Subproject Lead Program PM Summit 2024

• Issued the call for papers and evaluated submissions, onboarded speakers
• Composed the program and uploaded it to the website with session titles and speaker info
• Ran the PM Summit with speaker support and moderation

Results:

• Acquired contributions, completed and published the program
• Successfully executed the event

Tools and Technologies:

• Miro, MS Teams, Office

• Structured the service catalog
• Collected and clarified functional and non-functional requirements
• Advised on project planning
• Evaluated bids

Results:

• Delivered the complete requirements specification with evaluation criteria
• Assessed offers and selected bidders for the proof of concept

Tools and Technologies:

• Accessibility, procurement procedures, bid evaluation
• IBIS, IBIS-IP, VDV 301, HAFAS (REST API), GDPR

• Negotiated an FTTC-L2BSA contract with pilot customers
• Facilitated strategy development for portfolio, go-to-market and pricing, standard contract
• Initiated project, managed requirements, defined work packages
• Designed overall architecture for network (1:n VLAN concept) and IT/datacenter (S/PRI, order management, billing)
• Oversaw project implementation
• Prepared further wholesale partnerships for FTTH

Results:

• Closed the pilot contract, approved business strategy, built a pipeline of wholesale partners, executed the pilot project

Tools and Technologies:

• Jira, Confluence, Miro, vitroconnect CAP, SAP CO
• Telecom Act, L2BSA, FTTC/FTTB/FTTH, S/PRI, Ethernet, VLAN

• Redesigned server applications using containers
• Set up an Active Directory environment with Samba
• Planned and implemented an access rights concept
• Migrated additional server apps (Samba file, Nextcloud, media, project management, and mail servers)
• Updated and tested the 3-2-1 backup concept
• Migrated clients to Windows 10

Results:

• Updated the base server environment
• Migrated all server applications into Docker containers
• Migrated all clients to Windows 10 and integrated into Active Directory

Tools and Technologies:

• Docker, Samba, Postfix, Dovecot, Active Directory, Windows 10

• Identified main topics as epics and mapped them in a process overview
• Developed topic areas for mapping processes and resources with ITIL and eTOM
• Created a topic-focused, prioritized user story map
• Analyzed key stakeholder groups

Results:

• Co-created roadmap of key tasks for 2018
• Aligned within a future-oriented overall strategy

Tools and Technologies:

• NGOSS / TM Forum Frameworx

• Identified country-specific legal, regulatory and technical requirements, aligned with central architecture and implemented on site
• Created specs, selected and prepared contracts for country- and EU-specific functions
• Registered and applied for approvals with the Federal Network Agency
• Contractual and technical implementation of solutions for network interconnection, number portability data exchange, law enforcement data access, emergency call management, and processes in customer management and billing
• Specified partner interfaces and relevant process flows
• Integrated all relevant regional processes into the overall architecture
• Developed the security concept for submission to the Federal Network Agency

Results:

• Approved detailed project plan and implementation phase, established the German GmbH
• Identified market entry barriers in Austria and Switzerland and prioritized markets
• Implemented legal and regulatory requirements; signed contracts with partners and suppliers

Tools and Technologies:

• MS Office, Visio
• GmbH formation, VoIP protocols and architectures, telecom regulations, security concept, number assignment and portability, telecommunications surveillance

• Decoupled product and solution processes to improve the accuracy of customer offers
• Defined processes for solution lifecycle management and interaction between product and solution management
• Identified key issues for target customer segments
• Built a solution portfolio with a suitable structure based on in-house products, services, and selected partners
• Provided consistent, standardized solution documentation
• Made content available in a structured intranet portal and trained sales units

Results:

• Approved portfolio structure and content, process descriptions, and training materials
• Successfully placed initial solutions with customers

• Conducted detailed total cost of ownership analyses for scalable hardware concepts
• Benchmarked architectures for comparable financial sector requirements
• Modularized the architecture by process (order-to-cash)
• Aligned solution components and integration concept with the CRM partner
• Reduced hardware dependency and prepared for virtual server deployment

Results:

• Drastically reduced variable project and total costs for the customer
• Developed a proof of concept; presented to key customers and piloted at Vodafone Tanzania

Tools and Technologies:

• TOGAF, Enterprise Service Bus

• Advanced the ICE-2 audio-video system into a modern passenger information system
• Components: audio/video entertainment, mobile communication system, electronic reservation system, passenger information displays, info kiosk, multimedia bus system
• Managed requirements with customers
• Evaluated and adapted technologies
• Replaced proprietary rail technologies with standard market technologies
• Integrated all subsystems
• Established a new lifecycle model
• Quality management, prototype manufacturing, system integration

Results:

• Completed design and prototype approval by customer
• Started delivery for series production