Niina Maijala
Senior Manager
"Result Driven Program Manager with depth understanding what it takes to establish and run complex transformation programs from ramp-up until execution phase."
Special skills
PMO / Portfolio Management processes development and implementation company-wide / globally
ERP program/projects (inc. Cloud transfers) from project initiation to planning, implementation and deployment, roll-outs, carve-outs, legal merger and later system upgrades
End-to-end business process development and management
Operational model implementation/development, business changes and transformations in various situations; mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs
Deployment Model developments; understanding what it takes to implement changes in local organisations
Strengths
Methodology adaptation; capability to develop models, methods and tools and get them implemented
Hands-on orientation but also able to see big picture; leads projects systematically and with proven results
Change management aspects understanding and focus on building teams to deliver
Strong communicator between different parties and able to highlight dependencies, risks and issues and seek resolutions
Relevant experience
Senior Program Manager
PMO with 25+ years of experience in leading strategic business process and system development/deployment programs/projects
12 years of international experience in the telecom industry, of which 8 years abroad (US and Latin America, 2001-2009)
ERP Program Leadership 13 years on various technologies (SAP, Oracle, Infor, MS Dynamics D365 and BC)
Consultancy background 12 years
Education
Certified SAFe@4 Agilist
Certified SAFe@4 Scrum Master
Certified IT Management Professional, CIMP
Certified PMO, CPMO
Prince2 Foundations
ITIL v3 Foundations
BBA (Business and Administration) Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences 1996-1999