Who are you?
– Professionally, I began my career as a support representative at Telia’s finance company, but soon became involved in managing projects and have had job titles including: demand analyst, system administrator, system owner, salesperson and consultant manager. Since then, I have been a consultant for many years – both self-employed and as part of a company.
What do you like about being a project manager?
– The best is to achieve a project’s goal. And working with people – that is really nice. It can also be heavy, difficult and complex; but I like challenges and I’m not afraid to jump into them – I have taken charge of many projects that are stuck or at a standstill.
How do you succeed in completing a project?
– I think I understand what the client wants, and at the same time see what the prerequisites are; combined with a good ability to communicate with the business. It is also important that both parties – technology and operations – get to be heard, since there are always compromises in a project. Then you can accomplish something.
And when you’re not project managing at work, what do you do?
-I have been doing a lot of woodwork over the years – it feels like I have all the tools in the world! I also exercise quite often, and have recently taken up golf again, now my children have grown up. My son and I went on a course, so now we go out and play together.
Name: Kimmo Kauppi Altin
Age: 54
Lives: Blåsut, Stockholm.
Family: Two children, 21 and 23 years old.