Below are the 6 Project Managers and 5 Business Analysts with JD Edwards & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides these and other JD Edwards experienced professionals on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

Does your organization require the expertise of a project manager with work background in technology, manufacturing and retail industries who is adept in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards World and Oracle? Technical knowledge involves JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards World, Oracle, AS/400, Query/400, SQL and OS/400. Educational attainment includes B.A. double major in Computer Science and Business Administration.

One of the important contributions of this project manager included providing JD Edwards World/EnterpriseOne technical and business process support for approximately eighteen subzero facilities. This involved troubleshooting applications and application development for all internal and external customers. Key roles involved supporting all custom financial and distribution interfaces, upgrading the IBM operating system to V7R3, as well as supporting custom distribution interfaces to handheld servers for route drivers and XATA Dispatch. In addition, this individual developed/supported custom fluid purchase order receiving/receipt interfaces from a website to EnterpriseOne. The RF World software was integrated into receiving, putting away and picking processes of JD Edwards.

Functions in another job involved serving as a JD Edwards manager responsible for all design, development and maintenance of FTDs business/ corporate IT infrastructure on the IBM, along with managing all capital expenditure and expense projects. The job included reporting directly to the CIO and providing monthly status/roadmap presentations to the business leadership team. Areas of expertise included project management, programming and business analysis with over 23 years of JD Edwards experience and responsibility in project management, business system/ERP implementation, business policy development, quality assurance management and consulting. Other strengths involved planning/development, organizing business solutions, end user software and best practices training.

What can a project manager with work background in a community hospital as well as specialization in JD Edwards bring to your organization? Technical specializations involve JD Edwards and Microsoft Project. Educational attainment includes BS Healthcare Administration, Computer Science, and Programming/ Operations for Mainframe Systems. This specialist obtained a Certification in Project Management as well as training in Martin Tate Project Management and Steven Covey Highly Effective Managers.

Working with areas such as planning, executing, tracking and finalizing all information technology-related projects in accordance with strict deadlines were part of this project manager’s work experience. Duties covered managing cross-functional teams in multiple departments and disciplines, as well as defining all project objectives and managing quality control throughout the life cycle of all projects. Tasks included planning, developing and designing efficient systems in support of core organizational functions. This individual served as information systems security officer and ensured that all systems and processes were compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation and HIPAA laws governing the healthcare institution.

Responsibilities consisted of providing monthly security training to all existing staff/ new employee orientation, serving on the security incident response committee, reviewing security liabilities/ incidents/ potential threats and responding in accordance with policies/ procedures. Writing information systems policies/ procedures and maintaining them in accordance with corporate direction or healthcare legislation were also completed. A project management tools workbench was developed to effectively manage projects with strict methodology and structure to ensure that all projects were managed with the same discipline, making sure all projects/deliverables went through a formal approval and documentation process. One of the core competencies included leading cross functional teams for customer solutions to system implementations.

What can a senior IT project manager who is experienced in technology, pharmaceutical and transportation industries with specialization in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards World do for your organization? Technical competencies consist of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards World, Oracle and ABS Apparel ERP System. Educational background includes Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Bachelor of Science Program Computer Information Systems. This Project Management Professional (PMP) has training in Oracle ERP EnterpriseOne Development.

Key roles were composed of managing projects and ERP system implementation, as well as establishing client project management processes and procedures. Work breakdown structure, project scheduling and milestones were provided. Leads were mentored on project best practices. Duties involved providing training or coaching for tracking, planning, rollouts, localization and risk mitigation, in addition to leading in-country project managers through a JD Edwards upgrade and rollout.

Aside from providing sales team support including preparing proposals, presentations and project plans, an additional function included serving on the client project executive management team providing project strategy, planning and organization. Responsibilities involved managing domestic and international project teams, while also maintaining in-country vendor relationships. The job called for developing project processes, roles, responsibilities, procedures, meeting cadence, and reporting status standards. Regional and country specific system rollouts were planned. Technical team development was aligned with functional solution design to ensure integrated solutions. Areas of expertise included managing client engagement IT initiatives and working with C level management to plan, organize and execute global ERP implementation, upgrade and migration projects. Other strengths involved IT project management, budgeting, expense control and IT strategy.

How can a senior JD Edwards (JDE) implementation project manager with background working in technology and construction industries who is knowledgeable in JDE EnterpriseOne ERP, JDE World and PeopleSoft fit within your organization? Technical specialties cover JDE EnterpriseOne ERP, JDE World and PeopleSoft. Educational attainment includes Continued Education in project management, Agile methodologies, CompTIA certifications, and LinkedIn Learning Paths.

Duties of this senior JDE implementation project manager included ensuring projects (and change initiatives) met objectives by defining the scope, goals, and desired outcomes into blocks of work bounded by time, budget and resources. Priorities included working with the client to build teams based on the nature of the project. Managing the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects, in addition to ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals were some of the functions.

For another position, this individual was responsible for Enterprise Systems for a $2.5 Billion heavy civil contractor across the country. Key roles consisted of managing a team of 12 technical, functional analysts, developers and consultants in the delivery, support, and maintenance of ERP (Oracle JDE Enterprise One and JDE World), Content Management, Asset Management, Dispatch, Business Intelligence and multiple integrations into Field Applications. One of the contributions was managing $5.2 million implementation of Oracle JDE EnterpriseOne ERP applications, Oracle Content Management, Business Intelligence and Analytics (OBIEE) across the country. Experience included developing and executing strategies/ plans to meet goals. Other competencies involved information technology project and program management, SDLC, Agile, IT/business process alignment, system architecture and technical writing.

Does a senior JDE (JD Edwards) project manager with work background in marketing, manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries who is skilled in JD Edwards, SAP and Oracle pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (E1), SAP and Oracle. Educational background includes MBA and BS (Industrial Management).

Primary functions of this senior JDE project manager included providing additional project bandwidth for a couple of clients and developing E1 manufacturing CRP test scripts for Release 9.2. This specialist authored the initial draft of a high level project plan to convert the company from a legacy ERP system to JD Edwards E1 9.2.

In other jobs, responsibilities consisted of project management and ERP implementation audits. The job required working with clients who felt that they weren’t getting the most out of their existing ERP implementations and wanted to produce an executive summary with recommendations as to how to proceed. A project management plan was completed for an international multi-billion dollar conglomerate and a food grower/processor. Tasks covered managing 3 JDE E1 distribution (heavy emphasis on EDI, Sales Order Processing) and manufacturing implementations (protein and liquids manufacturing plants and a new meat processing plant) as well as E1 capital asset management implementation for an international food manufacturer. Key roles covered staff management, high level project management, IT infrastructure support and candidate screening. Other skills included managing all phases of design, development, and implementation of computer applications. Competencies involved all phases of product life cycle management from initial drug or medical device creation through distribution, FDA submission/ validation and post market monitoring for errors or omissions.

What can your organization gain with the help of a project manager with experience in maritime, aeronautics and manufacturing industries who is proficient in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld Xe/World and SAP? Technical skills cover JD Edwards (JDE) EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld Xe/World, SAP and PeopleSoft. Educational attainment includes Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (concentration in Accounting). This Project Management Professional (PMP) obtained Certifications in mySAP Managerial/ Financial Accounting (FI/CO) and JD Edwards OneWorld Financials.

Main duties of this project manager consisted of managing the JDE World to EnterpriseOne 9.0 upgrade, as well as developing the statement of work and all project plans. Functions covered monitoring and controlling the progress of the finance project, as well as developing the risk management plan and risk breakdown structure. This individual developed the communication plan, all communication and status deliverables, in addition to developing the QA management plan and quality metrics. Project accounting and budgeting were also carried out. All stakeholder meetings with management were led. Discovery sessions with the client finance team were led. Modeling sessions with the client finance team were led.

Notable tasks in another job included administering the JD Edwards 8.9 to EnterpriseOne 9.0 upgrade and following up on project management tasks. Other duties included developing the statement of work, developing all project plans, in addition to monitoring and controlling the progress of finance project. Areas of expertise included project management/account management, full cycle implementations, project planning, business process re-engineering, modeling, internal controls, change management, configuration and testing. Functional areas of expertise involved G/L, A/R, A/P, Fixed Assets, Procurement, BI Publisher and UPK.

What can a JDE (JD Edwards) business analyst with specialization in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld and PeopleSoft, as well as experience in technology, telecommunications and manufacturing industries do for your organization? Technical competencies consist of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld, PeopleSoft, Oracle, UNIX, Delphi-5, C++, C, Visual Basic, Java-2 and COBOL. Educational background includes Master of Computer Applications and Bachelor of Science in Physics.

Key roles of this JDE business analyst were composed of providing mappings for the sample data provided from the PeopleSoft side, as well as providing the functional details related to AP, GL and PO modules in JDE. Duties involved interacting with client business users for business requirements and OBIEE report developers, in addition to providing and verifying the design documents. Testing of the OBIEE reports was performed to see whether the report data matched correctly with the JDE data. BusinessObjects was used to create sample data out of the PeopleSoft environment. An additional job included interacting with the senior management team and business users for the project related tasks.

Other functions included implementing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.10 in all of the manufacturing and trading locations, in addition to implementing JD Edwards in a phase by phase manner in all the locations. All the technical operations were controlled centrally from the head office. Areas of expertise included analyzing and fixing production support issues. Other strengths involved Object Management Workbench (OMW), Form Design (FDA), Enterprises Report Writing (ERW), Business Function Designing  [NER & C] and Master Business Function.

How can a senior JDE (JD Edwards) business analyst who is knowledgeable in JDE OneWorld with background working in technology, construction and petroleum industries fit within your organization? Technical specialties cover JDE E1 and JDE OneWorld (OW). Educational attainment includes BBA in Accounting. This individual is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Duties of this senior JDE business analyst covered providing full JDE financial support and leading financial implementations. Some of the functions were providing full support for several independent divisions and resolving prior AP to GL out of balance issue while also setting in place procedures and integrity reports to prevent future discrepancies. Aside from training the staff, other tasks involved setting in place daily or weekly financial integrities and training the staff on usage, resulting in improvement from nearly 500 unposted transactions in 2010 to none as of June 2011. Assistance was provided in reconciling and balancing FA to GL where there were out-of-balances of over $2 million.

This specialist trained the staff on transfer programs, integrity issues and balancing. Key roles consisted of leading regularly scheduled financial/IT meetings to cover problem areas, along with explaining JDE tables and programs, how they tie together and how to assist in the analysis of financials. Areas of expertise included JDE E1 financial and OW product support, including five successful implementations/ coordination with distribution and payroll. Other strengths included JDE application support experience (concentrations in financials, payroll, HR, distribution and World Report Writer). Excellent understanding was shown with JDE tables and fields, and how they were affected by JDE programs and processes.

Does a JDE (JD Edwards) business analyst who is skilled in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne with work background in manufacturing, petroleum and energy industries pique your interest? Technical knowledge includes JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld and SAP. Educational background includes BBA in Supply Chain & Operation Management, Associate’s degree in Business and Basic Supply Chain Management Course. The individual is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM).

Primary functions of this JDE business analyst included developing, coordinating, scheduling and conducting IT training and ERP education/orientation. Aside from incorporating the material into standardized tutorials and training guides, this specialist traveled to the company locations to conduct end-user and Train-the-Trainer training programs. Responsibilities consisted of developing, configuring and implementing a standardized way of operating JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software across the company, as well as developing and implementing technical training programs to bring employees to an acceptable level of proficiency with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne ERP software and other corporate standard business software.

The job covered overseeing and conducting regularly scheduled JDE orientation training for new employees as well as progressively more advanced programs to develop and maintain a network of super-users within the company. JDE best practices were documented and incorporated into the corporate training programs. Areas of expertise included leading production and supply chain projects to generate 90% increase in revenues, as well as leading organizational change to increase inventory flow. Other strengths involved JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 implementation, including sales order management, procurement, inventory management, warehouse management, product data management, shop floor control, requirements planning, product costing, manufacturing accounting, advanced pricing and capital asset management.

What can your organization gain with the help of a JDE (JD Edwards) OneWorld lead business analyst who is proficient in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards OneWorld with experience in manufacturing, technology and retail industries? Technical skills cover JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld, SQL, Sales Logix, Showcase Query and Varsity. Educational attainment includes Masters of Science in Computer Information Systems and Bachelor of Science in Aviation Technology.

Main duties of this JDE OneWorld lead business analyst consisted of providing production support including managing application problems while ensuring timely completion of problems and management communication. Functions covered maintaining overall process knowledge of various business systems and timely completion of all mandated changes. Software development was efficiently handled. This individual identified development opportunities through business requests and developed functional specifications for development projects. Test scripts were also developed. Testing guidelines were provided to business customers. The job covered conducting business studies, preparing and presenting results, in addition to leading business process audits, analysis, modeling and implementation. Broad understanding of best business practices, systems and technology was also applied.

Notable tasks included identifying opportunities, driving change for people and processing technology. Projects for annual planning were identified. Key roles involved communicating and educating the organization. Project management was also employed while participating in multiple projects of various size and complexities. Project administration was carried out, ensuring project status reporting occurred. Other duties included ensuring the project plan methodology was followed while ensuring project scope changes were managed and expectations were met. Aside from having several years’ experience in business and technology, expertise included designing, implementing and supporting projects of various sizes using project methodology.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this senior JDE (JD Edwards) business analyst who is adept in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne with work background in transportation, real estate and manufacturing industries? Technical competencies involve JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Oracle, Citrix, HTML, SQL, SharePoint, Track-It, SIRA and SWIFT. Educational background includes Computer Science and business. This individual obtained certifications in EnterpriseOne Supply Chain Management, User Productivity Kit (UPK), RWD Infopak and Ariba.

Major responsibilities of this senior JDE business analyst included analyzing software and processing issues with JDE Software Distribution Applications 9.1. Users were trained on best practices to increase knowledge base. Duties consisted of working closely with development and end user teams to test proposed system, as well as recommending resolutions using “as-is” and “to be” documentation.

Accomplished tasks in another job involved participating in the implementation of JDE platform for new clients, analyzing client requirements, in addition to designing, testing and implementing solutions. Key roles involved analyzing business process and complex client requirements for process refinement or determining system configuration while working closely with development or end user teams to test proposed system configuration and customizations. Jobs consisted of coordinating, supporting and helping resolve JD Edwards help desk cases for general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, job cost, reporting, purchase order and system interfaces using JIRA. This specialist worked with 22 different environments for client base and business users, performed IST testing and supported UAT testing. Areas of expertise included leading projects, working independently and meeting deadlines. Other strengths involved performing multiple tasks, having broad experience in software and training implementations.