Collins Ifechukwude Obi

Project Management Professional
Lagos, NG.

About

PMP® certified Project Management Professional with a strong interest in Agile and hybrid methodologies, adept at leading IT and digital transformation projects. Passionate about fostering teamwork, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement to deliver significant value and achieve strategic objectives efficiently. Eager to leverage extensive experience in project coordination, data management, and process optimization to drive impactful outcomes in dynamic environments.

Work

Valwick technology
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IT Project Manager

Summary

Led end-to-end IT project delivery, managing scope, timelines, and resources to ensure successful execution and alignment with business objectives.

Highlights

Led end-to-end delivery of IT projects, encompassing requirement gathering, planning, execution, and rollout phases, ensuring successful project completion.

Collaborated closely with business owners, developers, and vendors to define precise scope, set aggressive timelines, and track progress, ensuring stakeholder alignment and timely delivery.

Facilitated key Scrum Ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint review, and retrospectives, to maintain team alignment and drive project velocity.

Coached team members and product owners on Agile methodologies, enhancing project delivery, product backlog prioritization, and user story refinement.

Proactively managed risks and resolved blockers, ensuring open communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders to mitigate project impediments effectively.

Oversaw project budgets and resource allocation, optimizing expenditure to keep delivery on track and within financial constraints.

Center for Population Health Initiatives
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Project Coordinator (RISE Project)

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Coordinated project operations for digital health initiatives and data system implementations, ensuring deliverables met scope, schedule, and quality standards for population health outcomes.

Highlights

Coordinated project operations supporting digital health initiatives and data system implementation, ensuring deliverables were achieved within defined scope, schedule, and quality standards.

Monitored and tracked project progress through performance metrics and regular status updates to stakeholders, enabling timely reporting and informed decision-making.

Collaborated with multidisciplinary project teams and external partners on project planning, risk identification, and issue resolution, facilitating seamless execution.

Facilitated training sessions for healthcare staff and stakeholders, enhancing capacity in digital health tools and improving project adoption and stakeholder engagement.

Contributed to the development and review of comprehensive project documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), process workflows, and quality assurance guidelines.

Ensured compliance with project governance and ethical standards, maintaining data integrity and alignment with organizational objectives.

Center for Population Health Initiatives
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Data Officer - The Canada-Africa Mpox Partnership (CAMP)

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Supported project coordination and operational efficiency by overseeing participant tracking and record management, ensuring timely and accurate follow-up activities.

Highlights

Supported project coordination and operational efficiency by overseeing participant tracking and record management processes across the study site.

Streamlined administrative workflows by transitioning manual tracking processes into structured digital systems, reducing errors, delays, and inefficiencies.

Ensured quality control and compliance by validating project documentation, verifying completeness, and maintaining alignment with study protocols and reporting standards.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support participant enrollment, documentation, and data verification activities, contributing to effective project execution.

Improved process accuracy and follow-up efficiency, resulting in consistent achievement of 100% completeness and timely reporting across project deliverables.

Center for Population Health Initiatives
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Data Officer

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Led process improvement initiatives to automate patient care tracking systems and coordinated data quality efforts, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and reporting.

Highlights

Led process improvement initiatives to transition manual patient care tracking systems into automated digital tools, significantly improving efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery outcomes.

Coordinated cross-functional efforts with clinical and technical teams to verify source documentation, ensuring high data and process quality prior to system entry.

Developed and implemented automation solutions using digital tools such as Google Workspace and Microsoft Excel, enhancing workflow visibility, performance tracking, and compliance with reporting timelines.

Supported project reporting and monitoring by producing dashboards and KPI trackers that provided real-time insights for decision-making and performance management.

Facilitated stakeholder communication by designing structured reporting templates and standardized processes for program documentation, reducing delays and errors in information flow.

Conducted weekly training sessions and knowledge-sharing workshops for project staff, strengthening team capability in operational reporting and continuous process improvement.

Education

University of Lagos
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Bachelor

Business Administration

Courses

Management

Corporate Finance

Economics

Principles of Accounting

Systems Theory

Certificates

Learn Jira with real-world examples (+Confluence bonus)

Issued By

Udemy (Atlassian Certified Educator, Kosh Sarkar)

Project Management Professional (PMP)®

Issued By

Project Management Institute

PMP Certification Exam Prep Course 35 PDU Contact Hours/PDU

Issued By

Udemy (TIA Education, Andrew Ramadayal)

Google Data Analytics

Issued By

Coursera

Ultimate Excel Training Course

Issued By

Udemy (Commerce Curve)

Excel Fundamentals - Formulas for Finance

Issued By

Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)

Skills

Project Management

Servant Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Collaboration, Process Improvement, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Change Adaptation, Project Reporting, Documentation, Team Facilitation, Scrum, Kanban, Agile Methodologies, Hybrid Project Management.

Data Analysis & Automation

Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Power Query, Data Cleaning, Formulas, Automated Data Entry, Data Analysis, Power Pivot.

Business Intelligence & Visualization

Power BI, Data Loading, Data Cleaning, Interactive Dashboards, Data Visualization, Health Indicators.

Project Management Software

Jira, Project Task Management, Progress Tracking, Agile Workflows, Confluence.

Projects

Canada-Africa Mpox Partnership (CAMP) - Participant Monitoring System

Summary

Oversaw participant follow-up processes, transitioned documentation workflows into digital systems, and ensured accurate, timely reporting across all project deliverables.

Data Automation and Workflow Optimization Initiative

Summary

Designed and implemented automated workflows to replace manual tracking processes for clinical documentation, building dashboards, trackers, and structured processes to improve reporting speed and accuracy.