Project Manager - Project Principal Consultant
SAP
- İstanbul
- Sürekli
- Tam zamanlı
- Define appropriate delivery model for customer program/project as a composition of pre-defined services, on-site and/or remote delivery
- Scope and estimate the engagement
- Determine required resources for the program/project
- Understand and be able to deliver according to the SAP delivery models - e.g. ability to engage local, near-shore and off-shore teams for most efficient delivery of project, ability to coordinate project delivery across organizational boundaries including participation of SAP ecosystem partners.
- Assess, document and communicate risk for the engagement
- Position SAP delivery methodology - SAP Activate in the engagement
- Conduct program/project planning activities and manage the execution of projects according to plan (Opportunity Management, Initiating to closing…)
- Manage relationship with project stakeholders, including internal and external clients, keeping stakeholders informed of progress, risks and issues in order to manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables.
- Manage and communicate a clear vision of the program/project's objectives, and motivate the project team to achieve them; create a project environment that enables peak performance by team members.
- Ensure proper use of methodology, tools and procedures
- Ensures proper governance is in place to best meet project objectives
- Balance the trade-off of the triple- constraint (time, cost and scope) to realize the expected business value.
- Experience in delivering SAP primed Fixed Price Projects (FPP) or Time and Material (T&M) engagements.
- Proactively identify changes in work scope and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external stakeholders to reassess and amend the scope of work requirements, budget and timeline.
- Manage the financial aspects of the project: budgeting and estimate to actual variance.
- Analyze risk, establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibilities for initiating mitigating action.
- Escalate issues early about the project to account management or delivery management.
- Determine what constitutes successful closure for all parties. Gain acceptance and sign-off by all parties when closure is attained.
- Plan and execute formal Quality Gate process following the Q-Gate approach in SAP Activate methodology.
- Proactively manage project stakeholder satisfaction to position and secure customer reference and success story.
- Position project management reviews with customers and effectively manages their deployment.
- Mentor project teams to ensure implementation of enterprise project management methodology, standards and processes.
- Coach to clarify assignments and deliverables to project team; review quality of work and manage integration of team members' work; provide performance input to project team members' functional management.
- Takes responsibility from time to time as team lead and supports respective line manager(s) in people development tasks
- Maintain project documentation and updates to relevant knowledge management bases; analyze lessons learned and share with the organization's project management community.
- Participate in the development of project management best practices.
- Proficient understanding of SAP solutions and of the consulting business processes and functions.
- Knowledge of the strategic and operational issues of the project management business unit.
- Proficiency with project management tools used in SAP.
- A clear vision of what determines a successful project for the customer and for the enterprise.
- Knowledge of and competency in project management processes including planning tasks, resource allocation, risk management, time management, financial management, HR management, quality management, monitoring and reporting, documenting and record keeping.
- Adaptability and flexibility to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change.
- Ability to negotiate consensus amongst diverse groups and impact the activities of others not in own reporting structure.
- Conceptual analytical thinking and decision making skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience; competence in clear concise and tactful communication with senior management, clients, peers and team members.
- 10-15 years of SAP project management experience in project implementations using formal project management methodology, techniques and tools.
- Demonstrated experience in teambuilding and leading teams.
- Demonstrated expertise in creating and maintaining project deliverables such as, project charter, project management plan, status reports, project timesheets, communications plan, budget and schedule.
- Demonstrated experience in managing issues, scope and quality while bring projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements.
- Require the career of local large SI company or consulting company
- Require PM experience of big-size SAP program/projects
- Some international implementation experience is a plus
- Management experience in managing small to medium size teams or organizations
- Management experience of medium size multilayered team is desirable
- Management of remote resources (global delivery or distributed organization) is a plus
- P&L of LoB in small to medium size organization is desirable
- Cultural awareness and experience working across different cultures and nationalities
- Strong leadership and people management skills are desirable
- Experience leading in matrix organization without formal authority is a plus
- English and Turkish: Fluent
- Required undergraduate university degree, preferably in commerce, engineering, information technologies or equivalent training and job experience
- PMP certification and /or other industry and project management certifications an asset
- PM Fundamentals class certification or similar
- Project Leadership Excellence (PLEX), Excellence in Delivery Management (EDM) or similar interpersonal skills course
- SAP Activate certification C_ACT_2016 SAP Activate Project Manager
- Understanding of SAP Solution Manager
- Project Management Tools (PEM, PtD, etc.)
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