I have been employed in the Banking and Financial Industry for more than twenty-five years which has afforded me a wealth of knowledge and experience that relates to Programme- and Project Management, Client Services, Training, Demand and Resource Planning, Intense Admin, and Delivery Management.
Experience as a Project Manager started at Barclays Zambia in 2007. Thereafter in Barclays Mozambique and continued my Project Manager successes in South Africa at Absa Bank Limited in South Africa. Managed and executed the Retail Expansion Programme for Absa Africa successfully including Mozambique, Tanzania, and Angola. Successful Project Manager for 12 years.
Proven performance driven leader with exceptional focus on delivering excellent client service and results, excellent communication skills on all levels within any organisation, especially with business leaders and regional teams.
Energetic with a can-do attitude. Build and maintain excellent customer relationships. Successful leader who can manage people and projects and deliver results and meet customer expectations. This has been demonstrated within different business environments, cultures, and projects. Well-spoken and presentable, a true ambassador for any organisation.
Career aspirations are to apply the skills and leadership abilities obtained during my career to advance both organisational and personal goals. Look forward to broadening my knowledge, expand my experience and achieve great success in any organisation and together reach great heights with turnkey solutions.
| Last Resume Update | April 22, 2021 |
| Address | Bedfordview, South Africa |
| rianathed@gmail.com | |
| Phone Number | 0829596630 |
Experience
Program Admin/Support
• Assisted in setting up all project documentation.
• Minute and distributed minutes of Stream Leaders Meetings.
Project Manager
• Followed the project- and system development lifecycles supported by Absa’s governance documents.
• Delivered projects successfully within approved budget, timelines and meeting quality standards.
• Ensured alignment of projects and project outcomes to the business, IT strategies and objectives.
• Achieved desired outcomes through best practices in project management and managed and grew relationship with business and solution providers.
• Managed the business change management enablement life-cycle.
• Managed relationships with the project stakeholders and customers.
• Delivered projects in keeping with cost, quality, schedule and agreed criteria.
• Identified, assessed, and managed project risks, as well as responses which could have result in time or cost overruns or failure to deliver products which are fit for purpose.
• Optimized and managed total utilization for all project resources.
• Ensured the participation and commitment of project stakeholders to project activities / reviews as required.
• Ensured timely dissemination of appropriate project information to stakeholders.
• Controlled and managed changes to project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Collected and disseminated performance information - status reporting, progress measurement and forecasting on agreed timelines and forums.
• Implemented projects successfully through the required project lifecycles, following set governance and standard processes.
• Generated, gathered, and disseminate information to formalize project completion and closure.
• Developed and maintained a Project Governance Dashboard for various programs/projects.