Amar Pljevljak

Project Manager @Cyber-Rabbit

AI ExpertLife Science & Health Care👍 Sales & BizDevMedia & TelecommunicationsBusiness Development ManagerBosnia and HerzegovinaExecutive Coach🧨 ConsultingProject Manager

I am passionate about steering projects with agility and finesse as an Agile Project Manager. What drives me? A deep belief in the power of AI to transform the way we work, making tasks simpler and freeing up time for what truly matters. My journey is guided by a simple truth: work smarter, not harder. By integrating AI seamlessly into project management, I aim to simplify processes and spark innovation in every corner of the business world. In addition to my project management expertise, I offer a range of services to support professionals and businesses alike. From mentorship and tailored consultations to developing tutorials and courses, I’m here to provide operational support for the digital transformation of your business. Let’s connect and explore how we can work together to shape a brighter future for projects, businesses, and beyond.

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Network Power<100 people

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✔️66%

👍66%

Sales & BizDev

🧨66%

Consulting

Geos

🇧🇦33%

Bosnia and Herzegovina

🇺🇸33%

United States

Work Background

A+E NetworksDelivery Oracle

Sep. 2023New York, United States · Remote

A+E NetworksProject Manager

Mar. 2021 - Oct. 2023• Guide and coach the Scrum team and organize the use of Agile/Scrum practices and values; supports and educates the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining and managing the product backlog; • Follow up on the progress of the work (team/project/production support), provide guidance on project initiatives and communicate statuses to project stakeholders on a regular basis, ensuring adequate communication between project collaborators; • Assist product owners and team leads in managing and maintaining product, sprint and issue backlogs; • Facilitate Agile rituals efficiently and strictly; • Ensure the quality of communications (frequency, adaptation based on the context and product, etc.); • Regular reporting on the status of his / her projects. Escalate risks and scope projects when needed; • Carry out proactive follow ups with clients and on mandates with the customers; • Take part in the implementation of appropriate methodologies for effective project management that meet quality standards and deadlines; • Define and apply best management methods and practices and take part in their development and implementation; • Along with managers, determine the resources required by teams (availability, skills) and ensure knowledge transfer; • Understand the workflow processes and the inter- and intra-departmental relations and collaborate with in-house partner services to orchestrate and facilitate the implementation of optimal solutions and/or improvement projects and workshops; • Ensure and/or define process and system quality improvement by implementing best practices and/or relevant techniques; • Close projects (report, post-mortem, etc.); • Carry out all other related tasks.

SCE TechnologyHead of Project Management

Feb. 2020 - Feb. 2023• Guide and coach the Scrum team and organize the use of Agile/Scrum practices and values; supports and educates the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining and managing the product backlog; • Follow up on the progress of the work (team/project/production support), provide guidance on project initiatives and communicate statuses to project stakeholders on a regular basis, ensuring adequate communication between project collaborators; • Assist product owners and team leads in managing and maintaining product, sprint and issue backlogs; • Facilitate Agile rituals efficiently and strictly; • Ensure the quality of communications (frequency, adaptation based on the context and product, etc.); • Regular reporting on the status of his / her projects. Escalate risks and scope projects when needed; • Carry out proactive follow ups with clients and on mandates with the customers; • Take part in the implementation of appropriate methodologies for effective project management that meet quality standards and deadlines; • Define and apply best management methods and practices and take part in their development and implementation; • Along with managers, determine the resources required by teams (availability, skills) and ensure knowledge transfer; • Understand the workflow processes and the inter- and intra-departmental relations and collaborate with in-house partner services to orchestrate and facilitate the implementation of optimal solutions and/or improvement projects and workshops; • Ensure and/or define process and system quality improvement by implementing best practices and/or relevant techniques; • Close projects (report, post-mortem, etc.); • Carry out all other related tasks.

Smart CarrierProject Manager

Jul. 2020 - Sep. 2022United States* Coordinating internal resources and vendors for the flawless execution of projects * Ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget * Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques * Report and escalate to management as needed

QAEngineers.netProduct Owner

Aug. 2020 - Aug. 2022Ottawa, Ontario, Canada• Ensured user stories are “ready” for development to start work and gathered, managed, and prioritized the product backlog. • Ensured each story has the correct acceptance criteria and created the product vision and roadmap to accomplish the goal. • Tracked progress towards the release of a product, advocated on behalf of the customer for the development team and ensured close collaboration with the development team.

Authority PartnersProgram Manager

Sep. 2020 - Mar. 2021Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina• Coordinated the internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects and ensured timely delivery of all projects. • Assisted in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility. • Ensured resource availability and allocation and developed a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress. • Managed changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques and measured the project performance using appropriate tools and techniques. • Created and maintained comprehensive project documentation and managed the relationship with the client and all stakeholders. • Performed risk management to minimize project risks and reported and escalated to management as needed.

Mini MeCo Founder

Feb. 2016 - Sep. 2020SarajevoMaking the worlds first 3D printed museum that will change the concept of museums and provide a full experience for all visitors. History is written everyday, therefore the exhibit will change monthly, with different countries, promoting their cultural heritage and traditions, with addition to scientific and life achievements that happen "daily" that need more attention.

Ant ColonyProject Manager

Aug. 2016 - Sep. 2020Bosnia and HerzegovinaWe are a product oriented software company that helps entrepreneurs, innovators and bold inspired people build products. We challenge and validate ideas trough a lean process and a journey together with the client to find the strongest product/market fit. - Approach us with an idea, let us think about it and process it trough our "internal validation gut feeling" - We will ask some hard questions and challenge your idea, we will also help you validate your idea with customers - We will help you with your initial design and prototyping - We will help you build and develop an MVP - We will help you find a business model and a business strategy - We will help you to stay focused on what is the essence of your product - We will never abuse your money or your precious time because we want to grow together with you. We will help you find those early adopters but we will always try to minimize the efforts and reduce the risks while trying to learn as much as possible together with you

Networks INT SarajevoOutsourcing Operation Manager

Nov. 2015 - Aug. 2016Bosnia and Herzegovina-Interface directly with external partners and managing stakeholder relationships and ensuring alignment; maintain thorough, accurate communication across multiple internal and external teams -Continually improving the Quality Assurance process to minimize partner/vendor pain points and increase overall efficiency; continually find new ways to optimize the execution of administrative tasks related to external partners -Manage the fiscal responsibilities of multiple products and services for multiple partners; be responsible for regularly auditing all facets of external QA services -Evaluate and audit training and coaching opportunities for outside teams with the intention of Denewbing both existing and new team members -Consistently measure progress by tracking KPIs, analyzing test data, and evaluating the relationship between Networks and external partners