Konstantin Dirbanis Project Management

Experience

Project experience from over 35 years

Banking and financial services, IT, automotive, mechanical engineering and pharmaceuticals, with projects in Germany, Switzerland, Greece, the USA and Japan. The examples are anonymised, out of consideration for my clients.

Case studies

What I have achieved in projects

  • Testing and certification services

    PM software and PM cockpit

    Germany · Core team of around 20

    Starting point
    An already selected software solution was to be connected with the organisation's PM methods and tools and introduced.
    My role
    Methodological consulting and joint implementation with the system vendor.
    My contribution
    Eliciting PM requirements, mapping methods and tools in the software, and building a PM cockpit and standardised PM processes.
    Result
    Consistent foundations for project planning and control established, and the organisation's PM maturity raised.

  • Banking

    Stabilising processes after an IT system change

    Germany · Core team of around 50

    Starting point
    After an IT system change, the processing speed and efficiency of banking processes had fallen by around 50%.
    My role
    Project manager with responsibility for scope, cost and schedule.
    My contribution
    Leading the restoration and optimisation of the banking processes.
    Result
    Processing speed and efficiency brought back to their previous level, and processes optimised.

  • Commercial vehicle industry

    Process documentation with SAP Signavio

    Germany · Core team of around 30

    Starting point
    Audit-ready process documentation was to be built for the relevant workflows.
    My role
    Project manager with responsibility for results and schedule; leadership of a consultant team.
    My contribution
    Involving and aligning business units, and coordinating and ensuring process capture and modelling in SAP Signavio with BPMN 2.0.
    Result
    Audit-ready process documentation, accepted by an external audit firm, providing a basis for identifying process weaknesses, optimising processes and supporting digitalisation.

  • Pharmaceutical industry

    Agile coaching and support for change

    Germany and USA · Core team of around 30

    Starting point
    A development unit for hardware, electronics and software is moving its traditional product development to agile ways of working in the SAFe framework.
    My role
    Agile coach supporting the change process.
    My contribution
    Coaching in the SAFe framework, team development and one-to-one coaching for Product Owners and Scrum Masters. Supporting the move from the waterfall model to agile working.
    Focus of the support
    Anchoring new ways of working in everyday development and supporting those involved through the transition.

  • Banking

    Controlling and steering during a core banking system replacement

    Germany · Core team of around 60

    Starting point
    With the replacement of the core banking system, the controlling and steering architecture had to be mapped in the new system. Shortly before the kick-off I took over project leadership on an interim basis and continued the project foundations already developed.
    My role
    Project manager with responsibility for results and schedule, plus budget control.
    My contribution
    Building on the existing foundations, planning the project, developing the team and involving stakeholders. Ensuring reporting to programme management and escalation management.
    Result
    On-time go-live, ensuring the bank retained its management control capabilities during the migration. Supported optimisation after the migration and handed over open items to line management after project completion.

  • Automotive industry

    Global reporting and predictive analytics

    Worldwide · Core team of around 150

    Starting point
    Migration and build of a global reporting system with SAP BW and Oracle, including the integration of predictive analytics.
    My role
    Project coach for the IT project staff, focusing on project and schedule planning and reporting.
    My contribution
    Supporting project and schedule planning, carrying out project coaching and workshops, and offering PM training.
    Result
    Successful go-live of the reporting system, including predictive analytics.

  • Commercial vehicle industry

    IT equipment for new branches

    Germany · Core team of around 50

    Starting point
    New branches, including workshops, needed an operational dealer management system and the required infrastructure, hardware and software.
    My role
    Project manager with responsibility for results and schedule, plus budget control.
    My contribution
    Taking on project and schedule planning, task management and project coaching. Steering test management, with approval of each next project phase only with no open defects.
    Result
    When the branches opened, the IT ran smoothly and without errors.

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