Fred Schröder
Senior Project Excellence Consultant
Experience
Sep 2022 - Feb 2024
1 year 6 monthsInterim Change and Rollout Manager
International Telecommunication Enterprise
Change and Rollout Manager with >500 Customers with Communication Systems
- Establishment of a change process model across multiple internal/external instances, from request for change to review report, a precisely detailed change life cycle model management with detailed task list
- Complete daily reporting with process control and operational fine-tuning, integrated CM in a team with all functional disciplines
- Implementation of all standard & special requirements for the communication infrastructure with highest availability, non-stop tandem, security and quality at the customer for the application of xxxx specialist services
- Coordination, synchronization of all change tasks across all instances, stakeholders, promoters, service providers as per specifications, with emphasis on situational flexibility and fine tuning
- Manage daily operation, on- and off-site resources and processes, reporting and success
- Qualifications: 100% self-starter, process model design and implementation, standardization of processes, project management, controlling, risk management, stakeholder management, team building, collaboration management
Jan 2021 - Aug 2022
8 monthsInterim Rollout Manager
LG Energy Solutions
Rollout Manager for ~3.000 Customers Battery Software Updates and/or Hardware Replacement in D-A-CH-I-FR
- Coordinating service providers, installers, electricians, distributors throughout Western Europe, drafting and negotiating service contracts, organizing cooperation, pacifying an army of stakeholders including mediation between very (!) different cultures
- Leading an internal service team for international support tasks
- Leading a database development with Zendesk ticket system for internal & external use and synchronization with CRM
- Specify and lead an international reporting system
- Qualifications: 100% self-starter, standardization of processes, project management, controlling, risk management, stakeholder management, team building, cooperation management, contract negotiation, travel
Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
6 monthsIT Portfolio Manager
UNIPER AG
IT portfolio manager of xx Mio € IT budget evaluation, planning, tracking, review, business approval, continuous e2e reporting. Creation of a portfolio/project cost/benefit model, generated by top-down extrapolation of customer needs, materialised by IT implementation of business processes/cases/functions, productive & beneficial on the customer's journey.
Qualification, onboarding, standardisation of processes, O365-TEAMS-SharePoint, PowerBI fully integrated
Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
4 monthsProject Manager
ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG
Project manager for the optimisation of project management processes
- Programme Management of the 5 Business Units worldwide (core team)
- Concepts for resource management, project quality management
- Programme reporting, project approval and portfolio management
- Identification of potentials for action in the lived practice incl. professional suggestions for improvement
- Definition of the complete IT project management quality process with quality gates, UAT, OAT from requirements to implementation, incl. Agile!
- Rapid project deployment, templates, roadmap to improve and harmonise project management
- Definition and development of trainings within the framework of project and programme management, including the implementation of technical trainings
- Qualification in project management
- Development of PM implementation plans
- Communication in the project management community
- Requirements for the project management tools
- Definition of reports and creation of mock-ups
- Definition of a project management maturity concept
- Reporting VP level
Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
6 monthsPortfolio Manager
E.ON
Portfolio Manager at the EVU
- Coordinate portfolio processes vertically B2C, horizontally B2B internationally, programme management of regional portfolios
- Technologies: SCRUM, SaFe, Digital Attacker
- Generic, initial definition of the portfolio
- Roadmap for Product & System Life Cycle with Controlling
- Transmission & Transition including Legacy
- Change management with business impact and market dependencies
- Stakeholder management with business, product and epic owners
- Roadmap alignment with market & business development
- Budget dimensioning, scaling and specification in cooperation with Finance
- Portfolio reporting up to board level
- Reporting on VP Level
Nov 2017 - Jul 2018
9 monthsProject Manager
DB NETZ AG
Project Manager Transport/Logistics Infrastructure Digitalisation & Operationalisation
- Transmission of the digitalisation of transport/logistics infrastructure 5 million data sets with approx. 150 million data in the backend SAP R3 DVS and the frontend Android Tablet
- e2e complete operationalisation by means of agile application development in SDLC according to SCRUM + classic work packages in MS Project
- DevOps transition for operations, maintenance, planning. Requirements reengineering with classical and agile approach for business requirements & basic assurance
- Instrumentalisation of a metadata management app
- Operational transfer to releases according to standard, acceptance, rollout, operation
- SCRUM Software Engineering, roles: Product Owner & SCRUM Master, agile process with JIRA & MS Project for ORACLE app metadata engine & SAP R3 DVS Database
- Qualification, training, development of a curriculum for SAP DVS specialist support help desk for approx. 10 thousand users, instances + processes + contents
- Reporting at Senior VP Level
Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
2 monthsStandardisation multi-project management - project portfolio management
BAMF Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
- Project initialisation and application preparation with profitability calculation (WIBE) in a subordinate federal authority BMI, guidelines: V-Modell XT, ICB4/IPMA
- Identification of objectives, risks, stakeholders, environment and boundary conditions
- Submission, integration and anticipation of deep change management for the changes in the organisation and processes in the day-to-day work
- Preparation of workshops, curricula & didactics. Approval and presentation of an agreed project brief. Reporting on CIO level
Aug 2015 - Jun 2016
11 monthsProgram Manager Business Intelligence
Vodafone
- VGE CLR statutory Reporting Group Clients Commission Settlement
- Research & transmission of data, GUI with Tableau, MDM master data management. Customers, Accounting & Sales (Commissions)
- Crisis management one year late + budget overrun, stakeholder & change management at high level
- Test management in Team QA with off-shore Team India
- IFRS15 Standard Group Accounting
- Concept & Requirements Management, DWH- Data Hub-ETL Architecture
- Agile BI project initialisation, phase, WBS planning
- MDM Master Data Management. in DWH with 25 Datasources from Accounting & Billing
- Crisis management Group + internal Coordination, planning, change management for the compensation of strongly changed work processes
- IT Security Control for Data Integrity worldwide
- Ongoing workshops for competence transfer
- DWH Consolidation & Integration
- Transmission Big Data Otelo DWH from Arvato to Vodafone during operation, without data loss, MDM master data management
- Risk management Agile Continuous integration & crisis management non-stop operation & transition, test management of key users & team on-the-flight set-up Project success factors in DWH BI reports
- agile JIRA/ Confluence/ Kanban with MS Project
- SCRUM Master role
- PMO Services for Finance
- Reporting at CDO level
Oct 2014 - Jan 2017
2 years 4 monthsCourt expert security systems building technology, IT security
Munich Local Court
Court expert in independent evidence proceedings
- Programme management via the communication systems, video, audio, locking, sensor systems, i.e. their suppliers Specialist departments
- Complete inventory of all security systems video, audio, sensor technology, locking systems with dedicated control and monitoring
- Leading topic IT Security scales from electromechanical systems with LAN/WAN-networked controls, to middleware in departmental clusters, voice&video systems for object monitoring & communication
- The security parameters for all systems Function & failure safety, data integrity locally and WAN/LAN. Basics BDSG & BSI standards
- Software, hardware, e-technology, mechanics
- Evaluation of workflows, business cases, incidents, risks, fallouts
- TARGET-ACTUAL comparison of the functional spectrum, error-effect analysis
- Mediator & facilitator of up to 25 affected persons
- Crisis management for partial functional failures of the JVA control centre
- Reporting to the court
Sep 2014 - Apr 2015
8 monthsInterim Service Manager Head of Business Application Helpdesk
MediaCom GmbH
- Operational responsibility for 1st, 2nd & 3rd level support for 600 users with the central planning, purchasing and accounting system for approx. 15 billion € turnover p.a., IT security for the data integrity of accounting & contract data
- Introduction of complete SCRUM process from daily to burndown of tickets
- Change request process with external offshore application provider
- Agile SDLC (BA-SD-DEV-TEST-DEPL)
- Agile PMO Services for CFO + IT + Finance (Navision)
- Crisis management Resolution of 900 tickets in the backlog & replacement of the help desk manager
- Process & workflow identification & reorganisation (ITIL), training & change management for new processes & organisation, sync with two ticket systems
- Agile SDLC project management for software bugs & transition for further development & release management with an external service provider near- & offshore Belarus, cross-sectional projects e.g. "demarcation"
- Test management of troubleshooting and corrections internally & externally
- MDM Master Data Management Order-Mgmt-Billing-Navision Accounting
- Crisis management Stakeholders from six departments + group accounting
- Board/Management Reporting with Success Factors & KPIs
- Team Manager, role "SCRUM Master" Workflow identification & standardisation, motivation
- Training of the service processes, definition and qualification of the team, performance control
- Reporting at Senior CIO Level
Feb 2014 - Apr 2014
3 monthsInterim Programme Manager Service Management EDI.FACT Invoice
Lekkerland Information System
Interim development management EDIFACT optimisation in invoicing/payment transactions, team management
- Agile Project & Team Reconstruction (8 externals), "SCRUM Master" role
- PMO Services for CFO + Sales + KPMG
- Implementation of the EDIFACT/ e-invoicing application to SAP, IT security for online data transfer and consistency of billing data
- Invoice volume 13 billion EURO turnover, user approx. 5,000 ma
- Project & Team Initialisation (€ 4.5 m, 8 Ma)
- Regeneration Services 1st to 3rd Level for Group Controlling and Sales (Master Backlog Model)
- Requirements management, project planning, controlling
- Crisis management Billing process, transfer failures
- Test management of the EDI interfaces functionally & qualitatively with the specialist departments Controlling & Sales. Transition & operational change management for billing processes
- MDM Master Data Management. Customer Billing Accounting
- Board Reporting of Success Factors to the CFO from the Group
- Reporting at CFO level
Apr 2012 - Sep 2013
1 year 6 monthsPM
GRUMA Machinery & Vehicle Wholesalers
PM qualification for ERP system introduction
- CEO coaching with complete ACTUAL/TARGET process identification from sales to service
- Executive reporting of the Success Factors
- Identification of 12 projects, project & team initialisation
- Team PM qualification + MS Project introduction, workshops/training for PM knowledge transfer
- Reporting on Board Level
Apr 2012 - May 2013
1 year 2 monthsInterim Programme Manager, Software Development & Service Management
HOLZMA/HOMAG
IT system reengineering SDLC from order processing system to production control in special machine construction, team revitalisation, control of externals off-shore, risc fulfilment strategy
- Crisis management team has quit + contract partner does not deliver or delivers incorrectly
- Team Reconstruction & Software Reengineering
- Team implementation with training & PM qualification
- Requirements engineering review - requirements specifications
- Coordination software supplier Tieto/Finland and offshore 45 Indians/Pune
- Contract management, claim management, penalty management
- Agile project plan & controlling of KPIs & success factors
- Coordination of the requirement profiles from work preparation
- MDM Master data management machines/products with sales order
- Optimisation of the processing of building material panels with special machines with stock management
- Set-up of service helpdesk (master backlog model) 1st to 3rd level for planning and sales in cooperation near- & off-shore software development
- Introduction of agile software development in the SDLC
- Extreme test management off-shore + on-shore and internally at code-level and functional
- PMO Services for HOMAG Group, Management and Sales
- Lotus Notes (Domino) adaptation to Microsoft Office in the project and between suppliers
- Acceptance specification based on the work, warehouse and order handling processes
- Reporting at Board Level
Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
1 year 1 monthProgram Manager
UBS AG
Program Management, Project Manager, Coach, Controlling for agile PM (RUP, aka SCRUM Master)
- Introduction of agile software development (RUP) end-to-end SDLC and User Service Help Desk
- Transition wealth management software for global order entry business intelligence & digitalization of processes
- MDM master data mgmt. Products, Vendors, Customers
- IT Security Valence of functions, data management, communication, order execution with consistency control
- PMO Board reporting of KPI & Success Factors
- Project initialization, requirements engineering + charter configuration
- Change management for the introduction of (agile) RUP© Rational Unified Process Model into the SDLC Software Development Life Cycle process
- incl. management of the application of RRC Rational Request Composer by the business analysts
- incl. test scenario with external vendors, BA under high compliance requirements, analogous to role "SCRUM Master"
- Training & qualification of project managers in agile PM in SDLC
- Requirements engineering for service help desk structure & configuration, management of master backlog
- Project controlling with EVM Earned Value, MS Project based
- Reporting at Senior Director level
Nov 2006 - Jul 2007
9 monthsProject Manager
Schmack Biogas
Project Management Value Analysis DIN EN12973
- PMO Services Board and Division Manager Reporting with KPI & Success Factors
- Program management of the trades instances
- Requirements, specifications
- Team installation (approx. 15 department heads)
- Complete analysis of ACTUAL processes of manufacturing and operations with TARGET for implementation of rationalization potentials
- MDM master data mgmt.plant types, components
- Competitive analysis of 10 plants in D and NL
- Reporting at Senior VP level
Jan 2003 - Dec 2008
5 yearsProgram Manager
Würth AG
ERP Roll Out + Customizing + Coaching + PM Training + Program Controlling
- Project Management and Controlling with KPI & Success Factors
- PMO Services for board, management, division manager reporting
- Coaching and Consulting
- Change Request Management in ERP Projects with 1st to 3rd Level Support + Software Development near- & off-shore Shanghai
- Implementation of all business processes to the new ERP system in IT/CH/D for an ERP-SW installation in the Würth AG group
- MDM master data mgmt. Merchandise, suppliers, customers and internal financial accounts, cost centers & -types
- Project initialization
- Team building, concept and strategy planning
- Planning and implementation over five years (x Mio €, team up to 15 pers.) incl. test management of the functions by key users
- Change Management Curriculum setup, implementation + training at Wurth SRA/Barcelona (English)
- Project controlling, coaching & consulting and change management in ERP projects at Wurth SRA/Barcelona (in English)
- Conversion of all business processes to the new ERP system for an ERP-SW installation in the Würth AG/Basel/CH group of companies
- In-house qualification for Certified Projectmanagement Practitioner, IPMA Level D, 5x in Barcelona (English) + 15 x in Italy
- Implementation, qualification and operation of MS Project Central Server
- Coaching and business process engineering of Würth Phoenix in Bolzano for the project management manual
- Support management for esf applications for the project management qualification of Würth Phoenix/Bolzano
- Lotus Notes (Domino) adaptation to Microsoft Office in the project and across users
- Reporting at CIO level
Jan 1993 - Dec 1998
4 yearsProject Manager
Joint Venture DB AG/ Mannesmann AG
Business area freight transport, handling systems, logistics, and telematics in Germany and Europe (>50 MioDM, ca. 50 Ma. core team)
- Project Manager at Mannesmann TRANSMODAL Planning and Controlling of all subprojects with KPI & Success Factors
- PMO services reporting for management and group board members
- Conceptual design for sales and marketing processes
- Subproject IuK logistics system and operations control system (25 Ma. from MDV)
- business area development for the joint venture
- planning of personnel development
- project manager for the first reference project at the KV-Terminal Erfurt
- strategic contract and cooperation management with BMV, BMBF, DUSS/DB AG and KombiVerkehr
- R&D BMI research funds controlling & accountability at TÜV Cologne
Jan 1983 - Present
41 years 5 monthsCEO Project Excellence Consultant
SCHRÖDER CONSULTANTS UG
CEO Project Excellence Consultant at SCHRÖDER CONSULTANTS UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Summary
Programme & Project, Portfolio Manager DIN69901/ISO21500, PMO Services up to 300 P/team + 50 Mio€ budget. Interim Manager, Coach, Consultant. Project Controller (EVM ANSI/EIA-748), KPI & Success Factors. Certified trainer PM GPM/IPMA/IHK. Senior Consultant for Business Process Analysis and Optimisation, BPM, BPR. Value analysis (EN12973), ISO9001 with ISO10006 audit, Configuration management ISO 10007. Digitisation, transmission, transition, BigData since 1970 from requirements management to operation and change request. Change /Change Manager. IT Service & Helpdesk Manager. Publicly certified and sworn IT expert (due diligence, compliance). Auditing of "Code of Conduct" in Deployment & Development of Software & System - Developments.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary
Italian
Elementary
Education
Oct 1967 - Jul 1976
TU Berlin
Dipl.-Ing. · Civil Engineering · Berlin, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Qualification SCRUM Master & Product Owner
Cert. TÜV Test Equipment Manager
Certified Trainer
IHK
GPM Award Assessor
Cert. Project Management Trainer
GPM
Cert. Metabolic Balance Consultant
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