Jescah Bvuma
Project Manager
LLanelli
Summary
A highly analytical, strategic and Scrum Master certified Project Manager with 4+ years of experience leading cost- effective and high-quality digital transformation and change management projects within IT Consultancy. Methodical with unparalleled experience in end-to-end Project Management, SDLC and an exceptional understanding of Waterfall / Agile methodologies and Scrum Frameworks. In possession of a proven track record of meeting and exceeding project schedules, delivering projects within budget, managing Stakeholders and leading high performing project teams. Outstanding record of success in building skilled cross functional teams and ensuring objectives are exceeded in line with overall business strategies. An exceptional ability to effectively manage projects by establishing milestones and ensuring the timely completion of project deliverables. Excels in direction setting, planning and prioritisation to ensure projects achieve strategic goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
PROJECT MANAGER
TIEGE CONSULT LTD
London
01.2022 - Current
- Leading a cross-functional project team of 25 members (BAs, Developers, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Testers) and communicating the project vision and roadmap with a focus on ensuring 100% alignment with strategic objectives.
- Spearheading the development of a detailed project plan, objectives, and scope and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the execution feasibility of the plan, scope, and objectives
- Generating shared alignment from stakeholders and project teams on the project goals, objectives, and timelines whilst determining the deliverables of the project
- Providing key Stakeholders with updates on the project's status by producing RAG status reports detailing the progression of project milestones, impact of dependencies / risk areas affecting the delivery of the project
- Defining change control strategies and facilitating the development of business cases that validate the project and ensure delivery of outlined benefits
- Maintaining adequate project financial control by defining project budgets, monitoring, and tracking expenditures and costs, as well as unearthing and correcting financial discrepancies
- Reducing the risk impact on the project timeline and execution of project deliverables by proactively identifying and tracking risks, issues, and dependencies and initiating corrective actions as appropriate
- Serving as a liaison between assigned teams and stakeholders, managing communications and engagements via various Agile ceremonies to address stakeholder expectations, providing status reports, and adjusting strategies
- Establishing a culture of quality by working with stakeholders across all levels to ensure the delivery of the project roadmap and conducting quality testing operations
- Key Achievements:
- Clearly articulated project goals and scope, and contributed to the implementation of best practice and standardised processes; resulting in increasing team productivity by 15%.
- Successfully delivered the project, 2 weeks ahead of schedule by working with the Product Owner in converting business requirements into simple comprehensible deliverables that were easily understood by technical teams.
PROJECT MANAGER
TRITEK CONSULTING LTD
02.2020 - 12.2021
- Maintained authority at all stages of the project lifecycle, including project build, delivery, status reporting, budget tracking, delegation of tasks, and end-to-end development and deployment
- Strategically managed project conflicts, challenges, and dynamic business requirements with a focus on keeping operations running at a high performance and velocity
- Aligned strategic efforts and guided on identified issues by effectively managing the RAID log whilst ensuring stakeholders were updated and engaged in the management and control of key risks
- Motivated the project team with a focus on maintaining high performance levels, meeting agreed objectives, delivering high quality results
- Refined and implemented best practices across the project, achieving consistency and improved process optimisation by documenting and continuously providing relevant inputs
- Identified and documented lessons learned, conducted project reviews, and created final reports to support the successful transition into business as usual
- Supported the PMO in establishing the governance framework; and championing the use of industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution
- Key Achievements:
- Managed project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies and recommended solutions to complex project issues, with 95% of the risks mitigated on time
- Evaluated deliverables through detailed reviews at every stage gate, resulting in improving the project quality by 20% and reducing the delivery timeframe by 2 weeks.
JUNIOR PROJECT MANAGER
TRITEK CONSULTING LTD
London
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Strategically assisted the PM in developing an integrated project plans including, documenting, and estimating assumptions, refining the plan and managing performance
- Coordinated project meetings and confirmed relevant stakeholder awareness of tasks, goals and project timelines.
- Supported the maintenance of high visibility of project progress by producing weekly high-level reports showing progress of key project milestones
- Partnered with the PMO in managing the RAID log for the project and conducted weekly calls with assigned owners to obtain updates, highlighting any pending issues to Senior Management for mitigation
- Performed project administrative tasks such as setting up document filing, distribution of reports, basic financial management, action log management and resource management
- Monitored and controlled all changes to project schedule, scope, or budget; and adhered 100% to the agreed governance process to ensure proper authorisation of changes to projects.
- Applied knowledge of industry best practices to improve project management processes.
HEALTH COORDINATOR
A24 GROUP NURSING AGENCY
London
08.2015 - 12.2018
- Managed work schedule for 10+ care staff, ensuring productivity, operational efficiency, and 100% coverage of client calls
- Leveraged high-end database management, and record-keeping skills to maintain clear, accurate, up-to-date records.
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
Education
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Agile Project Management
London School of Informatics
London 10.2022 - 10.2022
Certified Project Officer (CPO) - undefined
Open Institute of Project Management
Introduction to IT Fundamentals - undefined
IT Fundamentals, IT Career Switch, London - undefined
CIS Management Program, Chartered - Corporate Management
Chartered Institute of Secretaries
07.1998 - 09.2002
BA (Hons) - Public Administration
University of South Africa
undefined
BSc. (Hons) - Politics and Administration
University of Zimbabwe
Skills
Project Management Project Planning & Scheduling Project Budgeting & Costing Project Monitoring & Evaluation Change Management Stakeholder Management RACI Risk Assessment & Mitigation Resource Management Process Optimisation Supplier Management Negotiation / Influencing Resource Management Customer Engagement Team Leadership Team Collaboration Conflict Resolution Agile/Waterfall/Scrum/SDLC Communication Skills Problem-solving Time Management Presentation Skills MS Products / SharePoint MS Projects Jira/Confluence
undefinedTimeline
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Agile Project Management
London School of Informatics
10.2022 - 10.2022
PROJECT MANAGER
TIEGE CONSULT LTD
01.2022 - Current
PROJECT MANAGER
TRITEK CONSULTING LTD
02.2020 - 12.2021
JUNIOR PROJECT MANAGER
TRITEK CONSULTING LTD
01.2019 - 01.2020
HEALTH COORDINATOR
A24 GROUP NURSING AGENCY
08.2015 - 12.2018
CIS Management Program, Chartered - Corporate Management
Chartered Institute of Secretaries
07.1998 - 09.2002
Certified Project Officer (CPO) - undefined
Open Institute of Project Management
Introduction to IT Fundamentals - undefined
IT Fundamentals, IT Career Switch, London - undefined
BA (Hons) - Public Administration
University of South Africa
undefined
BSc. (Hons) - Politics and Administration
University of Zimbabwe
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