Project Manager
IBM
Total years of experience :24 years, 7 Months
Leading project implementation for Global Technology Services. Working with government, public sector, banking, health, construction, education and Oil & Gas sectors.
* Main Responsibility Areas:
* Manage projects for global technology services from initiation phase to successful project closing.
* Manage cross line of business projects (Business support services, Operation support services, Software, Storage, Main frame and Data centers).
* Achievements include:
1- Exceeding project planned GP (Gross profit).
2- Exceeding other business goals including coaching, education and reporting.
Maintain and expand market position by developing, and implementing strategic business projects.
• Main Responsibility Areas:
• Locate, propose and screen potential business deals by contacting potential partners. Track progress against targets on ongoing basis. Maintain and develop close client relationship.
• Lead and deploy projects, examining risks and potentials; estimating partners' needs and goals. Close new business deals and integrating contract requirements with business operations.
• Achievements include:
1- Expand market share by 15% in designated accounts.
2- Increase return on investment by 10% (year over year).
Delivering project excellence through enhancement KPIs (key performance indicator) for assigned accounts during execution, monitoring, controlling and closing.
* Main Responsibility Areas:
* Focus on service quality by enhancement of financial and non-financial KPIs using SAP and Integrated project management (IPM) tools. Ensure implementation of services in delivery scope and final site acceptance. Identify, analyze risks, plan and implement risk response actions.
* Sales service support, preparing service offers and analyzing resource and cost requirements.
* Plan and communicate accurate rollout demand figures for demand planning process.
* Achievements include:
1. Enhancement of major KPIs by 15-25% in one year.
2. Achieved services delivery management certificate.
* Main Responsibility Areas:
* Managed projects for Telecommunication, Software and Managed services.
* People management for project teams.
* Achievements include:
1- Successfully managed 150+ projects with positive gross margins.
2- Managed multiple simultaneous projects across MENA region with cross functional project teams.
* Main Responsibility Areas:
* System implementation, integration, expansion and upgrade.
* Operator service system implementation, extension and upgrade.
* Software and hardware upgrades.
* Main Responsibility Areas:
* Tender analysis, offering and negotiation.
* Multi-vendor management.