Project Manager

SAYFULLAAH ALI

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States 317-***-**** **********.***@*****.***

SUMMARY

Senior Consultant in Program Management with 10yrs experience in global project implementations in 40+ countries; delivering clinical systems/ERPs/core applications within Agile/Waterfall environments for Fortune 500 firms; executing projects ($1M+).

Manages all phases of PMLC from initiation to close; engaging business/IT stakeholders in strategy, planning, risk management; leading multifunctional teams with > 25 on/off shore resources per project; tracking/reporting status and performance to sponsors.

Drives PMO improvements through PMBOK and industry best practices; achieving standardization and economies of repetition in project execution; assuring project governance and PMO compliance; coaching and mentoring junior project managers

Solid cross-functional experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, insurance, and finance; polished presentations talent. COMPETENCIES

Strategic Planning, Portfolio/Program/Project Management

IT Governance/Risk Management

OPM3, Organization Change Management

Critical Chain / Critical Path Methodologies

PMBOK, PMLC, SDLC, Waterfall, Agile, Scrum

Coaching, Mentoring, Training, and Oversight

EXPERIENCE

ELI LILLY & COMPANY (Contractor - BCForward), Indianapolis, IN Sr. PMO Consultant, Aug 2014 – Present

Presides over multiple business/IT projects of various sizes and complexity for $23B Fortune 130 global pharmaceutical firm; implementing technology in support of global clinical trial site activations, as well as $5B+ global animal health integration.

Builds relationships with sponsors and execution leads to achieve effective stakeholder engagement.

Facilitates project requirements meetings to identify activity nodes, sequencing, estimated durations, task assignments, resources, deliverables, milestones and risks; produces project plans and schedules to baseline in MS Project and ProChain Enterprise.

Controls project scope changes; manages overall risks/opportunities; and coordinates project interdependencies at program level.

Ensures alignment to address resource constraints, effect schedule modifications, and resolve road blocks impacting timely deliverables; communicates project status, risks, and issues; and makes recommendations to senior management. CNO FINANCIAL GROUP (Contractor - TEKSystems), Carmel, IN Senior IT Consultant, (Project Management & Business Analysis) Mar 2014 – Aug 2014 Managed change requests for monthly releases of EXL LifePRO policy administration system; supported Life, Annuity, and Health insurance products of $4.5B Fortune 500 insurance firm's subsidiaries, including Conseco, Bankers Life, and Washington National.

IT project lead and champion for delivery of enterprise-wide compliance and quality initiatives for various system regions.

Performed stakeholder analysis; defined scope; created WBS to detail project activities, including proposed requirements, estimated tasks, project schedules/phases/milestones, work-units, degree of effort, and duration; and managed communications.

Determined gaps between business needs and capabilities; documented dependencies/interrelationships between requirements; structured requirements for traceability; resolved requirements conflicts; identified areas for improvement post-implementation. XEROX CORPORATION (Contractor - Idexcel), Indianapolis, IN Senior IT Project Manager Oct 2013 – Feb 2014

Directed teams of project managers, business/process analysts, testers, developers, and vendors at healthcare BPO division of $22B Fortune 137 firm, in support of systems implementation in multiple functional areas for start-up health insurance cooperatives.

Key participant in project steering committee, working close with project sponsors and other key stakeholders.

Identified business problems/opportunities/needs; conducted feasibility studies/business cases to assess solution approach; prepared cost-benefit analysis and estimates; and conducted risk and reward assessments through project risk scoring.

Defined scope and developed project charters, plans, and schedules; managed scope/integration/communications, including baseline, structure, impacts, change management and approval process; analyzed/monitored activity sequences for critical path.

Managed PMLC, SDLC, TDLC, reviewed requirements, test plans, test procedures, and test cases; oversaw unit and end-to-end testing of finance functions in UAT environment, including general ledger activities, invoicing, claims and capitation payments, and broker commissions; completed EDI data integrity checks, performed gap analysis, and ensured requirements traceability. STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, Indianapolis, IN

Project Manager Dec 2011 – Sep 2013

Directed process improvement projects in commercial finance and credit for national healthcare division of $11B Fortune 245 firm.

Collaborated with business/IT stakeholders to identify shortfalls in sales processes/order-to-cash cycles, including inefficient processes, deficient data, and shortfalls in systems capabilities; developed business cases/project proposals to drive resolution.

Defined project objectives/scopes; used CBAs to estimate time, costs, and resources and assess expected business benefits.

Worked with stakeholders on modifying business processes, data changes, system fixes and enhancements; as well as on/off- shore resources to solve production issues with ERPs and applications, including SAP, HFM, MS Dynamics GP, and Solomon. INFOLOGIX, Hatboro, PA

Project Manager, Dec 2010 –Dec 2011

Supported leading $100M IT consulting firm with enterprise mobility and clinical systems solutions for healthcare industry.

Developed project charters, plans, and budgets for engagements with hospitals for EPIC/Meditech clinical systems projects.

Utilized WBS and RACI to enable planning and control of projects; acquired/managed project resources; tracked project financials; facilitated reporting project hierarchies, labor and expenses, and defined time periods.

Responsible for managing approvals, overseeing change process, tracing requirements, and controlling scope creep with SOWs. ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL (Contractor), Philadelphia, PA Project Manager Jun 2009 –Dec 2010

Lead teams of EA/BAs in supporting transformation projects in numerous organizations with revenues between $10M-$100M.

Coordinated stakeholders; set deadlines; assigned responsibilities; and monitored and reported project progress.

Conducted analysis and determined best path for addressing problems/opportunities in process improvement, systems enhancements, user training, and software procurement; ensured solutions developed across organization aligned with EA.

Provided training, coaching, and demonstration of business capability modeling, IT product management, and agile techniques. PHILADELPHIA COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Philadelphia, PA Project Manager Feb 2007 – Jun 2009

Directed commercial data projects for $10M economic development firm in support of management information systems and government decision supports systems for the City of Philadelphia.

Worked with government and business stakeholders to conduct elicitation to identify and document objectives and needs.

Managed team of 10-15 PMs and BAs in organizing, prioritizing, verifying, and validating systems and data requirements.

Created project charters to delineate goals, scope, problem statements; developed project plans using MS Project to outline tasks, activities, work schedules, and assignments; monitored, controlled, and corrected deviations in project budgets and schedules. RESOURCES FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, Philadelphia, PA

Process Analyst, Feb 2005 – Feb 2007

Served as a an analyst in support of process improvement projects for home health care division of $190M human services organization with 160 programs operating in 14 states, delivering quality health care to adults with intellectual disabilities.

Collaborated with management, allied health professionals, staff, and caretakers to conduct enterprise analysis to evaluate operational environment, define business problems and solutions scopes, and assess need for technical /non-technical resources.

Developed business cases on existing/future processes, as well as organizational readiness assessments; identified stakeholder impact, and recommended paths to organizational deployment; created SOP documentation for adoption.

Conducted operations/compliance audits; evaluated performance against established metrics to determine quality levels. EDUCATION

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Washington D.C. Master of Business Administration, Healthcare, 2013 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, FOX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT, Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance & Accounting, 2009 CERTIFICATION

Projected PMP Certification January 2016

SKILLS

MS Project / Project Server 2013/ SharePoint / ProChain Enterprise / PlanView / ALM Quality Center / Aldera / EXL LifePro / Visio Comparion / Expert Choice / SAP / HFM / MS Dynamics SL & GP / QlikView / Excel / Access / Agile / Scrum / Waterfall PUBLICATIONS

PM Forward Whitepapers: Implementing Effective Project Integration Management; Innovation through Ideation Exercises

Contact this candidate