Carola Bischoff - Subproject Lead/Test Management

Q: Where is Carola based?

Carola is based in Palm-Mar, Spain and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Carola speak?

Carola speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Carola have?

Carola has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Carola has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 11 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 4 months . Note that Carola may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Carola's latest experience?

Carola's most recent position is Subproject Lead/Test Management at msg Systems .

Q: What companies has Carola worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Carola has worked for msg Systems , Bayer AG Weimar , and Brandenburg IT Service Provider / ZIT-BB .

Q: Which industries is Carola most experienced in?

Carola is most experienced in industries like Government and Public Administration , Information Technology (IT) , and Banking and Finance . Carola also has some experience in Retail and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas is Carola most experienced in?

Carola is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Customer Service . Carola also has some experience in Quality Assurance (QA) , Human Resources (HR) , and Operations .

Q: Which industries has Carola worked in recently?

Carola has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Pharmaceutical , and Government and Public Administration .

Q: Which business areas has Carola worked in recently?

Carola has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Quality Assurance (QA) .

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Palm-Mar, Spain

Experience

Jun 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 7 months

Subproject Lead/Test Management

msg Systems

Building the test team
Managing and coordinating test components
Developing team members
Planning and executing the test strategy
Ensuring quality measures
Implementing individual subprojects in an external test environment
Monitoring the budget and initiating measures
Monitoring and ensuring completion of individual test components
Planning, coordinating, and conducting an overall test with stakeholders
Supporting the go-live
Coordinating the remaining tasks
Tools/methods: Office 365, Jira, Confluence, Scrum, Aris, facilitated meetings, presentations, XML

Feb 2022 - May 2022

4 months

Subproject Lead

msg Systems

As-is vs. to-be analysis of the initial setup
Coordinating with individual stakeholders (PROITK, BMI, classified information protection)
Guiding individual services into a homogeneous structure within a VS-NfD environment
Tracking the geo-redundant environment setup and changes
Escalation management
Monitoring the budget
Supporting and developing the system and network architecture
Developing and maintaining the project structure plan (PSP)
Monitoring completion of individual work packages
Tools/methods: Office 365, Skype for Business, Project, facilitated meetings, presentations

Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

5 months

Project Manager

Bayer AG Weimar

Project management
As-is vs. to-be analysis of the migration situation
Analyzing database functions in Lotus Notes and creating functional specifications for migration and ongoing support by external partners
Designing and planning SharePoint
Creating field mappings
Gathering and aligning requirements with application owners and external contractors
Coordinating external partners
Coordinating and executing migration to SharePoint
Developing alternative solutions outside of SharePoint
Active test management in SharePoint: designing functional test scenarios, actively testing the adopted functions, and documenting tests
Implementing SharePoint and supporting acceptance by customers and departments
Project documentation
Tools/methods: SharePoint, Lotus Notes, facilitated meetings, Teamstudio, Office 365, presentations

May 2020 - Sep 2020

5 months

IT-Consultant

Professional public-law institution

Conceptual work on a procurement procedure
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Cost calculation and deriving strategic recommendations
Planning and conducting the procurement process and preparing the statement of work
Tools/methods: Lucidchart for graphic design, Merlin Project

Oct 2019 - Aug 2020

11 months

Project Manager

Brandenburg IT service provider / ZIT-BB

Project management
As-is vs. to-be analysis of the IT situation
Technical design for migration preparation
Initiating change for hardware procurement
Developing test scenarios, active test management
Coordinating and controlling application deployment
Designing, planning, and moderating project meetings
Project documentation
Tools/methods: coaching, project management, Merlin Project, facilitation

Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

1 year 10 months

Project Lead

Brandenburg IT Service Provider / ZIT-BB

Project management
As-is/To-be analysis of the IT situation at the client and provider
Coordination and requirements management with application owners and admins
Design, planning, and moderation of technical meetings
Initiation and control of changes for hardware procurement
Technical design for migration preparation
Design of individual test scenarios in coordination with the client
Coordination of application installation
Project documentation
Tools/Methods: Coaching, Moderation, Project Management

Feb 2017 - May 2017

4 months

Project Lead

Public Administration

Project lead
Project design and planning
Creation of cost-benefit analyses
Planning the migration approach
Managing the cross-department migration
Developing communication measures for the service desk
Project documentation
Tools/Methods: Confluence, Jira, Lotus Notes, Marvel, moderated meetings, Project Management

May 2016 - Oct 2017

1 year 6 months

Project Lead

Public Administration

Project lead
Creation of cost-benefit analyses
Project design and planning
Incident management during execution
Coordination of incidents within escalation
Crisis and escalation management
Conducting daily scrums and retrospectives alongside traditional project management
Designing communication measures for users in close cooperation with the service desk before and during migration
Designing and moderating coordination meetings with stakeholders
Coordination of claims
Project documentation
Tools/Methods: Confluence, Jira, Lotus Notes, moderated meetings, agile methodology, Project Management, Remedy, Windows Server 2012

Jun 2015 - Mar 2016

10 months

Project Lead

Public Administration

Project lead
Project design and planning
Creation of cost-benefit analyses
Planning the migration approach
Designing communication measures for users in close cooperation with the service desk before, during, and after migration
Requirements management in collaboration with users and operations teams
Cross-functional coordination meetings before and during migration with stakeholders
Project documentation
Tools/Methods: Confluence, Lotus Notes, Remedy, Solaris, Windows Server

Jun 2013 - Jun 2019

6 years 1 month

Team Lead

Public Administration

Team lead for Notes administration
Leadership tasks: employee reviews, conflict talks, moderated meetings, fostering staff development, writing evaluations
Creating security concepts
Process analysis within the team and restructuring
Committee work
Software deployments for security
Reporting to senior management
Tools/Methods: Greylisting, Linux, Lotus Notes, Postfix, Remedy, Solaris

Jan 2001 - May 2013

12 years 5 months

Administrator

Public Sector

Administration of Notes clients and servers from Lotus Notes 3 to Lotus Notes 8
Management of malware via iqSuite SMTP mailing and greylisting
Administration of the intranet literature system
Planning, design and support of multiple Lotus Notes migration projects

Nov 2000 - Dec 2000

2 months

OS/2 Server Administrator and Client Support

DIS AG

Administration of OS/2 servers
Client support in a banking environment

Sep 1998 - Oct 2000

2 years 2 months

IT Recruiting and OS/2 System Administration

Time&More Personnel Management

IT recruiting
OS/2 system administration in a banking environment

Aug 1996 - Mar 1997

8 months

Tobacco Shop Owner

Self-Employed

Management and operation of a tobacco shop

Dec 1985 - Jul 1996

10 years 8 months

System Administrator

Sietec Systemtechnik

Administration of BS2000 hosts, VMS, Windows and OS/2 clients and servers
Troubleshooting, general system administration, user support and consulting

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Government and Administration (19 years), Information Technology (14 years), Banking and Finance (2.5 years), Pharmaceutical (0.5 years), and Retail (0.5 years).

Government and Administration

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Pharmaceutical

Retail

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (35 years), Project Management (18 years), Customer Service (10.5 years), Quality Assurance (2.5 years), Human Resources (2 years), and Procurement (0.5 years).

Information Technology

Project Management

Customer Service

Quality Assurance

Human Resources

Procurement

Summary

Hands-on expert in multi-project management with both traditional and agile approaches, stakeholder management, and team leadership.

Focused on introducing, updating, transitioning, and migrating software and hardware within business environments.

Experience and knowledge have been gained and continuously developed in the banking, public administration, pharmaceutical, and IT service industries among others.

Key areas, often in combination with Lean Six Sigma, Scrum, and SAFe, include:

Requirements management for business concepts, IT applications, and IT infrastructure
Risk management, escalation management, quality management
Implementation management, test management
Change management
Cost-benefit analyses, project controlling
Technical support in implementing service architectures
Support for data center relocations, development of security concepts
New software implementations, migrations, software rollouts, and version changes

Skills

Administrative Knowledge – Operating Systems

Unix, Redhat Linux, Solaris
Windows Server 2007 / 2008 / 2012 / 2016

Applications – Expert Knowledge

Lotus Notes 3 - 8
Ibm Notes 9
Ms Project
Iqsuite
Julia Mail Office
Postfix

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

Education

Jan 2001 - Jul 2001

FernUniversity of Hagen

Mathematics and Computer Science · Hagen, Germany

Aug 1983 - Dec 1985

Training as office assistant · Office Assistant

Certifications & licenses

IT Security

ITIL® 4.0 Foundation

Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt

Lotus Notes / Notes Domino

Team leadership

Professional SCRUM-Master

SAFe 5.0

Windows Server Architecture

Certification by IPMA/GPM, Level D for Project Specialist

Profile

Created

November 2024

Last Update

June 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Carola based?

Carola is based in Palm-Mar, Spain and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Carola speak?

Carola speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Carola have?

Carola has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Carola has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 4 months. Note that Carola may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Carola be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Carola would be well-suited for roles such as: Subproject Lead/Test Management, Subproject Lead, Project Manager.

What is Carola's latest experience?

Carola's most recent position is Subproject Lead/Test Management at msg Systems.

What companies has Carola worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Carola has worked for msg Systems, Bayer AG Weimar, and Brandenburg IT Service Provider / ZIT-BB.

Which industries is Carola most experienced in?

Carola is most experienced in industries like Government and Public Administration, Information Technology (IT), and Banking and Finance. Carola also has some experience in Retail and Pharmaceutical.

Which business areas is Carola most experienced in?

Carola is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Customer Service. Carola also has some experience in Quality Assurance (QA), Human Resources (HR), and Operations.

Which industries has Carola worked in recently?

Carola has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Pharmaceutical, and Government and Public Administration.

Which business areas has Carola worked in recently?

Carola has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Quality Assurance (QA).

What is Carola's education?

Carola attended FernUniversity of Hagen for Mathematics and Computer Science.

Does Carola have any certificates?

Carola has 9 certificates. Among them, these include: IT Security, ITIL® 4.0 Foundation, and Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt.

What is the availability of Carola?

Carola is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Carola?

Carola's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.