Sahar Mazhar

SAHAR MAZHAR IT PROJECT MANAGER Mobile: - Email- SKILLS Project planning & Resource management (7 years) Excel - Pivot/Macros (6 years) SLA Management for Global Customers (UK & EMEA) (5 years) Project Documentation & Reporting (5 years) Project Portfolio Management (5 years) Sprint Planning MS D365 F&O (6 years) MS Project/ Jira/ MS Office (6 years) Scrum Framework SAP S/4 HANA (3 years) Manage IT Project List (4 years) Procurement Management (3 years) Product Designing and Agile Methodologies (5 years) Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (5 years) Vendor and Agency Management (4 years) Relationship Development (4 years) Planning + Project Delivery (8 years) Business analytics & KPI management (8 years) Stakeholder and Vendor Management (8 years) Product Designing and Agile Methodologies (6 years) Backlog Management Strong Analytical and Communication Skills (8 years) Cross functional Team’s Coordination (6 years) Knowledge on ISO 20000 WORK EXPERIENCE IT Project Manager Zones IT Solution -- Islamabad | Jan 2022 - Present Develop detailed project plans outlining scope, objectives, deliverables, resources, and timelines. Identify stakeholders and ensure effective communication and collaboration. Took ownership of Agile projects, ensured successful implementation and execution of Scrum methodologies. Guided a team of 15 members to develop a client-centered, service oriented environment for Project Execution. Assign responsibilities and manage the workload of project team members. Processed invoices and coordinate with finance for timely payment release. Identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues. Meet project deadlines successfully in first quarters of 2023 and got a 25% profit in revenue. Create project plans to fit stakeholders and customer needs and deliver with-in budget on desired outcomes; full accountability for project results. Monitor project milestones and deliverables using Project management approved tools and methodologies. Led the adoption of Kanban boards for visualizing workflow and optimizing task management across departments. Project Manager – Operations and Delivery Huawei Technologies --Islamabad |Apr 2021 - Jan 2022 Supported the Scrum team by conducting sprint retrospective meetings and facilitating continuous improvement. Implement project automation on 6 projects to enhance project delivery efficiency by 25%. Automated daily tasks using RPA to cut down repetitive tasks and save time by 60%. Managed backlog and sprint planning, resulting in improved team efficiency and on-time delivery of multiple projects.. Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including plans, reports, and records. Design and implement a progress tracking system, as a result, decreased tracking time by 50%. Lead a team of 10 regional manager and engineers, providing guidance and technical insights for professional development. Successfully managed dependencies and resolved impediments, resulting in a 15% increase in overall productivity. Assistant Project Manager – Operations and Delivery Huawei Technologies --Islamabad | Jan 2019 - Mar 2021 Regularly sharing progress with project managers to get the necessary feedback and enhance field team's performance up to 50%. Implemented Agile metrics and dashboards to measure team performance and identify areas for improvement. Resolved queries from customers pertaining to critical and highly important project objectives. Tracking of 2 projects and end to end delivery from supplier to customer within a committed timeline. Align project outcomes with strategic business goals. Worked on several projects to scrutinize, refine and remap the department's SOPs using IBUY and ISDP to cut out redundant tasks saving time by 45%. Managed team scope, schedule and assignments for duration of project. • Carrying out Audits and inspection for the projects • Resource planning, cost control and project budgeting. Junior Project Manager Rohde and Schwarz – Islamabad | Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 Provided support relating to reporting issues in the project, planned tasks and maintenance forecasts to ensure smooth project delivery in a timely manner. Served as a focal point between Project Manager and field teams for seamless communication. Monitor and document project progress to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery and also assist Senior Project Manager with confidential tasks as requested. Trained and mentored 5 new employees. Key achievements: Received appreciation from Director for my attention to detail in avoiding overdue task on two different running projects. Prevented unnecessary costs of keeping the equipment with our vendor warehouse. Assistant Project Manager Zong CMPAK – Islamabad | Oct 2015 - Dec 2016 Assist Project Manager in his daily task and try to complete them on time by collaborating with required team members. Assist PM on organizing an events and exhibitions for the delegations. Handle budget and resources for every project, with the help of team members completed the task in the constraint time. Report to Project Manager and document everything and send the report to senior management. Trained 2 new employees. Key achievements: Received appreciation from senior management and Project Manager for my attention to detail in organizing a big international event for delegations which profits by 20%. Junior Project Manager ZTE – Islamabad | Feb 2015 - Oct 2015 Report to Chief Operating Officer. Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures. Developing project strategies. Organizing, attending, and participating in stakeholder meetings. EDUCATION Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad Bsc Electronics Engineering | February 2015 CERTIFICATIONS Project Management Professional Certificate - 2022 Project Management Basic – 2021 Scrum Master Training – 2017 Generative AI Overview for Project Managers - 2024