Project Manager

Anne Schaibly

Program/Project Manager

Summary of Qualifications

Anne has been working in the Information Technology Industry for 25 years, focusing the last 10+ years on program / project management life cycle disciplines and process improvement. Prior to program and project management, she worked as a software engineer designing, coding and implementing client server and mainframe systems.

Over the years, Anne has worked in many industries, including Manufacturing, Transportation, Automotive and Human Resource Outsourcing.

During Anne’s early tenure with HP Application Services, she has managed several client based projects, such as General Motors Company. Once acclimated to the corporate policy and procedures, she moved into a project management consulting role. Here is where she mentored program / project managers and implemented Quality Management Systems across accounts and industries.

Next, Anne moved into a Project Office Leader role for the Transportation Industry. Here she was responsible for a team of Project Management SMEs and the delivery and governance of process improvement throughout the industry.

Following that assignment, Anne accepted a program manager position to manage the Application Services Transition and Transformation activities for a new pursuit. This role monitors and provides governance for constituent projects that are either transitioning ‘as is’ environments into HP or transforming the new business into HP processes and tools.

Currently, Anne stepped in to manage the start up of an EPMO for a large pursuit in the transportation industry. This will involve monitoring contractual obligations and setting the process foundation for the delivery teams.

Certifications

Current Certifications Year Attained

Project Management Professional (PMP) 2002

Expertise

Expertise Years of Expertise

Project Expertise

Program / Project Management – Requirements Determination, Estimating, Project Scheduling, Issue Tracking, Risk Mitigation, Software Configuration Management, Engineering Systems Life Cycle, Testing, Change Control

Process Improvement & SEI CMMI

10

8

Industry Expertise

Manufacturing

Automotive

Furniture

Transportation

HR Outsourcing

15

5

7

3

1

Technical Expertise:

Application Development

Client Server Support, Unix

Application Training

MSPS

SharePoint Service

15

7

15

3

1

Relevant Project Experience

HP Enterprise Services Michigan, USA Nov 2009 – Present

Project Type Enterprise Project Management Office Start Up and Execution for Transportation Product Services organization

Role EPMO Lead

Responsibilities • Define and deliver EPMO services for the Transportation Product Services organization

• Create organizational portal for collaboration between delivery, account and client teams

• Create, maintain and support development delivery processes and procedures

• Manage client interfaces and policies and procedures, as contractually defined

HP Application Services Michigan, USA Dec 2008 – Nov 2009

Project Type Global Application Services Transition and Transformation Program for the Melody pursuit

Role Transformation Program Manager

Responsibilities • Establish a close working relationship with the Application organization leader Application Services Executive (ASE)/Application Systems Manager (ASM).

• Possess an in depth knowledge of contract deliverables and integrate deliverable milestones into the overall transformation plans.

• Work with the Account Start-up Team and ASE/ASM to ensure the team is on track to meet application services transformation contract deliverables.

• Apply formal project/program management rigor to plan and mange the transformation utilizing the transformation program processes and collateral

• Coach and mentor work stream leaders to meet established milestones/contract commitments and assist in resolving technical/operational issues which impede progress.

• Oversee and ensure program integration of the following constituent work streams:

o Organization and Leadership

o Workforce Management Office Transformation

o Technical Leadership Transformation

o Application Infrastructure & Connectivity Transformation

o Best Shore Transformation

o Application Delivery and Governance

EDS/HP Michigan, USA March 2008 – Dec 2008

Project Type Project Office support for the Transportation Industry

Role Industry Project Office Leader

Responsibilities • Provide oversight for SMEs as it relates to project delivery

• Coach and mentor PM SMEs on providing assistance to projects

• Participate in setting organizational direction and communicate direction to SMEs supporting clients and projects within area of responsibility

• Work with delivery managers and PM SMEs to determine most efficient way to implement processes and tools in the project/client environment

• Work with delivery managers and PM SMEs to validate and prioritize action plans related to project delivery and process improvement

• Assist in the creation of and supports corrective action plans as a result of Incidents or Service Excellence Dashboard

• Perform organizational status reporting according to the communication management plan

• Support sales pursuits

• Provide coordination across projects and across delivery managers to help to ensure effective delivery of projects and services

• Provide coordination and assistance in resolving issues and concerns across the organization

• Identify potential projects in the pre-sales phase in order to arrange or participate in pre-sales reviews

EDS Michigan, USA Sept 2002 – March 2008

Project Type Application Services Field Operations PgO that supported all Industries within the Americas group.

Role Project Management SME

Responsibilities • Support the project or programme manager in the delivery of the project or programme

• Conduct project start-up meetings to understand the status and needs of projects and to communicate organizational direction and support for project management activities

• Work with supported project managers to identify and apply Lessons Learned

• Participate in work product reviews and approvals of project management work products and reports results to project or programme managers

• Verify project standards and procedures are comprehensive and incorporates GAD QMS and organizational direction and reports results to project or programme manager

• Monitor early warning indicators, outages, process/tools implementations

• Perform project health checks, according to the division’s Health Check Strategy, to obtain a shared understanding of the health of the project and facilitates identification of process improvement activities; tracks areas of improvement and reports results to appropriate level of leadership

• Participate in project status review meetings to ensure that project management related status information is comprehensive, accurate and supported by the project plan and to identify where support for project management activities is needed; identifies and tracks areas of improvement and reports results to appropriate level of leadership

• Met with delivery managers and project or programme managers to implement organizational PO/PPI standards and incorporate process improvement activities into the project to continuously improve the project

• Provide coaching and mentoring and hands-on support for project management activities and work products and common project management tools

• Work with delivery managers and PO Leaders to determine most efficient way to deploy GAD QMS in the project/client environment

• Supported 30-40 Project Managers across numerous HP industry groups

EDS Lansing Michigan, USA May 2002 – Sept 2002

Project Type Signature Flight System Conversion project to migrate from Sybase to Oracle and upgrade Power Builder application for client server system

Role Project Manager

Responsibilities • Responsible for team of 6 FTEs across multiple organizational towers

• Requirements determination, project start up and planning

• Monitored and mitigated risk involving faulty estimation practices from outside team. Client worked with team to come up with mitigation plan that proved to be win-win scenario for all stakeholders

EDS Lansing Michigan, USA Aug 2001 – May 2002

Project Type Production Support and new development for a global web application system for General Motors and tier 2 suppliers.

Role Project Manager

Responsibilities • Controlled resource assignments and prioritized change requests for production support

• Tracked and reported metrics and status to leadership

• Development team liaison when working with the client account team

EDS Lansing Michigan, USA June 2001 – Oct 2001

Project Type Mainframe conversion project to off-shore facility

Role Project Manager

Responsibilities • Perform Start up and Planning activities

• Managed numerous change controls throughout the life of the project

• Managed early close down of the project due to stalled negotiations with off-shore locations

Brain North America Grand Rapids Michigan, USA Nov 1997 – Dec 2000

Project Type Custom client change requests for a supply chain management system for the automotive industry. Custom changes ranged from EDI trading partner requirements to work floor inventory tracking and processing.

Role Project Lead / Software Engineer

Responsibilities • Meet with client to assess requirements and provide quote

• Design system changes, review for standardization and get client approval

• Program system design, test and implement into client environment

• Work with client on UAT and get final approval

Gordon Manufacturing Grand Rapids Michigan, USA Nov 1990 – Nov 1997

Project Type Implement and install Unix server and MRP system for a furniture manufacturing facility

Role Project Lead / System Administrator

Responsibilities • Assess hardware needs and installed

• Defined manufactured product bill of material and routing structures for piece incentive payroll and just-in-time shop floor processing

• Develop standard process and procedures for shop floor processing and inventory control

• Train end users on corporate MRP system

• Migrate data and implement system

Education

• BS Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA

References

Name Position Contact Information

Chris Umetsu Programme Manager *****.******@**.***

Vonnie Konzman Application Services PgO – Americas Leader ******.*******@**.***

Kimberly Trant Transportation Industry Programme Manager ********.*****@**.***

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