o Responsible for the quality, scope, timeline, effort (co-related to estimation, Change Request’s, complexity), resources (includes Business, Contractor, Professional Services (Suppliers) resources as well as Operations),
o Develop and execute the overall project plan and analyse project proposals which impacts the schedule and budget variance which in turn contribute to meeting the overall objectives of the Programme.
o Identify and schedule Programme & Project / Work stream deliverables, milestones and required activities and tasks. Understand interdependencies between Technology, Operations and Business needs.
Work hand in hand with Business Project Managers and Technical Delivery Managers to manage stakeholders and relationships - e.g. escalation, expectation, conflict, scope changes, etc. Ensure teams work in a collaborative environment.
Manage all changes to the agreed scope of work. Review and assess all changes and impact to timeline and ensure all changes are approved by Programme Steering Committee (PSC) or appropriate Governance forum(s), including any Design Authority, Product Committee or similar.
Prepare Investment Approval requests and manage approval of Programme(s). Organise and facilitate PSC meetings, chair Project Working Group (PWG) meetings, including attendees from all required countries across the Region.
Manage the overall Programme risk profile, track risk/issue aging, work-through escalations, change governance and related issues. Implement the risk mitigation / issue resolution plans.
Partner with relevant stakeholders in ensuring that the system development methodology (SDLC) is followed and the relevant artefacts are delivered on time with quality, in adherence to the development methodology/approach.
Measure, monitor and report progress to stakeholders at various levels of organisation across the enterprise with the right quality and consistency in content. Implement Project & Programme communication plans and review status reports prepared by Project personnel and modify schedules or plans as required.
planning and managing the process with all key stakeholders to identify requirements for new projects and to manage the process up to the delivery of a project investment proposal to the Investment Committee.