Marianne Agolia
Project Management
Worcester
Summary
Creative project management professional with over 5 years track record guiding enterprise-wide technological wellbeing. Skilled at aligning human and technical resources to enhance return on investment and accelerate business progress. Dedicated to wringing optimal performance from available resources while charting cost-efficient upgrade paths. Experience in planning, managing and implementing a timely and flexible projects and programs in a Prince2 and PMI environment. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Support (volunteer)
AgeUK Herefordshire & Worcestershire
01.2023 - Current
- Digital Transformation Project: Data Migration from drives, servers to cloud and web based technology
- Data gathering to assess IT hardware usage, review, update and record data
- Create IT statistics and trend identification, data analytic and adhere to GDPR best practice
- Create and manage all mandatory and essential project documents, such project plan, risk registers, communication plan, quality plan etc
- Develop and maintain a collaborative work relationship with internal stakeholders
- Track technology trends and research potential integrations to meet functional or performance needs
- Plan and execute feasibility studies to improve integrity of proposed action
- Monitor system performance to identify weaknesses, bottlenecks and inefficiencies
- Apply appropriate project management technique to execute ICT projects successfully
- Monitor project execution and planned changes
- Create and maintain a high level lessons learnt documentation
Project and Quality Officer
AgeUK Herefordshire & Worcestershire
12.2022 - 04.2023
- Responsible for coordinating the administration of a portfolio of projects which support the Charity in achieving its organisational objectives
- Manage new project developments; Age UK Charity Quality Standard (CQS) certification, Microsoft Teams and Share point, Data migration to cloud and improving the governance structure
- Supporting quality improvement projects, acting as central point of contact, arranging meetings and communicating with all stakeholders and updating project information as required
- Responding to internal and external requests and coordinating the collection of information in an efficient and standardised way, ensuring project documents are complete, current and appropriately stored
- Co-ordinating the production of funding applications, managing a co-ordinated response which engages relevant stakeholders and ensures a high quality, timely submission
- Providing general support to the SLT, ensuring effective co-ordination of administration and communication including scheduling meetings, communicating and following up the timetable for delivery of actions
- Compiling information to support project updates as required
- Work in collaborate with the Senior Level Team (SLT) to effectively manage project change.
Project Manager
Impact Hub
01.2022 - 10.2022
- (Impact Hub Global Network) - Lagos, Responsible for providing leadership and direction to the project team, ensuring project and team progression
- Overseeing GIZ / Nigerian German centre re-integration project from project idea conception, and budgeting, through to planning, implementation, and post-project support
- Manage a project budget of 750,000 Euro within the agreed scope, and cost
- Identify future capacity and capability needs for successful project planning
- Review performance against targets, appropriately identifying and managing risks and opportunities
- Deliver presentations and briefings to senior teams and incorporated changes into project work flow
- Control expenditures by regulating change requests and project activities to decrease overruns and delays
- Apply expertise in project management methodologies to keep teams aligned through collaborative approaches
- Outline and executed strategic risk avoidance and mitigation plans to keep projects aligned with objectives.
IT Project Manager
JAF Power
01.2013 - 12.2021
- Create project plan, monitor and control cost, implement and manage roll-out strategy, communicating roll-out plans to ensure team progression and buy-in
- Lead the project team to deliver the project to the agreed level of scope, cost, and quality
- Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget
- Champion the implementation of quality assurance testing to ensure project deliverables meets agreed standards
- Create and maintain project reports, change requests, risk registers, and other project documentation
Project Coordinator
SWAP Technologies and Telecoms
10.2010 - 02.2012
- Pioneered the creation of Project management Office
- Consult with clients to better understand their needs, goals requirements and determine the best course of action
- Prepare presentations for customers detailing project scope, progress, and results
- Handle communication received through the team's mailbox, website, and other digital channels, responding appropriately to keep communication lines open with team members
- Direct project correspondence by preparing and reviewing project proposals, memos and meeting minutes
- Organise invoices, contracts and other financial reports for easy access
- Maintain project-level risk and issue logs, monitoring, controlling and escalating items to team for resolution.
Project Coordinator
Vanco UK
08.2008 - 11.2008
- Monitor costs, time-scales, and resources used to achieve project success
- Achieve desired results by monitoring project progress, anticipating potential bottlenecks, and implementing preventative action
- Oversee major projects within the local regions, producing deliverables within agreed time-scales and budgets
- Control expenses by improving resource allocation, resulting in improved efficiency and cost control.
Education
MSc - Project Management
University of Worcester
Worcester, United Kingdom.2023
Postgraduate Certificate - Human Resources Management
Heriot Watt University
Edinburgh, Scotland.03.2008
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
University of Ilorin
1999
Digital Electronics, Engineering Management, Control System, Circuit Analysis. Electrical / Electronics Project: Designed and developed a functional Uninterrupted Power Supply System. -
Skills
Stakeholders management
Communication and presentation skills
Data analysis/visualization
Requirement gathering
Problem-solving
Report writing
Project Management
Time Management
Risk and Quality Management
Change Management
Supply Chain and Procurement
Financial Management
Microsoft Teams 365 & Shared point
ISO 9001:2015
CMI Level 7 Strategic Management & Leadership Practice
PMI & Prince2 methodologies
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop project reporting and monitoring dashboard
- Deliver AgeUK Herefordshire & Worcestershire 2023 Charity Quality Standard (CQS)
- Achieved AgeUK Herefordshire & Worcestershire data migration plan by completing data gathering, data analysis and project task with accuracy and efficiency.
- Sourced, negotiated, and secured service /product contracts resulting in 25% annual savings.
- Created an efficient and easy-to-use reporting database for top management.
- Streamlined work flow by consolidating lengthy processes and redundant documentation which resulted in more effective and timely completion of tasks.
- Pioneered the set up of Project Management Office (PMO)
- Supervised a team of cross functional team and contractors
Certification
- Prince2 Foundation - 2023
- CMI Level 7 Strategic Management & Leadership Practice Training - 2023
- ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management - 2023
- Project Management Professional (PMP) - 2007
Affiliations
- Member of the International Institute of Business Analyst (IIBA)
- Member of Project Management Institute (PMI) Member of the Association for Project Management.
- Member of Chartered Management Institute
Timeline
Project Support (volunteer)
AgeUK Herefordshire & Worcestershire
01.2023 - Current
Project and Quality Officer
AgeUK Herefordshire & Worcestershire
12.2022 - 04.2023
Project Manager
Impact Hub
01.2022 - 10.2022
IT Project Manager
JAF Power
01.2013 - 12.2021
Project Coordinator
SWAP Technologies and Telecoms
10.2010 - 02.2012
Project Coordinator
Vanco UK
08.2008 - 11.2008
MSc - Project Management
University of Worcester
Postgraduate Certificate - Human Resources Management
Heriot Watt University
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
University of Ilorin
Digital Electronics, Engineering Management, Control System, Circuit Analysis. Electrical / Electronics Project: Designed and developed a functional Uninterrupted Power Supply System. -
- Prince2 Foundation - 2023
- CMI Level 7 Strategic Management & Leadership Practice Training - 2023
- ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management - 2023
- Project Management Professional (PMP) - 2007
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