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Headline

Business Change Enabler | Program Management Specialist | Business Strategy Activator | Workforce Motivator | Consultant

About Me

Excel in empowering stakeholders and mentoring teams in planning, innovation and developing solutions. Facilitate exponential business gains in internationally staffed and geographically dispersed endeavours in Broadcasting, Construction, Education, Engineering, Financial Services, Information Technology & Systems, Manufacturing, Mining, and Pharmaceuticals. Thought Leader with deep expertise in programme and full life cycle projects, life cycle management, benefits, stakeholder management, and governance. Expertise extends to business process management, information systems management, and business transformation. Lead community development, corporate social responsibility, and project management office. Published author, public speaker, and motivator, professional programme manager, information systems specialist, and engineer. 

Industries I Write About

Technology

Business

Industrial

Law & Politics

My Writing Samples

Project Management Essentials

There are probably thousands of articles and papers written about what is essential in managing a project. This article will focus on gaining a semblance of control.

https://antonvandenberg.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/project-management-essentials/

Management Maturity Model

Many attempts have been made by various persons to classify, grade or explain the various levels of competence, style or simply methods of management available. This is not definitive or exhaustive. It is a basis or framework that could act as a point of reference.

https://antonvandenberg.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/management-maturity-model/

ON LEADERSHIP AND OWNERSHIP

While evaluating different descriptions and discussions about leadership during research for this article, I could not find a single direct link between ownership and leadership.

https://linked2leadership.wordpress.com/2013/08/14/on-leadership-and-ownership/

Experience

Strategic Programmes & PMO Manager

Developed and launched the Project Management Office which entailed overseeing the annual capital budget of 50 Million ZAR per year. Built and launched a highly automated centralized communications centre for South African Business and refurbished the existing data centre. Ensured delivery of an integrated national business continuity management program, disaster recovery, backup and archive project across South Africa that encompassed 14 buildings across branches

Company: Aspen Pharmaceutical

I worked there from 4/2015 until 2/2018

Operations Manager

Lowered costs and risks by launching enhanced key business processes such as procurement, inventory, and logistic solutions. Updated marketing strategy and business development operations to include brand management, social media, tender evaluation, cost of sales measurements, and tender closure tracking.

Company: Industrial Electrical Contractors

I worked there from 10/2014 until 3/2015

Projects Manager ERP, Sage X3

Directed Enterprise Resource Planning Projects for an ICT Solutions Provider.

Company: Datacentrix Holding Limited

I worked there from 7/2014 until 9/2014

Chief Technology Officer

Led broadcasting technology development and migration from the laboratory through production while managing offshore mobile television application development in India. Coordinated hosting, bandwidth, content acquisition, broadcast license management, and broadcast production scheduling.

Company: Tuluntulu (PTY) Ltd

I worked there from 3/2014 until 6/2014

Program Professional - Executive

Led colleagues as an Executive Manager inside a group of 210 companies with global footprints across construction, manufacturing, mining, steel, water, engineering, consulting, and logistics. Applied expertise in HCM, ECMS, BPM, MDM and BI within ISO 9000 framework to transform the group's business culture.

Company: AVENG Group

I worked there from 9/2004 until 2/2014

Content I Write