Project Manager
Twozan Surveys
Total years of experience :18 years, 2 Months
Key Responsibilities:
• Responsible for preparing, implementing, and monitoring projects plans.
• Define the scope of the project in collaboration with client and management.
• Discuss with client to fine-tune defined requirements in accordance with business needs.
• Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project.
• Develop a realistic schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities.
• Review the project schedule with management and stakeholders that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required.
• Determine the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion.
• Integrate plans from all knowledge areas and prepare project management plan for the project.
• Consult with appropriate manager to recruit, interview and select team members with appropriate skills for the project activities.
• Manage project staff according to the established policies and practices of the organization.
• Ensure that all project personnel receive an appropriate orientation to the organization and the project.
• Involve in make or buy analysis, planning procurements, and conduct procurements.
• Contract qualified consultants to work on the project as appropriate.
• Execute the project according to the project plan.
• Develop forms and records to document project activities.
• Set up files to ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and secured.
• Plan risk management, identify, monitor, and control risks.
• Keep track of project issues and take necessary preventive and corrective actions to keep the project on track.
• Monitor the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project.
• Establish a communication plan and schedule to update stakeholders, management, and staff in the organization on the progress of the project.
• Write reports on the project for management and client.
• Prepare a financial plan and invoicing plan and keep those up to date.
- Identifying and preparing user stories, and prioritizing them in Sprint Backlog collaborating with client.
- Developing, reviewing, and updating sprint plans during the entire course of the project.
- Leading sprint planning, estimations, and story allocations with development/QA teams.
- Driving daily scrums and documenting story progress to prepare burndown and determine velocity.
- Performing periodic risk analysis with team to avoid last minute impacts to deliveries.
- Working with CCB and client to review, approve, and implement changes.
- Reviewing project deliverables to ensure fulfilment of quality standards and client needs.
- Sprint review with team, client and coordination of sprint demo with client.
- Scheduling and leading weekly calls with clients and partners across the globe.
- Managing project scope and identifying change requests as needed.
- Providing status updates and periodic reports to the project stakeholders.
- Close interactions with team members to understand their problems and help keep all motivated.
- Working closely with end users to ensure successful UAT and smooth project transition.
- Prepare, track, and review project documentations like user manual, training Materials, and deployment documentations.
Main Projects (Project Name - Domain - Client):
1. Saudi Post Data Enhancement and Translation Tool Development - Geospatial Domain - Saudi Post, Riyadh, KSA
2. Madinah Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) - Geospatial Domain - Madinah Development Authority (MDA), Madinah, KSA
3. eDig Permit - Workfow Management Domain - Jeddah Municipality, Jeddah, KSA
• Managing and leading the project team.
• Detailed project planning and control including:
• Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan.
• Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.
• Project and Sprint Planning based on Agile methodology
• Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary.
• Monitoring project progress and performance.
• Managing co-ordination of the partners and teams engaged in the project.
• Providing status reports to the project sponsor.
• Liaises with, and updates progress to, senior management.
• Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary.
• Resolving cross-functional issues at project level.
• Involved in the Recruitment of project staff.
• Working closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs.
• Definition and management of the User Acceptance Testing programme.
• Organizing regular voice calls with client and providing regular status reports.
• Involved in statement of work/proposal preparation for software projects
• Estimation of projects for fixed cost as well as time and material mode execution
- Preparation of project documentations like User Manuals, review of documentations prepared by team, etc.
etc.
• Managing and leading the project team.
• Detailed project planning and control including:
• Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan.
• Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.
• Project and Sprint Planning based on Agile methodology
• Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary.
• Monitoring project progress and performance.
• Managing co-ordination of the partners and teams engaged in the project.
• Providing status reports to the project sponsor.
• Liaises with, and updates progress to, senior management.
• Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary.
• Resolving cross-functional issues at project level.
• Involved in the Recruitment of project staff.
• Working closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs.
• Definition and management of the User Acceptance Testing programme.
• Organizing regular voice calls with client and providing regular status reports.
• Involved in statement of work/proposal preparation for software projects
• Estimation of projects for fixed cost as well as time and material mode execution
- Preparation of project documentations like User Manuals, review of documentations prepared by team, etc.
etc.
• Analyze requirements document and prepare stories for sprint planning.
• Coordinate with development team for story estimation.
• Support Project Manager in coordinating sprint planning.
• Review of stories with QA team and provide clarifications.
• Review of test cases based on business scenarios.
• Prepare burndown and velocity based on status updates from team during daily scrum.
• Work with QA team to ensure required coverage of testing.
• Weekly review of defect statistics and address quality concerns with development team, as necessary.
• Review completed stories and perform internal user acceptance testing.
• Give demo of completed sprints to client during review meetings.
• Track weekly resource utilization and update PMO dashboard.
• Identify change requests and coordinate with CCB for review and approval.
• Prepare user support documentations and update them based on client inputs.
• Support Project Manager in conducting post sprint reviews and document lessons learned.
• Perform ongoing process optimization based on project lessons learned.
- Requirements Analysis
- Test Case Preparation
- Test Case Execution
- Defect Reporting and Retesting
- Test Environment Management
- Requirements Analysis
- Test Case Preparation
- Test Case Execution
- Defect Reporting and Retesting
- Test Environment Management
Completed 4 years B.Tech. degree course in Information Technology under Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.
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