PMO Analyst Resume
Contact information
Brian P. Singer
14 Street
Denver
CO
Career objective
Looking for a challenging position of the PMO Analyst Resume the reputed University with a view to use my wide experience for the benefit of the organization.
An experienced goal oriented APM Certified PMO professional with strong PMO Set-up, process design and implementation experience. Highly analytical, skilled at breaking down complex problems involving significant quantities of data and/or uncertainty; making sensible assumptions; and developing practical solutions. An articulate and diplomatic communicator at all levels with proven leadership skills.
Key Skills
PMO Management: I have over 8 years experience in setting up and managing PMO in various sectors. I possess core competence and strong experience insetting up governance, processes and standards from scratch, or integrating seamlessly into an existing PMO structure. I have strong skills in setting up a robust and workable risk and issue workshops, setting up governances and processes such as change control and change management, reporting and meeting cycles, financial management, tracking and budget controls, document control and planning. As well as Troubleshooting problems, auditing and improving project management work practices adhering to project management methodologies, i.e. PRINCE2, PMP & Group Rail Investment Policy (GRIP).
Stakeholder Management and Communication: Excellent at building strong internal and external relationships through flexibility of approach, development of common objectives, recognition of success and promote joint working to maximise opportunities. Consistently aim to delight customers and seek feedback for continuous improvement.
IT /Reporting Skills: I am a specialist in data gathering, analysis and performance reporting. I have strong MS Project experience, Risk, Assumptions Issues and Dependencies (RAID) Log, Active Risk Management (ARM), Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, Oracle Project and Oracle Discovery Reporting tools. I have knowledge of software testing methodologies and I have been involved in several software deployment projects.
Work Experience
Senior PMO Analyst (Change) Network Rail Headquarters London
April 08- till date
Key Achievements/Responsibilities
Designed and implemented the Operations Strategy Programme Management Office (PMO) including application of project management controls including the creation and, risk and issue management which facilitated the successful delivery of the projects within scheduled time through transparent consistent programme controls.
Compiled a Capital Expenditure (Capex) cost model for all work streams, splitting costs into work activity& resource profiles, infrastructure procurement costs aligned to programme level requirements & the collation of high level risks and issues.
Created the PMO Governance book with guidelines on how to do guides for change control period reporting tasks and ensured staff were trained to ensure process success and work efficiency.
Coordinated Stage Gate Reviews, Project Closure and Lessons Learned workshops for Programme/ Project Managers.
Responsible for robust Q/A to ensure Programme Mangers were complying with the standard processes.
Responsible for establishing and executing effective governance and programme management processes including risk management and inter-dependency tracking, in compliance with company standards. Facilitated Risk & Issue Management workshop - ensured risks and issues were identified, contingency planned and logged.
Supervised and trained 8 Project Management Assistants and provide continuous support by mentoring.
Produced programme - level status reporting packs, produced senior management information packs, with monthly project tracker sheets.
Coordinated project scheduling, resourcing and tracking of project spend to ensure delivery to time, quality and budget.
Successfully identified and established relationships with the key stakeholders involved and communicating to relevant parties so that they are fully aware of their accountabilities and responsibilities.
Provide assurance of key deliverables by participating in the formal and informal quality review of the management remits of projects, supporting an audit regime that monitors compliance and governance.
Responsible for controlling project change, within the project life cycle and providing all cost, contingency and programme details to enable the Sponsor to obtain authorisation for portfolios/projects.
Review new project proposals/remits for validation and ensure that feasible plans are developed for the programme.
Deployed document control software - Corporate Content Management System 2 (CCMS2) file structure for team to enhance version control.
Deputy PMO Manager Unified Voice & Data Ltd London
Apr 2006 - Dec 2007
Key Achievements/Responsibilities
Managed Weekly Client Programme Status Reports to track the programme performance metrics and cost to date to ensure that the work streams deliverables/milestones & scope were being met on schedule.
Designed work & resource breakdown structures and realigning the PMO/Work Streams Schedule's/Plans by mapping the deliverables dependencies in order to track WBS Resource codes through the project lifecycle. Managing change control processes and their impacts on project plans both locally & regionally, identifying impact, likelihood, ownership, status and escalation.
Managed PMO team of 4 Administrators, 6 Analysts locally and 4 Analysts remotely as well as provided guidance and Programme Cost / Governance advice to over 30 Programme Managers/ Engineers.
Managed the business plan and budget for investment schemes and was responsible for the achievement of budgetary targets as directed.
Oversaw regular Q/A to ensure standard processes are being complied with to identify issues.
Responsible for developing reports and the implementation of formal and informal project and programme review meetings.
Responsible for controlling project change, RAID Logs and contingency within the project life cycle and providing all cost, contingency and programme details to enable the Sponsor to obtain authorisation for portfolios/projects.
Developed and maintained standard planning templates for all products and kept track versions to ensure proper Configuration Management.
Evaluated complex planning issues and proposed possible solution without impacting the critical project delivery dates and contractual milestone dates.
Develop detailed project schedules (using Excel for the RACI Matrix) based on available information gathered from multiple project leads and ensure that all involved in the project have a common understanding of the business requirements and the project deliverables.
Reported project status to PMO Manager, Programme and Project Managers facilitated project meetings and provided logistic support where required.
Responsible for conducting stakeholder analysis to determine gaps and provide feedback for process improvement and design of the stakeholder matrix.
Managed Stage Gate Reviews, Project Closure and Lessons Learned workshops /reports.
Project Leader (Contract) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) HQ London
Dec 2005 – Apr 2006
Key Achievements/Responsibilities
Managed and developed delivery of change projects to agreed scope, time, cost and quality requirements, working with end users, sponsors and their representatives.
Oversaw PMO planning and reporting function, ensuring workstream reports on project data each month as part of the tracking function are created and updated including monthly reporting, milestone tracking and variance.
Managed the business plan and budget for investment schemes and was responsible for the achievement of budgetary targets as directed.
Produced project documentation including PID, business case, project plans, and lessons learnt log.
Responsible for developing period reports and the implementation of formal and informal project and programme review meetings.
Scheduled tasks, collated reports and providing day-to-day assistance to the Project Director as required.
Liaised with clients/colleagues to ensure project deadlines and client expectations are met.
Designed and identified topical issues for journals, consumer guides and services. Covering land, property or built environment sectors, which contribute to the development of professional expertise and enhance the authority of RICS. Successfully Designed and delivered Journals, consumer guide and practice support including the identification of topical issues.
Updated Auction and Art Website, Berkshire. UK
Apr 2003 – Dec 2005
Key Achievements/Responsibilities
Managed the PMO office centrally by setting up the governance, processes and standards such as plans, reporting, change control, budget/cost control and implementation, risk and issue control and management.
Production and implementation of consistent project controls planning templates distributed to each country's nominated lead regional project manager. The weekly collection of the completed project controls templates enabled consistent & coordinated regional life cycle milestone tracking, dependency management, change control versus baseline plan and producing weekly programme performance status metrics.
Provided transparency & visibility through implementation of consistent Programme Controls, to monitor and manage actual cost versus planned cost, programme performance metrics, derived through tracking of planned deliverables & milestones throughout the programme.
PMO Coordinator/ Analyst Vodafone Plc Reading, Berkshire. UK
Sep 2001 – Dec 2002
Key Achievements/Responsibilities
Assigned to assist Project Services Managers in all aspects of cost control activities. Preparation and monitoring of budgets, AFC and cost reporting. Responsible for change orders and tracking project trends using PRINCE2 Methodology.
Analysed & modified the work and resource breakdown structures and realigning the PMO/Work Streams Schedule's/Plans by mapping the deliverables dependencies in order to track WBS Resource codes through the project lifecycle. Managing Change Control Requests process and their impacts on project plans, maintaining Risk Registers in Active Risk Management (ARM).
Designed and implemented application of project management controls including the creation and, and liaising with senior management and stakeholders.
Created and maintained a 4,500 line programme plan in MS Project which combined eight different projects.
Qualifications & Training
2001 – 2003 Postgraduate Diploma in Real Estate University of Reading UK
1998 – 2001 Bachelor of Science – Urban Estate Management University of Westminster UK
1996 – 1997 Certificate in Marketing Chartered Institute of Marketing UK
PRINCE2 Foundation
Complete Project Management Association of Project Management (APMP)
Introductory Certificate Project Management Association of Project Management (APM)
Oracle Projects
Financial Awareness
Time Management
Management Skills and Personal Effectiveness
Risk Management for Project Managers (Active Risk Manager)
Oracle Internet Procurement for Requesters and Preparers
Guide to Railway Investment Projects (GRIP)
References
Brian P. Singer
Manager
Wap Company.
Brian_Singer@gmail.com
