Mark Podella
Global Project Lead
Experience
Global Project Lead
The client's goal is to migrate the entire Office client landscape from Windows 10 to Windows 11 by the end of support (Oct. 2025). Creating the project plan and drafting the project brief, the budget overview, as well as the required resources.
Setting up sub-workstreams such as: Adoption & Change, Service Process including migration process, service definition including SCCM software packaging and build task sequence, security including client hardening, application integration including requirements and demand from power users (key users) in the company.
- Project management, stakeholder management, Project Canvas workshop, design thinking workshops, vendor management, project controlling
Global Project Lead
Implementation of a globally available on-prem SIEM system. Onboarding of log sources (Windows servers, Linux servers, Windows 10 clients) using Splunk Universal Forwarders. Also, distributed syslog collectors are used at edge sites to forward UDP syslog data over TCP to the centralized SIEM platform.
Implementation of Tenable.io as the vulnerability service provider. Deploying the necessary Nessus agents on Windows servers, Linux servers, and Windows 10 clients. Also, network scanners were set up to regularly run network discovery scans in both office and production environments.
- Project management, stakeholder management, Project Canvas workshop, design thinking workshops, vendor management
IT Business Consultant, Facilitator, Project Manager, Change Manager
Conducted several workshops to clarify the global impact of application whitelisting. Incorporated the results into an implementation plan as part of the CISO's security roadmap. Performed in-depth assessments with experts from the Windows Server team, the Linux Server team, and the Windows Client team. Processes were also evaluated. All information was consolidated into a final implementation concept and presented to the CISO and IT security managers. The concept was approved and is now integrated and scheduled in the IT security roadmap.
- Project management, stakeholder management, Project Canvas workshop, design thinking workshops, change management
Consultant
Conducted multiple workshops with key end users of the client to develop the concept for the new digital/modern workplace with MS 365.
- Project management, stakeholder management, bottom-up strategy workshops
Project Lead, Consultant
Optimizing the MS365 roadmap together with the client. Managing this stream will help the client deliver M365 products internally on time and within budget.
- Project management, stakeholder management, Project Canvas workshops
Project Manager, Change Manager
Implementation and setup of a new IT service management department, including recruiting new employees and creating job descriptions in line with the COBIT and ITIL frameworks. Creation and introduction of RACI matrices, stakeholder management, organizational change management, project management
Project Lead, Consultant
Development of the project brief and drafting of a prototype implementation concept. The client's global goal is to automate the currently fully manual identity and access management process. Initially, a prototype is built in an agile approach with the HR department. The aim is to identify dependencies and clarify the underlying business processes.
- Project management, stakeholder management, Project Canvas workshop, design thinking workshops
Project Lead, IT Business Consultant, Change Manager
The client's goal is to migrate the current endpoint security solution from Symantec to Microsoft. In the project, the technical and organizational solution design was developed and rolled out. At the same time, Microsoft's application control, a global application whitelisting solution, is introduced. The challenge is that the application landscape has grown uncontrolled over time.
- Overall project leadership, stakeholder management, business consulting on application control
Freelance Consultant
P4IT consulting
Freelance consultant
Change Manager
The Justice and Consumer Protection Authority has its own specialized systems. After a merger within the authority, it inherited enormous technical debts that needed to be resolved.
The goal was to develop an organizational change management concept together with the client. Based on this concept, a follow-up project was launched to implement the change measures and establish a new department.
Project Lead, IT Business Consultant, Change Manager
The client built a new headquarters. The goal was to oversee and launch all IT services before employees moved into the new building. We started with a design thinking workshop to create a comprehensive user story. From that, we created a 100-point plan that was then executed step by step.
External partners and suppliers were coordinated along with internal resources. The goal was achieved.
- Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Workshop Facilitator
Project Lead
During the Corona pandemic, the client began moving services from on-premises to the Microsoft Cloud. The goal is to help IT staff and end users find ways to work optimally and effectively with M365.
- Stakeholder Management, Project Planning including Budget/Resources, Solution Design, Change/Transformation Roadmap
Project Lead
As part of a global Unified Endpoint Management with M365, the goal is to set up an end-to-end, zero-touch approach for all end-user devices. Design and planning of the M365 implementation strategy. Preparation of the transformation and setting up the first projects.
- Stakeholder Management, Project Planning including Budget/Resources
Project Manager, Change Manager
Concept, planning, and implementation of change and communication measures in IT outsourcing.
- Conducting change impact assessments, evaluating stakeholder groups, creating personas and user journeys
IT Project Lead, Organizational Change Manager
Oiltanking GmbH
Lead for Change and Communication within the IT department during IT outsourcing
Technical and organizational leadership of the Adoption & Change Management sub-project in the global roll-out of M365 (web version)
Project Manager, Change Manager
Sub-project lead: Exchange Online. Tenant split, migration and carve-out. Sub-project lead: split, migration and carve-out of the IBM Domino infrastructure.
- Project control, stakeholder management, reporting, steering project outcomes, managing communication with end users and respective stakeholder groups
Project Lead, Head of Adoption and Change
Planning, evaluation and implementation of various ACM formats for users as part of the global M365 rollout, conducting change impact assessments and use case workshops, stakeholder management, project controlling
Project Lead
An MVP (Minimum Viable Product) called Cloud-based Workplace based on M365 was piloted. Main challenge: connecting Intune-managed clients to the on-premises/legacy infrastructure (Wi-Fi, AD, etc.).
Planning, coordination and management of the pilot project for introducing M365, vision work through interviews, CIO and senior management, stakeholder management, reporting
Project Lead
Conducting interviews (change impact assessments), analyzing the interviews, preparing objectives, defining the project team structure, implementing the Azure landing zone at the organizational level, stakeholder management, project controlling
Project Lead
Planning, coordination and execution of a worldwide Microsoft license audit (SAM self-assessment).
Project controlling, change impact assessments, stakeholder analysis and management, risk management, stakeholder management
IT Project Lead
Marquard & Bahls AG
Sustainable implementation of adoption & change management within the holding and affiliated companies in software rollout and change projects
Technical and organizational management of adoption & change management (ACM)
Development of an organizational change management architecture for M365 rollout
Stakeholder management, reporting, controlling, team leadership
Conducting change impact assessments (Azure & M365 rollout)
Lead of the IT master plan (IT strategy) for IT infrastructure and operations
Management of various IT infrastructure projects
Project Lead
Planning, coordinating and execution of hardware renewal of SER Doxis 4.
- Project controlling
- Stakeholder management
- Reporting
- Team size: 15
Project Lead, Roll Out Manager
Hospital: Planning, coordinating and carrying out the new setup of PC workstations in the new children's UKE building
Project Lead
Bank: Planning, coordinating and executing the renewal of Cisco network core and edge components
Head of Project Management Team
Bechtle IT Systemhaus Hamburg
Head of the project management team
Planning, leading, monitoring and ensuring project goals are met
Change request management
Stakeholder management, reporting / controlling, team leadership
Escalation management
Account Manager
Goetzfried AG
Customer acquisition and support of major clients in northern Germany. Focus on IT contracting
Sales Manager
tecis Finanzdienstleistungen AG
Sales agent and expert in private health insurance
IT System Merchant Apprentice
soIT GmbH
Apprenticeship as an IT system merchant
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Experienced in Information Technology (18 years), Insurance (7 years), Energy (3 years), Government and Administration (0.5 years), Healthcare (0.5 years), and Banking and Finance (0.5 years).
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Experienced in Information Technology (12.5 years), Project Management (12 years), Sales (11 years), Human Resources (2.5 years), Customer Service (2 years), and Strategy (1 year).
Languages
Education
IRBW
Relational/systemic counseling · Germany
Hochschule Fresenius
Business Psychologist B.Sc. · Business psychology · Hamburg, Germany · 1.7
soIT GmbH
IT systems management assistant · Lübeck, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Prince2 Project Management Foundation
AXELOS
Prince2 Project Management Practitioner
AXELOS
ITIL v3 (2011)
EXIN
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