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Planisware Expert & IT Project Manager | 6+ Years Enterprise PPM Delivery

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Worldwide
MSc in Enterprise Systems Engineering
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Worldwide
MSc in Enterprise Systems Engineering

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About me

Certified Planisware Enterprise Administrator (Expert) and IT Project Manager with 6+ years dedicated to Planisware, progressing from consultant to PM within the vendor. Full lifecycle: requirements, configuration, JScript development, integration, migration, UAT, upgrades, and support. Trilingual.

Planisware
Planisware Enterprise Administration
Expertise at the Expert level in Planisware, covering full-lifecycle implementation, module configuration, workflows and custom objects, dashboards and reporting, JScript development, administration and security, upgrades and releases, data migration, multi-environment deployment, and system integration with Power BI, SAP, Primavera P6, and Active Directory/SSO.

IT Project & Portfolio Management
Full project governance ownership across multi-year, multi-vendor enterprise programmes, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, change, and vendor management. Proven track record of driving measurable improvements in system responsiveness and functional capability portfolio-wide, while enforcing IT, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance standards.

Agile & Scrum Delivery
Leadership of Agile delivery teams running full Scrum cadences: sprint planning, sprint kick-offs, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement, supplemented by regular stakeholder status reporting and roadmap alignment.

Requirements Engineering & Business Analysis
Facilitation of complex requirement-gathering workshops with enterprise stakeholders, translating business needs into technical specifications and functional design documents, and maintaining traceability practices to improve verification accuracy.

System Integration
Coordination of integrations between Planisware and enterprise platforms including Power BI, SAP, Primavera P6, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Active Directory/SSO to establish unified cross-system project-data layers.

Programming & Database Development
Development and documentation of custom functionalities using Planisware JScript, JavaScript, REST APIs, SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, C#, and ASP.NET (MVC4), supporting enterprise rollouts and L2/L3 user support.

Cloud Platforms
Practical experience with Microsoft Azure and AWS as cloud platforms supporting enterprise system deployments and integrations.

PM Tools Proficiency
Hands-on use of Jira, Confluence, Primavera P6, MS Project, SharePoint, Power BI, and advanced Excel for project tracking, reporting, and portfolio management.

Stage-Gate Governance
Implementation of stage-gate governance platforms unifying ideation, opportunity evaluation, scoring, and project monitoring across group divisions, including configuration of gate workflows, custom objects, and portfolio dashboards.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management
Management of commercial discussions, SoW authoring, Functional Design Specification ownership, and technical proposal production across international, cross-functional stakeholder groups.

Experience

Professional experience5 - 10 years
Freelancer since2026

Languages

ArabicNative speakerGermanBasic knowledgeEnglishFluentFrenchFluent

Project history

Project Manager

Planisware
Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise Planisware implementations, upgrades, and integrations, directing Agile delivery teams and orchestrating executive sponsors, solution architects, business analysts, and SMEs. Run full Scrum delivery cadence and own full project governance for multi-year, multi-vendor engagements. Key engagements include ADNOC Gas ideation and stage-gate governance platform, ADNOC UTIC R-MAP data governance platform, ADNOC OneProject Enterprise Integration, and ADNOC R&D Planisware v7.0.5 to v7.1.6 upgrade.

Project Coordinator

Planisware
Facilitated complex requirement-gathering workshops with ADNOC R&D and Borouge stakeholders, increasing requirement-verification accuracy by 16%. Configured and tested Planisware modules against approved designs and maintained 98% SLA compliance across change-request management, support operations, and reporting cycles. Bridged business stakeholders and technical teams across the full project lifecycle.

IT Consultant

Planisware
Translated client business requirements into Planisware technical specifications and configuration for pharmaceutical and industrial clients including Astellas, covering the full SDLC from analysis through deployment. Developed, tested, and documented custom functionalities in Planisware JScript, and led L2/L3 user support.

Researcher

BESTMOD Lab, ISG, University of Tunis
Conducted research on machine learning and stream data mining with a focus on real-time analytics, decision-support systems, and ML model optimization.

Business Analyst

International Union of Banks (UIB)
Business analysis role at the International Union of Banks in Tunis.

Web Developer

Tunisian Saudi Bank (TSB)
Web development role at Tunisian Saudi Bank in Tunis.

Cash-Flow Operations Analyst

Tunisian Saudi Bank (TSB)
Cash-flow operations analysis role at Tunisian Saudi Bank in Tunis.

Certificates

Planisware Enterprise Administrator – Expert Level

Planisware

2023

ASP.NET (MVC4)

ISG, University of Tunis

2018

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Cetiport

2017


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