Sinikka Laakko
Product Owner, Program Manager at Metsähallitus- Claim this Profile
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Johanna Olkku
Sinikka is very experienced project manager and leader. She is passionate and respected in her work and can lead all kinds of projects to success. She is very good people manager also and nice person. It's always great to work with her.
Ritva-Liisa Pakkanen
Sinikka is a very reliable and skillful person with an ability to keep the project in scope and schedule. She is always willing to give her utmost to the tasks she is working with. Sinikka understand the methods required when acting as a Service Provider in a global corporation. She is an exprerienced project manager and good in managing big group of indivudual software specialists and getting the best out of them. She speaks fluent english and most of all she is a good team player !
Johanna Olkku
Sinikka is very experienced project manager and leader. She is passionate and respected in her work and can lead all kinds of projects to success. She is very good people manager also and nice person. It's always great to work with her.
Ritva-Liisa Pakkanen
Sinikka is a very reliable and skillful person with an ability to keep the project in scope and schedule. She is always willing to give her utmost to the tasks she is working with. Sinikka understand the methods required when acting as a Service Provider in a global corporation. She is an exprerienced project manager and good in managing big group of indivudual software specialists and getting the best out of them. She speaks fluent english and most of all she is a good team player !
Johanna Olkku
Sinikka is very experienced project manager and leader. She is passionate and respected in her work and can lead all kinds of projects to success. She is very good people manager also and nice person. It's always great to work with her.
Ritva-Liisa Pakkanen
Sinikka is a very reliable and skillful person with an ability to keep the project in scope and schedule. She is always willing to give her utmost to the tasks she is working with. Sinikka understand the methods required when acting as a Service Provider in a global corporation. She is an exprerienced project manager and good in managing big group of indivudual software specialists and getting the best out of them. She speaks fluent english and most of all she is a good team player !
Johanna Olkku
Sinikka is very experienced project manager and leader. She is passionate and respected in her work and can lead all kinds of projects to success. She is very good people manager also and nice person. It's always great to work with her.
Ritva-Liisa Pakkanen
Sinikka is a very reliable and skillful person with an ability to keep the project in scope and schedule. She is always willing to give her utmost to the tasks she is working with. Sinikka understand the methods required when acting as a Service Provider in a global corporation. She is an exprerienced project manager and good in managing big group of indivudual software specialists and getting the best out of them. She speaks fluent english and most of all she is a good team player !
Credentials
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Certified SAFe4 Agilist
Scaled Agile, Inc.May, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Certified ScrumMaster
ScrumAllianceJan, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
IPMA C certified project manager (updated 26.6.2017)
Project Management Association FinlandJan, 2007- Nov, 2024 -
ITIL Foundation Certification
ExinJan, 2005- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Metsähallitus
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Finland
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Environmental Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Product Owner, Program Manager
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Jan 2023 - Present
I’m currently working at Metsähallitus as Product owner and Program manager (new GIS and ERP). My tasks include program management and public sourcing, planning, budgeting, follow-up and co-operation with several stakeholders. I’m currently working at Metsähallitus as Product owner and Program manager (new GIS and ERP). My tasks include program management and public sourcing, planning, budgeting, follow-up and co-operation with several stakeholders.
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Suomen tulli – Finnish Customs
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Finland
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Government Administration
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300 - 400 Employee
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IT Project Manager
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Mar 2020 - Jan 2023
At my position as IT project manager at Finnish Customs my tasks included software development project management, IT service management, contract negotiation and public sourcing, life cycle management and roadmapping, co-operation with several stakeholders, process development, change management and training coordination. I was responsible for the operational vendor management in my daily work as well as budgeting and follow-up of my responsiblity area (project and service management of development and maintenance of data-analytics solutions). In addition I managed several other projects, e.g. a subproject in a large transition and transformation program. Show less
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CGI
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Canada
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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Apr 2019 - Oct 2019
At my position as a senior project manager at CGI my tasks included project management, project management process development and change management (changing to SAFe), project portfolio management, service management and customer relationship management. At my position as a senior project manager at CGI my tasks included project management, project management process development and change management (changing to SAFe), project portfolio management, service management and customer relationship management.
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HSL
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United Kingdom
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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Feb 2018 - Apr 2019
At HSL as a senior project manager my tasks included IT project management (e.g. digitalization of B2B customer relationship, competitive tendering and deployment of a customer feedback solution and AI and robotics trials (both using Scrum)), public sourcing, contract negotiation, coaching younger project managers, project management process development and leading change (launching HSL’s project management models and project portfolio), digistrategy development (digitalization roadmap) and coordination of initiatives and trials of artificial intelligence and robotics utilization at HSL processes (e.g. finance processes and customer feedback). Show less
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Tornator Oyj
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Finland
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Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT Manager
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May 2015 - Feb 2018
At my position as IT Manager at Tornator Oyj I’ve been managing and developing solution development and maintenance process (e.g. Tornator’s ERP; forest asset management, sustainable forest management, wood sales) and ICT budgeting and my work has consisted of co-operation with suppliers, managing Group ICT (Finland, Estonia, Romania), creating ICT vision and strategy (especially concerning digitalization opportunities, digitalization roadmap), managing IT projects and project portfolio and starting to utilize Scrum at Tornator. I have also been involved with business strategy work as a member of operative leadership team (including new business innovation for Tornator). Show less
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Tieto
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Finland
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Information Technology & Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Jan 2013 - May 2015
My work as a Lead Project Manager at Tieto Finland Oy consisted of project management and sales support.
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May 2012 - Dec 2012
My work as a Project Director, Head of Project Management at Tieto Finland Oy consisted of team leadership and line management (including project portfolio management, project steering and development of project management best practices together with the team) for project managers dedicated to Manufacturing, Retail and Logistics customers and also of project management and sales support.
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Dec 2010 - Apr 2012
Project management and sales support.
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Jan 2008 - Nov 2010
Project management and sales support.
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Tieto
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Finland
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Information Technology & Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Development manager / team leader
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Jan 2007 - Jan 2008
My work as a Development manager / team leader consisted of team leadership for Reporting development team (KPI- & SLA-reporting), reporting development and project management. My work as a Development manager / team leader consisted of team leadership for Reporting development team (KPI- & SLA-reporting), reporting development and project management.
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TietoEnator Processing & Network Oy
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Lappeenranta
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Project Manager
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May 2006 - Dec 2006
Project management and sales support. Project management and sales support.
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Tieto
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Finland
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Information Technology & Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Solution Specialist
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Jan 2005 - May 2006
Project management and sales support. Project management and sales support.
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Jun 2004 - Jan 2005
Testing coordination at Stora Enso's sales and logistics system
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May 1998 - Jun 2004
Defining, designing and testing at wood supply system projects for StoraEnso and Metsäliitto
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Education
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1988 - 1997
University of Helsinki
Master of Science in Agriculture and Forestry, forest management, forest ecology, forest resources management, IT -
1984 - 1992
Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, financing, accounting, marketing, systems development -
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LUT University
Master of Science in Technology, Knowledge management
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