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Jose Ignacio Noguera GarciaJI

Jose Ignacio Noguera Garcia

Project & Transformation Manager| PMO| Instructor

€650/day
Barcelona, ES
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Jose Ignacio

Project & Transformation Manage (PMP, PMI-ACP, LSSBB) with 20+ years across Spain & LATAM. I turn strategy into execution: I design PMOs, stage-gate governance and hybrid delivery (predictive + agile) to land on time, on budget and with adoption.
Focus on scope, schedule, cost and risks; stakeholder alignment; vendor management; executive reporting.
Experienced in capability building, having trained 400+ professionals annually in project management and agile practices

Impact
• −25% cycle time on multi-team initiatives; sustained capability building.
• 40+ Green Belts trained (Lean Six Sigma); measurable improvements in σ and PPM.
• 400+ professionals/year trained; 4 MS Project cohorts (2022+) with ongoing coaching.
• Coordinated teams of 5–9 in strong/weak matrix structures; managed construction packages >$15M and 90,000 m².
• Implemented PMO services: catalogue/standards/stage-gates; toolkits (WBS, baselines, templates) and Power BI dashboards for milestones, risks and budget.

Organizational change
ADKAR-based coaching for leaders and teams, backed by communities of practice and OKRs/KPIs → 80% adoption in 6–8 weeks; 85–95% active license usage.

Specialties
- Project/program delivery; PMO & governance; portfolio/prioritization; procurement & SLAs; MS Project/Project Online, Jira, Confluence, Power BI; Agile (Scrum/Kanban); Change Management (ADKAR); Lean Six Sigma.
- Bilingual Spanish/English. Based in Barcelona. Open to senior roles (Project/Program Manager, PMO Lead) in Barcelona/Madrid (hybrid).
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Noguera KRB LLC
    Senior Project Manager - Organizational Transformation Programs (Consultant, via local partner)
    TECH
    March 2017 - Today (9 years and 3 months)
    Barcelona, Spain
    Deliver with predictability: −25% cycle time on multi-team initiatives, 80% adoption in 6–8 weeks, clear executive reporting (Power BI) and proactive risk control.
    Roles held: Delivery Lead · OCM Lead · Product Owner · Agile Coach

    - Multi-country transformations; PMO, stage gates and hybrid delivery (predictive + agile) aligned to PMI performance domains.
    - Agile Coaching (2024–present): 4 cohorts × 5; 100% certified (CertiProf). 1:1 coaching; ADKAR/ACMP integration; monthly circles and an active community of practice.
    - Nicaragua (2021, multilateral): 80h Scrum + 43h DevOps + 3 months follow-through → national agile community launched; OKRs/KPIs and backlog in place.
    - Virtual (2020–2023): engagement & community program with bi-monthly increments; 28 facilitators; 400+ asynchronous participants.
    - Panama (2019, international org): 3 contractor cohorts + 1 staff cohort in MS Project (Plan 1/3); PM/PMO service catalog; stage-gate model; post-training support.
    - OCM/PMO: comms & training plans, stakeholder/readiness assessments, champions network, resistance management; standardized PM toolkit (WBS, baselines, templates), vendor governance & SLAs, portfolio prioritization.
    - Delivered training and coaching (PMP, Scrum, Agile) as part of PMO capability-building engagements
    Agile Project Management Project Management Office (PMO) Adult Learning MS Project
  • Noguera KRB
    Project Manager - Process Improvement
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2025 - March 2025 (2 months)
    Caracas, Venezuela
    Delivering process improvement at scale: measurable reductions in cycle time and defects, improved SLAs, and a stronger CI culture. Trained 40+ Green Belts and coached >40 professionals/year 1:1 on problem/CTQ, DMAIC execution and control until benefits were realised.
    Roles held: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt · Change Lead · PMO Consultant · Agile Project Manager

    - Led LSS waves and cultural change across banking, pharma, tech and manufacturing.
    - Built an integrated maturity model (LSS + TOC + PMI OPM3) to prioritise the pipeline, set governance and link improvements to business objectives.
    - Electoral technology (multinational): co-developed the project methodology; stage-gate model integrated with PMBOK Process Groups and the Agile Practice Guide (scope, procurement, SLAs, multi-site rollout).
    - Improvement toolkit: VSM, SIPOC, CTQ, DMAIC charters, control plans; OKRs/KPIs on a bi-weekly cadence.
    - Tools: Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence.
    - Reported to improvement committees and tracked benefits post-implementation.
    - Delivered training and coaching (PMP, Scrum, Agile) as part of PMO capability-building engagements
    Lean six sigma Change Management & Transformation Agile Coach Scrum Master Scrum Product Owner
  • Noguera KRB
    Operations & Project Delivery Manager
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    January 2000 - June 2025 (25 years and 5 months)
    Caracas, Venezuela
    Delivering operations and projects with predictability: reduced lead time, increased throughput, fewer post-delivery defects; >80% classroom utilisation; 1-day response and 2-day incident SLAs. Scaled the practice to 7 employees and 6 associates.
    Roles held: Operations Manager · Delivery Manager · Scrum Master (special projects) · Vendor Manager · Community Builder

    - P&L ownership, portfolio and capacity planning; PMO-style governance (utilisation, margin, strategic accounts) across tech, energy and finance.
    - Operations (Kanban): multi-site coordination of open and in-company programmes in VE/CO/PE/EC; 400+ professionals/year; recurring delivery cadence.
    - Projects (Scrum): set Planning/Daily/Review/Retro cadence, removed impediments and managed dependencies; led organisational digitalisation.
    - Events & alliances: bi-monthly own/partner events with itSMF/ASQ (30–90 attendees); workshops with Microsoft, HP, AESOFT/UTPL; Puerto Rico & Miami; brand/community growth.
    - Standards & tools: delivery playbooks & QA (curricula, Senior instructor onboarding, certification paths, sales→delivery handoffs); reporting cadence (milestones, risks, satisfaction) and SLAs; relationships with PMI, APMG, Scrum Study, DASA, CertiProf.
    Joomla Moodle Operations Management Stakeholder Management

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