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IT Project Manager Prince2
Safya Abdillahi
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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I have over 15 years' experience as a customer facing PM in the IT industry having worked in the finance, public sector, local gov, retail & health sectors. I've spent the last 6.5 years working at Microsoft in the EMEA Delivery Team as a Senior Project Manager focused on delivering projects and programmes in Cloud and Business Transformation with the public and private sector. I'm motivated, disciplined, detail orientated and have a passion for bringing about change within my project and customer teams.
I'm interested in part time contract work 3 days per week max
I'm interested in part time contract work 3 days per week max
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English
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My experience
2019 - 2019
job
Avanade Infrastructure Project Manager
unknown.
• Moving applications to the Cloud for major energy customer
• Preparing MS project plans for moving apps to Cloud
• Managing challenging stakeholder relationships
• Managing build and deploy teams using Agile & Waterfall methodologies
• Preparing MS project plans for moving apps to Cloud
• Managing challenging stakeholder relationships
• Managing build and deploy teams using Agile & Waterfall methodologies
Agile, Cloud, Apps, Infrastructure, Energy
2012 - 2018
job
Consulting Services, Senior Project Manager
Microsoft Ltd.
• Successfully Managed O365 projects on behalf of digital workplace programme for public and private sector - managing team of 10 on Digital Workplace Programme @DWP and helped ensure adoption benefits and key outcomes were being achieved
• Working successfully with a number of virtual teams and complex stakeholders based both local and global
• Successfully helped drive programmes back on track working closely Steering Programme Team incl Account Delivery Manager and Project Sponsor as well as reporting variances on revenue recognition for each month to Management teams
• Successful in delivering Infrastructure refresh programme acting as Project Lead over 3.5 yr period upgrading users to Win 8.1, SCCM, SharePoint, Skype for Business Platform and Exchange in prep for moving to Cloud and being an IT enabler and trusted advisor - successfully implemented with budget of £3mn
• Successful delivered a number of internal value add initiatives with Microsoft
• Achieved awards for achieving revenue targets, maintaining customer CPE scores and coaching graduates
• Successfully relocated well known public health organisation to new building as part of Skype for Business Onboarding Programme, working closely with customer delivery team to ensure services were enables and after care support in place for end users
• Acting as customer trusted advisor for many public sector customers post O35 ensure customer satisfaction and expectations managers
• Successful initiated and delivered O365 Programme worth £2-3mn for customer major insurance provider
• Managing day to day risks and issues; escalating cross project risks and issues through functional management teams
• Successfully delivered private cloud phase 1 programme in 2012 for FCO as part of a cloud pilot initiative
• Communicating and influencing all levels from senior executives on down and all functions (such as Sales executive, Delivery Manager, Account Manager, Project Sponsor to align projects with business case to enable customers to achieve their intended outcomes
• Working successfully with a number of virtual teams and complex stakeholders based both local and global
• Successfully helped drive programmes back on track working closely Steering Programme Team incl Account Delivery Manager and Project Sponsor as well as reporting variances on revenue recognition for each month to Management teams
• Successful in delivering Infrastructure refresh programme acting as Project Lead over 3.5 yr period upgrading users to Win 8.1, SCCM, SharePoint, Skype for Business Platform and Exchange in prep for moving to Cloud and being an IT enabler and trusted advisor - successfully implemented with budget of £3mn
• Successful delivered a number of internal value add initiatives with Microsoft
• Achieved awards for achieving revenue targets, maintaining customer CPE scores and coaching graduates
• Successfully relocated well known public health organisation to new building as part of Skype for Business Onboarding Programme, working closely with customer delivery team to ensure services were enables and after care support in place for end users
• Acting as customer trusted advisor for many public sector customers post O35 ensure customer satisfaction and expectations managers
• Successful initiated and delivered O365 Programme worth £2-3mn for customer major insurance provider
• Managing day to day risks and issues; escalating cross project risks and issues through functional management teams
• Successfully delivered private cloud phase 1 programme in 2012 for FCO as part of a cloud pilot initiative
• Communicating and influencing all levels from senior executives on down and all functions (such as Sales executive, Delivery Manager, Account Manager, Project Sponsor to align projects with business case to enable customers to achieve their intended outcomes
Business Case, Manager, Trusted Advisor, Skype for business, Organization, Insurance, Public sector, Health, Infrastructure, Support, It, Coaching, Onboarding, Sales, Management, Consulting, Cloud, Account Manager, Exchange, SharePoint, Budget, Project Manager
2011 - 2011
job
Project Manager
IBM.
(contractor)
• Successfully delivered application migrations such as More Than & MQ applications within the Mainframe Migration Programme on Royal Sun Alliance client site.
• Project Managing projects within an agile and technical environment
• Managing budgets of up to £30mn
• Managing complex stakeholders and client facing with senior management teams
• Project Managing software development projects from initiation through to closure
• Preparing activity/progress reports and ensuring these are in line with project plans
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills from technical teams through to senior stakeholders
• Installation of MQ application on servers, Unix and Cisco technology
• Project Delivery: the day-to-day running of assigned projects (both software delivery and infrastructure projects) both in a consultancy role at client sites
• Working on a managed service outsourced contract with other partner/vendors
• Project Managing onshore/offshore teams in the end to end delivery in India and South Africa
• Producing project plans and schedules to meet customer expectations within the business transformation programme
• Successfully delivered application migrations such as More Than & MQ applications within the Mainframe Migration Programme on Royal Sun Alliance client site.
• Project Managing projects within an agile and technical environment
• Managing budgets of up to £30mn
• Managing complex stakeholders and client facing with senior management teams
• Project Managing software development projects from initiation through to closure
• Preparing activity/progress reports and ensuring these are in line with project plans
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills from technical teams through to senior stakeholders
• Installation of MQ application on servers, Unix and Cisco technology
• Project Delivery: the day-to-day running of assigned projects (both software delivery and infrastructure projects) both in a consultancy role at client sites
• Working on a managed service outsourced contract with other partner/vendors
• Project Managing onshore/offshore teams in the end to end delivery in India and South Africa
• Producing project plans and schedules to meet customer expectations within the business transformation programme
Technology, UP, Manager, Software, Development, Infrastructure, Transformation, Offshore, Mainframe, Project Manager, Service, Management, Business transformation, Unix, Cisco, Agile, Software development
2009 - 2009
job
ICT Project Manager
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.
(contractor)
• Project Managing the Multi Function Device Rollout project on the value for money business transformation
• Reporting to senior management on the status of the project
• Project Managing project plans on the value for money project
• Project Managing Communications with stakeholders and the project team
• Reporting the project risks and issues
• Project Managing the budget and reporting on the financial forecast on the project
• Project Managing the Multi Function Device Rollout project on the value for money business transformation
• Reporting to senior management on the status of the project
• Project Managing project plans on the value for money project
• Project Managing Communications with stakeholders and the project team
• Reporting the project risks and issues
• Project Managing the budget and reporting on the financial forecast on the project
Project Manager, Budget, Business transformation, Management, Transformation, Forecast, Manager
2009 - 2009
job
Project Manager
Mouchel.
(contractor)
• Project Managing Highways Agency technology projects ensuring that risk, programme, cost and quality requirements deliverables were met
• Maintaining close client liaison, client requirements through to successful completion and ongoing evaluation, ensuring that the project objectives are met or exceeded.
Project Management of 3rd party suppliers and contractors to meet project delivery dates Preparing cost models and tracking the financial status of projects using financial forecasting tools
• Installation of cisco networking equipment
• Preparing and Presenting weekly status reports to the customer on a weekly basis
• Project Managing project risks and issues on a day to day basis and working with customers and resourcing teams to resolve resourcing conflicts
• Chairing weekly/daily project review calls
• Working remotely and managing customer relationships via conference calls
• Project Managing Highways Agency technology projects ensuring that risk, programme, cost and quality requirements deliverables were met
• Maintaining close client liaison, client requirements through to successful completion and ongoing evaluation, ensuring that the project objectives are met or exceeded.
Project Management of 3rd party suppliers and contractors to meet project delivery dates Preparing cost models and tracking the financial status of projects using financial forecasting tools
• Installation of cisco networking equipment
• Preparing and Presenting weekly status reports to the customer on a weekly basis
• Project Managing project risks and issues on a day to day basis and working with customers and resourcing teams to resolve resourcing conflicts
• Chairing weekly/daily project review calls
• Working remotely and managing customer relationships via conference calls
Project Management, Project Manager, Networking, Forecasting, Cisco, Management, Technology, Presenting, Manager
2008 - 2009
job
Project Manager
Airwave Solutions Ltd.
• Project Managing customer projects from inception to delivery within the mobile data business transformation Programme
• Arranging requirements capture workshops with appropriate technical resources
• Project Managing customer expectations and daily communication via conference calls/emails and or weekly travel to attend customer meetings on site
• Preparing reports and providing regular updates to Programme and Senior Management
• Developing project plans and managing work stream activities and dependencies
• Project Managing application delivery workstreams and mobile data device deployments on customer rollout
• Co-ordinating work stream activities and managing customer dependency to ensure critical path activities are on track
• Project Managing technical/testing virtual teams
• Project Managing risks, issue affecting project delivery and escalations
• Minuting customer meetings
• Reporting to Programme Management team on risk, issues and deviations that could jeopardize the project delivery
• Development of applications within the police sector
• Deploying develop applications on the mobile devices
• Project Managing 3rd part relationships with mobile vendor/suppliers such as O2, Orange and Vodafone
• Arranging requirements capture workshops with appropriate technical resources
• Project Managing customer expectations and daily communication via conference calls/emails and or weekly travel to attend customer meetings on site
• Preparing reports and providing regular updates to Programme and Senior Management
• Developing project plans and managing work stream activities and dependencies
• Project Managing application delivery workstreams and mobile data device deployments on customer rollout
• Co-ordinating work stream activities and managing customer dependency to ensure critical path activities are on track
• Project Managing technical/testing virtual teams
• Project Managing risks, issue affecting project delivery and escalations
• Minuting customer meetings
• Reporting to Programme Management team on risk, issues and deviations that could jeopardize the project delivery
• Development of applications within the police sector
• Deploying develop applications on the mobile devices
• Project Managing 3rd part relationships with mobile vendor/suppliers such as O2, Orange and Vodafone
Project Manager, Business transformation, Management, Workshops, Transformation, Testing, Development, Manager
2007 - 2008
temp
BT Unilever Europe, Contract Project Manager
Tech Mahindra.
• Project Managing infrastructure projects on behalf of Unilever PLC using significant project process
• Telecoms project delivery such as videoconferencing, circuit upgrades, PABX, IPT BT upgrades
• Implementation of Cisco routers as part of the MLPS circuits upgrades
• Project Managing stakeholder and customer's expectation during project delivery
• Project Managing infrastructure portfolio projects on behalf of Unilever Europe
• Ordering circuits and telecommunication circuits, ceases, hardware, software upgrades for projects from Cisco and BT for project delivery
• Initiating projects using charter and project management controls using Prince 2
• Project Managing of commercial activities on all projects
• Raising and approval financial workbooks on projects completion
• Telecoms project delivery such as videoconferencing, circuit upgrades, PABX, IPT BT upgrades
• Implementation of Cisco routers as part of the MLPS circuits upgrades
• Project Managing stakeholder and customer's expectation during project delivery
• Project Managing infrastructure portfolio projects on behalf of Unilever Europe
• Ordering circuits and telecommunication circuits, ceases, hardware, software upgrades for projects from Cisco and BT for project delivery
• Initiating projects using charter and project management controls using Prince 2
• Project Managing of commercial activities on all projects
• Raising and approval financial workbooks on projects completion
Project Management, Project Manager, Cisco, Management, PLC, Implementation, Hardware, Infrastructure, Software, Manager
2006 - 2007
job
IS Project Manager
Co-operative Group.
• Managing and Implementing IS Projects for The Co-operative Group Specialist Retail Division using both SPM& Prince2 methodology. Projects include BT broadband migration, PC upgrades (98-W2K), Oracle Developments, Cisco implementations
• Replacing Oracle Applications with Dynamics CRM
• Successfully Implemented BT Broadband to over 600 branches (migration from Business Port)
• Project Managed the Upgrade of Win 98 to Win XP to over 600 branches
• Project Managing engineer schedules and resources and 3rd party suppliers such as BT & SCC, Cisco
• Project Managing Project budget of £0.5m, cost v spends forecasting
• Working closely with retail branches and liaising on issues and issue resolution.
• Define, plan, direct and deliver projects on behalf of SRIS that is aligned to business strategy
• Ensuring projects are scoped correctly to meet the needs of the business in terms of quantity, time, budget and quality
• Building and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders involved in project delivery to build an integrated team.
• Working with the Programme Support Office (PSO) and other members of the PSO team and IS team to ensure tha successful delivery of IS related services and projects to enable Specialist Retail to deliver their 2005 strategies
• Replacing Oracle Applications with Dynamics CRM
• Successfully Implemented BT Broadband to over 600 branches (migration from Business Port)
• Project Managed the Upgrade of Win 98 to Win XP to over 600 branches
• Project Managing engineer schedules and resources and 3rd party suppliers such as BT & SCC, Cisco
• Project Managing Project budget of £0.5m, cost v spends forecasting
• Working closely with retail branches and liaising on issues and issue resolution.
• Define, plan, direct and deliver projects on behalf of SRIS that is aligned to business strategy
• Ensuring projects are scoped correctly to meet the needs of the business in terms of quantity, time, budget and quality
• Building and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders involved in project delivery to build an integrated team.
• Working with the Programme Support Office (PSO) and other members of the PSO team and IS team to ensure tha successful delivery of IS related services and projects to enable Specialist Retail to deliver their 2005 strategies
Business strategy, Project Manager, CRM, Oracle, Retail, Prince2, Budget, Forecasting, Cisco, Support, Office, PC, Dynamics CRM, XP, Manager
2005 - 2006
job
Manchester City Council Project Manager
Place Group.
• Delivering large-scale projects to time and on budget mainly capital projects and other complex projects on behalf of the City Council
• Acting as project lead and main interface with Academy sponsors, the DFES and key stakeholders involved in the feasibility and implementation of new city Academy Programme.
• Project managing multiple, concurrent projects
• Effective relationship management of key stakeholders in political sensitive environment.
• Implementing appropriate risk management and change management procedures to keep the project on track
• Project managing and driving forward contract negotiations with DfES and other council departments
• Applying Prince2 project management methodologies and Microsoft Project during each project
• Working closely with senior council and education staff to manage full programme/project life-cycle from initiation through to completion including scoping, planning, risk management, quality and budgetary controls whilst ensuring that appropriate project disciplines were in place to drive the programme forward and achieve success.
• Acting as project lead and main interface with Academy sponsors, the DFES and key stakeholders involved in the feasibility and implementation of new city Academy Programme.
• Project managing multiple, concurrent projects
• Effective relationship management of key stakeholders in political sensitive environment.
• Implementing appropriate risk management and change management procedures to keep the project on track
• Project managing and driving forward contract negotiations with DfES and other council departments
• Applying Prince2 project management methodologies and Microsoft Project during each project
• Working closely with senior council and education staff to manage full programme/project life-cycle from initiation through to completion including scoping, planning, risk management, quality and budgetary controls whilst ensuring that appropriate project disciplines were in place to drive the programme forward and achieve success.
Change management, Project Management, Project Manager, Prince2, Budget, Risk Management, Management, Microsoft Project, Implementation, Manager
2002 - 2005
job
Project Manager
HBS.
• Responsible for project managing up to 8-10 projects at any one time through the full project life cycle using Prince 2 methodology with projects ranging from web developments to broadband rollout, Windows desktop deployment, cisco hardware, bespoke software applications, portal, online services, office relocations on behalf of clients.
• Responsible for the full life cycle of development projects including testing, implementation and maintenance, producing documentation and managing external suppliers - as part of E-Gov change business transformation programme for Lincolnshire County Council
• Project Managing software development teams to ensure the delivery of software to agreed quality and timescales
• Implementation of Cisco & IPT telephony
• Scoping of projects and completion of standard project documentation - PID, Cost Models, Microsoft Project Plans to ensure projects are delivered to high quality and meets customer's acceptance criteria.
• Responsible for ensuring all projects are delivered on time and within budgets which ranged from £15k up to £1m and 4 weeks to 1 year in timescale.
• Office moves which involved installation of Cisco routers and switches
• Responsible for the full life cycle of development projects including testing, implementation and maintenance, producing documentation and managing external suppliers - as part of E-Gov change business transformation programme for Lincolnshire County Council
• Project Managing software development teams to ensure the delivery of software to agreed quality and timescales
• Implementation of Cisco & IPT telephony
• Scoping of projects and completion of standard project documentation - PID, Cost Models, Microsoft Project Plans to ensure projects are delivered to high quality and meets customer's acceptance criteria.
• Responsible for ensuring all projects are delivered on time and within budgets which ranged from £15k up to £1m and 4 weeks to 1 year in timescale.
• Office moves which involved installation of Cisco routers and switches
Testing, UP, Manager, Portal, Online, Web, Software, Office, Development, Hardware, Project Manager, Implementation, Transformation, Microsoft Project, Windows, Business transformation, Deployment, Cisco, Software development
My education
1993
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1997
London Metropolitan University
Bachelors, Hons
Bachelors, Hons
1991
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1993
John Leggot Sixth Form College
Secondary, Geography
Secondary, Geography
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