Pre Naicker
Summary
Detailed orientated individual experienced in administrative procedures. Oversees day-to-day duties with strong planning and organisation skills to delivers projects in timely manner.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Agile Project Manager
News UK
London, London
03.2021 - Current
- Led a team of 8 engineers as well as UX researches and designers to deliver cutting-edge curation tooling for The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun online publications.
- Managed large and small BAU projects from inception to delivery.
- Worked closely with Product team to aligned IT strategy with business needs, prioritising value for money and benefit to the end-user.
- Set clear project plan goals and objectives, defining roles and producing schedules and timelines for tasks.
- Reported progress to leadership teams as well as stakeholder
- Analysed in advance any blockers, conflicts or dependencies which may hamper delivery, thereby minimising disruptions.
- Strategically planning and communicating scheduled down-time and management of upgrades and patching.
- Implemented a mix of Agile and Waterfall methodologies to cater for ever-changing landscape of each project
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to brainstorm technical solutions to business problems.
- Developing workflows and processes for each project ensuring resource availability as well as dependant parties availabilities
- Prepared reporting using JIRA tools for the team at the various SCRUM ceremonies as well as reporting or management.
- Proficient in JIRA, MIRO, JIRA PRODUCT DISCOVERY
- Planned and managed Project Increment Planning each quarter.
- Led onboarding of new starters.
Agile Project Manager
Ministry of Justice
London, London
12.2016 - 02.2021
- Managed large-scale for HMCTS from inception to delivery - these projects included implementation of IDAM functionality, Payment processes and online immigration appeals.
- Led a team of 12 developers and supporting staff to ensure smooth delivery.
- Managed and ran all scrum ceremonies.
- Maintained smooth-running business operations by delegating priorities to staff abilities.
- Aligned IT strategy with business needs, prioritising value for money, security and contractual requirements.
- Created visual representations of data for reports, presentations and meetings.
- Analysed in advance any blockers, conflicts or dependencies which may hamper delivery, thereby minimising disruptions.
- Strategically planning and communicating scheduled down-time and management of upgrades and patching.
Agile Project Manager
Financial Times
London, London
02.2016 - 11.2016
- Managed the large-scale project of adapting SALESFORCE for the subscriptions team to maximise their outreach.
- Managed and ran all scrum ceremonies.
- Maintained smooth-running business operations by delegating priorities to staff abilities.
- Aligned IT strategy with business needs, prioritising value for money, security and contractual requirements.
- Created visual representations of data for reports, presentations and meetings.
- Analysed in advance any blockers, conflicts or dependencies which may hamper delivery, thereby minimising disruptions.
- Reported to team leadership on progress
Business Analyst
McDonald's Europe
London, London
02.2015 - 12.2015
- Analysed business processes, systems and data to identify opportunities for enhancement and efficiency.
- Applied strong analytical skills to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
- Documented process flows and implemented requirements for functional improvements.
- Worked closely with stakeholders to define key performance indicators (KPIs) and establish metrics for processes and projects.
- Responsible for the deployment of the eCommerce mobile ordering app and web solution for ordering, across Europe in an Agile environment
- Elicited and validated business requirements from each Market in Europe to localize the app and website according to the countries terms of business, marketing and outreach endeavors
- Managed the UX review and subsequent amends of the designs provided for both mobile and web
- Managed the product and sprint backlog and worked in collaboration with stakeholders to prioritize backlog items
- Worked with McDonald’s USA to validate requirements and then create wireframes, themes, epics, user stories and process flow models to commence build
- Created and managed test scripts from a user experience perspective, based on market feedback
- Ensured environment readiness of all the back-end systems that fed into the app and website before user testing could commence
- Created and maintained the product roadmap, together with change request documentation and ensured correct defect triage during the test phase using JIRA
- Provided status updates to stakeholders and team members on a regular basis
- Participated (and in some cases lead) the SCRUM ceremonies (sprint planning, daily scrum meetings, reviews and retrospectives)
Business Analyst
Lloyds Banking Group
London
01.2014 - 10.2014
Business Analyst
AS Watson Group
Milan, Italy
09.2012 - 10.2013
Business Analyst
Barclays
London
03.2011 - 09.2012
Project Manager
Aurora Fashions (Coast, Oasis, Warehouse)
London
07.2010 - 02.2011
Web Content Manager
Post Office
London
04.2009 - 06.2010
Web Content Manager
Fidelity International
London
01.2008 - 03.2009
Web Content Manager
Yahoo! Europe
London
03.2007 - 12.2007
Web Content Manager
Amazon
Slough
07.2006 - 03.2007
Copy writer
JML Ltd
London
03.2004 - 12.2005
Education
Certified Agile Leader -
Scrum Alliance
London, UK 01.2015 - 12.2015
BA Practice Practitioner -
IT Online Learning
London, Online 02.2014 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Technology -
University of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, South Africa 01.2001 - 10.2003
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Client account management
- Strategic Planning
- Project Management
- Digital marketing
- Customer relationship building
- Outstanding customer service
- Production reporting
- Strategic research
- Software testing
- Cloud technologies
- Agile and Kanban
Timeline
Agile Project Manager
News UK
03.2021 - Current
Agile Project Manager
Ministry of Justice
12.2016 - 02.2021
Agile Project Manager
Financial Times
02.2016 - 11.2016
Business Analyst
McDonald's Europe
02.2015 - 12.2015
Certified Agile Leader -
Scrum Alliance
01.2015 - 12.2015
BA Practice Practitioner -
IT Online Learning
02.2014 - 08.2016
Business Analyst
Lloyds Banking Group
01.2014 - 10.2014
Business Analyst
AS Watson Group
09.2012 - 10.2013
Business Analyst
Barclays
03.2011 - 09.2012
Project Manager
Aurora Fashions (Coast, Oasis, Warehouse)
07.2010 - 02.2011
Web Content Manager
Post Office
04.2009 - 06.2010
Web Content Manager
Fidelity International
01.2008 - 03.2009
Web Content Manager
Yahoo! Europe
03.2007 - 12.2007
Web Content Manager
Amazon
07.2006 - 03.2007
Copy writer
JML Ltd
03.2004 - 12.2005
Bachelor of Technology -
University of KwaZulu Natal
01.2001 - 10.2003