Faisal Alandas, Senior Consultant

Faisal Alandas

Senior Consultant

Elm Company

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
18 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 7 Months

Senior Consultant at Elm Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2017

PMO (Project Management Office) is a function within an organisation that aims to enhance and deliver strategies to assist the likelihood of a projects success.

Internal Consulting - Project managers can give their teams knowledge regarding the best PMO practices

Support - provide guidelines for implementation teams and advise project managers of various business units.

Methodology - The PMO standardized process according to well defined methodology.

Training -PMO training assists the improvement in skills of project managers and team leaders. This function ensures that the appropriate teams and management is assigned.

Internal Consulting - Project managers can give their teams knowledge regarding the best PMO practices

Assistant Program Manager at Al Elm
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • December 2015 to February 2017

- Planning and monitoring work calendar and project budgets.

- Working on the projects with cross-functional teams.

- Arranging program activities based on the required deadline.

- Manages periodical project improvement meetings and delegates work to information technology staff.

Senior Project Manager at Al ELM
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2011 to December 2015

Ensure all given objectives of the team are properly documented and approved.

2) Ensure the team's objectives are consistent with the project's stated Key Success Indicators and the specific objectives for the phase.

3) Prepare plans for the team's work consistent with the overall project plan.

4) Work within the project guidelines and report deviations from the given tolerances.

5) Report and categorized technological risks and mitigation strategies.

6) Ensure product issues are reported and resolved.

7) Coordinate work with other project teams Including all stakeholders.

8) Report progress of the work and forecast completion, customer acceptance and maintain proper closeout.

Client Relation Officer at Saudi Stock Exchange (TADAWUL)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2009 to June 2011

1) Formulate Business Cases for that map the user requirement to technology solutions that improve business processes and increase utilization of technology.

2) Respond to customers' queries and complaints, ensuring that, when necessary, corrective action is taken by own organization and by the customer organization.

3) Ensure that the service level management is well documented and audited for effectiveness, efficiency and compliance on a regular basis.

Project Coordinator at Saudi Stock Exchange (TADAWUL)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2005 to August 2009

1) Assist the Project Manager and Superintendent, where applicable, in the day to day duties of a project’s administration.

2) Research and recommend solutions to design document problems, including conflicts, interferences and errors/omissions.

3) Maintain accurate and up-to-date logs (RFI, Vendor/Subcontractor, Purchase, Owner etc.), track responses and advise the Project Manager and Superintendent of the status of RFIs.

4) Ensuring the effective preparation and delivery of all project events and meetings and production of all necessary documentation.

5) Taking responsibility for the effective flow of information between team members, participants in project activities.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Saudi Electronic University
  • December 2018

Master's of Business Administration

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Prince Sultan University
  • September 2005

Bachelor degree in computer science

Specialties & Skills

Cost Control
Business Plan Formulation
MS Project
Microsoft Excel
Communication & Interpersonal Networking, Group Dynamics and Synergy
Report Formulation and presentations demonstration
Computer Skills: MS Office Applications & Internet Usage
Team building and monitoring
Negotiation, Effective Meeting.
Project planning, Coordenating and monitoring

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

Agile Introduction for Executives (Training)
Training Institute:
Jodayn
Date Attended:
March 2012
Associate Certificate in Project Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2013
Business and Report writing introduction (Training)
Training Institute:
Learning Tree International
Date Attended:
December 2014
Requirements Collection, Scope and Scheduling (Training)
Training Institute:
projectCentric
Date Attended:
October 2012
Cost Estimation and Procurement (Training)
Training Institute:
Projectcentric
Date Attended:
October 2012
Contract Management Principles and Practices (Training)
Training Institute:
ESI International
Date Attended:
April 2013
Project Leadership, Management and Communications (Training)
Training Institute:
ESI International
Date Attended:
November 2012
Managing Projects (Training)
Training Institute:
ESI International
Date Attended:
November 2011

Hobbies

  • Traveler and social active