Responsibilities
- Define, own, plan and scope MS Office 365 deployment project for the company in Asia (17,000+ employees, 15 countries)
- Manage MS Office 365 project with project management responsibility for multi-disciplinary teams
- Agree specifications, high level functionality, impact analyses and process changes in conjunction with the Business owners
- Document project terms of reference for the project including background, scope, objectives, assumptions and critical success factors
- Manage project risks and issues actively in line with risk and issue management procedures
- Enforce change control in line with change management procedures
- Manage the deployment of the project within agreed time-scales and budget
- Monitor and control project and report on back on issues, dependences, risks, time lines and budgets
- Ensure the systems and solutions delivered meet the strategic direction of the company as well as meeting the business needs
- Co-ordinate team members and vendors for project
- Prepare project plans and present business cases for management approval
- Apply project resources according to the approved project plan
- Establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating corrective action
- Track and report on progress to plan and analyse the actual performance against the plan and make adjustments consistent with plan objectives
- Keep all stakeholders informed of progress and issues
- Involve functional/technical expertise in design reviews and key decisions as well as risk strategies
- Establish and publish clear priorities among project activities
- Arbitrate and resolve conflict and interface problems within the project
- Conduct post implementation review of project, lessons learnt
Skills
- Proven Project Management and Business Analysis skills.
- Ability to translate business needs into programme / project proposals; Strong Analytical skills
- Strong skills in the planning, organisation, scheduling, problem solving and the resolution of conflicting priorities to make decisions
- Excellent leadership, negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent communication skills. Ability to interact with senior management and external parties
- Experience of managing and motivating project and technical teams
- Ability to work effectively under pressure to tight deadlines
- Experience of Risk Management across various levels of projects and organisations
Education & Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in the planning and delivery of complex technical projects (in particular large scale / global customer deployments of MS Office 365 or similar
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in business transformation projects changing organisations work practices through technology
- Minimum of 8 years relevant Project Management experience in IT environment
- Formal Project Management qualification in PRINCE2 or PMI is highly desirable, encompassing experience in the application of Programme / Project Management standards, techniques and processes
- Third level qualification in IT or equivalent would be an advantage
- Proven track record in the on-time, on-budget delivery of project within the IT Services industry
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