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0-5 years of experience
Facilitated meetings for executive level steering committees with up to 15 members each, including by handling minutes and creating agendas. Developed metrics dashboards and acted as a stabilizing resource during a leadership change. Originated and implemented the HR department’s “lessons learned” approach, crafting templates and a structure to administer the program.
- Executed 4 projects staffed by 4-25 people in fulfillment of continuous improvement goals.
- Secured a consultant liaison for the Employment Training Panel to enable reimbursement to employees for external training. Authored proposals, wrote specifications, and handled bid review.
- Managed the RFP process for a $750K contract for 3rd party content for a Learning Management System (LMS), additionally handling testing to enable access by 15K end users.
- Produced metrics dashboard, orchestrated team member on- and off-boarding, and contributed to planning and prioritization for Fiscal Year departmental projects.
- Handled patch and minor LMS system releases as PMO resource in Global Learning in standing up Project Management Information System (PMIS) Project Server 2010 for the entire department.
0-5 years of experience
- Led redeployment project that consisted of 12 Business Units and a 100+ member team for HCSC Medicaid of TX, IL, OK, NM, and MT. Project resulted in a three million dollar annual cost savings
- Implemented and designed an Agile Methodolgy team for Texas Capital Bank
- Led an Information Management/Analytics project for At Home Stores that replaced antiquated data warehouse and led to a 10% time reduction for store directors on a weekly basis
- Led project to develop a new Healthcare Business Vertical for Texas Capital Bank
- Coached and mentored 25 business analysts on how to speak on present more effectively during live and phone presentations. This group included 16 BAs that spoke English as a Second Language.
6-10 years of experience
Delivered 3 tunnel boring machines for Toronto Transit Authority on-time and under-budget, 1 more in progress
- Negotiated [company name]’s role with VP of Operations for $200 million factory start up which resulted in 5 months of billing
- Successfully started-up new lean manufacturing facility with 2 assembly lines, 60+ cells, interlocks and pick to light
- Identified critical machinery and activities needed to pull in new facility start-up which accelerated first production by 3 months
- Identified engineering bottleneck for engine model ramp up and implemented actions to increase ramp up volume by 25%
- Presented project status weekly to VP of Engineering (CAT), VP of Operations (Royal Oak Industries), and CEO (ROI)
- Trained (5) project managers and (2) project management associates at client on roles to build an internal PMO
- Led charting, planning, and crashing sessions for 8 new tunnel boring machines, meetings included more than 10 people
0-5 years of experience
Developed project plans, identify key milestones, track metrics and managed partners throughout the life of the project to ensure adherence to project schedules & budgets
- Facilitated & led operational planning meetings to ensure adequate compliance with CMS directives
- Coordinated with Practice Managers to include time-lines & step up operations using Gantt Charts
- Organized & facilitated meetings with Physician Champions to communicate & educate stakeholders
- Prioritized steps & schedules to design workflows utilizing EPIC & Electronic Practice Management
- Increased the EPIC monitored AVS Meaningful Use Compliance by 62% for a team of 18 physicians
0-5 years of experience
Designed, built, and maintained UCOP/UCIs PeopleSoft 9.2 HCM and Financial system implementation
project plan providing expertise in MS Project, MS Project Server, and project management best practices.
- Introduced, developed, and trained campus and Medical Center personnel to use and support a Waterfall SDLC and best practices for project management methodology.
- Designed, built, and maintains the risk management, data conversion and data cleansing project plans
- Acts as the Scrum Master for a legacy Time Reporting System (TRS) transition to PeopleSoft Payroll.
- Leads a team of ten (10) SMEs to redesign ~100 business processes to support PeopleSoft 9.2 and other future
- Presented to local and PMO project leadership a business analysis identifying interface and CEMLI design
- Stood up an initial Software Quality Assurance (SQA) methodology and trained, coached, and mentored IT
- Initiated a PeopleSoft 9.2 sandbox environment to enable local development testing.
0-5 years of experience
Promoted to provide project management, technical direction, and process improvement for a client PMO on up to 19 simultaneous IT, website development, e-Learning, and workforce planning projects with annual budgets ranging from $7M to $32M. Heavily involved in business development with technical writing, proposals, and presentations.
- Monitored project cost, scope, and schedule to identify risks and performed qualitative/quantitative risk analysis to assess probability of occurrence and analyze identified risks’ effect on overall project objectives.
- Performed quality assurance by auditing work performance information and quality control measurements to ensure processes met quality standards and performed appropriate change requests.
- Monitored and controlled project work by tracking, reviewing, and regulating project progress to meet performance objectives, as well as measured, forecasted, and reported status to sponsors, stakeholders, senior leadership, and partners with regard to cost, scope, schedule, resources, quality, and risk.
- Monitored risks through implementing risk response plans and evaluating risk process effectiveness.
0-5 years of experience
Advised on project management best practices and tailored existing approaches and processes to ensure
utmost efficiency on execution of project deliverables.
- Developed a project management framework for a maintenance program lacking defined processes and direction.
- Formulated detailed workflows shedding light on specific gaps within various programs.
- Consulted on the planning, controlling and execution of comprehensive w ork breakdown structures that
- Obtained commitments on detailed work plans including schedules, resources, contingency and communication plans.
- Created and maintained Primavera P6 resource loaded project schedules.
- Provided program manager with monthly progress reports of project costs and schedules including variance
- Adjusted project scope, with project sponsor approval, and scheduled accordingly to accommodate change.
0-5 years of experience
Mr. Hartwig managed the forward-deployed production sector of a [company name], Agile development project during each phase of five agile software iterations overseeing and maintaining responsibility of over $5 million in equipment.
- Identified gaps in requirements, while managing risks & UAT defects and drove toward resolution
- Validated projects after deployment to ensure they meet all operational and business requirements and drove maintenance and problem resolution, as required
- Collected product performance data from client as product Subject Matter Expert, from users during product implementation in an austre environment
- Worked with cross-functional teams to drive the implementation of new features as well as resolve operational issues
- Gathered and reported user stories and use cases for shaping front end app development
- Provide visibility into status of upcoming enhancements to stakeholders
- Managed multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritized workloads effectively, and thrived in this dynamic and complex environment
0-5 years of experience
Managed development and implementation of voice telephony solutions for domestic and global DuPont sites and subsidiaries. Ensured data and business requirements collection for vendors by internal teams. Performed detailed management of vendor solution development, installation, and testing.
- Managed voice solution development and rollout to 6 international HR call centers.
- Managed customer call center solution development for subsidiary split of 9000 global employees.
- Monitored implementation of cloud-based corporate directory and IVR services.
- Assisted in management of AT&T & Avaya service implementation to 35 global sites.
- Ensured successful testing of AT&T IPT services and Avaya OneX agent and CMS solutions.
- Coordinated vendor telephony conversion activities for corporate HQ relocation of 2500 employees.
- Maintained project status and vendor compliance via weekly status meetings and communication.
0-5 years of experience
Implemented an end-to-end workflow system to support home mortgage loss mitigation for FHA loans.
- Led project to implement an automated solution to respond to current mortgage crisis and government regulation pertaining to the Home Affordability Mortgage Program (HAMP)
- Aligned with multiple internal operations groups in various geographic locations across the U.S.
- Delivered functionality that supported an increased volume of home mortgage loss mitigation cases
- Resulted in an increased volume of borrowers able to retain their homes, and a reduction in foreclosures and liquidations
0-5 years of experience
- Managed Internet Application Services projects worth nearly $6 million. Created project plan, allocated resources, forecasted financials and coordinated status meetings.
- Formulated Social Media strategy – conducted interviews with senior management and associates, performed experiments to understand user behavior and analyzed data from surveys.
- Identified and recommended process improvements for inter-team coordination.
- Facilitated service alignment of operational practices and resource logistics.
0-5 years of experience
Entrusted to guide and train ACOE Project Managers (PM) in the most efficient processes to apply best industry practices. Assists in defining scope, schedule and budget of projects. Charged with developing project management plans that incorporate project management baselines such as earned value management principles, risk management techniques, quality management and control procedures.
- Key member of team steering Northwestern Seattle District (NWS) Civil Works (CW) Project Management Office (PMO) with planning and executing risk based schedules that meet agreed scope, cost and schedule baselines.
- Collaborated daily with 15 PMs, 8 Financial Analysts, 12 Project Delivery Team (PDT) members and Construction Branch to enhance planning, execution and control of Civil Works Portfolio of 195 active projects.
- Analyzed CW budget baselines for comparison of actual fiscal execution against the Fiscal Year (FY) plan.
- Adapted Army guidelines and industry best practice into project templates for Large Capital, General Investigation (GI) and Construction General (CG) Programs that reduce project initiation time and costs by twenty percent.
- Produces performance reports and meets with PMs on a monthly basis to collect progress information required for monthly schedule update cycle. Information is also used to meet management upward reporting requirements.
- Wrote best practice Change Control process for beta testing in NWS Civil Works program.
- Developed FY resource allocation report utilized by NWS Design Branch Resource Managers and CW PMs.
0-5 years of experience
Provide consulting services in support of an Application Rationalization project for an Aerospace client located in Connecticut. Project objective is to verify server usage and eliminate redundancy.
- Servers verified through remote inspection as well as receiving application owner email verification.
- Results are documented into a central database for further analysis.
- Developed several Visual Basic programs to enhance excel spreadsheet reporting.
- Introduced several procedures to the server discovery process that increase efficiency.
- Status of the project is reported to management for review on a weekly basis.
0-5 years of experience
Support Program Office requirements, analyses, planning, programming and budgeting activities for the JSpOC Mission Systems (JMS) program and other JMS-related Space Situation Awareness (SSA) programs.
- Perform Strategic Basing Process and SSA Programs Acquisition in support of the JMS program and JMS-related SSA programs.
- Responsible for Integrated Logistics Support Plans and Programs necessary to support the SMDBL initiatives, especially the Space Operations Systems (SOS) and the Space Applications Technology User Reachback Node (SATURN), key components of the Army Space Support Team – Tactical Set (ARSST-TS).
- Developed and implemented procedures for the accountability, inspection and shipping of equipment to worldwide locations, including classified shipments.
- Assists property book custodians with inventories and proper accounting of government acquired property and contractor acquired property.
- Determine adequate sparing for assemblies being maintained by the Battle Lab and is essential in developing the Other Direct Cost (ODC) requirements for ensuing years.
- Implemented and maintain documentation baseline documentation for fielded systems.
0-5 years of experience
Acts as Sr. Project/Program Manager for Mobile Program; establishing, defining and improving [company name]’s mobile website.
- Manages multi-million dollar budget ($10-14 MM).
- Leads Agile processes across Revenue, Product, Development and UX/CX (User Experience, Creative Experience) groups.
- Acts as main facilitator between Product Management, UX/CX, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Ad-products, SEO, Analytics and Development teams.
- Helped with overall coordination of Product Management deliverables into the Scrum execution process in addition to communicating out status to stakeholders and upper management.
- Scrum Master of multiple development teams.
- Scrum Master of the “Sprint 0” team that worked on the 4 top major initiatives
- Led Scrum meetings, sprint planning, release planning and sprint retrospectives.
- Mentor team members on Agile software development principles and practices including implementation of process improvement ideas learned from retrospectives.
0-5 years of experience
Managed the system testing responsibilities of The OCC Encore Prices applications
- Responsible for the hiring and management of up to 20 consultants to support the development and testing of the Encore Prices applications.
- Responsible for successful project management and delivery of assigned releases
- Successfully managed the system testing responsibilities for multiple releases of the re-write of the Encore Prices applications
0-5 years of experience
- Managed several large-scale strategic projects aimed to help a top tier investment bank improve customer experience and increase profitability by revising and enhancing its customer facing software product.
- Partnering with business and technology stakeholders and SMEs, facilitated definition of business requirements, design and delivery of technical solutions.
- Managed project budgets from $500K to $1M. Created and maintained project plans. Tracked deliverables of cross-functional teams, ensuring timely completion of critical milestones in an extremely high-paced environment. Reported regularly to stakeholders and Senior Management via program dashboard and status review meetings.
- Ensured adherence to client’s policies and procedures, as well as Project Methodology and Change Control procedures established by the PMO.
- Responsible for Risk and Issue (RAID) tracking and reporting on the workstream level.
- Worked closely with cross-workstream management teams, Technology, and PMO to define and track project interdependencies and efficiently incorporate them into the integrated project plan with minimal impact to program schedule.
6-10 years of experience
Line of Business Project Manager partnering with technology to design and implement new Problem Asset Management System to manage Commercial Assets in the field ($5MM).
- Perform process modeling on the current state of business processes and recommend improvement to the processes in order to reduce cost, increase efficiency, and eliminate unnecessary activities.
- Provide project management governance for the Operations team in order to keep projects on time and within budget.
- Partner with multiple groups, including: sales force, Audit, SOX Control, Finance, Loan operations, and other Line of Businesses to ensure downstream impacts are identified and factored into efforts.
- Implement projects around process improvement recommendations to ensure controls are in place to measure effectiveness.
- Communicate with Executives on project statuses.
0-5 years of experience
Analyzed and consolidated status/financial reports for major initiatives and published monthly to Sr. Management
- Worked with PMO team on the implementation of Prince2 Methodology
- Coordinated training classes for Prince2 and PMP Certification
- Created an on-line Prince2 training video by syncing an audio recording to a PowerPoint presentation
- Created a database which contained vital project management templates, glossary and acronym list
0-5 years of experience
- Collaborated in the management of finance, marketing, sales, construction, and business projects.
- Conducted and presented business cases, financial reports, investment proposals, sales forecast and competitive analyses.
- Co-facilitated weekly meetings, briefings, presentations and projects on behalf of the commercial planning department.
0-5 years of experience
Successfully implement the investment accounting platforms to support operations and accounting for asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds and REIT clients
- Maintain relationships with various clients through the implementations process. During the roll forward and catchup phases of the implementation process.
- Responsible for ensuring monthly and quarterly deliverables are completed timely and accurately for clients
- Perform input for business analysis, new requirements, workflow, and operational reviews as well as provide adhoc reporting requests.
- Assist Project Managers with budget and project progress tracking
- External Project Management training towards PMP certification
- Maintained existing client base and generate potential leads
- Maintained databases of client service and communication documents.
0-5 years of experience
Provide project management consulting and mentoring to organizations.
- Creation of basic project management methodology and customized processes to support the specific requirements of an organization.
- On the job training of team members in the methodology and supporting processes.
- Preparation of infrastructure prototype designs and development of site-specific building retrofits. This includes detailed site surveys, the development of cable route plans, power requirements, and equipment rack layouts.
0-5 years of experience
- Performing project management audit for an Offshore & Onshore Facilities project in the Middle East. Analyze the production output to determine gaps between the planned and operational production output and make recommendations for production improvement to align with the process design and business objectives.
- Managed a project for converting graphics from Honeywell’s GUS platform to Experion HMIWeb platform for a client in Central Asia. Worked with the client to optimize graphics to maintain Honeywell LCN system loading within Honeywell recommended performance limits. Responsible for managing all aspects of project management including the development of project execution plan, schedule, budget, risk management and team management. Managed project costs and margins for the project.
- Supporting corporate initiative in defining Governance standards across the business units to insure they are adopted and adhered to. This includes development of project execution plans, supporting documentation, quality management and use of tools. This initiative is expected to result in major savings. Also, act as a liaison between the corporate office and Automation.
- Implemented Intergraph’s SmartPlant 3D package for process plants business unit to establish the infrastructure in support of increasing business needs from clients. The project scope included procurement, licensed software installation, customization and training.
- Conduct Value Improvement Practices (VIPs) and Project definition Rating Index (PDRI) workshops for clients to help improve costs, capital efficiency, scheduling and team building, and optimize engineering design and technology selection options for clients.
- Plan, develop and conduct in-house training sessions for project management related topics. Also, teach PMP Exam Preparation Training courses twice a year.
0-5 years of experience
Execute remediation activities for the Bank’s cross-border booking model (Cross-Border Remediation), including legal and regulatory risk related to Barclays’ Legal Entities operating under jurisdictional requirements.
- Identify core risk within business and ensure existing controls and governance meet the jurisdictional requirements.
- Perform Jurisdictional Analysis, Remediation, Account Maintenance, Control Framework Development (Client/Product Restrictions, Fly-In & Reach-In Activities and Training & Education).
- Analyze, document, and monitor issues identified, including root cause analysis, control failure identification, level of significance assessment for deficiencies and remediation plans.
- Coordinate cross business functions (e.g. Operations, Middle Office, Front Office, Technology, Compliance) and senior management to execute necessary policy, process and technology changes.
- Create annual business plans and strategic plans, suggesting strategy and tactics related to control framework, client management and trading/banking technology.
0-5 years of experience
- Oversaw a team of project managers in a waterfall environment to deliver on data strategy, form standardization and the implementation of OCR and a workflow management tool.
- Led the Scope Control Board and Risk Management Team while also creating an organizational communications plan intended to improve upon coordination within the department of health and family services, as well as communication across state agencies.
- Performed program-wide work plan monitoring via earned value analysis, and managed project status reporting to senior executive level stakeholders.
0-5 years of experience
- Lead project teams to deliver complex application development and infrastructure projects with a goal of achieving 2011 PCI compliance for Wyndham Hotel Group.
- Responsible for managing financial forecasts and budgets.
- Primary liaison between technical engineering staff and business client.
- Prepare and deliver executive level presentations for Senior Leadership Team.
- Follow a Rational Unified Process (RUP) within a structured PMO organization.
6-10 years of experience
SME in call center routing technology and various line-of-business across the bank enterprise
- Accountability and oversight of the end to end enhancements and initiatives cycle
- Consulting with business partners to ensure all requirements are captured/agreed/approved/best value is delivered and commitments are achieved within time-frame, cost and quality parameters
- Provide cost estimation and validating financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures
- Translate business objectives/requirements/policies into specific goals, tactics and action plan
- Experienced and contributed to Voice Over IP and Genesys NextGen transition
- Identifying key change impacts, collect and analyst voice of the customer and drive to improve complex issues stem from project deviations
- Ability to build relationships and interact with Business, Technology, Change Management and external partners
- Plans, organizes, monitors and controls projects using Six Sigma techniques to ensure efficient and effective project completion
- Develop strategies and facilitate test scripts/plans to mitigate risk of customers impact
- Partners with business and technology partners to create ongoing measures and monitoring plans
0-5 years of experience
Budget forecasting support for the Program Management Organization
- Provide support for the project managers on the affordable care act programs
- Worked with the Procurement team on booking monthly accruals
- Prepare Detailed Review Report for Senior Leadership
- Provide project resource trending analysis
- Assist with building out annual budgets
0-5 years of experience
Implemented RFP process for deploying build & test services
- Managing ETL project team for HealthCare.
- Identify the risks including financial, operational, people and manage these through a clear risk mitigation plan.
- Key member in formulating and implementing strategies to build a data warehousing environment.
- Responsible for building templates for the project.
0-5 years of experience
Assist companies in making the best possible business decisions by providing oversight and leadership in executing projects from planning to completion.
- Managing budgets, quality plans, resources and relationships to achieve organizational objectives
- Planning, developing and executing schedules to ensure timely completion of projects
- Implementing project management principles – initiating, planning, executing, monitor & controlling and closing
Project Management Consultant Duties and Responsibilities
Project management consultants play a lead role in project planning and implementation. Some of the main duties associated with this role include:
Hold Preplanning Meetings Before a project is started, a contract must be created and reviewed, and detailed plans must be drafted. These steps are necessary so that all involved parties understand a project’s goals and expectations. It is the project management consultant’s responsibility to hold the preplanning meeting at which these activities are done.
Make On-Site Customer Visits After the contract has been signed and detailed plans made, project management consultants visit the client on-site to review the process and make suggestions. Periodic visits are also made to check on the progress of the project to ensure things are going as planned.
Procure Hardware and Third-Party Software New process implementation often requires companies to utilize new hardware and software, and it’s part of the project management consultant’s job to locate and purchase these items.
Maintain Industry Knowledge It is important that project management consultants stay informed on current and emerging trends and developments so that they may incorporate them into current and future projects.
Deliver Projects While there are many stakeholders involved in a project’s implementation, the delivery of the project rests in the hands of the project management consultant. They’re responsible for ensuring that it is delivered on time and within the budget constraints.
Project Management Consultant Skills and Qualifications
Candidates with leadership skills and the ability to prioritize and multitask are sought by employers for this position. Preferred skills also include:
- Project management software proficiency – these consultants use project management software to schedule, plan, and document project data and progress
- Interpersonal skills – project management consultants work with stakeholders at varying levels and must build new client relationships while developing and maintaining current relationships
- Analytical skills – project management consultants must anticipate potential problems and risks that may occur with a prospective project before they occur
- Problem-solving skills – team conflicts, budgetary restraints, and other obstacles often hamper the completion or implementation of a new project, and it is the project management consultant’s job to resolve these issues
- Time and cost management – project management consultants must adhere to the agreed-upon time and budget restrictions established in the signed project contract
Project Management Consultant Education and Training
A bachelor’s degree is the minimum educational prerequisite for employment as a project management consultant. This degree should be in project management, business administration, general management, or a related business field. Employees also prefer candidates with an MBA, PMP certification, and two to five years of business experience.
Project Management Consultant Salary and Outlook
Entry-level professionals make about $50,050 on average, while experienced consultants earn $140,015. The national median salary for this position is $81,942. Bonuses and profit sharing can add up to another $28,000 to a project management consultant’s salary. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 14 percent job growth by 2026, which is faster than average. This is based on a growing demand for consultants as more organizations look for ways to control their costs and improve efficiencies.
Helpful Resources
We’ve compiled a few resources for you to review if you are interested in pursuing a career as a project management consultant:
Project Management Step-by-Step Templates – Author Marvin Gamboa provides students, newbies to the project management field, and experienced professionals tools to help them achieve project success. This book offers templates, forms, flow charts, and sample projects that can be used by the reader to complete their own projects, saving them time and money.
Management Consulting: Delivering an Effective Project – Louise Wickham and Jeremy Wilcock’s fifth-edition book is an effective tool for project management professionals. Students will gain valuable information about the process of consulting, and those already working in the field will learn useful tips and techniques. This book includes best practices, case studies, and insight into how to overcome project challenges.
International Project Management Association – IPMA has 70 member associations spread throughout the globe. Members can network, share ideas, and collaborate. This association also offers four levels of certification: certified projects director, certified senior project manager, certified project manager, and certified