Kim Nicholson

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PMP, Prince2 - Portfolio Manager at APA Group @
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North Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia, Australia
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I am a Portfolio/PMO Manager with the Manager of Portfolios (MoP) Practitioner certification and 7 years Portfolio/PMO management experience. My previous roles as Portfolio Manager have allowed me to work with Senior Management/Executives to understand business objectives and key drivers to determine the strategy of the portfolio and ensure projects are delivered to meet business priorities and ensuring value is achieved. My key responsibilities have included developing the Portfolio Management Framework and Strategy, the Portfolio Delivery & Resource plans, Portfolio level RAID logs, and the development and delivery of dashboard reporting. I have also been responsible for the direct management of a team of Project Managers, Business Analysts/Testers and Architects where I have mentored and ensured the development of these resources.I have been involved in the establishment and running of Project Management offices where I have used Prince2 and/or PMBOK methodologies, or I have developed bespoke Project Methodology and Framework to meet specific business needs. I have been in the Project Management profession for over 17 years and have gained Project Management Professional (PMP) with both PMI/PMBOK and PRINCE2 Certifications. This provides me a great background to ensure that I can effectively manage the portfolio, quickly assist in the resolution of risks/issues/dependencies, and provide mentoring to project resources.Specialties: - Portfolio Management- PMO Enablement and Governance- Team Management & mentoring of Project Managers and Business Analysts- Project & Program Management of Business System application and software development implementations

Kim Nicholson's Current Company Details
APA Group

Apa Group

PMP, Prince2 - Portfolio Manager at APA Group
Kim Nicholson Work Experience Details
  • Apa Group
    Portfolio Manager
    Apa Group Feb 2015 - Present
    Sydney, Australia
  • Ip Enterprises Ltd
    Portfolio/Senior Project/Services Manager
    Ip Enterprises Ltd Feb 2014 - Jun 2015
    London, United Kingdom
    Working for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare Division, I manage the resourcing and delivery of projects and support services for IP Enterprise resources. In addition, I facilitate discussion and delivery across the various service streams, all which provide a component of the end to end solution for the Planning, TPM and Financial processes.
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  • The White Agency
    Systems Implementation Manager
    The White Agency Jul 2014 - Sep 2014
    Sydney, Australia
    I was tasked with finding solutions that would improve the businesses key processes. On reviewing current processes, understanding their pain points, interviewing management to understand drivers, and meeting with key resources, I developed an approach to finding the right solution to meet business objectives. My role included research and review of systems/solutions, created selection criteria, and developed implementation plans.
  • Glaxosmithkline
    Senior Program / Project Manager
    Glaxosmithkline Oct 2012 - Jan 2014
    London, United Kingdom
    Management of two key projects from conception to implementation. The first was a program with multi-phased projects to deliver a robust technical & infrastructure upgrade and a business consolidation of the planning/forecasting and financial application landscape for the GB & I Consumer (FMCG) business divisions. As well as delivering the solution on-time and budget, I managed and mentored both IT and Business streams due to the high number of inexperienced project team members. The second project was the management of the IT stream of a product divestment project to enable application usage under a TSA.
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  • Glaxosmithkline
    Senior Project Manager
    Glaxosmithkline May 2012 - Oct 2012
    Brentford, London
    Management and analysis of various projects during feasibility phase. The projects included the implementation and integration of SalesForce.com to JD Edwards ERP, and the consolidation of systems including FMCG forecasting and TPM systems.
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  • Westfield
    Program Manager
    Westfield Aug 2011 - Dec 2011
    Sydney
    Management of the RFP evaluation and initial Business Case preparation of a major transformation program. The work included management of the Information Technology team & their stakeholders, the review and evaluation of the Vendor RFP responses, and the delivery of the budget estimates for the program across both internal and vendor costs.
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  • Gsk
    Portfolio Manager
    Gsk Feb 2011 - Jun 2011
    Brentford, London, England
    Reporting on the Portfolio of projects and management of resources for the EMEA Transactional Services team who delivered projects covering ERP, TPM, Forecasting & Demand Planning and Reporting. This role also included some project management of small projects and being point contact and escalation for large programs.
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  • Westfield
    Portfolio & Projects Manager
    Westfield Jan 2010 - Oct 2010
    Managing the Business Projects Delivery team and Portfolio of projects for the IT Department with projects spanning across all divisions of Westfield.
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  • Westfield Australia
    Project & Portfolio Manager
    Westfield Australia May 2009 - Dec 2009
    Delivery and management of various Business Application projects as well as providing governance and program management of the IT divisions Portfolio of projects.
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  • Westfield
    Finance Systems Project Manager
    Westfield Aug 2008 - Apr 2009
    Project Management of the JD Edwards (ERP) Upgrade project. Contributed to the PMO framework, charter, tools and templates. Consulted to other business divisions on various projects during their business case phase.
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  • Vodafone
    Project Manager
    Vodafone Jun 2005 - Jul 2008
    Project manager on various projects including implementation of a dealer incentive management system (TrueComp), various data warehouse & reporting enhancements, & Siebel CRM/Portal Infranet Billing implementation for Finance stream.
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  • Myob
    Project Manager
    Myob Aug 2004 - Mar 2005
    Managed various projects including a Sales Leaderboard reporting & forecasting module, a Consulting forecasting model & reports and worked on the global MYOB/Solution 6 system integration (ERP, CRM & Timebilling).
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  • Solution 6 Pty Ltd
    Project Manager
    Solution 6 Pty Ltd Jan 2003 - Aug 2004
    Managed various projects including a Billing system re-implementation including a major pricing consolidation, an events management system (custom built), Pronto CRM module, and a timesheeting & billing system (CABs)
  • Solution 6 Pty Ltd
    Billing & Logistics Controller
    Solution 6 Pty Ltd Jan 2002 - Jan 2003
    Sydney
    Managing the Operational functions of the Finance department, specifically the Billing, National Credit, Accounts Receivable, Licencing & Logistics teams where we were responsible for the delivery and licencing of goods to customers, the associated order and maintenance invoice billing, the processing of receipts and customer queries, and the collection of cash. During my 12 month tenure, I embarked on a transformation by allocating the right people to the right role, improving processes and making system improvements, building relationships and confidence to deliver with our internal & external customers, and reduced our aged debtors balance by over 75%.
  • Solution 6 Pty Ltd
    Systems Accountant
    Solution 6 Pty Ltd Jun 1999 - Jun 2001
    Global systems accountant responsible for the SAP financial ERP where I managed a team who provide system support, and worked on various implementations of the FI/CO, MM/SD & HR/PY modules due to enhancements and acquisitions. I also managed the internal Time Recording & Billng system support.

Kim Nicholson Skills

Pmo Business Analysis Program Management Integration Business Process Improvement Pmp Erp Project Management Project Delivery Project Portfolio Management Crm Change Management Stakeholder Management Management Analysis Business Intelligence Requirements Analysis Governance It Strategy Software Project Management Agile Project Management Telecommunications Consulting Portfolio Management Cross Functional Team Leadership Team Leadership Team Management Vendor Management Sdlc Itil Sharepoint Software Implementation Resource Management Business Process Software Development Requirements Gathering Outsourcing People Management Budgeting Project Planning Risk Management Customer Relations Business Transformation Organizational Change Prince2 Business Case Data Warehousing Ms Project Visio Data Migration

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Kim Nicholson works for Apa Group

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Kim Nicholson's current role is PMP, Prince2 - Portfolio Manager at APA Group.

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Kim Nicholson attended Tafe, Cromer High School, Sydney, Nsw.

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Kim Nicholson has skills like Pmo, Business Analysis, Program Management, Integration, Business Process Improvement, Pmp, Erp, Project Management, Project Delivery, Project Portfolio Management, Crm, Change Management.

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