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Large Manufacturing Company
Project: Implement PMO improvements (Phase I) Scope: Define high impact areas to improve project delivery. Implement these changes and assist with definition of long-term development roadmap for the IT PMO. Cost/Duration: $220k / 6 months Major Accomplishments: ü Improved overall portfolio management through focused senior leadership review of project health. . ü Reduced administrative burden of project managers by creating standard templates that could be multi-purposed. ü Designed and implemented SharePoint Project Management Information System which improved overall communication within IT department on projects and remediated SOX compliance issues.
Large Consumer Services Company Project: Improve PM Processes Scope: Assess project management competency. Develop and deliver targeted training in project delivery to improve agreed high impact areas. And implement Microsoft Project Server with Project Web Access (PWA) customizations. Cost/Duration: $283k / 6 months Major Accomplishments: ü Improved project delivery capability by providing project managers with training on standards and company practices in risk management and project dependency. ü Implemented Microsoft Project Server with customizations to accommodate advanced portfolio scenario building required by senior leadership to make decisions in this rapidly changing environment.
Large Consumer Products Company Project: Sales Reporting System Enhancements Scope: Implement key enhancements to the sales reporting system to support logistics and sales planning. Cost/Duration: $137k / 6 months Major Accomplishments: ü Implemented design improvements which greatly reduced the complexity of the Microstrategy based solution. This resulted in a reduction in the support time required to maintain the application, a 10% decrease in significant deployment errors and the ability to turn around enhancements 25% more quickly. ü Reduced complexity of end-user interface which resulted in a significant decrease in tier 1 level support needed and improved overall satisfaction with the application.
Project: Margin Minder Upgrade and Enhancements Scope: Upgrade the existing sales reporting tool and implement several enhancements including automated feeds for additional source data. Cost/Duration: $590k / 12 months Major Accomplishments: ü Reduced complexity of the environment. Reduced 32 servers down to 10 of comparable size. ü Stabilized environment by introducing failover plans, establishing automated backups and upgrading hardware/software technology to in support versions/models. ü Improved support model by incorporating local business side Super Users as first line contact in case of problems. Also developed on-demand education modules to be used as refresher/introduction training. Large Hospitality Company Project: On-line Accommodations Marketing and Gift Shop Scope: Design web site to increase room bookings. And implement on-line sales for existing gift shop. Cost/Duration: $850k / 9 months Major Accomplishments: ü On-line bookings increased 25% in first month (sustained). ü Significantly reduced cost of printed materials and postage. ü On-line gift shop sales increased by over 125% in first month. ü Redesigned procurement process to reduce cost by more than 50%. ü Up sell of On-line Team Collaboration Site project & positioned for continued maintenance work.
Project: On-line Team Collaboration Site Scope: Implement a fully branded SharePoint team site for the Sales and Marketing organizations. Cost/Duration: $95k / 4 months Major Accomplishments: ü Improved information sharing resulted in productivity gain (estimated factor of 25%). ü Reduced print and postage of marketing materials by 10%. ü Reduced turnover in mobile workforce by creating a community link to the organization.
Large Manufacturer of Electronic Components
Project: Implement INCENTIVE (Variable Compensation Software). Scope: Implement the human resources modules of PeopleSoft Cost/Duration: $900k / 3 months (Fixed Time / Fixed Price) Major Accomplishments: ü Improved accuracy of administering sales force compensation by 40%+ and increased the ability to process payments by over 100% by automating calculations of sales volume based commissions and simplifying the compensation calculations. ü Identified significant savings in compensation disbursements through recommended changes in calculations to avoid paying commissions on returns or short sales. ü Delivered on-time with high client satisfaction which contributed to securing of additional custom application development work.
Privately Owned Educational Instituation
Project: Implement PeopleSoft Human Resources (HRIMS)
Scope: Implement the human resources modules of PeopleSoft Cost/Duration: $1.5m / 5 months (Fixed Time / Fixed Price) * Rapid development/deployment - full development lifecycle. Major Accomplishments: ü Configured PeopleSoft Human Resources Modules with minimal customizations and training in-house staff to maintain. ü Delivered on-time and within budget with high satisfaction despite difficulty for client to backfill key business team members during implementation. ü Assisted clients with interviewing and on-boarding key technical staff members. ü Contributed major delivery improvement tools to the corporate knowledge skills base.
Project: Implement PeopleSoft Financials Scope: Implement the PeopleSoft Financial and HRIMS modules Cost/Duration: $45m / 2 years (Fixed Time / Fixed Price) * Multiple contracts under 1 program. I managed program for 6 months. Major Accomplishments: ü Managed expectations of a demanding customer with strong integrated deployment plans and frequent progress reporting and demonstrations. ü Maintained high customer satisfaction and adoption through careful organizational change management planning to adequately prepare the end user community for all process changes and system deployments. ü Managed 18+ consultants across up to 5 simultaneous workstreams deploying various PeopleSoft Financial Modules. Improved overall team skills during project by planning in cross training, time for skills refresh and adequate vacations to minimize burnout.
Large Payment Processing Company
Project: Implement PeopleSoft Financials Scope: Implement several PeopleSoft financial modules Cost/Duration: $1.4m / 4 months (Fixed Time / Fixed Price) * Designed changes. Deployment completed by in-house client resources. Major Accomplishments: ü Effectively developed a plan for deployment and prepared internal client resources to execute in house. ü Facilitated working sessions with client subject matter experts (SMEs) to gain agreement on process changes required to effectively utilize new system. ü Contributed major delivery improvement tools to the corporate knowledge skills base.
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