Yacoub Maher Kanita
Technical Project Manager at almatar.com
Madinaty, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Technical Project ManagerFull Time
almatar.com
May 2019 - Present -6 yrs, 4 months
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:Manage projects overall with oversight throughout the entire plan and implementation to ensure success as defined by scope, budget, and timeline. In nutshell Deliver products consistently, on time, and on budget Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverable. Report progress, including any changes made to plans and production Oversee the daily tasks of scrum masters while ensuring all technical subordinates are actively working toward established sprint and milestones. Delegate responsibilities and monitor the progress of projects Ensure and emphasis the entire teamwork is logged in JIRA or TFS Working on Technical Team KPI and publishing to everyone before the new Annual cycle and evaluating KPI quarterly Define SLA for production bugs and preparing and motivate the support team to follow and work as per SLA defined Oversee the acquisition of resources and materials as needed before and during projects by talking with the director, team members, managers, and in-house accountants. Hold regular technical team meetings with scrum masters to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects Participating in Recruit and train employees to fulfill posted positions within the technical department Determine and define clear deliverable, roles and responsibilities for technical staff members. Working closely with all team and motivate to adapt our culture code and maintain the decor of our culture code. Working on team budget on general expenses, monthly expenses and operation cost. Reporting forecast Monthly budget in month advance. Technical Team Business trips should be planned with agenda, cost and travel details at least a month before. Reporting Team deliverable twice in a month. Establish and implement training processes and strategies for all technical personnel Research and evaluate hardware and software technology options and weigh the cost/benefit analysis when making large purchases on behalf of the company.
Product OwnerFull Time
TruDoc Healthcare LLC
Nov 2018 - Feb 2019 -3 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:• Product Strategy: Establish short- and long-term product goals and strategies. • Product Roadmap: Conceive and manage a product roadmap to support the product goals and strategies. • Product Unit Economics: Analyze the evolution for the product’s Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), User Lifetime Value (LTV), Cost of Revenue (CoR) and Average Revenue Per User, (ARPU). • Product Business Model: Understand the value this product will add to the user and learn how to charge them for it. • Take lead of scrum teams as the Product Owner. • Providing vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project and create requirements. • Ensure that the team always has an adequate amount of prior prepared tasks to work on. • Plan and prioritize product backlog and development for the product. • Define product vision, road-map and growth opportunities. • Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy. • Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories. • Work closely with Product Management to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value or ROI. • Lead the planning product release plans and set expectation for delivery of new functionalities. • Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals. • Research and analyze market, the users, and the roadmap for the product. • Follow our competitors and the industry Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends.
Software Development Project ManagerFull Time
ACS, Arabian Computer Services
Dec 2013 - Oct 2018 -4 yrs, 10 months
Saudi Arabia , Jeddah
- Job Details:- Developing the project plan by defines and authorizes the project phase, Also defines and refines objectives, and plan the course of action required to attain the objectives and scope that the project was undertaken to address. - Managing the project stakeholders and project team then integrates people and other resources to carry out the project management plan for the project. - Managing the project schedule and defines project risk - Regularly measures and monitors progress to identify variances from the project management plan so that corrective action can be taken, when necessary, to meet project objectives. - Formalizes acceptance of the product, service, or result and brings the project or a project phase to an orderly end.
Development Team LeadFull Time
ACS, Arabian Computer Services
Sep 2011 - Nov 2013 -2 yrs, 2 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:Review incoming requirements and organize and delegate work amongst the team according to priorities, dependencies, experience and skill sets Monitor and assist in seeing development task assignments through to successful completion Coordinate and lead design initiatives and design reviews amongst the team Foster ongoing collaboration, peer reviews and mentorship within the team Convene with Business Analysts and Project Managers to review design options and high-level estimates and assist with cost-benefit analysis of options Coordinate with Project Managers and Business Analysts in order to keep priorities and expectations in line and within appropriate team bandwidth allocations Continually champion and contribute to evolving and enhancing best practices in software development within the team Meet with the Development Manager and other Team Leads to review and revise project resourcing allocations, plan internal improvements, and address general suggestions, questions and concerns
Education
Post graduate Diploma in Computer Science in Computer Science
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST)Jan 2010 - Jan 2011 - 1 Year
BSc in Computer Science in Computer Science
El Shorouk Academy (SHA)Jan 2003 - Jan 2007 - 4 yr
Skills
- Database Design
- C# .Net
- Software Engineering
- Information Systems
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
- Software Development
- Enterprise Softwar
- Service Oriented Architecture Design
- Electronic Health Record (EHR)
- Software Project Management
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Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
Intermediate
Training & Certifications
Performance Evaluation for Software People Workshop
Agile Academy·2019Delegation Board Workshop
Agile Club·2019How Successful Organizations Implement Change workshop
PMI·2017Oracle Database 12c Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle·2016Oracle Database Cloud Service 2017 Implementation Specialist
Oracle·2016Project Management Professional course
HPA·2016TOGAF 9.1 Foundation
One Way Forward·2015Certificate of Course Completion Train-the-trainer (Saudi eHealth Standards)
GE·2014Practical Project Management (PPM)
Leopard·2012PMP Exam Prep. and Workshops
PM House·2010Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
YAT·2007