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Manogran Reddy

Manogran Reddy

Senior Project Manager
Cape Town,WC

Summary

Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing project team and keeping efficient delivery in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to projects for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.


I thoroughly enjoy transformation based project assignments in the Retail, Finance, Telecommunications and Information Technology sectors locally and globally. It provides new and exciting opportunities to work with best in class technology and subject matter experts in solving current and future business needs and problems. These types of initiatives allow me to demonstrate my core characteristics of collaboration, integrity, trust, reliability & being cool calm and collected at all times. My academic training and more than 20 years of experience working on various types of projects have immensely contributed to my strong competencies in project management, managing diversity, continuous learning agility, business acumen, dealing with ambiguity, planning, conflict management, motivating others and developing direct reports. My verifiable project career portfolio substantiates my commitment to customer satisfaction through meeting delivery timelines, meticulous financial planning & control, fostering effective relationships with all stakeholders, performing/contributing to return on investment post project analysis/reporting and making recommendations or leading continuous improvement initiatives derived from project/transformation journeys.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages
8
8

Academic

Work History

Project Manager

Alshaya
03.2022 - 12.2024
  • Contract Management Level position in the Global Retail (Retail) sector
  • Fulfilled a senior role of a Project Manager at Alshaya during the company’s Digital Transformation journey which involved experiential and core expertise in:
  • Managed strategic transformation projects assigned by the PMO involving a Tier 1 ERP Solution, Oracle Retail (RMS, SIH, RP, RESA, RPM, ReIM, RIB, MW) and Oracle Middleware components (SOA, ODI, MFT).
  • Integrated to best in class SCM Solution, Blue Yonder’s (BY Allocation, BY Enterprise Planning, BY Promotion Management, BY Markdown Optimization, BY Fulfilment, BY Assortment Planning and BY WMS) and legacy ILS & 3PL solution.
  • Automated using premier job scheduling solution, Broadcom’s Automic service orchestration and automation platform. Also automating repetitive business processes with IBM’s Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
  • Data migration and integration into the Enterprise Reporting legacy solution Algonomy (BI and Data lake) and Microsoft Azure’s ELK transformation cloud stack (Beats, Kafka, Logstash, Elastic Search and Kibana) whilst leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning.
  • Test Automation with Selenium and Load/Performance Testing with LoadRunner.
  • Integrated into Ecom solutions OMS (Order Management System), PIMS (Product Information Management) and Magento’s open source ecommerce platform for customer online journeys.
  • Delivered new capabilities for Loyalty customer journey’s using Aura’s loyalty platform to earn points, incorporating integrations to WiQ hospitality to redeem points and Micros/Symphony integrations for POS transactions.
  • Implemented bespoke advanced monitoring capabilities for all key ERP Transformation integrations across key technology stacks using Microsoft Azure’s ELK cloud stack (Beats, Kafka, Logstash, Elastic Search and Kibana) leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Self-Healing capabilities to deliver proactive incident & problem detection for effective & efficient issue resolutions.
  • Compiled and delivered transformation system and legacy system change requests for system re-alignments during the transformation release cycles.
  • Managed IT relationships and project delivery with key Franchise partner (H&M) during the transformation journey to ensure seamless transition for both parties.
  • Compiled, sorted, prioritised and delivered continuous improvement initiatives to address transformation journey issues.
  • Managed project scope, budget, schedule, quality & performance, while ensuring successful delivery of projects. Followed & promoted the Alshaya PMO Governance Framework and Methodology while ensuring compliance and effective management of the project team. Responsible for assessing and managing risks, issues and ensuring escalation where necessary, for guidance and decisions. Responsible for monitoring progress, providing regular reporting to key stakeholders. Delivered projects in a dynamic & fast paced global environment with hybrid project methodologies and hybrid working setup that also incorporated resources located in different geographic locations. Ensured project delivery is aligned to the overall IT Transformation schedule & dependencies. Co-ordinated with the PMO, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Solution Architecture, Business Intelligence, Third Parties (H&M project Team), Business Process Analysis, Business Transformation Team, Test Governance, Oracle, Middleware and BY Development Teams, Change Management Organisation, Release Management, Environment Management and Networking Teams. Responsible for preparing and presenting SOW’s and pricing schedule to Vendor Management Team for approval. Also involved in defining the project budget tracker in conjunction with the relevant Finance representatives. Prepared and submitted IT resource demand requests to resource owners for approval. Created the project initiation document and project plan. Assembled the onsite and offsite project team and kicking off the project. Set up project meetings and stand-ups to track project progress. Attended defined project stage gates and maintaining successful progressions. Managed the software development lifecycle with all contributing stakeholders. Co-ordinated troubleshooting initiatives to resolve integration, specification, access, environmental and connectivity related issues that surface. Managed change requests through change control process for logged deviations. Mitigated day to day project blockers. Logging project related deployment approval requests for production deployments. Processed once off and monthly vendor purchase orders and invoices. Compiled project communication and status reporting to the PMO and stakeholders according to defined intervals. Managed senior leadership level communication through SteerComs and OpsComs as required. Facilitated Go live rehearsals and roll out planning. Conduct lessons learned sessions and update PMO log. Managed the hypercare support and operationalisation phase while transitioning to operations team. Compiled project closure report and project signoff with PMO and project stakeholders.
  • Reason for Leaving: End of Contract.


Project Manager

Woolworths
03.2018 - 02.2022
  • Contract Management Level position in the Retail (Retail) sector
  • Fulfilled a senior role of a Project Manager at Woolworths during the company’s Digital Transformation journey which involved experiential and core expertise in:
  • Managed strategic transformation projects assigned by the PMO involving Tier 1 Demand Forecasting Solution, Blue Yonder Luminate Demand Edge replacing legacy Oracle Retail Demand Forecasting (RDF).
  • Delivered Woolworths data warehousing migration strategy from On Premise to Tier 1 AWS Cloud solution.
  • Transformed Woolworths retail operations by replacing legacy barcode scanners with future fit Zebra Android scanners and Apps to modernise and enhance retail operation processes which also positively contributed to the company’s Ecom strategy for Order Management and Fulfilment. Establishing network connectivity configuration and deploying Airwatch device management software to setup, monitor and remotely manage the mobile device estate.
  • Migrated (108) one and two way Integrations from existing IT Retail landscape (CAM, CATMAN, FPP, FPI, RMS, FILA, CSV, CKB, PredictHQ, Sales Data, JDA FF, DWH, etc.) to BY and AWS Cloud.
  • Migrated from legacy Appworx to premier job scheduling solution, Broadcom’s Automic service orchestration and automation platform.
  • Initiated Data migration pipelines into BY LDE and AWS BI Data lake.
  • Facilitated the compliance upgrade of enterprise Oracle Databases to version 19c.
  • Implemented new Marketing Cloud capabilities for optimal campaign selections, orchestration with QlikSense models for reporting, while satisfying the strategic mandate of Data Democratisation.
  • Co-ordinated the local primary network connectivity from on premise to the Teraco environment onwards to AWS.
  • Defined and compiled the business case for Strategic transformation projects. Presented the business case for executive approval. Defined the project charter and execution plans. Mobilised internal and 3rd party resources to design and execute the agreed plans. Managed costs, schedule and quality as primary focus areas. Worked in a hybrid environment executing Waterfall and agile methodologies. Ran daily and weekly project meetings and provide status reporting. Ran monthly Steerco meetings. Maintained and administrated Project artefacts and library. Facilitated RFP and RFI processes for Vendor shortlisting’s. Setup Contract engagements for third party services with procurement. Compiled lessons learned and close-out reports. Co-ordinated development and technical teams and resources to accomplish project objectives.
  • Reason for Leaving: Global Remote working opportunity.

Project Manager

Vodacom
04.2012 - 02.2018
  • Contract Management Level position in the Telecommunication (Telecommunication) sector
  • Fulfilled the role of a Project Manager which involved: Identifying, prioritizing and delivering business initiatives. Generating rapid results and return on investment while laying the foundation for future innovation. Maintaining dynamic communications and interaction between all stakeholders. Implement continuous and rigorous program control and quality management. Consistent application of methodology across all engagements from assessment, strategy and planning to integration and implementation. Using milestones at each phase to ensure attainment of critical objectives before moving to the next phase of the engagement. Identifying and defining problems and improvement opportunities. Conducting surveys, interviews, interactive planning sessions and facilitated workshops to refine information gathered during Define phase. Conducting organizational and infrastructure assessments. Development of preliminary budgets and project plans for each initiative. Refinement of key engagement governance documents. Communications planning. Sponsorship planning. Status reporting. Risk and issue management. Implementing IT environment and supporting architecture. Data planning and data migration. Process and system testing. Reviewing, revising and documenting final engagement goals. Performing final evaluation of all engagement performance measurements. Performing final evaluation of client satisfaction. Performing final training. Preparing and delivering performance evaluations (individual and engagement). Completing and posting closeout engagement archive and knowledge repository. Developing on-going support plan and transition of support to client resources.
  • Reason for Leaving: End of Contract

Program Manager

Open Box Software
09.2011 - 03.2012
  • Permanent Management Level position in the Software (Information Technology) sector
  • Duties: Project - Program Management (Steering meetings, Actions items, Issue Management, Status Reports, Cascading status meetings, Risk Registers, Project Plans, Change Management and Budget and Resource Forecasts. Implementing and managing a Centre of Excellence (body of knowledge) across Project Management, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance and Support domains.
  • Reason for Leaving: Short term project that supported thesis building for Honours Degree.

Business Analyst and Project Manager

Vodacom
07.2008 - 09.2011
  • Contract Management Level position in the Telecommunication (Telecommunication) sector
  • Duties: Fulfil the role of a Specialist Business Analyst/ Project Manager by : Identifying, prioritizing and delivering business initiatives. Generating rapid results and return on investment while laying the foundation for future innovation. Maintaining dynamic communications and interaction between all stakeholders. Implement continuous and rigorous program control and quality management. Consistent application of methodology across all engagements from assessment, strategy and planning to integration and implementation. Using milestones at each phase to ensure attainment of critical objectives before moving to the next phase of the engagement. Identifying and defining problems and improvement opportunities. Conducting surveys, interviews, interactive planning sessions and facilitated workshops to refine information gathered during Define phase. Conducting organizational and infrastructure assessments. Development of preliminary budgets and project plans for each initiative. Refinement of key engagement governance documents. Communications planning. Sponsorship planning. Status reporting. Risk and issue management. Implementing IT environment and supporting architecture. Data planning and data migration. Process and system testing. Reviewing, revising and documenting final engagement goals. Performing final evaluation of all engagement performance measurements. Performing final evaluation of client satisfaction. Performing final training. Preparing and delivering performance evaluations (individual and engagement). Completing and posting closeout engagement archive and knowledge repository. Developing ongoing support plan and transition of support to client resources.
  • Reason for Leaving: End of Contract

Quality Manager / Business Analyst / Process Engin

MiX Telematics
07.2005 - 02.2008
  • Permanent Management Level position in the Software (Information Technology) sector
  • Duties: Conducted Business Analysis (Research and Investigation). Compiled new policies and procedures and re-engineered existing policies and procedures. Presented Business Processes Verified and kept Business Processes aligned with Strategic Goals Deployed and managed the implementation of the ISO 9001:2000 methodology, governance and standards. Compiled and distributed Change Communication to relevant stakeholders. Conducted Process Audits and review to determine compliance and efficiency. Compiled Quality Reports (Audit finding) and managed Audit finding close-out process. Conducted and participated in external SABS Audits. Participated and consulted with relevant stakeholders for Quality and Business Process impact on implementation of new Products and Services.
  • Reason for Leaving: None (this was a Combined role with key focus on Project Management)

Trainer

MiX Telematics
07.2005 - 02.2008
  • Permanent Management Level position in the Software (Information Technology) sector
  • Duties: Determined training requirements. Scheduled and prepared venue and learning aids. Compiled training manual and training program. Conducted training presentation. Assessed learners. Compiled and submitted training feedback report to relevant stakeholders.
  • Reason for Leaving: None (this was a Combined role with key focus on Project Management)

Project Manager

MiX Telematics
07.2005 - 02.2008
  • Permanent Management Level position in the Software (Information Technology) sector
  • Duties: Managed agreed entry criteria for Projects. Compiled and presented Business Cases. Developed Project Budget and motivated approval. Verified and kept Business Case and project delivery aligned. Defined and managed the execution of the project in accordance with the PM methodology, governance and standards. Planned the project identifying the Work Breakdown Structure and Milestones. Identified, allocated and contracted the necessary resources. Managed Development Life cycle. Managed project progress issues, priorities, dependencies and risks. Changed Management and Business Process Re-Engineering. Policy formulation and implementation. Managed project staff. Managed Project Communication and reporting. Managed successful handover and project completion. Took ownership of procurement process, vendor contracting and Operational vendor management for the project. Organized and managed projects and steered committee meetings. Performed Testing and evaluation. Performed Quality Assurance. Delivered project closure report and lessons learned. Managed project budget and costs. Formalised Change Management (scope, budget, timeline). Stakeholder management and presentation. Performance Management, training and coaching.
  • Reason for Leaving: Career improvement.

Project Manager

Telkom SA Pty Ltd
07.1996 - 03.2005
  • Permanent Senior Level position in the Telecommunication (Telecommunication) sector
  • Duties: Managed network infrastructure. Managed and scheduled technical workforce. Project estimation. Conformance testing. Network planning. Order fulfillment. Customer Relationship Management. Account management. Technical installations. Performance management and coaching. Call centre management. Quality assurance and configuration management. Vendor management. Management reporting.
  • Reason for Leaving: Career Improvement

Education

University Honours - Information Systems

University of Cape Town
12.2013

Diploma - Advanced Project Management

Damelin
10.2005

Diploma - Business Analysis

Faculty Training Institute
Cape Town
10.2009

Diploma - Business Administration & Management

Damelin
11.2005

Diploma - System Quality Assurance And Testing

Faculty Training Institute
Cape Town
08.2010

Certificate - Professional Workshop Facilitation

Faculty Training Institute
Cape Town
05.2010

Diploma - Theology Professional Institution

Every Nation Leadership Institute
12.2006

Certificate - CoBIT Professional

Pink Elephant
Johannesburg
05.2007

Diploma - Call Centre Operations Management College

Damelin
08.2004

Certificate - Quality Management Systems ISO 9001:2000

Mix Telematics
05.2006

Certificate - Network Management

Telkom CFL
Durban
05.2001

Certificate of Technical Studies - Project Management Fundamentals

Telkom SA ELearning
Durban
02.2000

Certificate - Customer Service

Telkom SA CFL
Durban
06.1997

Certificate - Matric

Marburg Secondary School
Port Shepstone
12.1995

Skills

Project Management

References

  • David, Wilkinson, IT Portfolio Manager, david.wilkinson@alshaya.com, +971 50 365 7535, Alshaya
  • Melanie, Sam, IT Portfolio Manager, MelanieSam@woolworths.co.za, +27 73 174 9490, Woolworths

Accomplishments

  • September 2024 Implemented AURA Loyalty earn and burn integrations to Third Party systems
  • June 2024 Successfully transformed and future proofed H&M and Alshaya IT landscape.
  • December 2021 CEO Team Award Woolworths NDAE (New Data Analytics Engine) using AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud Services.
  • May 2021 Automic FBH Upgrade Team Award
  • October 2020 Implemented Woolworths Migration of multiple systems onto Automation Platform (Automation Project)
  • December 2019 Launched first book as a Published Author – Looking For A Sign? This is it!
  • December 2019 CEO Team Award Woolworths Language Translation (Compliance Project) Mozambique
  • April 2019 Implemented Woolworths Multi-Purpose Device (Store Modernisation) Project
  • March 2019 Implemented Woolworths Language Translation (Compliance Project) Mozambique
  • July 2018 Implemented Woolworths Stock Accuracy Project (Online Store)
  • Nov 2017 Implemented International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS15) System
  • March 2016 Implemented Big Data - Network Over the Top Project
  • April 2015 Implemented Fraud Management System
  • March 2014 Implemented Revenue Assurance System (RAID) at Vodacom
  • Dec 2013 Completed IS Honours Degree UCT
  • March 2013 Implemented internal applications (Vodacom)
  • Dec 2012 Certified Business Analyst Professional(CBAP) (International Institute for Business Analysis)
  • Aug 2012 Automation of IT operational Controls (ARC) (Vodacom)
  • Apr 2012 Automation of request processing with Law Enforcement Agencies (NEMO) (Vodacom)
  • Nov 2011 Implemented a Centre of Excellence (OpenBox Software)
  • Feb 2010 Implemented internal and external applications (Vodacom)
  • Nov 2009 Achievement Excellence Award (Vodacom)
  • Feb 2008 Design & own netALERT Professional Solution (netALERT)
  • Jul 2006 Implementation of Quality Management System (MiX Telematics)
  • Mar 2006 ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Certification (MiX Telematics)
  • Jan 2006 Established BEE Company – Automated Fleet Solution (MiX Telematics)
  • Dec 2005 Implemented Provincial Tender for VMTS for R80mil (MiX Telematics)
  • Mar 2005 Merit Award (Damelin)
  • May 2003 Project office Spotlight award (Telkom)
  • Aug 2002 Project office Spotlight award (Telkom)

Affiliations

  • Aug 2025 - Current Project Management Institute(PMI) (Member)
  • July 2025 - Current Scrum Alliance (Member)
  • Feb 2025 - Current International Software Quality Testing Board (Member)

Certification

PMP - Project Management Professional

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Afrikaans
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Work Preference

Work Type

Contract Work

Work Location

Remote

Important To Me

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Quote

Love your neighbour as yourself.
Jesus Christ

Software

Microsoft Project

JIRA

Microsoft Sharepoint

Microsoft Office

Asana

ClickUp

Trello

Confluence

Zoom

Microsoft Teams

Figma

Slack

Canva

Interests

Technology

Biblical Prophecy

Photography

Timeline

PMP - Project Management Professional

08-2025

CSM - Certified Scrum Master

07-2025

ISTQB - International Software Testing Quality Board

02-2025

Project Manager

Alshaya
03.2022 - 12.2024

Project Manager

Woolworths
03.2018 - 02.2022

CBAP - Certified Business Analyst Professional

06-2012

Project Manager

Vodacom
04.2012 - 02.2018

Program Manager

Open Box Software
09.2011 - 03.2012

Business Analyst and Project Manager

Vodacom
07.2008 - 09.2011

Quality Manager / Business Analyst / Process Engin

MiX Telematics
07.2005 - 02.2008

Trainer

MiX Telematics
07.2005 - 02.2008

Project Manager

MiX Telematics
07.2005 - 02.2008

Project Manager

Telkom SA Pty Ltd
07.1996 - 03.2005

Diploma - Theology Professional Institution

Every Nation Leadership Institute

Diploma - Call Centre Operations Management College

Damelin

University Honours - Information Systems

University of Cape Town

Diploma - Advanced Project Management

Damelin

Diploma - Business Analysis

Faculty Training Institute

Diploma - Business Administration & Management

Damelin

Diploma - System Quality Assurance And Testing

Faculty Training Institute

Certificate - Professional Workshop Facilitation

Faculty Training Institute

Certificate - CoBIT Professional

Pink Elephant

Certificate - Quality Management Systems ISO 9001:2000

Mix Telematics

Certificate - Network Management

Telkom CFL

Certificate of Technical Studies - Project Management Fundamentals

Telkom SA ELearning

Certificate - Customer Service

Telkom SA CFL

Certificate - Matric

Marburg Secondary School

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