who you work with
Markus Kakavis, BA, MSc
Senior Project, Program and Transformation Manager, Networker
strengths & skills
- Multicultural Project & Program Management
- Management of Change & Communications
- International Negotiations & Business Consulting
- Empathy
- Intercultural Communication and Leadership
- Successful track-record in both traditional and agile environments
"Markus was managing a team of project managers and a program management office based in India [between 2015-2018]... Since we were an offshore team, he ensured that as a leader… he was prepared with international mindsets and cultures. It was extremely easy to collaborate with him. As a leader, he provided … professional insights and guidance. He was quick to adapt to change and adopted a smart approach to drive change within our team."
Hrishabh Baxi
Senior Project Manager (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) – Pune, India
“Markus Kakavis was an MOC Executive and … was involved in the early stages of the program including pre-sales and enablement phase. He paved way in drafting communication plans to properly roll out changes brought about by the possible disruption of developing innovative and user centric services for the client.”
Jessica de Oca
Product Owner (DXC.technology) – Manila, Philippines
“Working with Markus was a great experience… he always had a good overview and was able to lead the team in a target-oriented way. In the course of the project he showed a lot of flexibility and willingness to change, which characterized the success of the project."
Jeremy Wood
Global Programs Director – Aberdeen, Scotland
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languages
We can offer our services in a multi-lingual environment. As default we “do our job” in English or German, but we can provide support in these languages as well:
- English & German
- French, Greek & Spanish (fluent)
- Arabic (basic)
The pclm Educational Background
certifications, trainings, degrees
While we understand that a theoretic background, trainings and an extensive education are not everything, it’s still something. So here’s some of that:
Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) - current validity -2024
2021
2021
Managing Organizational Change, University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension
PSM I (Scrum.org)
2020
2020
SAFe 5 Agilist (Scaled Agile, Inc.)
DXC Bionix, DXC Digital Foundation Badges
2018
2018
PMI Seminar World, “Managing the Human Side of Projects - Facilitating Stakeholder Satisfaction, Change Adoption and Organizational Value”, Orlando/US
PMI Global Congress & Seminar “The Complete Project Manager”, San Diego/US
2016
2016
HPE Spartans Program – White Belt, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification by PMI – current validity until 2024
2012
2011
Bachelor’s Degree, African Sciences - University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
MS-Training Center for Development Cooperation, Arusha/TZ
2010
2006
Train-The-Trainer Program for Employee Start-Ups, High Wycombe/UK
Project Management Start-up and Planning & Execution and Closedown, EDS Global Learning & Development
2005
2002
Gesprächsführung und Umgang mit Konflikten – 3-teiliges Seminar
Strategic Value Selling Certificate, Vienna/AT
2001
1999
Bachelor & Master’s Degree, International Business Administration - University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria - Athens University of Business & Economics (ΑΣΟΕΕ), Athens, Greece - Georgetown University, Washington (DC), USA
Operational Handling Agent Certification, Schwechat/AT
1998
1997
CEO’s Exceptional Service Award (Austrian Airlines), Vienna/AT
Associate Degree, European Management - European Management Academy (EMA), Vienna, AT
1994
1993
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris (CCIP), Paris/FR
London Chamber of Commerce (LCCI), London/UK
1993
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