Velephi Mokalapa
Johanesburg
Summary
My career in IT spans from building computers to IT support, and later transitioning into project management after completing a course at Unisa Business Leadership School (SBL). As a founding member and board member of a cooperative financial institution, I played a pivotal role in securing a banking license and developing innovative financial products. With a background in Telecoms, Banking, Advertising, and Mining, I bring extensive experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory compliance, making me a highly effective leader in driving complex initiatives to successful completion.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Stakeholder Engagement Facilitator
Umsizi Sustainable Social Solutions
Johannesburg
01.2020 - Current
- Prepare Seamless Migration of From Legacy Systems to SAP Platform (Private Clients and Investment Accounts)
- Prepare for the IP with the Product Owner
- Create inter team’s relation to help team clear impediments or blockers also if the team requires a spike
- Facilitate all the Agile ceremonies daily Stand-up, Sprint Planning, Backlog grooming
- Represent the team in the scrum of scrums
- Adapted instruction methods based on participant feedback and engagement levels.
- Assessed participant learning needs in order to tailor sessions accordingly.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to ensure all expectations were met during the facilitation process.
- Monitored progress throughout the course ensuring objectives were being achieved.
- Analyzed data from surveys and assessments to identify trends or patterns among participants.
- Resolved conflicts between participants using effective communication skills.
- Facilitated group discussions and activities to ensure successful outcomes.
- Facilitated workshops designed to help teams develop strategies for achieving organizational goals.
- Organized materials and resources required for each session in advance.
- Conducted research into best practices related to the facilitation process.
- Maintained records of attendance, participation, and other relevant information.
- Educated disputants on laws, regulations and procedures applying to cases and potential legal roadblocks for proposed solutions.
- Delivered conclusions on mediation cases.
Agile Scrum Master
Standard Bank of South Africa Core Banking & SAP Migration
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Prepare Seamless Migration of From Legacy Systems to SAP Platform (Private Clients and Investment Accounts)
- Prepare for the IP with the Product Owner
- Create inter team’s relation to help team clear impediments or blockers also if the team requires a spike
- Facilitate all the Agile ceremonies daily Stand-up, Sprint Planning, Backlog grooming
- Represent the team in the scrum of scrums
- Jira
Deployment Co-Ordinator
Standard Bank of South Africa Core Banking & SAP Migration
12.2013 - 12.2017
- Prepare seamless migration Of Accounts from legacy systems to SAP platform (Personal Accounts)
- Ensure governance around project registration is adhered to, this helps the migration events to go through the testing cycles from Dev, SIT and Production
- Ensure impacted systems with +/- 32 teams and the stakeholder across functional teams collaborates for the event readiness
- Arrange and Run scoping sessions for each event
- Arrange technical support teams per area on onsite at specific intervals
- Update project documentation:
- Project Plan at a High levels per deliverable
- Detailed project plan task based, time based, and date based
- Track progress on defects across teams
- Arrange retrospective sessions
Project Administrator
Standard Bank of South Africa One IT Core Banking
06.2008 - 02.2014
- Co-ordination of deployments (CIT, S UNISA’s IT and prod environments)
- Assist in the compilation and updating project documentation required by the project management framework
- Ensure that reports are completed as agreed and a tracking mechanism in place
- Ensure that applicable resources have access to program office systems and tools
- Example Project Management Toolkit (PMT)
- Closing and taking ownership of schedule once the project is completed
- Schedule required workshops for the project team
- Monitor and update project plans
- MS Project
- Ensure that the project files are updated weekly in an orderly manner and stored in a central location
- Compiling of Project reports
- I.e
- Project Status Reports, check point, dashboards, one pager
- Ensure sign off for the project governance
- Log change control, risk register and issue logs
- Budget monitoring
- Ensure SAP and EPM project information is up to date and always correct
- Capturing of project invoices and costs
- To ensure timesheets are completed and submitted on times by all the resources working on the project
- Assisting in the putting together of the deployment plans
Project Administrator
X-PERT – Contracting to FNB (Establishment of Project Management Office (PMO)
09.2007 - 05.2008
- Booking and preparation for project meetings, planning, scoping sessions and any other meetings required
- Chair Project Meetings when project manager is not available
- Follow up with Sub-Project managers to ensure weekly progress reports are handed in according to the format and time
- Coordinating all change control issued on the project
- Draw up the risk matrix and update as and when required
- Identify training needs of the project team in the project space
- Project management adhere to prescribed project Governance standards, Templates, and code of conduct
Project Administrator (Junior)
MTN South Africa
01.2006 - 08.2007
Command Centre Consultant / Helpdesk Consultant
MTN South Africa
12.2003 - 08.2007
IT Support Technician
The Agency
12.2002 - 11.2003
Computer Technician
Siltek Technologies
10.1999 - 10.2002
Computer Technician
Ultra Technologies
06.1992 - 09.1999
Education
PRINCE2: Projects in Controlled Environments -
Snap Tech International
BTEC Professional Diploma in Project Management -
Pearson Edexcel, UK
UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)
Matric -
Seana-Marena High School
Skills
- Establishing a banking startup
- Securing a banking license
- Collaboration with regulatory bodies
- Product development and launch
- Leading and executing complex projects
- Experience across various sectors (banking, mining, community development)
- Expertise in project planning, execution, change management, and stakeholder engagement
- Regulatory expertise
- Strategic leadership
- Stakeholder management
- Experience in mining, cooperative banking, and community development
- User Story Creation
- Product Owner Collaboration
- Agile Metrics Tracking
- Sprint Review Facilitation
Industries
- Information Technology
- Financial Services
- Advertising
- Mining (Social Licensing)
References
- Fiona Delly, Standard Bank, Product Owner, 083 296 5510
- Albert Setati, Standard Bank (Migration Team Lead), 083 321 1627
- Ian Graig, Standard Bank (Manager), 0832719223
Hobbies and Interests
- Volunteering on different projects that uplift communities.
- Serving on a board for Cooperative Banks (CFI’s)
- Coaching high school kids on Career Plans
- Hiking
- Swimming
Timeline
Senior Stakeholder Engagement Facilitator
Umsizi Sustainable Social Solutions
01.2020 - Current
Agile Scrum Master
Standard Bank of South Africa Core Banking & SAP Migration
01.2018 - 12.2018
Deployment Co-Ordinator
Standard Bank of South Africa Core Banking & SAP Migration
12.2013 - 12.2017
Project Administrator
Standard Bank of South Africa One IT Core Banking
06.2008 - 02.2014
Project Administrator
X-PERT – Contracting to FNB (Establishment of Project Management Office (PMO)
09.2007 - 05.2008
Project Administrator (Junior)
MTN South Africa
01.2006 - 08.2007
Command Centre Consultant / Helpdesk Consultant
MTN South Africa
12.2003 - 08.2007
IT Support Technician
The Agency
12.2002 - 11.2003
Computer Technician
Siltek Technologies
10.1999 - 10.2002
Computer Technician
Ultra Technologies
06.1992 - 09.1999
PRINCE2: Projects in Controlled Environments -
Snap Tech International
BTEC Professional Diploma in Project Management -
Pearson Edexcel, UK
UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)
Matric -
Seana-Marena High School
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