Abigail Sandala, MBA PMP
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Lee R. Lambert
Abigail is not just another pretty face. She is an amazing contributor to the world of PMI and more importantly to the world of collaboration aimed at solving some of the world's challenges. I met Abigail a couple years ago and it was obvious to me that she was the kind of member that the world of PMI would embrace. Watch for her start to continue to rise. If you get an opportunity to collaborate with Abigail don't miss it!
Ishmael Thaga
Abigail is a broad, well rounded, and astute Project Management Professional. She is greatly assiduous in pursuing self-professional development evidenced by her accumulation of significant post-graduate professional qualifications at an early stage of her career and being one of the few Women holding the PMP credential in Zambia. During the period in which I engaged her services, she displayed a high level of professionalism and her attitude and diligence towards her work set her apart. It is always a joy working with her and I have no qualms in recommending her.
Lee R. Lambert
Abigail is not just another pretty face. She is an amazing contributor to the world of PMI and more importantly to the world of collaboration aimed at solving some of the world's challenges. I met Abigail a couple years ago and it was obvious to me that she was the kind of member that the world of PMI would embrace. Watch for her start to continue to rise. If you get an opportunity to collaborate with Abigail don't miss it!
Ishmael Thaga
Abigail is a broad, well rounded, and astute Project Management Professional. She is greatly assiduous in pursuing self-professional development evidenced by her accumulation of significant post-graduate professional qualifications at an early stage of her career and being one of the few Women holding the PMP credential in Zambia. During the period in which I engaged her services, she displayed a high level of professionalism and her attitude and diligence towards her work set her apart. It is always a joy working with her and I have no qualms in recommending her.
Lee R. Lambert
Abigail is not just another pretty face. She is an amazing contributor to the world of PMI and more importantly to the world of collaboration aimed at solving some of the world's challenges. I met Abigail a couple years ago and it was obvious to me that she was the kind of member that the world of PMI would embrace. Watch for her start to continue to rise. If you get an opportunity to collaborate with Abigail don't miss it!
Ishmael Thaga
Abigail is a broad, well rounded, and astute Project Management Professional. She is greatly assiduous in pursuing self-professional development evidenced by her accumulation of significant post-graduate professional qualifications at an early stage of her career and being one of the few Women holding the PMP credential in Zambia. During the period in which I engaged her services, she displayed a high level of professionalism and her attitude and diligence towards her work set her apart. It is always a joy working with her and I have no qualms in recommending her.
Lee R. Lambert
Abigail is not just another pretty face. She is an amazing contributor to the world of PMI and more importantly to the world of collaboration aimed at solving some of the world's challenges. I met Abigail a couple years ago and it was obvious to me that she was the kind of member that the world of PMI would embrace. Watch for her start to continue to rise. If you get an opportunity to collaborate with Abigail don't miss it!
Ishmael Thaga
Abigail is a broad, well rounded, and astute Project Management Professional. She is greatly assiduous in pursuing self-professional development evidenced by her accumulation of significant post-graduate professional qualifications at an early stage of her career and being one of the few Women holding the PMP credential in Zambia. During the period in which I engaged her services, she displayed a high level of professionalism and her attitude and diligence towards her work set her apart. It is always a joy working with her and I have no qualms in recommending her.
Credentials
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Community Crisis Planning: Solving Global Problems at the Local Level
Mandela Washington FellowshipJan, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Identifying Market Needs and Gaps: Building Your Business During a Crisis
Mandela Washington FellowshipDec, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Navigating a Business in Uncertain Times: Strategies to Ensure Your Enterprise’s Long-Term Success
Mandela Washington FellowshipDec, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Problem Identification: Utilizing Human-Centered Design Principles to Jumpstart Your Venture
Mandela Washington FellowshipDec, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Problem Identification: Utilizing Human-Centered Design Principles to Jumpstart Your Venture
Mandela Washington FellowshipDec, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
The Path to Job Readiness: Essential Skills to Increase Youth Employment
Mandela Washington FellowshipOct, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
What is Leadership? Authority, Management, and Leading in a Changing World
Mandela Washington FellowshipOct, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Mapping Public Health Crises: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Resources
Mandela Washington FellowshipSep, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Public Health Communication Strategies: Increasing the Effectiveness of Your Messaging in a Crisis
Mandela Washington FellowshipSep, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Resilient Leadership: Overcoming Setbacks and Helping Your Team Thrive
Mandela Washington FellowshipAug, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Intermediate to Advanced Grant Writing, Managing, and Reporting
Mandela Washington FellowshipJul, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
PRINCE2® 2017 Practitioner
PeopleCertMay, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management InstituteJul, 2013- Sep, 2024
Experience
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ZICTA
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Coordinator
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Feb 2014 - Present
Key Responsibilities • Evaluation of viability/business case of the Authority’s internal projects in relation to the Authority’s strategic goals • Development and implementation of universal access and service programs. • Coordinating the performance of project teams to ensure timely and quality delivery. • Providing project management support to internal departments and managing quality assurance. • Carry out research and data collection related to the Authority’s projects. • Developing project management policies and guidelines. • Engaging with teams throughout the project cycle to set and achieve buy-in to agreed objectives, project progress and other critical success factors. • Developing and implementing an effective monitoring and evaluation system premised on a project management methodology. • Identifying and mitigating project risks. • Ensuring project records are conducted in accordance with good project management practices. Key Achievement/Projects • Successfully managed the installation of 20 user computer labs in 500 primary and secondary schools and 40 user computer labs in 49 tertiary institutions. • Successfully facilitated training for 490 teachers around the country. • Successfully managed the installation of last-mile optic fiber connectivity to 78 learning institutions. • Successfully managed the upgrade of the VSAT Hub hosting 204 communication towers in the remotest parts of the country. • Socio-economically empowered 10,000 vulnerable groups with community payphones. • Designed and managed the installation of an industrial braille printer at the Zambia Library and Cultural Skills Center for the visually impaired. An institution responsible for transcribing all national material. • Set up the steering committee for the first ever Computer Assembly Plant in Zambia and coordinated the Public Private Procurement Process. • Formulated the Universal Access and Service Fund Monitoring and Evaluation Plan.
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Town Planner
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Apr 2013 - Jan 2014
My key responsibilities were: • Supervised all physical planning activities in the district. • Prepared terms of reference of development plans, monitored the preparation of urban and rural settlements development plans. • Ensured that the implementation of the legal provisions and policy instruments relating to development control conformed to approved plans. • Oversaw and monitored revision of district development plans, district land use plans and district settlements plans. • Drafted development control standards, policies, guidelines and codes of practice to guide the implementation of plans. • Designed district and neighborhood plans. • Drafted guidelines and codes and processed them for approval to guide the implementation of plans Key Achievement/Projects • Designed the Neighborhood plan for Race Course • Created a digitalized map database for all Council Properties
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Education
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2014 - 2016
Herriot Watt University (Edinburgh)
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Strategic Planning -
2008 - 2012
Copperbelt University
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Urban and Regional Planning -
2015 - 2015
University of Zambia
Certificate, Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation for Projects
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