Per Olav Istad

WISE consultant (Work Integration Social Enterprise)

Norway

About

I am converting my business into Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE). Mission now is to apply my competencies to support highly educated Ukrainian women in diaspora in Norway who aim for a career path in Norway that corresponding to their formal education level. My value proposal is the formal and informal competencies I have attained through a lifelong career in the IT-sector – as a consultant, project manager and line-of-business manager.

Experience

  • Supervisor and teacher at Prosjektlederskolen.no
    Oct 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 9 mos

    Prosjektlederskolen.no offers bespoke project management courses, aimed at businesses that wish to ensure that their employees have been properly trained in the skills required for project management in a professional and multinational work environment, as defined by Project Management Institute®.

  • PromaSoft AS (26 yrs 4 mos)
    • Partner
      Mar 2000 - Present · 26 yrs 4 mos

      Hired out as project manager or analyst to IT projects, mostly to major banks and insurance companies.

    • PMP Certified Project Management Professional
      May 2000 - Dec 2009 · 9 yrs 8 mos

      Project Pathologist

  • PMP Certified Project Management Professional at EVRY Norge
    Feb 2010 - Jan 2012 · 2 yrs

    Management of multinational software development projects

  • Project Manager for hire / Business & technology analyst at WSP Norge
    Feb 2008 - Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Management of energy provision projects

  • Owner & CEO at PromaWare AS
    Mar 2004 - Feb 2008 · 4 yrs

    Creating e-collaborative applications for project-, project portfolio-, program - and activity management.