Project Scheduler
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Job Description
Duties and responsibilities:
- Drive the site migration schedule in an effective and strategic manner to ensure that the migration is completed within the schedule
- Create prepopulation of UAT document from various source documents by using SQL Excel and exporting as XML file.
- User and device validation
- Compile the user and device validation spreadsheets well in advance before a site will be migrated (governed by the project plan)
- Confirm the users and devices with the site representatives before site migration commences
- Reconfirm users and devices 2 weeks prior to migration start date
- Confirm which users on a device will be migrated (this happens a few days before the actual migration starts
- Migration scheduling
- Create the schedule per site
- Send calendar invites to the users and manage changes
- Send the daily schedule of users and devices to the project team (internal and external) to advise whom is being migrated on that specific day
- User communication
- Sending communication to the users prior to project commencing at the site to set the user expectation
- Send reminders to users of their migration dates times and what will be required of them
- Inventory control:
- Issue new devices to the users and hand it over to the engineers for migration tasks
- Maintain an inventory list and update it regularly of all the devices touched during the migration effort (New current and that needs to be disposed)
- Send the final list to Procurement for cost allocations to divisions updates to CMDB and disposal of old devices
- Prepopulation of the UAT document
- Onsite migration:
- Coordinate and ensure that all devices are brought to the config centre prior to the daily migration starttime
- General adhoc assistance during the migration:
- Coordinate validation of updates to CMDB MIM reports AD user and device descriptions with the technical team resources
- Call logging and management
- Work onsite fulltime
- Needs to travel to sites across South Africa Botswana Nigeria and Angola
- Have excellent people skills be proactive and able to work independently
- Able to work under pressure and within tight deadlines
- Administrative skills
- Proficient in Excel
Qualifications and experience:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field required
- Advanced experience in software development and/or business development preferred.
- Strong communication organizational and interpersonal skills necessary to effectively complete projects on time and within budget
- Must have at least 3 years of experience with project scheduling such as Tasks/Gantt charts
Employment Type
Full Time
