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ORACULAR IS LLC
300 Ohio Street
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-303-0470
Harris Ahmed, PMP®
Practice Manager, Oracular PMO Offerings
COMPANY PROFILE:
Harris Ahmed is Senior IT Project Manager at Oracular’s PMO Offerings with experience in managing
various types and sizes of projects including upgrades and implementations.
Harris has proven to be action-oriented and results-focused professional with 12 years of experience in
Technical & Functional Consulting, IT Governance, Team Leadership, Portfolio and Project Management,
Business Analysis, Application Architecture, and Package Implementation. Harris is also experienced in
various aspects of Project Management - resource acquisition, resource leveling, scope, timeline and
budget management, procurement management, risk management and continuous process
improvement. Harris has closely partnered with business leaders and executives to ensure business-IT
alignment. Harris has also led Business Process re-engineering initiatives with various sprints using six-
sigma methodologies. With his Full understanding of Application Lifecycle Management, software
development methodologies including Agile, coupled with his technical background in workings of ERP
systems & industry standards, he brings an added value to any project.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
 Functional & technical understanding of
various Industry Operations
 Waterfall, Agile/Scrum software
development methodologies
 Six Sigma Process Improvement
 PMI Framework –Initiate, Plan, Execute,
Monitor and Control, Close
 Project Prioritization & Change
Management
 ROI Analysis
 Project Planning, Tracking/Reporting
and Project Communications
 Business process analysis and re-
engineering using six sigma
 Stakeholder Management
 Cross functional team building and
leadership
 RFI/RFP, Vendor and Contract
Negotiations
 Negotiation, Influence and Persuasion
EDUCATION:
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Project Management Institute
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems/Marketing
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
Higher Education, Government, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Industrial Energy, Services

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RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES:
Projects/Applications  Implementations, Upgrades
 PeopleSoft Enterprise
 Oracle Suite
 Microsoft SharePoint
 Oracle RightNow CRM
 Novell Suite
 NetIQ
 MS Office Suite, Visio & Project
 IBM Cognos
 Workday
 Infrastructure Upgrades
 Integrations:
o WRS
o Delta Dental
o WPS
 TeamDyanmix PMO
KEY CUSTOMERS:
Industry Customer Name Projects Range Project Role
Services Xcel Energy Budget Forecasting Technical and Business Architect
Retail/Pharmacy Shopko ERP Implementation PeopleSoft Developer
Education Madison College PS Campus Solutions and
Portal Enhancements,
Upgrades
Project Manager
Madison College HR ERP Implementations,
Upgrades
Project Manager
Madison College Finance ERP
Implementations,
Upgrades
Project Manager
WITC Bolt-on Development,
Integrations
Project Manager
FVTC - Appleton System Upgrade,
Integrations
Delivery Manager
WTCS (7 Colleges) 12+ years of PS HCM and
Finance projects within
the WTCS system
Project Manager
Northcentral Technical
College
PS Campus Solutions and
Portal Enhancements,
Implementation
Project Lead

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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
Project Type ERP Systems Upgrade
Project Role Project Manager
Industry Manufacturing
 Managed a successful upgrade of Enterprise Portal along with Microsoft SharePoint
Foundation 2013.
 Manage projects across functional teams to implement enterprise initiatives related to the
Employee Intranet & CMS domain.
 Worked closely with stakeholders and high-level executives on budget, expenditures and
delivery of the project.
 Managed a total of 20 staff including vendor and client from inception to delivery.
 Worked with marketing and project team to plan out delivery of out-of-the-box delivery
solutions
 Managed development and delivery of 12 bolt-on sub-projects with KPI and UAT
 Managed the architecture, planning, delivery of SharePoint 2013 upgrade
 Worked with HR-IS department to craft security protocols and expectations required for a
successful implementations
Project Type ERP Systems Decommission
Project Role Project Manager
Industry Higher Education
 Drafted a business case for the organization to decommission their historical legacy HCM and
Finance applications.
 Performed day-to-day supervision, performance management, training needs and
prioritization of employees and contracted staff.
 Drafted Project Charter, PMO Standards, and Change Management Protocols in working
directly with executives and stakeholders.
 Led a team of 7 architects & developer on this high-impact/high visibility project
 Planned out and led Requirement Gathering, Sign-offs, Daily Scrums, Fit/Gap, UAT, Testing and
Deployment of Solutions.
 Directly managed & architected the ETL related activities for ODS and IBM Cognos
 Managed communication between Business, executives and IT Staff to effectively deliver on a
time-boxed project.

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Project Type ERP System Implementation
Project Role Project Manager / Technical Lead
Industry Higher Education
 Responsible for various aspects of a high-visibility, high-impact, multi-year project of Workday
HCM and Finance Implementation.
 All aspects of legacy ERP Finance and HCM were managed and architected by me.
 Led a team of up to 20 Business Analysts, Developers and Functional Staff for variety of sub-
projects within a four-year implementation project.
 Led all aspects of certain sub-projects from initiation to closure, directly working with VPs,
Business users and Technology Services.
 Projects ranged from infrastructure, bolt-on development, data conversion, decommission,
integrations, to software implementations
 Architected and audited solutions provided to users against industry standards and quality
 Managed a large project of ERP Remediation to transition and retain legacy business rules and
mapping including integrations and processes.
 Facilitate Requirements sessions and provide direction to Business Analysts for developing and
maintaining required artifacts such as Business Requirements Document and Technical
Specifications.
 Work with key business sponsors for funding and key stakeholders for determining and
managing project scope. Estimate, schedule and track project milestones and deliverables and
manage risks by creating and maintaining project plans and other relevant documentation.
 Crafted and managed Implementation Cutover Plans for business and Technology Services
staff of over 65+ employees and contractors.
Project Type ERP Systems Data Conversion
Project Role Project Manager / Technical Lead
Industry Higher Education
Leading a team of data architects to perform ETL activities.
 Working with the business users & management, develop and maintain a project plan for Data
Conversion and associated activities
 Work with the functional and technical users to do requirement gathering and data audits
 Gather and document various elements of data extraction, conversion and cleanup
requirements
 Devise a plan with a proper WBS and activity relationships for a timely delivery of data
 Constantly audit the activities with the team to achieve the highest standard of ETL processes
 Worked with Workday® architects for planning, cross-system data validation and system rules
 Led all aspects of data conversion, data mapping, data validation and execution of ETL

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Project Type Enterprise Applications
Project Role Project Manager / Architect
Industry Higher Education
Coordinated all project activities from procurement to product delivery. Worked directly with
business users and key stakeholders to:
 Develop Project Charter
 Gather requirements using Nominal group techniques
 Create Scope, Schedule and Cost baselines
 Create Procurement Management plan with SOW
 Create Project Management plan with detailed quality assurance plan, communication plan,
 Managed day-to-day project execution and control
 Manage Project Team and set measurable goals
 Distributed information using the developed communication management plan
Project Type Operations & Custom Development
Project Role Project Manager / Architect
Industry Services & Higher Education
Lead all project related activities from procurement to product delivery. Worked directly with key
stakeholders to:
 Assist in developing the Business Case
 Conduct a preliminary Fit/Gap analysis
 Create Scope, Schedule and Cost baselines
 Create Project Management plan with detailed quality assurance plan, communication plan,
 Managed day-to-day operations of various projects:
 Managed day-to-day operation of Enterprise Financials and HCM for three years.
Working directly with VPs, CFO, Controller, Budget Managers, Technical and Business
analysts to set priorities for ERP system initiatives.
 Managed over 10 different bolt-on developments and reported directly to the Director of
Technology Services. Created business cases, SOW and fit/gap documents.
 Managed 6 different HCM and Finance system upgrades by creating project plans, delivery
plans, milestone charts, testing and user acceptance criteria.
 Managed staff to assist in the delivery of the scope and quality for various projects.
o Conducted Brainstorming and various group creativity sessions to gather
requirements from stakeholders including Registrar, Bursar, Controller, CIO and
Departmental Heads
o Conducted a thorough fit/gap analysis and a feasibility study to understand the
differences between the older and the proposed newer version.
o Analyzed both academic and financial impact of the proposed solution.
o Managed the project from inception to delivery across four high-education
institutions.