Microsoft Project Experts in Switzerland
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Switzerland, who have recently used Microsoft Project
Damir M.
Last position:
Head of Research & Chairman of the Research Advisory Board at SBS Swiss Business School
Swiss University of Applied Sciences institute (HEdA/AAQ accredited); ranked #5 globally for Executive MBA (CEO Magazine 2025)
- Led the research function and chaired the Research Advisory Board.
- Editor of the Journal of Applied Business Research.
- Member of the Thesis and Dissertation Committee.
- Contributed to the AAQ and ACBSP accreditation processes.
Michael R.
Last position:
Project Manager, Hustler, & Hound “Project KPIs on the Internet” at Global-KPI
- Project management, Hustler (identifying the complete financial operations, including Sales, Pitching, Financial Analysis, & Business Models) and Hound (identifying real customer needs, including Research, & Analysis) to build an online project KPI system.
- The system enables users to make well-founded decisions to keep projects on track according to their key parameters or bring them back on track when there are negative deviations from the plan.
- Provision of a forecast in addition to the current status.
- Automatic calculation and display of KPIs based on project key parameters entered by the user.
- Skills: Project Management, Project KPIs.
- Problem Space: Co-Innovation Builder (CIB), Corporate Innovation Team Set Up, Team Profile/ Team Canvas, Design Thinking, highlighting people, creating customer personas, researching the market, defining the problem.
- Solution Space: Narrowing down the problem, how to turn ideas into solutions, how to turn solutions into a concept, customer journey, Business Model Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas, prototyping, fine-tuning the prototype and Business Model Canvas, final pitch.
Greg M.
Last position:
S/4HANA Transformation & Stabilization Lead at FANUC AG
- Led cross-functional IT teams across international regions to deliver post-go-live system stabilization and integration alignment across ERP, PLM, and legacy J.D. Edwards platforms.
- Managed complex interface mapping, end-to-end data flows, OData services, and electronic invoicing workflows across distributed teams.
- Directed defect triage, root-cause analysis, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure system reliability and operational readiness.
Max R.
Last position:
Senior ICT Solution Architect at ewb, Energy, Water
- Clarifying and discussing technical requirements and coordinating with the team
- Contributing to the objectives of the Digital Transformation Services unit and implementing them
- Analyzing, specifying, updating and delivering architecture models to implement digital solutions in line with business, data infrastructure and requirements
- Selecting suitable technical options for application design, considering interoperability, reversibility, scalability, usability, accessibility and security, and optimizing the cost/quality ratio
- Creating and maintaining concept documents, architecture models and other technical documentation
- Reviewing services to be provided and other documents for solution development
- Collaborating with the IT enterprise architect, business analyst, project manager, developers, testers and process owner on the design and documentation of technical specifications for new developments and enhancements
- Communicating concepts to relevant stakeholders and supporting them
- Participating in enterprise architecture activities and ensuring compliance with principles, standards and guidelines
- Monitoring compliance with defined designs at application, solution and enterprise levels
- Developing and testing existing and new solutions as required
- Supporting and guiding development teams in implementing new projects or maintaining existing products, taking on the product manager role if required
- Establishing and ensuring best practices in implementation, documentation, testing and packaging for distribution
- Contributing to the handling of reported incidents and requests assigned to third-level support, and following up as required
Frank G.
Last position:
Agile Coach and Program Manager at Centris AG
The insurance application service provider in Switzerland intended to develop a multi-channel output system to support their customers on their digital enhancement journey.
- Established an Agile Release Train based on SAFe 6.0
- Trained all ART leadership
- Coached the development of the solution intent
- Established 5 teams in the ART. Developed the Epic and Feature Backlog for the team.
- Planned and coached 2 PI planning sessions
The insurance application service provider in Switzerland intended to transform their claims management BPO and IT team into an agile delivery organization.
- Established an Agile Release Train based on SAFe 6.0
- Trained all ART leadership
- Coached the development of the solution intent
- Established 2 teams in an ART.
- Developed the Epic and Feature Backlog for the team.
- Planned and coached 2 PI planning sessions
Banashankari N.
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager, Data and Integration Platform at MCH Group, Group IT
Led implementation of an Azure cloud-based, event-driven enterprise integration platform connecting Salesforce, Momentus(event) and ERP applications. Reduced overall costs by 60%, lowered operational errors to under 1%, and delivered on time.
- Led the full project lifecycle from initiation to delivery using agile and hybrid methods - platform vision, feasibility, technical blueprint, architecture, implementation, integration, testing, rollout and business adoption.
- Built the engineering team from the ground up, leading teams across Switzerland, Bulgaria and India using Scrum and Kanban; established Jira, Confluence, Asana and SharePoint for delivery and reporting.
- Established and managed frequent steering meetings, reporting that gave stakeholders transparency and drove key decision-making.
Fatima D.
Last position:
Clinical Data Manager at Consultant – Clinical Data Management & Clinical Operations
- Served as a DM contractor for Mirum Pharmaceuticals between 2025-02-01 and 2026-05-31, leading end-to-end clinical data management activities
- Coordinated a significant networking event for HEMEX (Swiss CRO), fostering connections within the Swiss biotech ecosystem
- Engaged with stakeholders to explore innovative models that simplify execution and reduce operational burdens for clinical trials
Pedro C.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager (previously Cloud Project Manager) at IBM Client Innovation Center (formerly Nordcloud)
- Led a migration team of several squads for a Public Sector client (on-prem to AWS & Azure), incl. lift-and-shift and database modernisation to PostgreSQL.
- Led AWS/Azure discovery & assessment of 80+ applications and 400+ environments, delivering the wave plan.
Robert O.
Last position:
Interim SQM Plastics at thyssenkrupp Automotive, tkDC Dynamic Components
- Supplier management
- Conducting SQI audits
- Supporting sustainability activities
Markus M.
Last position:
Manager Underwriting & Actuarial Services at Ativa Pensionskassen Management AG
Ativa is the management company of Sammelstiftung Vita (Zurich Insurance’s occupational pension fund) and is responsible for around CHF 22 billion in assets.
- Created interactive Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions for senior management
- Implemented an underwriting tool based on Power BI (DAX)
- Built a cloud-based MS Azure SQL database and documented it
- Underwrote pension risks, including making decisions on acceptance, rejection and terms
Susann P.
Last position:
PMO & Communication Manager (Change and internal communication) at Schweizerische Post AG IT Service Center & Logistic Services
- PMO project “Bantiger2” due diligence/business case outsourcing Post CH IT Services to Swisscom
- PMO & consultant internal communication project/change communication “My IT” implementation of 20 Swiss Post IT applications to ServiceNow with Go-Live
- PMO, change communication and processes for project “ZSB” – rebuild new applications for all Swiss Post Logistic Services such as shipments and search
Peter P.
Last position:
Consultant Strategy & Digital at Polynova AG
- Designed the growth and digital strategy for an EU distributor
- Established a differentiation strategy focusing on horizontal portfolio expansion, ESG and SG&A cost reduction using new digital sales and service channels
- Offered same-day logistic delivery for key customers, increasing customer satisfaction by 25%
Ulysse Brice M.
Last position:
Agile Quality Engineer & Quality Master at Die Mobiliar
- Test strategy design
- Continuous defect tracking and documentation
- Test case creation and execution for performance and end-to-end tests as well as mass tests
- Responsibility for all test activities in the team
- Requirements and documentation analysis
- Agile testing based on stories, epics and features
- Test management and coordination
- Use of SAFe (PI planning, PI preparation, sprints, daily meetings, Kanban board, retrospective, review)
- Use of GitHub, Tortoise, Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Splunk, Swagger UI, Tosca, Rocket.Chat, Visual Studio Code, Oracle SQL Developer
- SAFe framework and project abroad
Philipp S.
Last position:
Equity Portfolio Manager - Digital Wealth Management at Interactive Brokers LLC
- Solely responsible for two portfolios totaling USD 1 million with an average monthly performance of 2%
- Responsible for the investment strategy, specializing in US equities and ETFs (exchanges: NASDAQ and NYSE)
- Market, trend, data, and technical chart analysis
- Risk management – diversification, daily/weekly risk mitigation measures (rebalancing) to ensure optimal portfolio profitability
Frank G.
Last position:
Project Lead at Flamingo Med Solutions
- Led the founding of a startup for AI-based consulting products for dental practices.
- Developed and launched PraxisScore, a data-driven consulting product for economic analysis and corporate consulting of dental practices.
- Held full responsibility for technical implementation, AI integration, and structured startup setup from product idea to public launch at IDS 2025 in under three months.
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Project
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
70%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Switzerland are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Switzerland using Microsoft Project
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Microsoft Project experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Banking and Finance (66%)
- Information Technology (66%)
- Manufacturing (66%)
- Professional Services (54%)
- Government and Administration (43%)
- Healthcare (40%)
- Transportation (37%)
- Insurance (34%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Project planning and control
Microsoft Project is a project management application for building schedules, assigning work, tracking progress and forecasting delivery. Companies use it to coordinate construction, engineering, IT, manufacturing and public-sector initiatives where dependencies, milestones and resource constraints need a clear view.
Core capabilities
Strong specialists configure plans around the way a company actually works. They define work breakdown structures, calendars, task relationships, baselines, critical paths and reporting views, then connect planning data with practical governance.
- Create schedules with dependencies, milestones and constraints
- Allocate people, equipment and budgets across work packages
- Compare actual progress with baselines and forecasts
- Prepare portfolio views for sponsors and delivery teams
Microsoft ecosystem
The product works across several Microsoft environments. Depending on the setup, professionals may work with Project Online, Project for the web, SharePoint, Teams, Power BI and Microsoft 365 identity and collaboration services. They also understand imports, exports and integrations with ERP or time-tracking systems.
When to bring in expertise
Freelance expertise helps when a planning model has become difficult to maintain, reporting is inconsistent or a new delivery method must be introduced. In Switzerland, specialists may support multilingual and distributed teams, working remotely or on site according to security, workshop and stakeholder needs.
- Standardise templates, calendars and project controls
- Repair schedules with broken logic or unreliable dates
- Migrate plans between Microsoft Project environments
- Build dashboards for cost, capacity and schedule status
Deliverables and handover
A focused engagement can produce a clean master schedule, reusable templates, governance rules, reports, documentation and training. The right professional first clarifies the planning process and data sources, then tests the model with real project scenarios before handing it to the internal team.
What strong specialists bring
Quality goes beyond knowing the interface. Strong Microsoft Project professionals model realistic dependencies, challenge unsupported estimates, protect baseline integrity and explain trade-offs in language that project leads and executives can use. They also distinguish schedule issues from resource, scope or data-quality problems, creating plans that remain useful after the engagement ends.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Microsoft Project.
Microsoft Project is used to plan work, sequence tasks, assign resources, track progress and forecast completion. It is suitable for projects with linked activities, formal milestones, changing capacity or detailed reporting requirements.
Microsoft Project is often chosen for structured schedules, resource planning and close integration with Microsoft 365. Primavera P6 is commonly weighed against it for large, schedule-intensive capital programmes, while Jira is usually stronger for agile software delivery and issue workflows.
A strong Microsoft Project specialist may also work with Project Online, Project for the web, SharePoint, Teams, Power BI and Microsoft 365 administration. Useful adjacent skills include earned-value concepts, resource management, data migration, reporting and change management.
The right level depends on the assignment. A simple schedule setup may need a planning-focused professional, while portfolio governance, integrations or a troubled programme call for someone who has handled complex dependencies, resource conflicts and executive reporting in Microsoft Project.
Microsoft Project can support remote collaboration when files, permissions, version control and reporting are designed properly. A specialist can work remotely or on site in Switzerland, depending on data access, workshop needs and the languages used by stakeholders.
The choice depends on the required planning depth, collaboration model and Microsoft 365 environment. Microsoft Project specialists can assess whether Project Online, Project for the web or the desktop application best fits the organisation's governance and scheduling needs.
Ask for a clear explanation of how they model dependencies, baselines, calendars, resources and reporting. A capable Microsoft Project professional will test assumptions, document decisions and show how the schedule supports real management decisions rather than only producing attractive charts.
Clarify the delivery method, existing templates, data sources, reporting expectations, access rights and who owns the final schedule. For Microsoft Project work, it is also important to confirm the product edition, integration boundaries and whether the handover includes training and documentation.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects is 127 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,014 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 70% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects have 27 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (54%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (66%), Information Technology (66%), and Manufacturing (66%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects are Project Management (94%), Information Technology (83%), and Product Development (74%).
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