Caroline Nyambura Thuo

Let’s get to know Caroline Nymabura Thuo:

• City, Country: Nairobi, Kenya

• Title: Project Manager – Large Enterprise

• Industry: TELCO/Technology

• Number of years of work experiences: 11 years

• Languages: Kikuyu. Kiswahili, English, French

• Project Manager in Swahili: Meneja wa Miradi

• Certifications: ITIL, Prince2, Prince2 Agile, MSP, Professional Scrum Master, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Advanced Business Management

• Diploma: Masters in Projects Planning and Management

• 3 Passions: Health and Physical fitness, Family, Travel

• Social Media: Linkedin

How would you describe yourself?

Project Management specialist and Technology generalist. I believe everyone can bring out their ingenuity if provided with the right environment. Agile methodologies resonate with my personal convictions in terms of people & Interactions over processes and tools. If I was not a Project Manager, I would have been a kindergarten teacher.

Why did you become a project manager?

The profession ‘’sought me out’’ so to speak. In the early days of my career, I was constantly coordinating business and technical people for a service delivery to Technology customers. This coordination organically morphed into Project management long before the role existed in my organization. So when the role finally became a reality, I knew I was meant for it.

What do you think is one skill needed by a project manager?

If Business people speak ‘red’ and Technical people speak ‘blue’ a project manager MUST speak ‘Purple’. BE the BRIDGE.

What is your next step as a project manager?

My next step as a project manager is to coach teams on Agile ways of delivering value to customers.

Do you have any resources to recommend?

Book - Only humans need apply by Davenport and Kirby

Resources – LinkedIn learning