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PMO service at Integration project

PROJECT
DATA

Montenegro

2019.01 – 2021.02

OTP Bank

SERVICES
PROVIDED

METHODOLOGIES
USED

OTP Bank and MINDSPIRE Consulting methodologies

Agile-elements during IT development and testing

Project Management Office services scope and targets

CKB, member of OTP Group has initiated „INTEGRATION PROJECT TARA“, pursuing the strategic goal to increase market share in Montenegro by merging Podgoricka Banka into CKB.


The Project scope envisioned to achieve full legal, IT and business integration of CKB and Podgoricka Banka; and to deliver a functional integrated financial institution.


The complexity of a banking integration project was additionally burdened by COVID-19 and measures imposed due to the pandemic.

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Our main contribution to the project

Providing well organized, standardized processes in all areas of banking project management: governance and operations, internal communication, planning, execution and change management.


Ensuring the implementation and further improvement of integration methodology while building on lessons learned from the previous projects.


Leading the PMO team while actively supporting the work of the Project Director, the OTP Integration Project Responsible, the executive stakeholders, and the project members.

Project organization and roles

There were Hungarian and Serbian MINDSPIRE colleagues were an integrated part of the PMO of Project Tara and had an essential role in the administration, planning and organizational tasks and processes.


MINDSPIRE Consulting supported Project Tara with Project Management Office (PMO) leader, IT and Business working group project manager, senior and junior banking consultants.


Planning, monitoring and execution tasks were performed in cooperation with OTP HQ and Montenegrin teams.

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Our main involvement areas

  • Banking Project Methodology
  • Banking Project reporting and monitoring
  • Project Governance
  • Planning and follow-up of Milestones and Resources
  • Change Management
  • Post-merge Support

MINDSPIRE profiles involved

  • PMO Lead
  • Methodology Expert
  • PMO Working Group Responsible / Support
  • PMO Administrator
  • Senior and Junior Banking Consultants
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