Microsoft Project Experts in Switzerland
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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.
Thorsten O.
Last position:
Program / Project / IT Controller (ICT Controller) at Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Project Management Office: analysis and setup, master plan, standardized project planning (generic work breakdown structure according to HERMES), earned value management, milestone trend analysis.
Finance management at portfolio, program and project level.
Resource management and single point of contact for resource procurement (human resources / operating costs / investments).
Process management.
Implementation of a program management tool for unified program and project management.
Program controlling: finance management, earned value management, milestone trend analysis, consolidation of project budgets, actual costs and forecasts at the program level.
Variance analyses at program level.
Transition from total cost view to commitment credit view (federal administration terminology).
Calculation of available reserves (rolling), forecasts and scenarios.
Monthly, quarterly, half-year and annual reports, preparation of annual planning at program level, special analyses / ad-hoc reports.
Project controlling: support for project managers in project planning, earned value management, milestone trend analysis.
Review of projects for budget compliance, adherence to phases and schedules, deliverables, resource planning and deployment.
Variance analyses at project level, special analyses / ad-hoc reports.
Resource management: resource planning based on program and project plans, review of timesheets.
Supply chain (until April 2022): single point of contact for resource procurement (human resources / operating costs / investments).
Change management: involvement in change management for cost-relevant changes (change requests), tracking of service contract price for contract-related changes, participation in change control boards / decision boards at management level.
Establishment of controlling structures in a new Swiss federal agency (becoming a federal office as of January 1, 2024) since April 2022.
Credit monitoring with validation of actual costs and commitment values.
Resource management: cross-project resource planning (HRP).
Earned value analysis and milestone trend analysis for key ICT projects of the federal government.
Participation in the introduction of the JIRA Tempo module.
Tools & methods: HERMES 5.1 / Agile HERMES, Sciforma 7, JIRA, Confluence, Tempo, Signavio, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office Prof., Excel-VBA.
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%
Michael R.
Last position:
Project Manager, Hustler, & Hound "Project Metrics on the Internet" at Global-KPI
- Project management, hustler (identifying the full financial picture including sales, pitching, financial analysis, & business models) and hound (identifying real customer needs including research & analysis) to build a project metrics system on the Internet.
- The system allows users to make informed decisions to keep projects on track according to key data or to realign them when they deviate negatively from the plan.
- Providing a forecast alongside the current status.
- Automatic calculation and display of metrics based on user-entered project key data.
- Skills: project management, project metrics.
- Problem space: Co-Innovation Builder (CIB), corporate innovation team setup, team profile / team canvas, design thinking, highlighting people, creating customer personas, market exploration, defining the problem.
- Solution space: narrowing the problem, how to turn ideas into solutions, how to turn solutions into a concept, customer journey, business model canvas, value proposition canvas, prototyping, refining the prototype and business model canvas, final pitch.
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
Peter W.
Last position:
IT Consultant at WYP-Consulting
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
Max R.
Last position:
ICT Solution Architect Senior at ewb, Energy, Water
- Questioning and discussion of technical requirements and coordination with the team
- Contributing to objectives of the Digital Transformation Services unit and implementation of objectives
- 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 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 IT enterprise architect, business analyst, project manager, developers, testers and process owner in design and documentation of technical specifications for new and further developments
- Communicating and supporting concepts to relevant stakeholders
- Participating in enterprise architecture activities and ensuring compliance with principles, standards and guidelines
- Monitoring compliance with defined design at application, solution and enterprise level
- Developing and testing existing and new solutions as required
- Supporting and guiding development teams in implementation of new projects or maintenance of existing products, assuming product manager role if required
- Establishing and ensuring best practice in implementation, documentation, testing and packaging for distribution
- Contributing to handling of reported incidents and requests assigned to third level support and follow-up actions as required
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.
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
Oliver W.
Last position:
Specialist Planner / Cleanroom Planning Lead at Major Aircraft Manufacturer
- Start-up and commissioning of the cleanroom
- Certification of the cleanroom
Michael S.
Last position:
Freelance compliance & IT regulatory consultant at Various financial institutions and regulated companies
- Consulting financial institutions on implementing DORA and NIS2 requirements
- Gap analyses between existing governance structures and new regulatory requirements
- Creation and revision of policies, process descriptions, contract annexes, and technical-organizational measures
- Design of digital operational resilience testing programs (DORA Art. 24–25)
- Third-party risk management: building third-party registers, LEI matching, value chain analysis
- Training internal staff on DORA/NIS2 requirements
- Negotiation and renegotiation of outsourcing contracts according to DORA/NIS2 guidelines
- Use of technologies/frameworks: DORA, NIS2, EBA guidelines, BaFin requirements, NIST CSF, ISO 27001
- Engagements are subject to strict NDAs
Arne H.
Last position:
Director at Deloitte Consulting AG
- Overall management of the international program to implement the KYX solution for the regulatory traceability of global financial and goods flows
- Steering the end-to-end integration of finance, logistics and compliance systems in a global network
- Responsible for planning, budgeting, quality assurance and reporting to the global program committee
- Leading interdisciplinary project teams and coordinating multinational stakeholders
- Designing and negotiating strategic partnerships with technology and vendor partners
- Ensuring smooth execution of all project phases from development to rollout in cross-regional markets
- Building a global KYX ecosystem with high regulatory impact
- Managing an international program with direct relevance for Deloitte Global
- Establishing standardized interfaces between finance and logistics systems
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
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Project
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years
Position duration
2.4 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
80%
Master's degree or higher
68%
Doctorate
4%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Switzerland are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge 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 19 Sep 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 (63%)
- Information Technology (63%)
- Manufacturing (60%)
- Professional Services (53%)
- Healthcare (43%)
- Government and Administration (43%)
- Transportation (40%)
- Insurance (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Planning with Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project is project planning and control software for turning scope into structured schedules. Teams use it to define tasks, set dependencies, assign resources, track baselines and understand delivery risks. It supports construction, manufacturing, IT, infrastructure, public-sector and business transformation work.
Product ecosystem
Microsoft Project is available through desktop software and cloud services such as Project Online and Project for the web. Strong professionals understand how these tools connect with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, Power BI and enterprise portfolio processes. They also work comfortably with Excel imports, templates, calendars and reporting structures.
Typical deliverables
- Work breakdown structures, task lists and dependency logic
- Resource plans, calendars, baselines and critical-path views
- Progress updates, variance reports and executive dashboards
- Templates for repeatable projects and portfolio governance
The right setup reflects how a company actually approves work, allocates capacity and reports progress. It should remain usable for project teams, sponsors and operational stakeholders.
When specialists help
Companies often bring in freelance Microsoft Project specialists when schedules have become difficult to maintain or a new planning standard must be introduced. Support is useful during a planning-system rollout, a delayed programme, a resource conflict or a move from local files to cloud-based collaboration. In Switzerland, professionals may need to align remote teams with on-site work across German-, French- or Italian-speaking environments.
Skills beyond scheduling
A capable professional combines scheduling knowledge with practical project governance. Relevant strengths include scope breakdown, risk and issue tracking, earned-value concepts, resource management, data migration and stakeholder reporting. Depending on the assignment, knowledge of Agile delivery, PMO processes, procurement or Power BI can make the result more useful.
What quality looks like
Quality is visible in a schedule that mirrors the real delivery model rather than simply containing many tasks. Strong professionals clarify assumptions, use sensible dependencies, protect baselines and explain the effect of changes. They validate calendars and resource data, document decisions and create reports that support action. Before engagement, ask for examples of comparable planning structures and discuss who will maintain the model after handover.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Microsoft Project.
Microsoft Project is used to create schedules, link tasks, assign resources and monitor progress against an approved plan. Companies also use it for programme reporting, capacity planning, baseline control and portfolio-level visibility.
Microsoft Project is well suited to structured schedules, resource planning and Microsoft 365 environments. Jira is often stronger for software work managed through backlogs and sprints, while Primavera P6 is commonly chosen for highly complex construction and engineering programmes. The best choice depends on planning depth, reporting needs and existing systems.
A strong Microsoft Project specialist may also understand PMO governance, risk registers, resource capacity, Power BI, SharePoint and Teams. Knowledge of Excel, data migration and the company’s delivery method helps turn a schedule into a working management tool.
The required depth depends on the schedule’s complexity, number of teams, reporting expectations and integration needs. A straightforward planning template calls for different expertise than a multi-workstream programme with shared resources, baselines and executive reporting. Review comparable deliverables and ask how the professional handled changes and incomplete data.
Microsoft Project can support remote collaboration through Project Online, Project for the web and connected Microsoft 365 services. Agree on update ownership, reporting cycles and document access early. For Swiss teams, language expectations and coordination between office-based and site-based stakeholders should also be clear.
Microsoft Project can support release plans, milestones, dependencies and higher-level delivery roadmaps around Agile teams. It is not a replacement for a team’s preferred backlog or sprint tool, so the specialist should define which information belongs in each system and how updates flow between them.
Ask to see how the professional structures scope, dependencies, calendars, resources and baselines in Microsoft Project. A quality model is maintainable, exposes meaningful risks and produces reports that people can act on. Check whether assumptions are documented and whether the handover includes clear update guidance.
A Microsoft Project freelancer should clarify the delivery method, source data, planning horizon, resource rules, reporting audience and required integrations. It is also important to confirm whether the work concerns desktop Project, Project Online or Project for the web, because features and collaboration workflows differ.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects is 130 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,040 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 68% hold at least a Master's degree, and 4% 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 2.4 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 (60%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (63%), Information Technology (63%), and Manufacturing (60%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects are Project Management (93%), Information Technology (80%), and Product Development (70%).
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