Michael Rödle - Project Manager, Hustler, & Hound “Project Metrics on the Internet”

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Bottmingen, Switzerland

Experience

Dec 2022 - Present

2 years 8 months

Baar, Switzerland

Project Manager, Hustler, & Hound “Project Metrics on the Internet”

Global-KPI

Project management, HUSTLER (defining full financials including sales, pitching, financial analysis, & business models) and HOUND (identifying real customer needs including research & analysis) to build an online project metrics system so users can make informed decisions to keep projects on track or get them back on track if they deviate.
The metrics system should show current status and a forecast.
Users enter key project data and metrics are calculated and displayed automatically.
Skills: Project management, project metrics.
Problem space: Co-Innovation Builder (CIB), corporate innovation team setup, team profile/canvas, design thinking, human-centered focus, customer personas, market research, problem definition.
Solution space: narrowing the problem, turning ideas into solutions, solutions into concepts, customer journey, business model canvas, value proposition canvas, prototyping, refining prototype and business model canvas, final pitch.

Oct 2021 - Nov 2022

1 year 2 months

Baden, Switzerland

Senior ERP Project Manager OneERP

AXPO

Managed all IT projects within the OneERP program to implement group strategy: one system for all 63 units and end-to-end standardization of business processes (quote-to-cash, report-to-report, source-to-pay, project-to-result).
As Senior ERP Project Manager, I led the “New S/4 System Setup” project to migrate existing SAP ECC6 systems to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Extended Edition and then to SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud, maintain via a release strategy, and establish common governance for systems, processes, and data.
Also implemented and integrated SAP systems like SuccessFactors, Ariba, Fieldglass, Concur, and selected, negotiated, implemented, customized, tested, and deployed about 20 third-party tools.
Skills: Program/project management and stakeholder management, agile methods with epics, stories, sub-tasks, backlog, sprints in Jira, tools:
IT: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Extended Edition, SAP Solution Manager, Tibco EBX MDM, SAP CPI, SAP IdM, OneIdentity, XAMS Suite, ServiceNow, qTest, Tosca.
Finance: Central Finance, MailCenter add-on, SAP Global Tax Management add-on, Compensation, Advanced Financial Closing Cockpit, Process Partner Tool (CS-Customer Services), Multibank, In-House Bank & Payment Factory.
HR: SuccessFactors, OpenText, SAP SF, Variable Pay add-on, ACONSO, Authoring Tool, ServiceNow, Teamtailor.
Procurement: Ariba, Fieldglass, Concur, ProTime, CATS, Parent/Child Setup.
Asset Management: Wessendorf SAP-EAM.

Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

2 months

Berlin, Germany

Business & Technical Project Analysis, PMO Support

Klosterfrau

Analyzed and replanned, reviewed risks, and delivered clear status reports for the Proceed project as SAP Landscape Transformation, to merge three locations (two SAP ECC6 on-prem and one non-SAP) into one SAP S/4HANA on-prem.
Included data cleansing, process harmonization, redesign of master data management, various data mappings, staff training, etc.
Skills: stakeholder management, program management methods, SAP S/4HANA landscape transformation, SAP ECC6, MS Project, SharePoint.

Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

4 months

Darmstadt, Germany

Program Manager BSI

Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer, HBK

Managed the Business Systems Integration program to develop and implement a modern, fully integrated CRM (SAP C/4HANA Sales & Service) and prepare for “HBK Digital” (SAP C/4HANA Marketing & Commerce).
All apps run on a cloud platform with HANA databases and integrate with SAP ERP via SAP CPI.
Target systems: SAP C/4HANA Suite and SAP ERP ECC 6.0.
Priority 1: reporting, sales & service, supply chain, and finance; priority 2: eCommerce and marketing automation and legal sales structure review.
Developed program plan with resource requests, agreed workstream timelines & deliverables, led workstream managers, removed obstacles, managed program schedule & plan (scope, time & budget), communicated steering committee results, reported risks/dependencies/issues, set quality standards, ensured cross-project quality management. BSI goals: reduce complexity, SAP best practices, control customer satisfaction. Managed external partners, established agile methods (e.g., Scrum), differentiated workstreams, and consolidated business processes.
Skills: stakeholder management, leadership, program management methods, benefit management, SAP C/4HANA, SAP ECC6, digitalization/Industry 4.0, Oracle, MS Dynamics, Salesforce, Dell Boomi, data cleansing & migration.

Nov 2017 - Dec 2017

2 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Manager

Allianz Technology

Strategy consultant to design a regional concept between central and local structures, including functions, committees, role definitions, use-case processes, staff transfer, timeline, etc.
Presented decision papers to C-level.
Skills: stakeholder management, org design, presentation skills, portfolio management methods.

Apr 2017 - Jul 2017

4 months

Haar, Germany

Project Manager Security Operation Center (SOC)

Finanz Informatik – Technologie Service (FI-TS)

PM to build a SOC as a line organization for security monitoring, vulnerability scans, CERT, and access/authorization monitoring of SAP and other systems, and SOC PM within the ECB program to close findings in FI-TS (category A) and for clients like LBBW, BayernLB, NordLB/BremerLB (category B).
Led 5 sub-project leads/project specialists with ~100 FI-TS staff and 5,000 days and a €10M budget, plus FI and client staff.
Developed cross-entity SOC operating model with state-of-the-art info security processes for incident ID, prevention, detection, and response.
Sub-projects: connecting systems to SIEM (Splunk), operational and product vulnerability scans, reporting, ticketing, remediation, data integrity, authenticity, confidentiality, availability, and incident management.
Skills: project/program management methods, stakeholder management, IT security, consulting, SAP system architectures.

Feb 2014 - Feb 2014

1 month

Zürich, Switzerland

Speaker IPMA Expert Seminar 2014

IPMA

Analyzed, developed, and presented “VentureWork” model to improve project success by giving managers and stakeholders variable pay based on project success.
Skills: IPMA methods (Competence Baseline), PMI methods, APMG methods.

Nov 2013 - Aug 2014

10 months

Zürich, Switzerland

SAP & Non-SAP Program Manager K2 Sunrise Freedom

Sunrise

Program manager to change the entire business model (separate service & device contracts, freedom to switch plans anytime).
Led 5 IT PMs (SAP ECC6.0, CreditCheck, EAI & Portals, DWH, Clarify) with ~300 staff (Sunrise and vendors), 5,000 days, 197 CRs, ~CHF 6M budget.
Developed governance standards (IP addresses, monitoring, SharePoint, abuse tool optimization) per ITIL; marketing strategies and KPIs (NPS) for business clients.
Replaced in-house systems (Compass & Pivotal) with mLog & Cherwell (TCHF 760).
PMI training for internal PMs with practical topics.
Languages: German, English.
Skills: entrepreneurship, PgMP, PMI & IPMA methods, ITIL, SAP ECC6.0, SharePoint, stakeholder management, consulting.

Sep 2012 - Sep 2021

9 years 1 month

Therwil, Switzerland

Program Portfolio Manager & Senior Strategy Consultant

GKS

Managed program portfolio of projects and operations focusing on strategy alignment, operations, performance monitoring, information exchange, and risk control with CHF 7.6M budget.
Fully developed business plan, concept, and sales for “VentureWork” to pay PMs by success; created Excel-based project metrics system.
Designed and built PRINCE2 and MSP training materials and sold the service.
Implemented e-learning via Office 365.
Tendered and outsourced IT services.
SAP program manager for reimplementing four SAP S/4HANA Cloud solutions with SuccessFactors HR & Finance: three in Switzerland (budgets CHF 7.5–90M) and one in Germany (EUR 5.5M).
Skills: portfolio & stakeholder management, entrepreneurship, APMG methods, coaching/mentoring, Office 365, SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

Aug 2012 - Oct 2012

3 months

Zürich, Switzerland

Program Manager Organization & Presentation

PMI Chapter Switzerland

Organized the “Swiss Program Conference” on Oct 24, 2012 as part of the Professional Development Event series for PMI Chapter Switzerland with Zurich Assurance AG.
Prepared and presented “Mainstream Project/Program Methodologies - PMI (PMBOK/SPM3 vs Prince II/MSP) similarities and differences.”
Skills: PgMP, PMI methods (PMBOK, Standard for Program Management), TSO methods (PRINCE2, MSP, ITIL), stakeholder management, coaching & mentoring.

Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

7 months

Duisburg, Germany

Program Manager Europe-wide Migration & Implementation

HAVI Logistics

Senior consultant for migrating and implementing a Restaurant Order Planning/integrated Order Proposal System (ROP iOPS) across 12 European countries for a US fast-food chain’s logistics arm.
Set up program (governance, resources, market assessment, PoC, pilot, rollout, back office, operations); led 4 project teams, full responsibility for program scope, schedule, quality, budget (€41M; on-time, quality delivery; ~200 staff) with 25% success bonus.
Skills: program management, strategy & process development, stakeholder management, coaching & mentoring, ITIL, topology, BI, data, application, and service management.

Apr 2011 - Jul 2012

1 year 4 months

Therwil, Switzerland

Project Portfolio Manager & Telecommuting Analyst

GlobalKeySolution

Senior consulting managing client project portfolios focusing on strategy alignment, operations, performance monitoring, information exchange, and risk control with ~USD 13.2M budget.
Analysis and consulting on telecommuting in complex IT environments (home office, co-working, client site, internet café, offshoring).
Skills: portfolio & partner management, strategy & process development, cloud computing, distributed solutions, SharePoint, data security, labor contracts, ergonomics, data migration.

Jan 2010 - Mar 2011

1 year 3 months

Zürich, Switzerland

Project Manager System Separation & Migration

Detecon Schweiz AG

Special projects: separated IT systems/data from Postbank and BHW and integrated into Talanx/ProACTIV environment with 30 staff and ~€6M budget.
Defined target architecture, created migration roadmap, hosted RFP with SLAs, planned and led cut-over team dress rehearsal (data migration).
Designed operations & service organization, ramp-up of program org to implement separation and migration of life insurance & partner data.
Skills: strategy & process development, data migration, dress rehearsal, UC4, CanDo project management, SharePoint.

Aug 2009 - Oct 2010

1 year 3 months

United States

Developer of Program Manager Professional (PgMP) Exam Questions

Project Management Institute

Virtual item writer developing scenarios and exam questions for the PgMP based on PgMP docs, practical experience, and other sources.
Skills: passed PgMP exam, extensive program management experience, PMI knowledge, CERTS Writer software.

Jan 2009 - Aug 2009

8 months

Geneva, Switzerland

Head PMO Planning Program Temenos

Deutsche Bank

Managed global product launch planning (Switzerland, Austria, Singapore), technical extensions (Golden Source), company integration (Rüd Blass), and release rollout with 35 project leads and 10 staff, no budget.
Developed program KPI reports for Deutsche Bank AG board.
Led cut-over team for dress rehearsals 2 & 3 (data migration) and managed logistics for dress rehearsal and trial migration.
Skills: stakeholder management, strategy & process development, program planning & control, global sourcing, Temenos solutions, topology, application & data management/data warehouse.

Aug 2007 - Dec 2008

1 year 5 months

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Program Manager Release Rollouts DIALBA2000

Raiffeisen

IT strategy & delivery: coordinated all DIALBA2000 project releases, merging them into one release with 60 project leads and ~CHF 50M budget.
Full responsibility for ~60 annual projects (800 staff) in main and service releases: schedule, quality, cost, issue resolution, support to project and line managers, concept studies for successor system to DIALBA2000.
Built IT Project Portfolio Management department, developed metrics for program/project selection & evaluation, defined org structure, status reports.
Skills: program management, PMP, strategy & process development, stakeholder management, coaching & mentoring, topology, data/application/service management, Avaloq.

Jul 2006 - Jul 2007

1 year 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Proposal & Project Manager Lithuania & International Projects

Bundesdruckerei GmbH

Project & proposal management: Developed eSticker for e-passports and set up production in Lithuania with 50 staff and ~€11.5M budget.
Selected and coordinated Lithuanian provider to insert eStickers into passports.
Developed IT systems for eSticker personalization and integrated them into Lithuanian personalization authority’s IT.
Skills: PMP, HERMES, border control management, printing processes, software development, data management & DWH, IT networks.

Sep 2005 - Jun 2006

10 months

Therwil, Switzerland

Head of Strategy & Business Development

GlobalKeySolution

Global projects: developed and implemented strategy process with 5 staff and ~€1.1M budget.
Strategy development and formulation for Global Projects and Key Solutions divisions.
Skills: strategy development & execution, MIS data management, SAP, SAP BW, Java on IBM WebSphere; PMP.

Jan 2005 - Aug 2005

8 months

Therwil, Switzerland

Head of Corporate Development, Head IT Projects

Aquametro AG

Corporate development: built and implemented a PMO with 30 staff and ~CHF 30M budget.
Developed and implemented IT strategy, PM methodology, trained PMs, introduced IT standards.
Led IT projects (cost transparency & SLA optimization, SAP role concept, SAP archiving, SAP sales optimization, SAP measurement concept, SAP BW & data migration).
Skills: PMP in heterogeneous IT environments, assertiveness, negotiation, sales, logistics, procurement.

Jul 2004 - Dec 2004

6 months

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

PMO Government Project Manager

Saudi Business Machines Ltd.

Professional services: built and implemented PMO for Saudi government/Ministry of Information with 5 staff and ~TUSD 400 budget.
Skills: PMP, analytical-conceptual methodology, global service procurement, SLA development & implementation, global IT sourcing.

Aug 2003 - Dec 2004

1 year 5 months

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Program Manager Public Pension Agency – Saudi Arabia

Saudi Business Machines Ltd.

Professional services: led 5 projects, 4 PMs, ~100 staff (client, SBM, GKS, partners) with ~USD 12M budget.
Language: English. IT solutions: English, Arabic.
Overall lead for e-business application development on WebSphere, Oracle apps development, data cleansing & migration, infrastructure & training with partners from Europe, India, Egypt, Saudi.
Tested and integrated solution into client’s heterogeneous IT.
Skills: PMP, sourcing concepts for migration/production in global IT, Oracle 11i.9, e-business, Java, MS NT/2000/XP, integration.

May 2002 - Sep 2021

19 years 5 months

Therwil, Switzerland

Program Manager/Portfolio Management EMIA

GKS

Managed project portfolio and operations focusing on strategy alignment, operations, performance monitoring, information exchange, and risk control with CHF 7.6M budget.

May 2002 - Aug 2003

1 year 4 months

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Program Manager Space

GlobalKeySolution GmbH

Global projects: led ~30 staff (client, GKS, partners) to develop a facility management solution with ~€4.5M budget.
Language: English. IT solutions: German, English.
Led e-business application development on WebSphere with Europe and India partners.
Tested and integrated solution into client’s heterogeneous IT.
Skills: PMP, e-business, Java/Corba; SAP R/3 architecture & interfaces, application development/testing/integration in global heterogeneous IT.

Jan 2001 - Apr 2002

1 year 4 months

Zürich, Switzerland

IT Project & Proposal Manager

IBM Schweiz AG

Led ~20 staff (client, IBM, vendors, freelancers) with ~CHF 13.5M budget.
Language: English. IT solutions: German, English.
Led e-business application development on WebSphere, integrated workflow into Credit Suisse’s IT.
Led proposal team to design and present holistic IT solutions.
Skills: IBM Project Manager (Tier1, Tier2, IGS method), PMP, e-business, Java/Corba, dev/test/prod in heterogeneous IT.

Jan 1999 - Dec 2000

2 years

Bad Vilbel, Germany

SAP System Architect & SAP PM & Head SAP-CCC

GZS GmbH / First Data

Led ~30 staff (business, dev, tech, vendors).
SAP R/3 project lead: Y2K, upgrade 3.1i to 4.6b, euro conversion, modules (SD, MM, WF), SAP BW, support packs.
SAP R/3 architect: set project/dev standards, coordination, system ownership, first-level support.
Designed, built, and led SAP Customer Competence Center, certified and named SAP-CCC of the month by SAP AG.
Skills: cross-functional SAP R/3 project management, SAP R/3 dev, finance domain, credit card processing.

Jan 1999 - Dec 2000

2 years

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

SAP Architect & SAP Project Lead

Gesellschaft für Zahlungssysteme (GZS) GmbH

SAP dev: led ~30 staff (business, dev, tech, vendors).
SAP R/3 project: Y2K, upgrade 3.1i→4.6b, euro conversion, modules (SD, MM, WF), SAP BW, support packs.
SAP R/3 architect: set standards, coordination, system ownership, first-level support.
Built and led SAP-CCC, certified and named SAP-CCC of the month by SAP AG.
Skills: cross-functional SAP R/3 project management, SAP dev, finance, credit card processing.

Jul 1995 - Sep 1998

3 years 3 months

Eschborn, Germany

International IT Project Lead & IT Architect

Deutsche Bank AG

Led ~30 staff (DB, vendors), ~DM 10M budget; German & English.
IT projects: dev and global rollout of rental contract database “db space,” built CAD Competence Center in Düsseldorf, selected facility management system, OS/2→NT4 network migration, SAP R/2 interfaces, served on IT strategy committees.
Skills: IT PM, relational DBs, AutoCAD 14, facility management systems, SAP interfaces, Windows NT4, Lotus Notes, MS Office, finance domain, app dev, procurement, logistics.

Jul 1995 - Sep 1998

3 years 3 months

Eschborn, Germany

Project Lead International IT Projects & IT Architect

Deutsche Bank AG, Eschborn HQ

Led ~30 staff (DB, vendors), ~DM 10M budget; German & English.
IT projects: dev and global rollout of “db space,” CAD Competence Center, facility management system selection, OS/2→NT4 network, SAP R/2 interfaces, IT strategy committees.
Skills: IT PM, relational DBs, AutoCAD 14, facility management systems, SAP interfaces, Windows NT4, Lotus Notes, MS Office, finance, app dev, procurement, logistics.

Summary

With my deep and certified methods knowledge from PMI, APMG, and IPMA, I can get any troubled project or program back on track. With 28 years of experience, I deliver projects in complex environments on time, within quality and budget, and make unpopular decisions when needed. I lead programs with an inspiring and empowering leadership style that motivates teams to peak performance. I also use my communication skills at all levels, from staff to C-level.

I hold PfMP, PgMP, PMP, MSP Practitioner, PRINCE2 Practitioner, ITIL Expert, and IPMA certifications and have global experience in project portfolio, program, and project management, leading program teams of 60 project managers and 800 project staff with annual budgets up to CHF 50 million. I’m trained as an ICT system architect and experienced in the latest technologies like digitalization/Industry 4.0, ERP systems, cloud, and big data.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Education

Oct 2005 - Jun 2007