Experience

Tasima

• South Africa
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PMO Manager and Project Coordinator

  • Nov 2010 - Present

  In the role of PMO Manger, and previously Project Coordinator Marlene managed a comprehensive portfolio of projects for Tasima’s primary client, the Department of Transport. (DoT)Marlene has excelled in challenging, multi-cultural environments, working with dispersed teams across South Africa, bringing structure and quality to critical projects with time critical deliverables.This role required the resolution of escalated issues from a number of complex projects in order to achieve planned delivery and to maintain compliance with established SLA standards. The areas of remit included the coordination and facilitation of project workshops, including planning and scoping sessions, documenting critical action items and ensuring alignment with IT project management processes, as well as handling communications and inquiries from stakeholders and project teams. As the central point of contact for ongoing projects, Marlene prepared portfolio dashboards and reported on key progress indicators (like risks), for executive decision making. In addition, Marlene prepares and presents stakeholder reports on project status, and recommends solutions to keep projects on track or to recover those falling behind. Responsible for creating and maintaining project document libraries and resource files. Planned and coordinated pre and post deployment support tasks, which included the preparations and presentation of final project reports, highlighting potential ongoing risks and opportunities for future projects, (Lessons Learnt) Show less

• IT Project Administrator

  • Nov 2010 - Jan 2012

  Within the role as IT Project Administrator, Marlene provided comprehensive support to the project team, managed and maintained documented policies and processes in compliance with Company and ISO governance processes, responsible and accountable for updating and maintaining SharePoint directories, project document libraries and resource files . Marlene acted as the key point of contact for all project staff, vendors and stakeholders, she coordinated communicated across all project activities to ensure compliance with security requirements, budget allocations task assignments and SLA standards. In addition, Marlene was accountable for managing the preparation and dissemination project documentation, including resource allocations, technical specifications, risk and issue registers and project timelines. She also helped to drive the identification and integration of best practices within the project delivery framework, recommending process improvements to streamline service delivery and improve quality. Show less


Virgin Active
• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee
• Finance Manager

  • Dec 1994 - Apr 2006