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Senior Project Manager
Waquas Anwar
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Rochdale, United Kingdom
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A highly experienced Senior Project Manager with over 15+ years' experience delivering large-scale high-profile IT projects across Infrastructure, Business Change, Security & Compliance. A strong strategic planner with excellent leadership skills and commercial acumen, with the ability to influence and negotiate with key stakeholders and partners to drive successful project outcomes. Extensive knowledge of Programme/Project management practices including Scrum, Agile, PMBOK, Waterfall to plan design and deliver IT solutions that enable business change and transformation.
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2018 - ?
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Senior Project Manager
Bupa UK.
[17 Months -3 Renewals]
Project: GDPR Regulatory Compliance / Information Security - Manage the GDPR IT Remediation programme enabling data retention functionality, classification and data security interfacing in to the overall cybersecurity programme.
• Managed teams of 50+ inc (Offshore Scrum teams) to design, test and develop bulk deletion functionality for core business systems (insurance, Health, Clinical) enabling application to be regulatory compliant, meet FCA milestones and reduce surface of exposure in the event of a breach.
• Implementation of Varonis scanning solution to identify and secure open access folders across the organisation infrastructure minimising the risk of data theft
• Assisted the deployment of Data Classification tool (Bolden James) to facilitate the governance and the protection business critical and sensitive data.
• Lead and support Project Team (Developers, Testers, Architects, Governance, Business Analysts, Project Manager, Project Analysts, Business Stakeholders) to define requirements, plan sprints and deliver project to critical milestones using Agile & Scrum methodologies
• Developed Business case and Financial & resource forecasts for SteerCo to support the approval for next phases of programme and projects
• Managed IT and Business stakeholders (CIO and Director level) through weekly updates, project delivery boards and visual dashboards demonstrating project progress and highlighting risks and challenges.
• Facilitate the release of software/functionality and compliance activities through operational readiness exercises including communication to customer service teams and knowledge transfer & service transition to support teams
• Liaise with 2nd Line of Defence to complete verification and assurance on the remediation activities and its completion, including the development of processes and supporting documentation
• Manage the programme finances and resource allocation through Keyed In, providing weekly updates on any deviation and project overspend/underspend
• Developed high quality project artefacts and documentation, adhering to Project Governance Office standards and platforms through weekly status reports, resource & financial forecasts.
Core Skills: Stakeholder Management, SCRUM, Agile, Sprint Planning, Project Management, Change Management, Risk Management, Integration, Communication, Budget Management, Team Leadership, Vendor Management, Service Transition, Remediation, SDLC
Technology/Tools: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Enterprise, Informatica's ILM, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Microsoft SQL, Insurance Claims Management Systems, Healthcare & Clinical systems, Power BI, KeyedIn, Innate, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio
Project: GDPR Regulatory Compliance / Information Security - Manage the GDPR IT Remediation programme enabling data retention functionality, classification and data security interfacing in to the overall cybersecurity programme.
• Managed teams of 50+ inc (Offshore Scrum teams) to design, test and develop bulk deletion functionality for core business systems (insurance, Health, Clinical) enabling application to be regulatory compliant, meet FCA milestones and reduce surface of exposure in the event of a breach.
• Implementation of Varonis scanning solution to identify and secure open access folders across the organisation infrastructure minimising the risk of data theft
• Assisted the deployment of Data Classification tool (Bolden James) to facilitate the governance and the protection business critical and sensitive data.
• Lead and support Project Team (Developers, Testers, Architects, Governance, Business Analysts, Project Manager, Project Analysts, Business Stakeholders) to define requirements, plan sprints and deliver project to critical milestones using Agile & Scrum methodologies
• Developed Business case and Financial & resource forecasts for SteerCo to support the approval for next phases of programme and projects
• Managed IT and Business stakeholders (CIO and Director level) through weekly updates, project delivery boards and visual dashboards demonstrating project progress and highlighting risks and challenges.
• Facilitate the release of software/functionality and compliance activities through operational readiness exercises including communication to customer service teams and knowledge transfer & service transition to support teams
• Liaise with 2nd Line of Defence to complete verification and assurance on the remediation activities and its completion, including the development of processes and supporting documentation
• Manage the programme finances and resource allocation through Keyed In, providing weekly updates on any deviation and project overspend/underspend
• Developed high quality project artefacts and documentation, adhering to Project Governance Office standards and platforms through weekly status reports, resource & financial forecasts.
Core Skills: Stakeholder Management, SCRUM, Agile, Sprint Planning, Project Management, Change Management, Risk Management, Integration, Communication, Budget Management, Team Leadership, Vendor Management, Service Transition, Remediation, SDLC
Technology/Tools: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Enterprise, Informatica's ILM, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Microsoft SQL, Insurance Claims Management Systems, Healthcare & Clinical systems, Power BI, KeyedIn, Innate, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Project, Security, Support, TFS, Offshore, Infrastructure, Development, Implementation, Health, Visio, Software, BEE, Office, Vendor Management, Deployment, Organization, Insurance, Server, CIO, Retention, Regulatory, Dynamics CRM, Enterprise, Service Transition, Team Foundation Server, Manager, Processes, Power, Test, Project Management, Change management, Sql, Scrum, CRM, Microsoft SQL, Power BI, GDpr, Team Leadership, Agile, Project Manager, Event, Integration, Design, Stakeholder Management, Management, Information Security, Risk Management, Customer service, Budget, Leadership, Service, It, Compliance, Business Case, Technology
2017 - 2017
freelance
Consultant
Mines Advisory Group.
Engaged by Senior Leadership team in Mines Advisory Group an international NGO with a presence in 18 countries on a consultancy basis to provide advisory and implementation in regards to Technology & project delivery globally.
• Liaise with senior stakeholders and IT Team advising on strategy, technology. Assist financial forecasting, and resource planning to deliver IT programme and BAU globally
• Provide Project & Program Management consultancy, through identification, prioritisation of projects and implementation of Project methodologies (Agile, Waterfall)
Core Skills: Stakeholder Management, Project Planning, Risk Management, Strategy Development
Technology/Tools used: Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Switches, VMware
• Liaise with senior stakeholders and IT Team advising on strategy, technology. Assist financial forecasting, and resource planning to deliver IT programme and BAU globally
• Provide Project & Program Management consultancy, through identification, prioritisation of projects and implementation of Project methodologies (Agile, Waterfall)
Core Skills: Stakeholder Management, Project Planning, Risk Management, Strategy Development
Technology/Tools used: Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Switches, VMware
Risk Management, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Project, International, Strategy development, Implementation, Development, Technology, It, Leadership, Azure, Management, Stakeholder Management, Forecasting, Cisco, Program Management, VMware, Microsoft azure, Agile
2016 - 2017
job
IT Project Manager
WM Morrisons PLC.
[13 Months - 1 Renewals]
Project: Migration to Google Cloud & Google Apps from an onsite Microsoft environment for 110,000 employees and partners, migrating all data, services and people and deliver associated projects within the programme.
• Managed a team of 30+ consisting of Internal team and System Integrators (Accenture, ComputaCentre, TCS, Vodafone) to deliver the platform, data and application migration from Microsoft Exchange/Office to Google Cloud & GSuite for 110,000 Employees and all 3rd party partners improving collaboration and achieving OPEX Savings of £3million
• Lead discussions and negotiations with Senior Stakeholder's (up to CISO) and manage the implementation of Information and Cyber Security tools (Cloud Lock, DLP) for new platform reducing business risk, and improving security for organisational assets, people and data.
• Managed the simultaneous integration of two business leading cross-functional teams and 3rd parties, coordinating all work streams and applying effective change management to transition people data and systems in to the organisation successfully.
• Developed high-quality documentation and provided a regular status report on project progress to PMO, highlighting/escalating risks and issues.
• Assisted the design, development and deployment of custom web applications on Google cloud (GCP) providing company information and electronic payslips for all employees, reducing costs and improving employee morale
• Completed Feasibility and Pilot of ZScaler Cloud proxy with IT security and Vendor
Core Skills: Security, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Change Management, Risk Management, Migration, Integration, Communication, Budget Management, Team Leadership, Third Party Management, Service Transition, Post Acquisition Integration
Technology/Tools: Microsoft Exchange, Outlook, Windows Server, Windows 7, Chrome Book, BlueCoat, GSuite, DLP, Cisco CloudLock, Symantec Enterprise Vault, 2SV, MDM, Identity Access Management, Citrix, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Service Now, HP Service Manager, PeopleSoft.
Project: Migration to Google Cloud & Google Apps from an onsite Microsoft environment for 110,000 employees and partners, migrating all data, services and people and deliver associated projects within the programme.
• Managed a team of 30+ consisting of Internal team and System Integrators (Accenture, ComputaCentre, TCS, Vodafone) to deliver the platform, data and application migration from Microsoft Exchange/Office to Google Cloud & GSuite for 110,000 Employees and all 3rd party partners improving collaboration and achieving OPEX Savings of £3million
• Lead discussions and negotiations with Senior Stakeholder's (up to CISO) and manage the implementation of Information and Cyber Security tools (Cloud Lock, DLP) for new platform reducing business risk, and improving security for organisational assets, people and data.
• Managed the simultaneous integration of two business leading cross-functional teams and 3rd parties, coordinating all work streams and applying effective change management to transition people data and systems in to the organisation successfully.
• Developed high-quality documentation and provided a regular status report on project progress to PMO, highlighting/escalating risks and issues.
• Assisted the design, development and deployment of custom web applications on Google cloud (GCP) providing company information and electronic payslips for all employees, reducing costs and improving employee morale
• Completed Feasibility and Pilot of ZScaler Cloud proxy with IT security and Vendor
Core Skills: Security, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Change Management, Risk Management, Migration, Integration, Communication, Budget Management, Team Leadership, Third Party Management, Service Transition, Post Acquisition Integration
Technology/Tools: Microsoft Exchange, Outlook, Windows Server, Windows 7, Chrome Book, BlueCoat, GSuite, DLP, Cisco CloudLock, Symantec Enterprise Vault, 2SV, MDM, Identity Access Management, Citrix, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Service Now, HP Service Manager, PeopleSoft.
Server, Deployment, Security, Apps, Citrix, Development, Implementation, Visio, Office, Microsoft Project, Organization, Technology, Web, Google, Enterprise, Service Manager, Service Transition, Access management, UP, Manager, Google Apps, Risk Management, Project Management, Change management, IT Project Manager, Team Leadership, Cloud, Project Manager, Cisco, Integration, Stakeholder Management, Management, Design, Google cloud, Exchange, Budget, Windows, Leadership, Windows server, PMO, Service, It
2015 - 2016
job
Project Manager
KPMG.
[11 Months - 2 Renewals]
Project: Manage multiple stakeholders and deliver Post-acquisition integration of acquired company, migrating all elements of the business including People, Property, Systems, Applications and Infrastructure with minimal disruption to BAU.
• End to End Project Management of successful recovery & transition of acquired business in to KPMG, leading internal & external teams of 30+ delivering integration and migration of Technology, Applications, People, Property and Functions ahead of time and budget
• Managing a Project Integration budget of £1million, proactively identified synergies and cost savings through Financial analysis and divestment of assets and applications. Collaborating with procurement, finance and licensing teams and leveraging corporate agreements, reduced CAPEX Integration budget by 20% and OPEX of new business by £400,000 in Y1 and a further 20% in Y2
• Managed and developed strong relationships with Senior Stakeholders up to Partner level in a complex structure. Balancing expectations and reducing operational and financial risk through effective communication, presentation of KPI's, Financial summaries and overall project health to aid and facilitate decision making.
• Proactively led the change management and transition activities through Workshops, Communication, Training, Impact Assessment. Stakeholder Engagement to positively influence 'hearts and minds' of people affected. Transformed negativity and detachment into more positive and optimistic attitudes and improved engagement with the Integration.
• Coordinate the divestiture of APAC business not transitioning in to KPMG, managing the decommissioning of Assets, licenses, applications, services and agreement of TSA for an interim period of transition. Decommission legacy offices post office moves returning to previous states and ensuring services cancellations
Core Skills: Post Merger Integration Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Change Management, Risk Management, Migration, Communication, Budget Management, Team Leadership, Third Party Management, Service Transition,
Technology/Tools: Microsoft Exchange, Outlook, Windows Server, Windows 7, LAN/WAN, IPV4, DR, Data Centre Hardware, Mobile, Microsoft Azure, Gsuite, VMWare, Firewalls, Sage, SAP, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Office, Bespoke Applications
Project: Manage multiple stakeholders and deliver Post-acquisition integration of acquired company, migrating all elements of the business including People, Property, Systems, Applications and Infrastructure with minimal disruption to BAU.
• End to End Project Management of successful recovery & transition of acquired business in to KPMG, leading internal & external teams of 30+ delivering integration and migration of Technology, Applications, People, Property and Functions ahead of time and budget
• Managing a Project Integration budget of £1million, proactively identified synergies and cost savings through Financial analysis and divestment of assets and applications. Collaborating with procurement, finance and licensing teams and leveraging corporate agreements, reduced CAPEX Integration budget by 20% and OPEX of new business by £400,000 in Y1 and a further 20% in Y2
• Managed and developed strong relationships with Senior Stakeholders up to Partner level in a complex structure. Balancing expectations and reducing operational and financial risk through effective communication, presentation of KPI's, Financial summaries and overall project health to aid and facilitate decision making.
• Proactively led the change management and transition activities through Workshops, Communication, Training, Impact Assessment. Stakeholder Engagement to positively influence 'hearts and minds' of people affected. Transformed negativity and detachment into more positive and optimistic attitudes and improved engagement with the Integration.
• Coordinate the divestiture of APAC business not transitioning in to KPMG, managing the decommissioning of Assets, licenses, applications, services and agreement of TSA for an interim period of transition. Decommission legacy offices post office moves returning to previous states and ensuring services cancellations
Core Skills: Post Merger Integration Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Change Management, Risk Management, Migration, Communication, Budget Management, Team Leadership, Third Party Management, Service Transition,
Technology/Tools: Microsoft Exchange, Outlook, Windows Server, Windows 7, LAN/WAN, IPV4, DR, Data Centre Hardware, Mobile, Microsoft Azure, Gsuite, VMWare, Firewalls, Sage, SAP, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Office, Bespoke Applications
Microsoft Project, Technology, Finance, Workshops, Hardware, Infrastructure, Health, KPI, Visio, Office, Service, Server, Assessment, WAN, Interim, Service Transition, UP, LED, Manager, Stakeholder Management, Change management, Azure, Training, Team Leadership, Microsoft azure, Project Manager, VMware, SAP, Integration, Project Management, Management, Risk Management, Procurement, Exchange, Budget, Windows, Leadership, Windows server
2013 - 2015
job
Infrastructure Manager / Project Manager
Jacobs Engineering.
Manage assigned Business & IT projects, interfacing with all levels of stakeholders (CIO, Directors, VP, Assistant VP) on leading negotiations, on proposals and business cases and influencing behaviours to facilitate decision making.
Project Manager, It, Infrastructure, CIO, Business cases, Manager
2007 - 2009
job
IT Project Engineer
Clear Channel.
It
2005 - 2007
freelance
Infrastructure Consultant
ROCC Computers.
Infrastructure
2002 - 2003
job
IT Support Officer
Barrow Council.
It support, It, Support
My education
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2018
Said Oxford Business School
N/a, General Data Protection Regulations
N/a, General Data Protection Regulations
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2015
n/a
BSc, Business Information Technology
BSc, Business Information Technology
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