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Matthew Ogbuani

Programme/Project Manager

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Lagos, Nigeria
Programme/Project manager at Ouranos Technologies
Studied Project Management at University of Law Business School.
Studied Pure and Applied mathematics at University of Lagos, Akoka Lagos
Joined March 31, 2021

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Matthew Ogbuani is a Project/Program Manager with 12+ years of experience in IT/Telecoms & Fintech project management. He has a BSc in Math/Stats and certificates in Agile Scrum and Project management. Matthew has managed projects with budgets over $5M and has been recognized for his outstanding performance and customer engagement. He has experience in OSS/BSS implementation, solutions development, and Fintech solutions delivery. His work history includes roles as a Scrum Master, Business Analyst, Project Manager, Solutions Architect, and more. He has experience leading teams, conducting gap analysis and planning, leading testing and QA activities, and managing project deadlines. Matthew's goal is to have better global management experience and lead a blue-chip business. Specialties: Product Management and solution Integration, Project and Programme Management, supply chain management and design BSS/OSS, CRM and Applications management, Solutions Analysis and Integration, Solutions Architecture, BIG data and (Hadoop) IT Operations management Business Analysis, Enterprise architecture, Payments systems implementation. Cross functional team management, both onsite and within different geographies Currently leading the project and implementation team for solutions hive ltd in delivering customer projects and solutions. MSc Project & Programme management, University of Law Business School, Berlin, Germany BSc Mathematics and Statistics, University of Lagos , Akoka, Lagos Nigeria Seasoned IT professional: managed projects within the IT, Telecoms, Fintech and banking sector. I have a high Entrepreneurial business acumen, exceptional customer management skills and worked with/on startups, Implemented startups and provided solutions to startups as well. Ultimate goal is goal better global management experience and lead an exciting blue chip business.
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Ouranos Technologies
Dec 2021 – Present
Programme/Project manager
• Managed team of Developers, vendors, and Project managers, overseeing Project integration, hiring, training and professional growth of employees for MTN Benin's BSS transformation Programme with budget of $5M+ • Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and project artifacts ensuring adequate management of stakeholders and management team. • Provided expert guidance in gap analysis and planning that saved client over $2M in costs and improved project development and deployment by 30%. • Testing: Led end to end test planning and QA activities in conduction with testing team which let to about 90% increase in accuracy of implemented requirements & deliverables.
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Solutions hive ltd
Sep 2017 – Nov 2021
Lagos, Nigeria
Scrum Manager / senior Project manager
Led and managed project teams in delivering projects across client business units. Managed the risks, issues, and changes to ensure successful and on-time project delivery to deliver business capabilities. Managed the operational transition/handover process of the client big data platform while transitioning from projects to Operation. Ensured that implemented products and services are in line with the overall company strategy and goals. Led the ideation and implementation and management of the online e-commerce website for a major client with a targeted revenue of over 2M USD within the first year of operations. • Led scrum team on software development project for financial services clients that would manage document sharing and interaction with over 20 commercial banks and 100 Microfinance banks. • Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload. • Led implementation and management of online e-commerce website for key clients with targeted revenue of over 2M USD within first year of operations. • Managed team of 20 support and development team in transition of MTN Nigeria's Bigdata platform, EVA (Enterprise Value and Analytics) from Project's phase to Operation phase • Drove high-quality completion of systems integrations, Transformations projects and enterprise-wide implementation projects for major companies and clients using Scrum-Kanban which improved team velocity by 35%. • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
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Clickatell pty
Dec 2015 – Sep 2017
Lagos, Nigeria
Senior Business analyst/project manager
Was responsible for the engagement, requirements gathering, products road map planning and ensured adequate implementation for the respective client projects. Responsibility included client engagement and management as regards the projects and products requirements. Also ensured that a proper handshake and understanding is achieved with project team to properly understand client requirements. Manage the products deliverables end to end to ensure that project items are delivered within budget, time and right quality within the agreed scope and specification. Managed customer expectations in line with company policies and procedures. • Led team of analysts in communicating with business partners, elicit and cleanse requirements, KPI and quality metrics increasing quality of delivered products are within acceptable limits. • Built user stories, use cases and managed product backlogs for implementation of client projects that ensured 20% increase in time to market as against previous plans. • Established project requirements and metrics with regular presentation to senior leadership which included Director of product, Director of customer success and business development. • Synthesized current business intelligence data to produce reports and polished presentations, highlighting findings and recommending changes. Estimated monthly revenue attributed to this implementation was over NGN5Billion.
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IBM west Africa
Aug 2014 – Sep 2015
Lagos, Nigeria
Project manager / Business analyst
Managed the business analysis work for the client OSS/BSS and CRM transformation projects to ensure that necessary systems, products, and integration parameters are met during the project life cycle. Also tasked with the managing of internal client projects and products implementation across the enterprise and business units.
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Huawei Technologies
Apr 2014 – Sep 2014
Solutions Architect
• Responsible for understanding underlying vision during any business implementation, transforming business requirements to technical specifications based on existing IT and enterprise infrastructure and systems and execution/implementation of that vision into the solution • Organized development efforts and interacted with respective vendors in understanding these development efforts. • Maintained current and in-depth understanding of business processes, needs and objectives which led to business grossing over 1M USD in sales per day. • Worked with developers and engineers to realize technological solutions to business requirements based on existing Enterprise systems and infrastructure.
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etisalat Nigeria
Mar 2008 – Feb 2014
Lagos, Nigeria
Project manager /Solutions Implementation specialist
• Planned, executed, and managed integration of new applications into existing OSS/BSS system engaging with business units to ensure success. • Kept track on integration projects and ensured that business requirements and goals are met. • Also functioned as SME in major enterprise integration and transformation projects • Led implementation of OSS/BSS and CRM systems worth over $25M which assisted to Jump-Start Etisalat Nigeria's Network (Now 9Mobile) with 1M subscribers amidst prevailing, high-profile competitors. • Managed cross functional teams of over 30 staff consisting of developers, programmers, product managers, analysts, Network specialists and testers. • Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety. • Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
Education
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University of Law Business School.
Sep 2020 – Sep 2021
Master of Science, Project Management
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University of Lagos, Akoka Lagos
Jun 1998 – Sep 2001
BSc Maths and statistics, Pure and Applied mathematics