ALIYU JAMILA

IT Project Manager

Address: Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State

Phone: 070********

Email: adkeei@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Project Manager with 5 years of progressive experience combining project management best practices with Agile development requirements, taking responsibility for planning, Project Team management, Customer support and Service Delivery, Client and Stakeholder management, Change management, maintaining status reports, monitoring risk register, managing issues log, compiling historical data, conducting training sessions, maintaining software systems and assisting in the deployment of the projects.

I am result-oriented Project Manager with an obsession for client’s satisfaction, well versed with Project management methodologies and Service Delivery. I love coordinating and communicating with cross- functional teams on all levels irrespective of race or geographical location. SKILLS HIGHLIGHT

• Project management, Organizational Change management, Business Analysis

• Cross Functional Team Management

• Client Relationship Management

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Knowledge of Agile and waterfall project methodology

• ITIL frameworks

• ERP/Software Implemenetation Management

• CRM,Service delivery and Client Support

• Microsoft Excel, Word and Power point.

• Jira, Confluence, Trello, Slack, Google Docs, Microsoft project PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager (Remote) C2G Consulting Lagos

(August 2020 – Till Date)

Key Responsibilities:

• Built project strategies based on SAP Activate standards by working closely with clients and my internal team to deliver a continuous service improvement and support of the product.

• Develop and manage project schedules including resources management and vendor management.

• Provide project reporting to executives including weekly status reports and retrospective meetings.

• Act as liaison between business lines, operations and technical areas to facilitate communication and achieve business goals by collaborating with internal and eternal teams to valuate, test and make necessary adjustments to the quality of all deliverables.

• Conducted feasibility studies and ran gap analysis reports to determine the best course of action.

• Continuously sought and supported new approaches, practices, and processes to improve the efficiency of services offered by performing Post-Go-Live checks to make sure that all aspects are properly aligned with the project scope

• I acted as the change Manager. I conduct change analysis for the improvement of the existing system and recommended the required changes moving forward. I also conduct a change impact analysis for every major milestone achieved during the project by organising surveys and townhall meetings for the client to get honest feedbacks from the users on the new system. Projects Worked on

• SAP Migration from ECC to S4Hana

• CPM deployment and Integration with Primavera

• Deployment of SAP Analytics Cloud (ongoing)

IT Project Manager (Contract) Dorits (Remote)

(Febuary 2020 –December 2020)

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensured cross-team coordination and charting out dependencies.

• Conducted daily standup, sprint retrospective meetings, sprint planning and managed the product backlogs.

• Provide weekly reports and sprint review sessions.

• Worked closely with clients to ascertain goals/objectives, obtained client approvals and signoffs, and mitigated issues and change requests.

• Reviewed Business Requirement Documents and prepared Use-Case Specifications, System Requirements Specification.

• Functioned as the primary liaison between the business line, operations, and the technical areas throughout the project cycle.

Achievements

• I was able to complete this project a month ahead of the scheduled time which helped the organization save extra operational cost.

Lead Project Manager(Contract) Manqala Ltd, Lagos State

(September 2019 – April 2020)

Key Responsibilities:

• Planned and managed ERPNext Implementation programs and projects.

• Established, built and updated program/project plans, tender documents, applications design and documents, and monitor actual work progress against plans.

• Oversaw the documentation and development of project artifacts and deliverables with the different business units.

• Identified, managed, assessed, responded and controlled risks and Issues on project and program levels.

• Liaised effectively with stakeholders and business users; vendors and solutions providers.

• Acted as a liaison between several levels of the organization with business process evaluations and improvements.

• Acted as change Manager, I conducted change analysis for the improvement of the existing system and recommended the required changes moving forward.

• Provided regular and up to date report to the Business Solutions Manager through the weekly review meetings and monthly status update reports.

Project worked on:

• ERPNext Implementation

Achievements

• I was commended for my stakeholder management and communication management skill through out the entire project. The clients were happy with how we were able to carry them along every step of the way.

IT Project Manager(Contract) Softcom Lagos State

(July – September 2019)

Key Responsibilities:

• Developed and managed project schedules including resources and vendor management.

• Conducted daily standup, sprint retrospective meetings, sprint planning and managed the product backlogs.

• Provided project reporting to executives including sprint reviews and retrospective meetings.

• Built project strategies based on Agile standards.

• Acted as liaison between IT Engineers and Senior Business Management to facilitate communication and achieve business goals.

• Conducted feasibility studies and ran gap analysis reports to determine the best course of action.

• Continuously sought and supported new approaches, practices, and processes to improve the efficiency of services offered.

Project worked on:

• Interswitch Android SDK II Project

Achievements

• I was recognized for my cross functional team management skill. I successfully managed my internal team and also coordinated some functional resources on the client’s side. IT Project Manager Serve Consulting, Lagos State

(Febuary 2016 -July 2019)

Key Responsibilities:

• Managed a product upgrade (LS1) and the development programs for a community Management software (CLANNIT).

• Provided direction to the development team; deliver releases on time and within budget.

• Corrected any deviations from project plans by implementing an effective system of project governance..

• Responsible for the teams daily stand ups, sprint reviews and sprint retrospect.

• Directed project personnel, mindfully watching cost and schedule requirements, and ensured contract compliance.

• Major contributor to the development of all information technology initiatives for the client, including critical path and design projects, budgeting, planning, policies, and workflow prioritization management, other benefit analysts, and clients (after evaluation of data accuracy).

• Acted as a liaison between several levels of the organization with business process evaluations and improvements.

• Conducted Change Analysis for the improvement of the existing system and recommended the required changes

• Analyzed and prioritized user and business requirements as system requirements that must be included while developing the software.

• Assisted with Planning and defining system requirements to Use Case, Use Case Narrative, Use Case Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams.

• Assisted with UAT, developing and maintaining quality procedures, and ensured that appropriate documentation is in place.

Projects worked on:

• ARIOSH SAP S4HANA PROJECT

• NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY PAYROLL PROJECT

• ONDO STATE SIFMIS PROJECT

• ERP CLIENT SUPPORT MANAGER (11PLC, FORTE, GLAXY BACKBONE, AFC, MOBIL) Achievements

• I was recognised for my commitment to my clients. I singly handled five support clients while actively working on two major projects. This helped the organisation save extra cost on two additional resources for these tasks for two years.

Junior business analyst/Project management Officer Green Icon, Lagos State

(Dec 2014 – August 2015)

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducted clients' meetings, understanding and integrating their business needs into technology.

• Developed test procedures, test plans, and test cases for clients.

• Assisted the business in determining if and how new systems or system enhancements may improve process flow and business function.

• Supported senior managers in the delivery of project objectives.

• Assisted in project scoping.

• Planned, tracked and reported on project performance Achievements

• I was awarded for my team spirit and communication skills. EDUCATION

Anglia Ruskin University through FTMS college, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia PGD in business administration, Feb 2014

University of East London through FTMS college, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia BSc Hons Business Information Systems, Nov 2011

Informatics, kazaure, Jigawa

Advance Diploma in Computing, Aug 2009

ZOOM technologies, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Linux, MCITP, ITIL, introduction to networking, Oct 2009 Career Insight, Ikoyi, Lagos

Business analysis and Project Management training

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