صافيناز أحمد, PMO/Program Manager /Change Management Specialist

صافيناز أحمد

PMO/Program Manager /Change Management Specialist

Pepsico

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
التعليم
بكالوريوس, Information Technology
الخبرات
19 years, 8 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :19 years, 8 أشهر

PMO/Program Manager /Change Management Specialist في Pepsico
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ ديسمبر 2013

• Provide Project Management support for AMEA Sector Virtual Teams & Country/Cluster Teams for SAP implementation for the HR division .
• Supporting the Change Management lead in all Change Management activities including Stakeholder interviews, Impact and Analysis session and Training .
• Support the Project leader in driving Project Governance by ensuring Project Life Cycle Management processes are followed at Sector and Country / Cluster level.
• Act as SME PMO support to Project leader.
• Support Global Team in managing PMO support tools across project at Sector level.
• Prepare, analyze and report Enterprise wide Project Metrics information to management .
• Resource usage tracking.
• Work with Project leader across verticals to review, monitor project health at mutually agreed intervals.
• Maintain, track receivables from business
• Maintain Project Risks Matrix and work with work streams in mitigating the same.
• Identifying areas of improvement and improving the processes by automation
• Provide project analytical, planning and reporting and coordination support for all requirements.
• Develop the post implementation go-live support environment, construct the transition plan from the project team to the support team, and support and maintain the client applications and technology infrastructure
• Creating, maintaining, and monitoring the master project schedule for the AMEA sector for all workstreams. Maintaining the schedule and baseline, collecting task updates from the project Workstreams, assessing schedule risks and impacts of change in the MS Project and inputting the risks and issues into the PepsiCo Project Management Center (based on the HP PPM platform) environment.

Project Manager /Business Analyst في Oceaneering International
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أغسطس 2007 إلى ديسمبر 2013

• Primarily responsible for providing broad support to the Oceaneering Enterprise business Systems in both a technical and customer centric capacity.
• Review analyze and evaluate user needs against systems to determine the most effective means of satisfying the requirements.
• Produce designs and specifications for new products and product enhancements.
• Communicate orally and in writing to Stakeholders, Business Users and IT Management.
• Ensure Project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Participate in the development of technical and business strategy
• Participate in the definition of business analysis process.
• Design templates and tools to continuously improve process.
• Able to document status reports, steering committee presentations and various other documents in order to help the Project Team maintain the correct information.
• Perform ROI, calculate project cost and perform P&L analysis once project is live.
• Provided overall cost for IT needs, worked with Business Units regarding budget for implementation including any training and travel costs.
• Managed the development and DBA staff ensuring project management and SDLC methodologies were followed. Management of staff also included offshore consultants.
• Provided overall architecture, integration requirements to financial and procurement systems and strategy for implementation.

Assitant Project Manager - Events في Bangalore Conventions and Trade Fairs Ltd.
  • الهند - بنغالورو
  • يناير 2007 إلى يونيو 2007

Responsibilities:
• Continuously monitored event progress in terms of the status, budgets and modifications due to external factors and reported any glitches to senior management immediately to initiate resolution.
• Lead brainstorming sessions and working with event briefs translating events and campaign concepts into proposals.
• Understood event dynamics, core processes involved and transferring knowledge acquired to designated team members with an aim to ensure maximum client satisfaction. Liaised with sales, operations, and design teams creating events, client servicing and assisting in event operations.
• Implemented sponsorship contracts for assigned special events and managed all phases of development, marketing, production and operation. Sourced suppliers and estimate costs for each element of proposal.
• Calibrated all resources imperative for event success and accomplished key event goals assigned within constraints such as time, cost and agreed quality standards. Created custom 2D and 3D visuals for stalls along with visualization team.
• Coordinated communications relative to program logistics. Handled scheduling and facilitate and coordinate activities related to these events along with fabrications and operations team, including provision and rental of event equipment (e.g., public address systems, risers, trash containers, tables, chairs, push carts, etc.) and meeting other artist and organizational needs.

HR Administrator في Innovative Technologies
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • نوفمبر 2005 إلى ديسمبر 2006

Responsibilities:
• Collected and reviewed time sheets for accuracy, reconciled process, as needed, payroll adjustments, expenditure transfers, retro pay, and leave payouts. Managed travel arrangements and meeting schedules as well as oversaw and verifies monthly reports, invoices and expense claims.
• Planned, developed, modified, implemented and evaluated personnel and labor relations strategies involving rules, standards policies, programs and procedures to address organizations human resource requirements. Ensured professionals were recruited according to specific needs and requirements of corresponding departments.
• Drafted and enforced HR policies and documentation including recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits, performance appraisal, training and development, authority matrix, contracts, employees travel, accommodation, and other related personnel and administration policies.
• Managed all HR activities through effective usage of HRMS software including implementing and maintaining HR database on employee records.
• Successfully organized events of various nature along with ensuring efficient day-to-day management of tasks.

Training and Event Coordinator في Omnix International
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • يناير 2005 إلى أكتوبر 2005

Highlights:
• Organized launch of Autodesk Software such as Autocad 2007 and 3D Max 2007.
• Dexterously organized meeting for international delegates from Autodesk.
• Developed software using Visual Basic and Microsoft Access to monitor the working hours of employees.

Responsibilities:
• Manage communications, handle scheduling and facilitate activities related to programs. Collaborate and coordinate with other staff in regards to implementation and on-going operation.
• Coordinate the production and distribution of related marketing brochures and materials. Write marketing copy and assist in the development of brochure content.
• Securing and managing training locations, including event space and lodging. This includes including negotiating with and managing vendors.
• Prepare comprehensive and detailed planning documents for each event to include but not limited to: successes, areas of improvement, attendance and budget.
• Lead and/or participate in planning and evaluation meetings. Discuss objectives and strategies of the event and/or departmental activities and procedures.

Senior Administrator - Faculty في Cheemeni Engineering College
  • الهند
  • يونيو 2004 إلى أكتوبر 2004

Responsibilities:
• Assisted with the day-to-day efficient operation of the HR office including maintaining employee files and the HR filing system.
• Collaborate with administrators, deans, faculty, IT and counselors to facilitate and improve services to students, including catalog and registration/records policy questions.
• Implements and enforces wide range of personnel policies and procedures including leave management. Maintained records of student applications, fee receipt etc. in student database management system ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Trained final year engineering students on subjects including Operating System and Distributed Systems. Assisted students on final year projects as and when required.

الخلفية التعليمية

بكالوريوس, Information Technology
  • في Vishveshwariah University of Science and Technology, P.A College of Engineering
  • مايو 2004

Specialties & Skills

Communications, IT Administration, Event Management, HR
Planning and Implementation, Recruitment and Selection, Organisational Development, Budgeting
Analytical /Problem Solving skills, Project Management
Communication & Interpersonal Networking, Conflict Resolution, Group Dynamics, Synergy
Ability to Work Under Pressure, Deliver within Deadlines, Innovative Thinking
IT Skills: MS Office Suite, Asp.net, C, C++, Java, VB, VB.net, Oracle, WIN98/2000/XP, MS DOS, LINUX
Project Management /BA

اللغات

الانجليزية
متمرّس
الملايام
متمرّس
الهندية
متوسط
العربية
مبتدئ

التدريب و الشهادات

PMP (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
December 2014
صالحة لغاية:
February 2017
Certified Associate in Project Management (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
April 2013
صالحة لغاية:
April 2018

الهوايات

  • Reading , swimming , Sketching.
    School Debate team . Received first prize for Elocution in School .