Syed Abbas H.

Change & Project Coordinator @Data Action

Melbourne, AU

Clients: Bank Australia, Beyond Bank, Defence Bank, UBank, People’s Choice Credit Union.•Prepare and manage project status reports, ensuring updates are provided to the PMO and key stakeholders about project budget forecasting, actuals tracking, and variance analysis.•Support procurement processes, including vendor coordination and contract management.•Assist in resource scheduling and workload management for project tasks as per governance frameworks, methodologies, and reporting standards.•Serve as a point of contact for project-related queries and coordination by facilitating clear communication between IT teams, business stakeholders, and leadership.•Draft and distribute project communications, including Agenda, MoM, status updates, newsletters, stakeholder briefings, and change announcements.•Support management efforts to ensure smooth adoption of IT solutions.•Proficient in project management tools (e.g, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Service Now, Jira Service Management, and SharePoint).•Expert in Agile and Waterfall project methodologies with Knowledge of IT systems, software development life cycle (SDLC), and cloud technologies.•Experience working within tight timeframes from design phase to identify and assess key change impacts.•Managing strong working relationships within business stakeholders and banking clients to implement effective change activities and engagement strategies.•Support Enterprise Process Excellence by validating value streams, organizational capabilities, and processes. Preparing knowledge articles, training plans, materials, and logistics.•Coordinating with change networks, including change leaders, champions, and superusers.•Analysing business readiness, Go/No-Go gates, and adoption of change, providing valuable insights to shape key performance criteria and objectives. Adopting New Ways of Working.•Develop personas to refine communication strategies and engagement timeframes. Assist Product owner

New York Institute of Technology

Master's Degree, Information and Network Computer Security

Maharashtra Institute of Technology

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Software Engineering

Ohlone College

Associate's Degree, IT Project Management

Barnes School, Deolali

High School