline in support of the program or project deliverables.
• Controls and brings to resolution any potential problems within the specific discipline area and escalates issues to the appropriate project or program team members.
• Ensures own objectives are aligned to the project or program objectives.
• Actively supports the Program or Project to comply with associated policy and procedure documentation.
• Responsible for conducting the review and facilitate document sign-off and approval processes for
• project deliverables.
• Liaise with stakeholders to identify and define project requirements, scope, and objectives.
• Facilitate the project review meetings, Change control board meeting, Change advisory board, etc.
• Facilitate full status reporting cycles between projects and Leadership team.
• Verify that project report templates are applied to all project status reports.
• Provide project reports to Head of PMO.
• Implementation Project Manager for on-going SAP project implementing.
• Worked with the project team to design the overall SAP Solution Architecture which consists of SAP S/4 HANA OP 1709 Core modules (FI-CO, MM, SD, HCM, PS, FM and PPM)
• Manage the complete business transformation.
• Manage stakeholders from business side.
• Provided consulting as a Change Manager
• Conducted Level 1 Training sessions for business process owners (BPOs)
• Managing the Authorization Role Matrixes requirements with BPOs
• Worked with the project team to manage the technical side of the change and to design the new changes
• Leading the team of 15 consultants responsible for system Infrastructure, landscape designing and implementation configuration which includes hardware sizing and system installation and system configuration.
• Managing on-shore, off-shore team situated in Pakistan.
• Designed the overall SAP Solution Architecture which consists of Core modules (HCM, FI-CO, MM, SD, PS, FM, and PPM)
• Designed the Data migration strategy and Master data along with open balances, open POs, Open Work Orders etc. into SAP
• Configured the SAP Solution Manager and create the SAP implementation project and assigned the team members, setting up the solution landscape and assigned the implementation roadmap.
• Developed SAP Integration Test Strategy, Planning, Preparation, Resource allocation scheduling, test administration and reporting within the SAP Solution Manager
• Client Project Manager for on-going SAP project implementing 7 group companies with rollout approach
• Leading a team of 11 SMEs and Business Analysts responsible for the design standardization across the group of companies
• Worked with the project team to design the overall SAP Solution Architecture which consists of SAP S/4 HANA OP 1511 Core modules (FI-CO, MM, SD, QM, PP, CO-PC, PM)
• Manage the complete business transformation
• Manage stakeholders from business side
• Reviewing Authorization Role Matrixes with discussions and agreement of BPOs
• Project Manager for on-going SAP project
• Directs IT strategy for Company based on forecasting and needs from Subsidiaries
• Manages the Information Technology function of the Company;
• Reviews RAII’s and Subsidiaries requests related to IT and make recommended approval.
• Negotiates and contracts with consultants, technical personnel and vendors related to IT services and products.
• Ensures IT policies and procedures are well understood in the company and all Subsidiaries and implemented.
• Builds a solid and comprehensive technology infrastructure while maintaining an efficient and effective operation environment, to deliver high quality and timely services that supports the company mission.
• Assists in developing management information system that meets company needs and expectations for relevant functions such as financial department, HR and others.
• Oversees the daily operational activities of technology systems within the company.
• Develops and maintain standards for the web development efforts within Company
• Facilitates web development responsibilities for the Internet and Intranet sites of Company
• Search the latest technological advance in IT, its value to the company, compatibility, and make recommendations to the management.
• Establishes and maintains software and software license inventory and oversees proper installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and scheduled maintenance of general- and special-purpose software (including operating system, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, database, printing, electronic mail, communications, and network software) necessary to meet specific educational or business needs.
• To manage the performance of services to clients as agreed in the contract and ensure that the Service Levels are achieved.
• Management of Saudi Aramco projects and be responsible for career development and appraisals.
• Definition of service level agreements (SLA’S) related to contracted services.
• Ensure SLA’s are achieved and client expectations are met (or exceeded).
• To build services relationships with clients.
• Ensure quality and profitable services are performed to the agreed SLA.
• To ensure that systems, processes and methodologies as specified are followed to sure effective monitoring, control and support of service delivery.
• To provide reports to an agreed schedule (or on request), including management
• Attend client service review meetings; areas covered will include performance reports, service improvements, quality and processes.
• To develop and facilitate workshops and training courses.
• Delivered following projects under my supervision for Saudi Aramco:
1. Operations Moring Report Engine (OMRE) May, 2011 - June, 2012
2. Aviation Work Execution Cockpit(AWEC) August, 2011 - April, 2012
3. Visa Payment October, 2011 - April, 2012
4. Domestic Sales & Logistics November 2011 - May 2012
5. Gas Producing & Well Services January, 2012 - August 2012
6. Rigs & Shop Management System August, 2010 - December, 2010
7. Aviation Dashboard February, 2010 - June, 2011
8. SABA Interface December, 2010 - April, 2011
9. EPM June, 2010 - January, 2011
10. E-Leave December, 2010 - March, 2011
• Provide support to following projects:
1. KAPSARC Support
2. GPT Support
3. SADARA Support
4. Amiantit Upgrade
• SAP ERP 6.0 EHP5, SAP Solution Manager Implementation, SAP SRM, SAP MII, IS-Oil, SAP Bank Communication Management, SAP BI-BOBJ, SAP BO BPC, BO SM.
• Performed the impact analysis for changes to the integration architecture and provide advice to Change Advisory Board
• Played a key role as a Change Manager with below highlights:
o Inspired the Luberef employees as well as management to move, make objectives real and relevant away from their current Oracle practices
o Define Change Management procedures and plans to handle the Changes in the support phase for phase 1A
o Provide knowledge and training to business process owners to build their personal competency for leading change
• Maintaining Stakeholders list
• Conducted Level 1 and 2 Training sessions for business process owners(BPOs)
• User evaluations
• Preparing Authorization Role Matrixes with discussions and agreement of BPOs,
• Preparing Training Material documentation for BPOs
• Setting the Coding Standards and doing the Code Review
• Worked as a functional consultant in SAP ESS/MSS to deliver HR Forms and Processes
• Performed Trouble shooting for Travel and E-Leave requests
• Preparing the Business blue print workshop documents for Bank Communication Management (BCM).
• Worked with the project team to manage the technical side of the change and to design the new changes
• Leading the team of 15 consultants responsible for system Infrastructure, landscape designing and implementation configuration which includes hardware procurement/sizing and system installation and system configuration
• Managing on-shore, off-shore team situated in Middle East, Brazil and Pakistan
• Designed the overall SAP Solution Architecture which consists of SAP ERP Core modules (HCM, FI-CO, MM, SD, PS, PM) in phase 1A and SAP IS-OIL with PP, CO-PC, SAP Manufacturing Integration & Intelligence (MII), QM and BCM in phase 1B
• Designed the Data migration strategy where historical data will be migrated to SAP BW from Oracle through SAP BOBJ DS and Master data along with open balances, open POs, Open Work Orders etc. into SAP ERP
• Created L2 and L3 plan along with data migration strategy
• Lead and Conduct the requirements gathering workshop for AP/AR processes along with BCM provide assistance to other module functional consultants in order to produce the business processes design document
• Configured the SAP Solution Manager and create the SAP ERP implementation project and assigned the team members, setting up the solution landscape and assigned the implementation road-map
• Developed SAP Integration test Strategy, Planning, Preparation, Resource allocation scheduling, test administration and reporting within the SAP Solution Manager
• Responsible to extend and maintain critical software tools in Production. Design and implement innovative applications, to provide improved productivity and usability
• Designed and developed multi-phased software and tools for test systems in the production which provides flexibility and high configuration capabilities for System Engineers.
• Responsible for architecture and design, providing technical expertise to come up with a standard design for multi-phased Test applications
• Intensive usage of Object Oriented Design (OOD) and Object Oriented Analysis (OOA) during the design phase. Implementation C#, Delphi and Java using case tools and Extreme Programming (XP) concepts.
• Comprehensive use of Test Driven Development (TDD) using NUnit, DUnit and JUnit Frameworks with Test First Implementation strategies. Testing
• Software Automation through build tools (NAnt, Ant). Framework development, in-house developmental environment. Administration of the Continuous Integration (CI) Server (CruiseControl.NET). Compilation and source code testing every half hour. Daily source code checking in revision control system (Perforce).
• Implementation of hardware drivers (MOST/CAN systems protocols, UPL, Power supplies etc.)
• Requirements specifications management, using internal developed web tool (ELVIS). Error analysis and remote debugging through Visual Studio tools. Fault / error management system TTS (Trouble Ticket System)
• High Degree of in-house Customer service and support which includes Discussion / Meeting with clients over technical issues
• Complicated Problem isolation and analysis through dedicated Tools and Software Applications test, simulation and on target systems. Software update for individual components and system
• Provides technical direction for Process improvement and documentation. Monthly progress report documentation
• Supervision and Guidance of Internees / Student in different projects during the year
• Intensive Support of colleges in Germany and USA which includes the Installation, Testing and Deploying Tasks
Architecture for the use of JSF and Struts Framework for Web Applications
Client-Server Applications