Haitham Al-Kahlani MBA PMP CSPM

Managing Aramco Account: Sales and sales forecast, projects, stakeholders and issues

Accomplishments:
• Established thought leader and an expert at standardized project management tools for repeatable delivery of successful projects. Developed PMO structure, governance and framework.
• Successfully led PMO transformation, change and innovation. Bringing along a history of enhancing the maturity of the portfolio, programs and projects management office.
• Part of a digital transformation, supervised acquiring PMIS that will launch the future of healthcare.
• Instrumental in restructuring a PMO into a Portfolio Management Office to implement the 5-years strategic plans.
• Collated Dammam Health Network (DHN) achievement report & presentation for Cluster Board.
• Led initiatives for 5+ Administrations (14 initiatives); including scoping, scheduling, risks and issues.
• Recognized for providing innovative solutions to complex problems- fixed 2 years struggle of MoC initiatives implementation.
• Managed a new set of challenges, led initiatives and supported Doctors and Nurses on the front-line during the COVID-19 pandemic. Member of the Covid-19 quarantine taskforce ensured front-line staff was provided with sufficient non-medical equipment.
• Headed the Data Team for 3 Quarantines ensuring accurate data gathering and distribution to Command Center (data inflow and outflow)
Responsibilities:
• Proffering strategic Project Management Office leadership, aiding in driving program benefits and performance metrics by establishing roadmap and PMO best practices.
• Developing project management governance and DHN portfolio of projects.
• Mentoring the PMO team and the Network Leaders to develop robust, future-fit cluster strategy implementation plan and sounding projects aligned with CEO requirements.
• Developing state-of-the-art interactive dashboards to reflect project progress/status.
• Participating in the Network Strategy formulation project in cooperation with Oliver Wyman Consultants.

Accomplishments:
• Established a new PMO, acted as a driving force shaping the organization’s project management culture and developed a world-class program management organization, subsequent to benchmarking project management methodology.
• Under my leadership, secured tittle as the best PMO among other Clusters by testimony of PwC consultant outperforming all other PMOs and the only PMO to complete the set-up on time without requesting an extension.
• Bestowed with Letter of Appreciation for providing valuable resilient leadership in the COVID-19 Pandemic to Eastern Health Cluster (EHC) Labor Quarantine Taskforce, Jul 2020
• Headed a dynamic team of 8+, functioned as Stealth Leader, Synergist, Culture Builder- who sets clear strategic objectives, motivates teams to deliver exceptional PMO results.
• Successfully managed a portfolio of over 48 strategic initiatives to steer the healthcare transformation and creating a culture of stewardship.
• Developed initiatives for 15+ Administrations (120 initiatives); including scoping, scheduling, risks and issues
• Accredited with Certificate of Appreciation for successfully establishing and operationalizing the EHC “Project Management Office” by the Eastern Health Cluster CEO, Dec 2019
Responsibilities:
• Strategic visionary, involved in some of the biggest & most challenging projects, delivering innovative & sustainable solutions. Commanded end-to-end projects management - scheduling, monitoring, controlling, reporting and closing.
• Harnessed PMO effectiveness and set new benchmarks for world-class project delivery. Identified initiative dependencies, risks, issues & progress status.
• Reviewing periodic reports on portfolio, programs & projects status, recommendations, corrective actions & measuring project performance.
• Partnered on a multitude of ad-hoc projects with the Strategy Administration and Planning Department.
• Teamed up with Consultants from ATK, PwC, Rabira Salud and other SMEs on various projects.

Accomplishments:
• Played a key role in establishing 5-year strategic plans, formulating the vision and mission statements.
• Acting Head in strategic planning and enforced operations in concert with overall strategic direction of the organization.
• Key participant in decision-making processes to achieve hospital’s mission. Recommended strategic policies, plans, and budgets, estimated project costs and requirements for operating plans (impact analysis).
• Presided over day-to-day operations for maintaining state-of-the-art medical services. Developed annual operating plans, KPIs and oversaw strategies for improving operational efficiency and accuracy across 35 departments.
• Earned reputation as a well-respected leader among healthcare stakeholders for revitalizing flagging operations, followed up on operating plans progress, resolve obstacles & generated Hospital’s annual /quarterly progress report.
• Provided financial leadership, commercial insight and business intelligence, conducted productivity calculation, analyzed and reviewed 80+ departments, along with improvement recommendations in monthly reports.
• Introducing innovative business procedures & processes that streamlined operations through numerous quality projects including: FOCUS-PDCA, Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), accreditation rounds, data gathering and improving, manpower data analysis and review, organization chart preparation, etc.

Previous Professional Experiences:
• April 2016 -April 2017: Professional Trainer, Ertyad Training, Riyadh, (Part-Time)
Taught customized training and professional development courses in soft skills based on Carnegie's DNA
• November 2005-November 2012: Senior Business Analyst, Alrajhi Bank, Riyadh
• August 2002-February 2003: Customer Service Representative, Global Direct (Showtime), Khobar (Part-Time)

*Credit Application write up, financial analysis, industry analysis, financial spreading and financial projections.
*Interacting with RMs, credit specialists and clients.
*Clients’ visits and regular tracking of the work progress.
*Basically the same responsibilities of RMs with more focus on the analysis part and less focus on the relationship part