Microsoft Project Experts in Vienna
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Alexander P.
Last position:
Owner & Lecturer at Own company for AI governance and data products, Vienna
- Consulting and interim management at the interface between IT operations and regulation
- Impact analysis and implementation planning for NISG 2026 and the EU AI Act, including risk management and reporting and evidence processes
- Training for governing bodies and employees on regulatory obligations
- Lectures in Data & Information Management and Human-Machine Interaction at University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, since 2023
- Supervision of master’s theses and participation in the examination board
- Presentations for business and educational institutions
- Design and development of data and AI products, platforms and pipelines
- Privacy-first architectures and zero-knowledge encryption, cloud-native on EU infrastructure
- MLOps and AIOps in live operations
- Own applications under own brand: shared codebase, separate delivery for each target device
- AI-assisted software development (vibe coding), complete agentic pipelines, code generation, implementation, automated testing, CI/CD and release cycles
- Publications on the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, CRA and CER as an integrated governance system
- Publications on data sovereignty, cloud economics and industrial image processing
- AI governance / compliance: data quality, Responsible AI, EU AI Act readiness, risk classification, AI ethics
Jerry B.
Last position:
Owner at DIGIPM Consulting e.U.
From 02/2023 to 05/2024: IT interim manager within an international construction chemicals group headquartered in Germany as Global TSA Manager in a carve-out project responsible for the IT workstream.
End-to-end management of an international IT carve-out and TSA program, including transition of five service providers, governance and operating structures, service continuity, provider performance, SLA/KPI and cost management, SIAM and supplier management, security services, operational readiness, and transition into stable operations.
From 06/2024: IT consulting in project management and IT service management areas, providing PM/PMO coaching and support.
Thomas P.
Last position:
Change Manager / Sales Transformation at SEFE
- Organizational Change Management as part of a group-wide, supranational sales transformation, serving as the core of a broad restructuring of business-critical areas, with end-to-end control of the change process and long-term embedding and securing the future readiness of sales.
- Initiation and end-to-end steering of the sales transformation program, including in-depth analysis to identify, assess, and strategically involve all relevant stakeholders, making tactical use of their specific business interests and influence.
- Conducting advanced, detailed change impact analyses to predict the organizational effects of the transformation, deriving a tailored change strategy, and developing a change roadmap and a change story as the core narrative of the campaign.
- Designing and implementing an integrated communication and action plan to ensure maximum transparency, effectively manage unspoken expectations, and actively guide a change process that is clear and understandable for all stakeholders.
- Active management of all transformation phases, including the setup of robust monitoring mechanisms for continuous progress analysis and forecasting based on recommended and jointly defined KPIs.
- Establishing an agile analysis and adjustment cycle to continuously assess the effectiveness of implemented measures, identify challenges early, and fine-tune the change strategy in time.
- Conducting precise gap analyses to identify skill gaps in the sales team in the context of the new strategic direction, and deriving and developing targeted qualification measures (e.g. coaching, training).
- Comprehensive reduction of resistance to change by turning opposing stakeholder mindsets into proactive change-driving change ambassadors.
- Deep and sustainable realignment of sales structures and processes in full alignment with the company’s overall goals.
- Qualitative and quantitative improvement of sales efficiency and performance as a direct result of the implemented transformation initiatives and capability-building programs.
John A.
Last position:
Software Developer and DevOps Engineer at Bundesrechenzentrum (BRZ)
Refactoring and improving core APIs; implementing client change requests. Setting up metrics, traces, and logs monitoring infrastructure to support operations. Designing GitOps deployment and infrastructure as code. Applications and systems configuration in ArgoCD and Openshift. Confluence documentation of design, approach, and solution. Tech Stack: Java 8 & 21, Spring framework, JSP, JavaScript, Bash scripts, SQL, Grafana Stack, OpenTelemetry, Docker, DB2, Maven, Kubernetes Kompose.
Christian S.
Last position:
Standardization of equipment, software and processes for DACH/SOE region at Neuroth AG
- Scope development and project planning
- Stakeholder management
- Process analysis and adaptation
- Development of reporting structures
- Establishment of joint communication structures
- Training concept
- Order processing and cost tracking
Michael L.
Last position:
IAM Developer & IT Architect at Internationale Bank
Design and implementation of new functionalities in the areas of Lifecycle Management (LCM), Role Management (RLM) and Access Governance
Adjustment of the company-wide Segregation of Duties (SoD) matrix to ensure regulatory and internal compliance requirements
Further development and configuration of recertification processes
Creation and adaptation of custom workflows, rules and tasks in SailPoint IdentityIQ (BeanShell, XML, Java)
Use of static code analysis with SonarQube to ensure code quality and compliance with defined development standards
Regular code reviews within the development team to ensure quality, share knowledge and follow clean code principles
Work in an agile Scrum team with daily communication, sprint planning and reviews
Coordination with testers, test managers and business departments to ensure quality and smooth production rollout
Active involvement in release planning and deployment coordination, including test preparation, cutover activities and rollback strategies
Analysis and sustainable resolution of issues in the IAM production environment (2nd- and 3rd-level support)
Reproduction of complex errors, identification of root causes and implementation of lasting fixes
Creation of technical analyses and recommendations for operations and further development
Jörg P.
Last position:
Process Manager (70%) / Business Analyst (30%) at T-Mobile Austria GmbH (Magenta)
- BSS system implementation for B2B / transformation of the central B2B system landscape
- End-to-end business responsibility for defining, structuring and prioritizing key B2B business processes as part of a complex BSS transformation.
- Work in an agile, SAFe-like setup with multiple teams involved, along with regular coordination with business, IT, solution design and architecture.
- Translation of business requirements into implementable epics, features, user stories, process models and acceptance criteria as the basis for technical implementation.
- Close collaboration with solution design and architecture to assess technical dependencies, interfaces, data flows and system impacts.
- Management of target process design as the basis for implementation in Infonova BSS.
- Interface management between business departments, IT, architecture, development and operational units, including facilitation of cross-functional workshops.
- Ensuring process consistency, governance, decision-making capability and business acceptance as part of the system implementation.
Shahram F.
Last position:
Senior Product Owner at Elderly Neighbour Watch
Delivered a digital, non-profit neighborhood platform to connect older adults with volunteers for practical support and social companionship. Responsible for business analysis, requirement definition, platform evaluation and delivery of a locally scalable service solution focusing on AI-driven enhancements, data-based optimization and clear market positioning. Evaluated several low-code/business platforms including Odoo and Glide Apps and assessed monday.com as a CRM-like option before selecting Glide Apps for implementation. Implemented a non-native mobile and desktop application with Glide Apps and the web presence with WordPress. Tasks
- Gathering, analyzing and structuring business requirements for the product and service model
- Conducting market, target group and competitor analyses to position the offering
- Evaluating and selecting suitable low-code/business platforms for implementation
- Defining core user journeys, business processes and operational workflows for older adults, volunteers and administration
- Translating business requirements into functional requirements for profiles, task management, coordination, communication and notifications
- Guiding the implementation of the non-native mobile and desktop application in Glide Apps as well as the web presence in WordPress
- Preparing the business side for future AI-powered features such as intelligent matching and data-based optimization
- Ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements Results
- Successfully delivered digital support platform connecting older adults with volunteers
- Solid foundation for market positioning through market, target group and competitor analyses
- Delivered a functional non-native mobile and desktop application with Glide Apps and a supporting web presence with WordPress
- Established foundation for scaling and AI-based further development
Tomas J.
Last position:
Senior Agile Project Management / Professional Scrum Mastery at BRZ - Federal Computing Center (Federal Ministry of Finance)
- Deputy project manager for one of the largest projects in the Customs Union Code program, CEIS CDA for the Federal Ministry of Finance
- Budget planning and control
- Negotiations and ongoing communication with all relevant stakeholders
- Risk identification and assessment, and development of risk mitigation strategies
- Creation and implementation of action strategies to achieve project goals
- Efficient resource planning and allocation to support project requirements
- Managing the release process using agile methods and coordinating sprints for analysis, development, and testing phases
- Process optimizations and regular reporting for progress monitoring and decision making
Benjamin A.
Last position:
Multi-Project Manager at Trading Company
- Setup of a new Data Warehouse (Budget ~€15M 2025 – 2026)
- Backend modernization project (Budget ~€5M 2025 – 2026)
- Standard software rollout with custom programming (Budget ~€9M 2025 – 2026)
Damian G.
Last position:
Senior Test Manager Release Management at SVS
- Proof of Concept Test Management Tool
- Test strategy
- Test concepts
- Management of requirements
- JIRA
- Zephyr
- Confluence
- MS Word
- MS Project
- MS Excel
- Tosca
Daniela G.
Last position:
Project Manager, Interim Manager at get projects.done
Martin T.
Last position:
Project Manager, Product Developer at APA GmbH
- Concept and redesign of tree guards and harvest aids for fruit trees
- Drafts, design and studies of parts and assemblies
- Documentation
- System environment: SolidWorks 2023; MS Office
Harald T.
Last position:
Senior Consultant, Project Management, SAP FI, SAP AA and support for SAP CO, SAP SD and SAP MM at N.N.
- Project management
- Process consulting for clients
- Writing functional and technical specifications, training documents and work instructions
- Supporting staff in the finance department
- Universal Journal
- Customizing SAP FI (SAP FI-GL, SAP FI-AR, SAP FI-AP, SAP FI-AA, SAP FI-AM, SAP FI-BL, SAP FI-SL), parts of SAP CO, SAP SD, SAP MM, SAP SCM, SAP WF
- Advising on and implementing the chart of accounts for global use
- Advising and implementing SAP business partner (BP)
- Implementing ledgers
- Document splitting
- Inventory valuation
- Dunning
- Bank accounting: automated payment runs (SEPA, PAIN, DTAZV), electronic bank statement (CAMT formats)
- Rollouts in Australia, USA, Brazil, Germany, Austria
- Technical enhancements in payment transactions
- Bank, accounts receivable, accounts payable accounting
- All closing tasks (foreign currency valuation, receivables valuation, aging analysis)
- Reporting
- Programming based on ABAP OO
- Greenfield and brownfield approach
- Rollouts in USA, Brazil, Australia, China
- IFRS and local GAAPs
- Migration with MYD or transformation
Veronika H.
Last position:
Manufacturing Lead at GI.HU (Genetic Immunity) Kft.
- Technology and operational leader for R&D and GMP manufacturing and contract manufacturing activities of the product candidate
- Successful screening and selection of CMOs and CDMOs, establishment of workflows
- Completed risk assessments and gap analyses in relation of the production activities
- Acting as key contact point for CMOs, CDMOs and other contractors; managing and leading negotiations
- Analysis of the current technology of the product candidate (drug substance with biotechnological origin, excipient polymer and related nano formulation) and the medical device; technology optimization, critical parameter setting
- Technology related gap- and risk analysis, decision management, project management and prioritization
- Crisis management and solution setup by critical parameter analysis and investigation of critical quality attributes of the processes
- Definition and selection of the related and needed quality control setup (evaluation of QC tests, specification set up according to relevant guidelines)
- GMP related activities: deviation, change control and OOS management, compilation of GMP related documentation (SOP, WI, etc.)
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Project
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Telecommunication
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
79%
Master's degree or higher
74%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
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 Vienna 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 Vienna 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.
- Information Technology (84%)
- Banking and Finance (68%)
- Telecommunication (58%)
- Automotive (42%)
- Insurance (42%)
- Transportation (42%)
- Manufacturing (42%)
- Professional Services (42%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Project planning
Microsoft Project is a planning and scheduling application for organizing work, dependencies, resources and delivery dates. Known widely as MS Project, it helps companies turn a scope of work into a structured schedule that teams can monitor and update. It supports project baselines, milestones, task relationships and progress tracking across complex initiatives.
Scheduling control
Professionals use Microsoft Project to create work breakdown structures, link dependent tasks and identify the critical path. They can compare planned progress with actual delivery, adjust calendars and model the effect of delays. Strong schedules remain useful because they reflect real capacity, clear ownership and agreed reporting rules.
Microsoft ecosystem
The product connects with tools across the Microsoft ecosystem, including Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint and Power BI. Specialists may work with Microsoft Project Online, Project for the web or desktop Project, depending on the company’s licensing and governance model. Useful adjacent skills include Excel, Power Query, Power Automate, Power Apps, portfolio reporting and data migration.
Typical assignments
- Build a project schedule from a statement of work and delivery milestones
- Configure resource pools, calendars, cost fields and custom views
- Clean, migrate or consolidate schedules from legacy planning tools
- Create status reports, dashboards and portfolio reporting workflows
- Train project teams on planning, updates and schedule governance
When specialists help
Companies often bring in freelance expertise when a schedule has become difficult to maintain, reporting is inconsistent or a major programme needs a dependable planning model. Vienna-based organizations may value on-site workshops for stakeholder alignment, while remote collaboration can work well for configuration, schedule reviews and documentation. English is common in international teams; German may matter for local stakeholders and training.
Quality signals
A strong professional asks how decisions are made before building a plan. They distinguish effort from duration, model dependencies carefully and make assumptions visible. Look for experience with baseline management, resource constraints, schedule health checks and stakeholder reporting, plus the ability to explain Microsoft Project clearly to people who use the plan but do not maintain it.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Microsoft Project.
Microsoft Project is used to plan, schedule and control work across projects and programmes. Companies use it for task dependencies, resource planning, milestones, baselines, progress updates and delivery reporting. It is especially useful when a team needs more structure than a simple task list or spreadsheet can provide.
Microsoft Project is often chosen for detailed schedules, resource planning and integration with Microsoft 365. Primavera P6 is commonly weighed against it for large construction and engineering programmes, while Jira is usually stronger for agile product backlogs and issue workflows. The right choice depends on planning depth, delivery method, reporting needs and existing systems.
A strong Microsoft Project freelancer may also work with Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, Teams, Power Automate and Power Apps. Knowledge of portfolio governance, earned value concepts, data migration and project controls can be valuable. For international work in Vienna, German and English communication may both be relevant.
The required depth depends on the assignment. A schedule cleanup may need strong task, dependency and calendar knowledge, while a portfolio rollout calls for governance, templates, reporting and user adoption skills. Ask candidates to show how they handled changing scope, constrained resources and unreliable status data rather than relying only on tool familiarity.
Microsoft Project can support remote collaboration when ownership, update routines and reporting rules are clearly defined. Project Online, Project for the web, Teams and SharePoint can help teams share plans and decisions, while desktop Project may suit specialists who need advanced schedule control. On-site workshops in Vienna can still be useful for initial planning and stakeholder alignment.
A well-scoped Microsoft Project assignment may deliver a structured schedule, calendars, resource settings, custom fields, views, baselines and reporting guidance. It should also include documented assumptions and a practical process for updating progress. The exact deliverables should match the company’s governance model and the people responsible for maintaining the plan.
Review whether the Microsoft Project schedule reflects the real scope, has logical dependencies and uses realistic calendars and resource assignments. A quality schedule makes the critical path understandable, separates completed work from forecasts and supports useful decisions. Ask the professional to explain the model and demonstrate how a change affects delivery dates.
Common Microsoft Project problems include over-detailed task lists, missing dependencies, unrealistic durations and updates that are not tied to clear ownership. Teams may also confuse a visually polished plan with a reliable forecast. A capable freelancer addresses the planning process, data quality and user habits alongside the software configuration.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects is 120 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 956 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects, 79% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 74% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and Spanish (37%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects are Information Technology (84%), Banking and Finance (68%), and Telecommunication (58%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Vienna, Austria who have used Microsoft Project in their recent projects are Project Management (100%), Information Technology (95%), and Operations (68%).
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