Project manager
KPMG
Total years of experience :19 years, 6 Months
• Providing Complex implementation projects, transformation projects, strategy, Project Management and Project Management Office.
• Delivering complex HR Transformation, Payment Solutions and e-Channels solutions projects to various sectors including Government, Health, public sector oil and gas.
• Working with large Government multi-national entities across the Middle East.
Sample Projects:
• Qatar Rail: Review and update of the Corporate Governance Framework and Corporate Departments Policies and Procedures
• Ministry Of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs:
o The project to develop an integrated reference for manpower planning in the government sector in the State of Qatar, including instructions and methodologies to help specialists draw the right path during the strategic planning process for the workforce with a detailed explanation of each stage of using the integrated guide for strategic planning for the workforce supported by relevant templates and models.
o The project also aims to link the integrated planning of the workforce to the activities, projects, programs and strategic objectives of government agencies and to support human resource strategies to meet current and future needs.
• Manage a Mega project of business process Management
• Run complex projects/programs from Requirement gathering to design and development to production
• Define requirements and plan project lifecycle deployment
• Follow up full Implementations
• Reporting to Top Management
Projects:
• Application Migration to MS Azure
• IM Program (ECM)
• Implementation of MOI security mandates
• MOI security Mandate
• Social Alert Project
• Support the PMO team through key projects designed with stakeholders in a staff augmentation role.
Main requested deliverables:
• Plan & Mobilize: start of a project, training of Project Managers, update policies, procedures and standards
• Execution management: monitor and participate to governance of PMO operating model, run scope risk & issue, quality and requirements meetings, report on work plans, manage stakeholder dbase
• Asset management: ensure all core PMO documents are recorded in the correct locations / tools
• Value management: monitor and report on value outcome of the projects
• Closure and Support: monitor project closure and knowledge management of each project is recorded in correct tool
• Project management Technology: ensure the use of and the update of the PMO tools and technology instruments
Manage a Mega project of business process Management
Run complex projects/programs from Requirement gathering to design and development to production
Define requirements and plan project lifecycle deployment
Manage a project team that consist more 45 members
Responsible for co-ordination and completion of the project and to this end will perform a variety of tasks including creating business case, setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing progress of the project.
Projects: SAK project (Ministry of Justice ( Registration and Authentication project)
• Responsible for co-ordination and completion of the project and to this end will perform a variety of tasks including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing progress of the project.
•Planning the project in order to accomplish its goals or produce the products required within constraints such as time, cost and agreed quality standards.
•Responsible for maintaining the project budgeted cost.
•Seek consensus on the scope of the project with the stakeholders..
•Define acceptance criteria or working with specialists to define acceptance criteria for project deliverable and will work towards achieving stakeholder acceptance of deliverable.
•Develop a resource plan and communicate the resources requirements to the respective parties.
•Work directly with the team members or with their team leaders to estimate effort, plan activities and negotiate consensus among individual team members on their appointed tasks.
•Conduct resource planning based on assigned projects
•Report financial performance and schedule performance across multiple projects.
Job description:
Manage a project of business process Management that includes running 3 school branches to ensure that processes and policies are applied and followed consistently across all the branches.
Achievement:
*Business process management for 3 schools where all 3 schools started applying the same financial, administrative and educational processes and procedures .
Highlight:
As section manager I also play a key role in assisting the development and implementation of best practice across the branches.
Responsibility:
I ensure the 12 EY branches deliver consistent educational and corporate services in order to meet EPG’s strategic educational plan through the following:
1. Supporting EPG HO departments (Administration, Finance, HR and IT) in the development of best practice administrative processes and policies.
2. Implementing agreed, best practice administrative policies and processes within the branches within the agreed timetable laid out by EPG Head Office Departments.
3. Ensuring the three branches follow EPG best practice policies and processes consistently
• Lead the delivery, through the full project cycle from collection of requirements to client sign-off in the government and Oil & gas sectors.
• Manage all aspects of the projects from planning, execution, monitoring & controlling and closure processes.
• Ensure delivery of the agreed upon solution scope, on schedule, within budget and to customer satisfaction.
• Provide accurate reporting and information regarding the ongoing projects, risks and updates
Projects:
*Ministry of Public works portal
*Kuwait International Airport website
*Kuwait airport Lost and found application
*Kuwait Oil company-Emergency Management system
*Capability mature model CMMI
Process Improvement-Project Leader / QMS Auditor
• Lead the initiative of acquiring ISO9001:2008 and CMMI-L3 credentials.
• Achieved the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®) Level 3, for the organization (5 departments)
helped the company to develop a Quality Management System (QMS), helped to improve its processes and successfully pass CMMI Level 3 appraisal to be the first in Kuwait.
• Insure DUC processes and procedures, project processes and project work products compliance to CMMI-Dev L3 and ISO 9001:2008 Frameworks.
• Review quality records, project reports, and other documents related to the audit and quality assurance initiatives.
• Plan and manage the internal audit program for all projects
• responsible for managing and monitoring the assigned IT project (including monitoring the performance of contracting firm
• ensure that project is performing according to agreed-upon standards, terms, regulations and specifications, while ensuring project plans and critical milestones are adhered to.
• Manage the project construction from beginning to end (project closing)
• Review and assess the project documentation to ensure the viability of the following:
o Plans, drawings specifications
o Budget assigned to the project
o Implementation duration
• work as supervision consultant, which includes:
• Generation of RFQ/RFP
• Receipt of quotations/proposals, Opening of received quotations/proposals, Evaluating of received quotations/proposals, Selection of best value quotation/proposal (as per the evaluation predetermined criteria)
• Assist in the process of assembling and assigning the project team members from other departments.
• Conduct of pre-construction meeting with the project contraction firm and agree on the following:
o Project team members (teams structures)
o Over all project time-line and key milestones
o Progress meetings (weekly, bi-weekly, etc.)
o Reporting protocols and forms to be utilized during the project phases
o Safety and security tools and techniques utilized in the site
• Ensure that all communications and correspondences with the contraction firm are registered and recorded.
• Manage the outsourcing procedure for IT candidates Assist in Business development strategies, this involved researching existing documentation and correspondence as well as conducting interviews with stakeholders to discover application flows and interactions so current applications would have proper documentation and future application scope could be determined.
• Manage the process of handing over the project to the contracting firm and ensure obtaining all required
•Assist in Business development strategies, this involved researching existing documentation and correspondence as well as conducting interviews with stakeholders to discover application flows and interactions so current applications would have proper documentation and future application scope could be determined.
•Work directly with project stakeholders from project inception through late elaboration in the business modeling and requirements disciplines, Maintain full accountability for creating project plans, managing projects through life cycle and gathering, analyzing and documenting system requirements for the company
•Using information gathered from the stakeholders; produce various artifacts to include use-case specifications, software requirements specifications, business glossaries, supplemental requirements specifications, and Vision and Scope documents. Interface with database analysis, application development, Testing Modules and quality assurance staff to ensure consistent transitions and the maintenance of traceability.
•Review, analyze and approve the design and development of vendor modules and applications.
•Produce needed documentations
•Ensure that project is performing according to agreed-upon standards, terms, regulations and specifications, while ensuring project plans and critical milestones are adhered to.
•Coordinate between departments, customers and vendors for proper fulfillment for projects within Time, scope, plan and budget
• Manage all submitted change requests
• Ensure that all communications and correspondences are registered and recorded into the Consultant/Contractor Management system.
• Projects:
o E-Government payment project ( for all Government entities)
o GCC net POS acquiring
•Manage and prepare all marketing activities, campaigns, seminars, ...etc
•Maintain good relations with customers and vendors.
•Qualify new business opportunities and customers to be handled by Account Managers
•Plan and manage implementation with Budget and time.
•Ensure that project is performing according to agreed-upon standards, terms, regulations and specifications, while ensuring project plans and critical milestones are adhered to.
•Coordinate between departments, customers for proper fulfillment for projects within scope and quality
•Follow up with vendors.
•Follow up all project documentations and reports to present the project status and agree on major and key milestones and ensure proper management of the project construction in order to deliver the project successfully)
• Ensure that all communications and correspondences registered and recorded into the Management system.
•Manage progress reports
• Manage the satisfaction of current customers by regular surveying for the quality of service they are receiving.
•Project manger for acquired application's’ implementation
•Prepare N/W requirements and Manage installation
•Prepare application requirements and needs.
•Assess current state of Applications and infrastructure against needs and requirements
•Assess and qualify solutions proposed by vendors against requirements and best practices
•Conduct implementation initiative budgeting and planning.
•Follow up with vendors.
•Prepare and Manage progress reports.
•Examine N/w and system to make sure it aligns with Scope and needs.
• Explore new business opportunities and build up relationships with decision makers.
•Maintain good relations with customers and vendors.
•Interface with customers and users and evaluate new business requirements.
•Give consultation about the best total integrated IT solutions that CEB can offer for customer within customers' needs and requirements.
•Advice total integrated IT solutions for the customer and explain the value we can add to their business.
• Generate leads from personal as well as professional contacts and eventually close the deal.
• Communicate, liaise, and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of profitable business and sustainable relationships.
•Manage the project from beginning to end (project closing) which should cover the following :
o Project management planning
o Cost management (Resources)
o Time management
o Quality management
•Coordinate between departments, customers and vendors for proper fulfillment for projects within Time, scope, plan and budget
•Periodically evaluate project performance,
• Develop the periodic progress report (weekly and monthly basis) and ensure managing issues/risks associated with the project properly and ensure implementing required resolutions/mitigation actions as required.
•Follow up all project documentations and reports
• Manage all submitted change requests by the construction firm (approved by the supervision consultant) and manage the negotiation process with the contraction firm regarding these changes in contract value, material or project duration.
•Assess current state of Applications and infrastructure against needs and requirements
•Follow up on project progress till fully implemented and sign off.
•Prepare report and discuss achievements with management.
•Projects:
oUNRWA( LANs in 5 different countries)
oCHF
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-Assist in Planning department's Business development strategies.
-Maintain good relations with customers and vendors.
•Explore new business opportunities and build up relationships with decision makers.
•Maintain good relations with customers and vendors.
•Interface with customers and users and evaluate new business requirements.
•Give consultation about the best total integrated IT solutions that CEB can offer for customer within customers' needs and requirements.
•Advice total integrated Oracle solutions for the customer and explain the value we can add to their business.
•Generate leads from personal as well as professional contacts and eventually close the deal.
•Communicate, liaise, and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of profitable business and sustainable relationships.
• scoping and planning for projects.
•Plan and manage implementation within Scope, Budget and time
•Coordinate between departments, customers and vendors for proper fulfillment for projects.
•Assess current state of Applications and infrastructure against needs and requirements
•Follow up on project progress till fully implemented and sign off
•Prepare report and discuss achievements with management.
•Products: All Oracle Licenses and products
-explore business opportunities and build up relationships with decision makers.
-Visit new potential customers and offer SCS solutions and explain the value we can add to their business.
-Follow up on project progress.
-coordinate between different department to assure project fulfillment within scope and plan.
-Prepare report and discuss achievements with the sales management, -responsible for Educational and Banking Sectors.
