Carola Bischoff - Subproject Lead/Test Management

Q: Where is Carola based?

Carola is based in Palm-Mar, Spain .

Q: What languages does Carola speak?

Carola speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Carola have?

Carola has at least 25 years of experience. During this time, Carola has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 9 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 1 month . Note that Carola may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Carola's latest experience?

Carola's most recent position is Subproject Lead/Test Management at .msg Systems .

Q: What companies has Carola worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Carola has worked for .msg Systems , Bayer AG Weimar , and Brandenburg IT Service Provider / ZIT-BB .

Q: Which industries is Carola most experienced in?

Carola is most experienced in industries like Government and Administration , Information Technology , and Banking and Finance . Carola also has some experience in Retail , Chemical , and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas is Carola most experienced in?

Carola is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Operations . Carola also has some experience in Human Resources , Quality Assurance , and Procurement .

Q: Which industries has Carola worked in recently?

Carola has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Chemical , and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas has Carola worked in recently?

Carola has recently worked in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology , and Quality Assurance .

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Palm-Mar, Spain

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Experience

Jun 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 7 months

Subproject Lead/Test Management

.msg Systems

Set up the test team
Support and coordination of test components
Development of individual team members
Planning and execution of the test strategy
Ensuring quality measures
Implementation of subprojects in an external test environment
Monitoring the budget and initiating actions
Tracking and ensuring completion of test components
Planning, coordinating, and running an overall test with stakeholders
Supporting the go-live
Coordinating remaining tasks
Tools/methods: Office 365, Jira, Confluence, Scrum, Aris, facilitated meetings, presentations, XML

Feb 2022 - May 2022

4 months

Subproject Lead

.msg Systems

Current-state vs target-state analysis of the initiated setup
Alignments with stakeholders PROITK, BMI, classified security
Guiding individual services into a uniform structure within a VS-NFD environment
Tracking the geo-redundant environment setup and changes
Escalation management
Budget monitoring
Supporting and developing the system and network architecture
Developing and updating the work breakdown structure
Overseeing completion of individual work packages
Tools/methods: Office 365, Skype for Business, MS Project, facilitated meetings, presentations

Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

5 months

Project Lead

Bayer AG Weimar

Project management
Current-state vs target-state analysis of the migration situation
Analysis of database functions in Lotus Notes and functional descriptions for migration and support by external partners
SharePoint concept and design
Creation of field mappings
Gathering and aligning requirements with application owners and external contractors
Coordination of external partners
Coordination and execution of the migration to SharePoint
Development of alternative solutions outside SharePoint
Active test management in SharePoint: designing functional test scenarios, active testing, test documentation
SharePoint deployment and support during acceptance
Project documentation
Tools/methods: SharePoint, Lotus Notes, facilitated meetings, Teamstudio, Office 365, presentations

May 2020 - Sep 2020

5 months

IT Consultant

Professional Statutory Corporation under Public Law

Conceptual work for a procurement process
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Cost estimation and development of strategic recommendations
Planning and execution of the procurement process and writing the service specification
Tools/methods: Lucidchart for diagram design, Merlin Project

Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

1 year 10 months

Project Lead

Brandenburg IT Service Provider / ZIT-BB

Project management
Current-state vs target-state analysis of IT situation at client and service provider
Alignment and requirements management with application owners and administrators
Conceptualization, planning, and moderation of technical meetings
Initiation and control of change for hardware procurement
Technical concept for migration preparation
Designing individual test scenarios in coordination with the client
Coordination of application installation
Project documentation
Project lead for rollout of a remote support software: current-state vs target-state analysis, technical concept, change initiation for hardware procurement, test scenario development, active test management, application deployment coordination, planning and moderation of project meetings
Tools/methods: coaching, moderation, project management, Merlin Project

May 2016 - Oct 2017

1 year 6 months

Project Manager

Public Administration

Project management
Project design and planning
Creating cost-benefit analyses
Incident management during the implementation phase
Coordinating incidents as part of escalation
Crisis and escalation management
Conducting daily scrums and retrospectives alongside traditional project management
Designing communication measures for users in collaboration with the service desk
Designing and moderating coordination meetings with stakeholders
Coordinating claims
Project documentation
Project management for Marvel client implementation: creating cost-benefit analyses, planning the migration process, managing the cross-departmental migration, developing communication measures for the service desk
Tools / methods: Confluence, Jira, Lotus Notes, Marvel, moderated meetings, project management

Jun 2015 - Mar 2016

10 months

Project Manager

Public Administration

Project management
Project design and planning
Creating cost-benefit analyses
Planning the migration process
Designing communication measures for users in collaboration with the service desk before and during the migration
Requirements management in collaboration with users and operations teams
Cross-functional coordination with stakeholders
Project documentation
Tools / methods: Confluence, Lotus Notes, Remedy, Solaris, Windows servers

Jun 2013 - Jun 2019

6 years 1 month

Team Lead

Public Administration

Leading the Notes administration team
Employee discussions, conflict discussions, moderated meetings
Promoting employee development, creating evaluations
Creating security concepts
Analyzing and restructuring processes
Committee work
Implementing software to maintain security
Reporting to senior management
Tools / methods: Greylisting, Linux, Lotus Notes, Postfix, Remedy, Solaris

Jan 2001 - May 2013

12 years 5 months

Administrator

Public Service

Administration of Notes clients and servers from Lotus Notes 3 to 8
Managing malware via iqSuite SMTP mailing and greylisting
Administration of the intranet literature system
Planning, designing, and supporting multiple Lotus Notes migration projects

Nov 2000 - Dec 2000

2 months

OS/2 Administrator

DIS AG

Administration of OS/2 servers
Client support in a banking environment

Sep 1998 - Oct 2000

2 years 2 months

IT Recruiting and System Administration

Time&More Personalmanagement

IT Recruiting
System administration of the OS/2 operating system in a banking environment

Aug 1996 - Mar 1997

8 months

Tobacco shop owner

Self-employed

Running a tobacco shop

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Government and Administration, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Retail.

Government and Administration

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Chemical

Pharmaceutical

Retail

Business Area Experience

See which departments and functions this freelancer has contributed to most.

Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Operations, Human Resources, Quality Assurance, and Procurement.

Information Technology

Project Management

Operations

Human Resources

Quality Assurance

Procurement

Summary

Practically proven expert in multi-project management with both traditional and agile approaches, stakeholder management, and people management.

Focus on implementations, updates, transitions, and migrations of software and hardware within a corporate environment.

Experience and knowledge were gained and continuously developed in industries such as banking, public administration, pharmaceuticals, and IT service providers.

Skills

Requirements Management For Business Specifications, It Applications, It Infrastructure
Risk Management, Escalation Management, Quality Management
Implementation Management, Test Management
Change Management
Cost-benefit Analyses, Project Controlling
Functional Support During Service Architecture Implementation
Support For Data Center Relocations, Creation Of Security Concepts
New Software Rollouts, Migrations, Software Transitions, And Version Upgrades
It Security
Lotus Notes / Notes Domino
Windows Server Architecture
People Management
Unix, Linux Redhat, Solaris
Windows Server 2007 / 2008 / 2012 / 2016
Lotus Notes 3 - 8
Ibm Notes 9
Ms Project
Iqsuite
Julia Mail Office
Postfix

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

Education

Jan 2001 - Jul 2001

FernUniversität Hagen

Mathematics and Computer Science · Hagen, Germany

Aug 1983 - Dec 1985

Training as Office Assistant

Certifications & licenses

IT Security

ITIL® 4.0 Foundation

Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt

Lotus Notes / Notes Domino

People Management

Professional Scrum Master

SAFe 5.0

Windows Server Architecture

Certification according to IPMA / GPM, Level D as Project Specialist

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 12

Experience in Government and Administration 19 y

Avg length 2 y 3 m

Longest experience 12 y 4 m

Expertise

Recent roles Subproject Lead/Test Management, Subproject Lead, Project Lead

Main industries Government and Administration, Information Technology, Banking and Finance

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

Qualifications

Certifications earned 9

Profile

Created

April 2025

Last Update

April 2026

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Where is Carola based?

Carola is based in Palm-Mar, Spain.

What languages does Carola speak?

Carola speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Carola have?

Carola has at least 25 years of experience. During this time, Carola has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 1 month. Note that Carola may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Carola be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Carola would be well-suited for roles such as: Subproject Lead/Test Management, Subproject Lead, Project Lead.

What is Carola's latest experience?

Carola's most recent position is Subproject Lead/Test Management at .msg Systems.

What companies has Carola worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Carola has worked for .msg Systems, Bayer AG Weimar, and Brandenburg IT Service Provider / ZIT-BB.

Which industries is Carola most experienced in?

Carola is most experienced in industries like Government and Administration, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance. Carola also has some experience in Retail, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical.

Which business areas is Carola most experienced in?

Carola is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations. Carola also has some experience in Human Resources, Quality Assurance, and Procurement.

Which industries has Carola worked in recently?

Carola has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical.

Which business areas has Carola worked in recently?

Carola has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Quality Assurance.

What is Carola's education?

Carola attended FernUniversität Hagen for Mathematics and Computer Science.

Does Carola have any certificates?

Carola has 9 certificates. Among them, these include: IT Security, ITIL® 4.0 Foundation, and Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt.

What is the availability of Carola?

Carola is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Carola?

Carola's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.