SAMI HUSSEIN
Project Management Office Consultant
Riyadh
Summary
Experienced Project Management Consultant with 22 years of top-notch implementation and project management abilities. Highly organized, methodical and skilled at overseeing daily milestones across high-performance teams. Well-versed in IT management and solutions.
Talented Senior Project Manager with excellent client oversight and issue resolution talents. Highly effective overseeing multiple tasks and employees at once. Dedicated to detail-oriented leadership and goal-oriented planning.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Project Manager
SYNKRONIZA
RIyadh
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.
- Established and managed change management processes to fulfill successful project transitions.
- Provided outstanding service to clients through effective communication and prompt issue resolution to facilitate future business opportunities.
- Developed and maintained project budgets to control costs and meet organizational and project goals.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
PMO Consultant
Salin Water Conversion Corporatio
Riyadh
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Developed complete business plans and operational strategies for new and existing business.
- Evaluated situations and delivered targeted solutions using various tools and resources.
- Performed as IT consultant for business in areas of marketing, logistics, inventory.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Ensure successful implementation of PMO strategy, responsibilities, services and deliverables
- Setup standards for Project Management
- Provide and maintain capacity planning and resource tracking
- Manage and compile Projects related financial and KPI information
- Oversee project costs and ensure finances are well managed.
- Negotiated and resolved disputes between stakeholders finding mutually beneficial solutions.
- Established and maintained relationships with key stakeholders for growth opportunities and successful partnerships.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
PMO CONSULTANT
National Information Center
Riyadh
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Member of PMO office Setup consultation team
- Developed policies and procedures for implementing changes to production IT environment, including risk analysis / mitigation, technical documentation, communication plans, implementation / back-out plans, and change calendar
- Facilitated communications between and gained consensus from IT teams
- Collaborated with IT partners regarding change management and championed policy / procedure compliance
- Presented processes and value to teams
- Coordinated tasks among IT resources, management, and customers
- Conducted weekly meetings facilitating discussions and evaluation of proposed changes
- Redefine processes, procedures, and methodologies
- Define vision, Standards, cultural and business aspects, and personnel needs for PMO office
- Reassessment of currently running project statuses to come up with proposals and recommendations to NIC high management towards solving strategic projects obstacles Evaluation of RFPs and Scope of work documents for variant Ministry of Interior and NIC projects.
- Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
- Produced detailed and relevant reports for use in making business decisions.
- Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication, and resource utilization issues.
- Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans.
Senior Project Manager
SISCOM
Riyadh
03.2008 - 12.2011
- Developed and led multi-disciplinary team to redefine problems and reach solutions based on different perspectives.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Crafted and maintained project plans and schedules to meet organizational objectives.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
- Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
- Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
Education
No Degree - Agile Fundamentals Including Scrum And Kanban
Udemy
Online 12.2022 - 02.2023
Diploma - P3O Protfolio, Programme And Project Office
Udemy
Online 12.2022 - 01.2023
Disploma - Professional Scrum Master 1 (PSM I)
Udemy
Online 11.2021 - 12.2021
Diploma in Project Management - Information Technology Project Management
Alison
Online 04.2018 - 05.2018
No Degree - Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM)
On Job Training
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 10.2014 - 11.2014
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
Amman University
Amman, Jordan 09.1990 - 05.1995
Skills
Project Timeline Generation
Accomplishments
- BSC Of Computer Science- Amman University 1996
- Project Management Diploma (Alison Center Online)
- PMI PMP
- Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Implementation
- One Page Plan Course (University of Colorado)
- Assessing NIC program/project managers to overcome their day-to-day obstacles
- Awareness sessions to NIC program/project managers on Microsoft Enterprise Project Management, and on different project management topics
- Executive Management quarter status meetings
- Auditing more than 40 projects on daily basis to assure the healthy state of these projects in terms of schedule execution, documentation, milestones and deliverables submission, and objectives achievement
- Senior Project Manager / SISCOM Company2008 - 2011
- Bank Al-Jazira Project / Establish the PMO Office
- Electronic Returns Management System (ERMS) Mega Project
- SFDA Vendors Online System
- Oracle ERP Project
- Senior Project Manager / Progress Soft2005 - 2007
- Electronic Settlement Gateway Mega Project (Client: Qatar National Bank
- Electronic Cheques Clearing Front End Mega Project
- Post Dated Cheques Project
Timeline
No Degree - Agile Fundamentals Including Scrum And Kanban
Udemy
12.2022 - 02.2023
Diploma - P3O Protfolio, Programme And Project Office
Udemy
12.2022 - 01.2023
Disploma - Professional Scrum Master 1 (PSM I)
Udemy
11.2021 - 12.2021
Senior Project Manager
SYNKRONIZA
01.2020 - 01.2022
Diploma in Project Management - Information Technology Project Management
Alison
04.2018 - 05.2018
PMO Consultant
Salin Water Conversion Corporatio
01.2017 - 01.2019
No Degree - Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM)
On Job Training
10.2014 - 11.2014
PMO CONSULTANT
National Information Center
01.2012 - 01.2016
Senior Project Manager
SISCOM
03.2008 - 12.2011
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
Amman University
09.1990 - 05.1995
Older Work History
2008 – 2009 Bank AL Jazira – Saudi Arabia
PMO Consultant as Part of SISCOM PMO team
Main Projects:
· IT Strategy (with BAIN consultants)
· BMC Help Desk Tool
· PMO Methodology, procedures , functions, and strategies.
· EMP Tool Implementation
· Core Banking System (Equation) upgrade (with MYSIS)
2006 – 2008 Progress Soft Qatar
Senior Project Manager
Main Projects:
· Electronic Cheque Clearing Front End Project
· Stock Market Electronic Settlement Gateways Project
· Post Dated Cheques Project
· Qatar Central Bank New Clearing System
1997 – 2005 Jordan telecom
Project Manager
Main Projects & Tasks:
· Oracle Human Resources Project
· Shares Holders Project
· Provident Fund Project
· Internet Customer Care System Project
· Marketing / Customer Services Analysis
· Payroll System Analysis
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