MUSLIM RIZVI
Bio and Professional Profile
My name is Muslim Rizvi (preferred name “Rizvi”) and I lead Rizvi's PMO Inc. I have been leading and managing Project Management offices (PMO's), strategy execution, enterprise applications and "Agile" product development in a variety of settings including Healthcare, IT Services & Fintech, Recruitment and Automotive for over 25 years.
Over the span of my career, I have worked in small organizations (50-100 people) like PdMAIN and very large organizations like Cardinal Health ( Fortune 16) and everything in between.
· I have set up and led Project Management Offices (PMO's) and strategy execution frameworks multiple times in my career in organizations like PdMAiN, Workopolis, D+H, Cardinal Health and Pivotree,
· I have also led and managed large programs and projects like:
o B2B & B2C ecommerce implementations (Cardinal Health, Workopolis & Pivotree)
o Over 20 small and large ERP evaluations & implementations (PdMAIN, Workopolis, Cardinal Health)
o Integrations after Merger & Acquisitions (M&A's) ( Cardinal Health & Pivotree)
I consider myself as an advocate for simplicity, common sense and agility. My area of expertise or focus is not just leading and managing PMO’s, but my mission and focus is on execution in a structured, standardized and simple fashion.
My first degree was a Bachelor's in Computer Science followed by an MBA in international Business. I opted for a career in business analysis and project management over programming very early in my career. I opted to use the logical thinking skills that I had learnt to solve macro level business problems because I enjoyed doing it. I have also earned PMP (Project Management Professional), CSM (Certified Scrum Master) and SAFe Agilist (Scaled Agile Framework) certifications.
I live in Burlington, Ontario with my wife Zainab, son and daughter. I have a passion for music, nature and theatre. Although I like all kinds of music, I am mostly stuck in the 80's. I love hiking and fishing. I grew up in Karachi, a city by the ocean and still never miss an opportunity to go deep sea fishing. I am also a playwright, actor and director and have participated in many theatre festivals in North America and Pakistan before I had children. However, now I am playing and loving the role of a father and spend the majority of my time with my two little productions; a teenage son and a daughter.
Experience by Category
STRATEGY EXECUTION
One of the most exciting areas that I have worked in my career has been strategy development and execution. I had the opportunity do it first in Workopolis and then in Cardinal Health.
At Cardinal Health
Facilitator of the Canada Leadership Team leading the development planning and execution of the 5-year strategy.
Established a project delivery and governance framework linking strategy with execution.
Led an enterprise Change Management program including developing the vision, mission, strategic pillars and goals in collaboration with the executive team.
At Workopolis
Responsible for the execution of the organizational strategy by connecting the strategic pillars and goals with projects and setting up and managing a PMO to execute.
PMO & OPERATIONS
I am a project manager at heart and my core instinct and/or skill is to organize and set up. I have set up PMO's in small and large organizations multiple times successfully in my career. Here is a quick summary:
At Pivotree
- Designed, planned, setup and managed a scalable and consistent project delivery and governance framework with over a $35M portfolio, across the enterprise (multiple business units) and scaled up the PMO to double the size to a team of twenty (20) in the first year.
At Cardinal Health
Established and managed a new PMO for Canada while partnering with Corporate PMO in the US and was able to create a more simpler and robust delivery framework to meet both local and corporate needs.
At D+H
Established and evolved a Project Management Office (PMO), aligning and implementing project delivery and governance framework aligned with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Managed a $30M portfolio of multiyear transformational initiatives, including multi-year strategy planning, annual business planning, project management and technology operational management across the breadth of the Global Technology Services & Solutions group (GTSS).
At Workopolis
Established the Project Management Office (PMO) and implemented the Open Agile methodology.
Managed a team of 40 including Development, QA, PMO & Customer Support teams.
At PdMain
Established a Project Management Office (PMO), responsible for creating, implementing and managing a project management methodology (processes, best practices, tools, and templates) across the organization to deliver repeatable results.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Aside from setting up Project Management Offices and running the PMO operations, I also enjoy the actual execution work and manage large, complex and exciting projects and programs. I have managed programs in three areas:
eCommerce Implementations
ERP Implementations
Integrations - Merger & Acquisitions
Here are some examples:
At Pivotree
Led the set up of the Integration Management Office (IMO) with processes and templates to manage integration of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and led the planning and execution of two (2) acquisitions in the first year.
At Cardinal Health
Led the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) project team in Canada and integrated the Patient Recovery business in Canada, a $6.1 Billion global acquisition by Cardinal Health.
Launched and managed the B2B & B2C eCommerce businesses and established Cardinal Health as a leader in the Canadian digital healthcare space. The B2B eCommerce site was launched on the HCL Commerce (formerly IBM web commerce) platform and a successful pilot B2C site in Ontario on the “Shopify” platform in 2019.
Responsible for managing multiple Enterprise Applications implementation and improvement programs across ERP (JD Edwards etc.), CRM (Salesforce), Warehouse Management System (AIMS), Transportation Management System (Tecsys), EDI, etc.
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENTS
At D+H
Managed a $30M portfolio of multiyear transformational initiatives, including multi-year strategy planning, annual business planning, project management and technology operational management across the breadth of the Global Technology Services & Solutions group (GTSS).
At Workopolis
Led the implementation of NetSuite ERP system including financials and CRM, increasing the system adoption from 40% to 90%.
Led a digital transformational program, TNG (the Next Generation) to revamp the technology stack of the product offering at Workopolis.
At PdMain
Delivered over 20 high-profile ERP implementation projects in supply chain management, logistics, distribution, warehouse management and manufacturing space with a special focus in the areas of export packing for the automotive sector.
Managed complete business process transformation projects for various supply chain, logistics and distribution companies.
Responsible for managing organizational change with large organizations and acted as the change management champion, overseeing the day-to-day running of the organization post implementation.