Sr Project Manager
Ibm - Other Locations
Total years of experience :8 years, 8 Months
• ROI-driven Experienced Project leader working with team to identify, evaluate, and execute project and product deliverables to drive profitability while focusing on operational excellence, reducing costs, driving standardization, and streamlining business processes
• Results driven Technology Professional with 13+ years in driving Program Management of multi-million-dollar projects spanning across the Middle East region with domain experience in Government and private sector
• Expertise in planning & building IT Projects Infrastructure & Security at the Enterprise level, involving selection of appropriate technology and products, negotiating with vendors, finalizing Service Level Agreements, outsourcing tasks, and directing the timely completion of projects
• Extensive experience in all aspects of the Project life cycle, including feasibility analysis, conceptual design, implementation, user training and enhancement
• A keen planner, strategist, and implementer with success in end-to-end project management, ensuring effective management of various resources to meet project specifications
• Strong problem solving and technical skills coupled with excellent decision making for enabling effective solutions leading to high customer satisfaction and low operational costs
• Daily Program Management throughout the program life cycle
• Defining the program governance controls
• Planning the overall program and monitoring the progress
• Managing the programs budget
• Managing risks and issues and taking corrective measurements
• Delivering and deploying state of the art solutions, ensuring all deliverables completed on time, within budget and to the highest standard
• Responsible for overseeing and Coordination over Various projects
• Set strategic Initiatives over the organization
• Mapping the RFP business case into the technical proposal and the Project Implementation plan
• Conducting requirements gathering with clients and mapping requirements into tangible designs
• Full awareness of the Financial business case
• Daily Program Management through out the program life cycle
• Defining the program governance controls
• Planning the overall program and monitoring the progress
• Managing the programs budget
• Managing risks and issues and taking corrective measurements
• Delivering and deploying state of the art solutions, ensuring all deliverables completed on time, within budget and to the highest standard
• Collaborating with subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs
• Strong analytical and product management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Facilitating team and client meetings effectively. Resolves and escalates issues in a timely fashion. Keeping project team well informed of changes within the organization and general corporate news
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Conducting Data Gathering sessions to specify information needs and providing IT solutions to meet those needs
• Serving as the liaison between customer and the software development team
• Delivering and deploying state of the art solutions, ensuring all deliverables completed on time, within budget and to the highest standard
• Collaborating with subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs
• Strong analytical and product management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Identifying business development and sales opportunities as they relate to a specific project. Leading proposal efforts and ensuring the completing of project scoping
• Facilitating team and client meetings effectively. Resolves and escalates issues in a timely fashion. Keeping project team well informed of changes within the organization and general corporate news
• Leading the CMS Implementation Process including developing workflows based on client business needs and ensuring all requirements are mapped and implemented in the delivered system
• Acting as Account owner responsible for following up on all support issues and ensuring all issues are solved within the timeframe set in the SLA
• Handling and Managing Government accounts across Doha
• Maintaining Relationships with existing clients through regular review visits and Technology refresh sessions
• Preparing and demonstrating the company's solutions to new and old customers
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Conducting Workshops and offering Technology Solutions Based on client's requirements
• Following agreed Project Plans and Processes to achieve the desired project closure results
• Hiring and assigning resources required to deployed the solutions provided
• Leading and Managing projects from Initiation to closure
• Following the company's health check and quality checklist to ensure the Smooth deployment of the offered solutions
• Building and Ensuring the Long-time relation with the client
• Responsible for delivering projects within time lines, budget and Scope.
• Updating Project stakeholders on status of change requests, budget, and Scope baselines
• Ensuring effective and efficient project communication between all project stakeholders.
• Applying Projects Action Plans to meet the deadlines
• Following the PMO Processes and updating project documentations to the latest versions and standards
• Daily Monitoring of projects to ensure client satisfaction interacted with clients as a focal point for data and invoice issues.
• Preparing project plans, and tracking projects.
• Support Logistics for project leads. Working closely with the logistics department to ensure shipment and delivery dates.
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Conducting Workshops and offering Technology Solutions Based on client's requirements
• Following agreed Project Plans and Processes to achieve the desired project closure results
• Hiring and assigning resources required to deployed the solutions provided
• Leading and Managing projects from Initiation to closure
• Following the company's health check and quality checklist to ensure the Smooth deployment of the offered solutions
• Building and Ensuring the Long-time relation with the client
• Responsible for delivering projects within time lines, budget and Scope.
• Updating Project stakeholders on status of change requests, budget, and Scope baselines
• Ensuring effective and efficient project communication between all project stakeholders.
• Applying Projects Action Plans to meet the deadlines
• Following the PMO Processes and updating project documentations to the latest versions and standards
• Daily Monitoring of projects to ensure client satisfaction interacted with clients as a focal point for data and invoice issues.
• Preparing project plans, and tracking projects.
• Support Logistics for project leads. Working closely with the logistics department to ensure shipment and delivery dates.