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Amit Arun Kulkarni

Amit Arun Kulkarni

Pune

Summary

Seasoned Business Analyst Manager and consultant offering 15 +years of versatile experience in Product implementation and Product Management across domains like CLM, E-governance, HRMS and Payroll. Expert on business and systems requirements, user acceptance testing and end-user training. Accomplished at leveraging past lessons to inform future decision-making. Responsible for

Producing and delivering project artefacts like BRD, user stories, assisting IRD, Weekly/ monthly Project status report, project plan. Ability to effectively priorities, execute tasks and deliver quality outcomes in a high-pressure environment. Accurately tracking activities against the detailed project plans.


Product management: Creation and maintenance of product backlog , Backlog grooming, Performing Business Acceptance Testing, Demonstration to clients and internal stakeholders, Drive Sprint planning, Sprint review, Retrospective meetings and participation in Scrum audits.


Product Implementation: Eliciting and gathering requirement, Creating FRD and BRD, assist in creation of IRD, Performing GAP analysis, identifying change requests, Impact analysis, product configuration, product deployment, testing, Conducting CRP and user training, Facilitate Go Live Activities, Handing over the account to Support. Possess leadership qualities coupled with good analytical and communications skills. Analytical and project management skills, In-depth knowledge of various phases and methodologies of software development including SDLC and Agile project management methodology.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Tax Manager

Deloitte Tax Services India Private Limited
12.2022 - Current
  • Manage and Lead ICERTIS product implementations for enterprise customers, taking complete ownership of project planning, execution and customer relationship
  • End to End Solution Design, Performing POC, conducting Sprint reviews and Retrospectives
  • Manage Product Backlog, Create Project Plans, RTM
  • Collaborate with Cross functional team like DB, Ops, DevOps, Transition and other support functions
  • Manage team of functional consultants engaged in product implementation
  • Conceptualize and formulate best of breed solutions in close collaboration with business that effectively address key implementation objectives within the bounds of scope, schedule and effort
  • Drive system configuration and deployment activities across multiple engagements
  • Requirement Gathering, Gap analysis, Product Demonstration
  • Conducting end-user training sessions, UAT and GO Live Support
  • Acting as a liaison between development team, implementation team, and customer
  • Identifying key project risks and issues and managing them to resolution or escalating them accordingly to minimize their impact on the project implementation
  • Arranging and managing all project related meetings with stakeholders and guiding them through processes
  • Experience in managing projects including tracking of team tasks, tracking/reviewing deliverables inlined with signed-off specifications, project milestones and working closely with clients to ensure business requirements are suitably defined and understood
  • Execution of Project plan and revise it as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
  • Working closely with internal team to set priorities for deliverables
  • Tracking activities against the detailed project plans and updating project plan to include agreed changes
  • Effectively communicates relevant project information to stakeholders (e.g
  • Weekly status reports, project-tracking sheet etc.)
  • Manage project change controls
  • Perform project-closing activities including post review sessions.

Principal Consultant

Wipro Technologies
09.2021 - 12.2022
  • Manage and Lead ICERTIS product implementations for enterprise customers, taking complete ownership of project planning, execution and customer relationship
  • Manage team of functional consultants engaged in product implementation
  • Conceptualize and formulate best of breed solutions in close collaboration with business that effectively address key implementation objectives within the bounds of scope, schedule and effort
  • Drive system configuration and deployment activities across multiple engagements
  • Requirement Gathering, Gap analysis, Product Demonstration
  • Conducting end-user training sessions, UAT and GO Live Support
  • Acting as a liaison between development team, implementation team, and customer
  • Identifying key project risks and issues and managing them to resolution or escalating them accordingly to minimize their impact on the project implementation
  • Arranging and managing all project related meetings with stakeholders and guiding them through processes
  • Experience in managing projects including tracking of team tasks, tracking/reviewing deliverables inlined with signed-off specifications, project milestones and working closely with clients to ensure business requirements are suitably defined and understood
  • Execution of Project plan and revise it as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
  • Working closely with internal team to set priorities for deliverables
  • Tracking activities against the detailed project plans and updating project plan to include agreed changes
  • Effectively communicates relevant project information to stakeholders (e.g
  • Weekly status reports, project-tracking sheet etc.)
  • Manage project change controls
  • Perform project-closing activities including post review sessions.

Lead Functional Consultant

Icertis Solutions Private Limited
08.2018 - 08.2021
  • Icertis is the leading provider of contract lifecycle management in the cloud
  • ICM is an innovative, easy to use platform that is highly configurable and continuously adapts to complex business needs
  • ICM is used to manage 5+ million contracts, by 2+ million users, in 90 countries and 40+ languages
  • Responsibilities
  • Led implementation of Icertis CLM at Apple
  • Requirement gathering, end to end solution design and tracking of day to day activities through daily scrum
  • Manage and Lead ICERTIS product implementations for enterprise customers, taking complete ownership of project planning, execution and customer relationship
  • Manage team of functional consultants engaged in product implementation
  • Conceptualize and formulate best of breed solutions in close collaboration with business that effectively address key implementation objectives within the bounds of scope, schedule and effort
  • Contribute to ICERTIS product roadmap through active feedback from customers and implementation experience
  • Drive system configuration and deployment activities across multiple engagements
  • Requirement Gathering, Gap analysis, Product Demonstration
  • Conducting end-user training sessions, UAT and GO Live Support
  • Acting as a liaison between development team, implementation team, and customer
  • Identifying key project risks and issues and managing them to resolution or escalating them accordingly to minimize their impact on the project implementation
  • Arranging and managing all project related meetings with stakeholders and guiding them through processes
  • Experience in managing projects including tracking of team tasks, tracking/reviewing deliverables inlined with signed-off specifications, project milestones and working closely with clients to ensure business requirements are suitably defined and understood
  • Execution of Project plan and revise it as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
  • Working closely with internal team to set priorities for deliverables
  • Tracking activities against the detailed project plans and updating project plan to include agreed changes
  • Effectively communicates relevant project information to stakeholders (e.g
  • Weekly status reports, project-tracking sheet etc.)
  • Manage project change controls
  • Perform project-closing activities including post review sessions.

Sr. Lead Business Analyst / Product Owner

Nitor Infotech Pvt. Ltd
07.2015 - 08.2018
  • Nitor Infotech is a product engineering services firm with a razor sharp focus on Portals & Collaboration, Business Intelligence, Corporate Performance Management and Software Services
  • Based in Pune in India, Nitor serves its customers in North America, Europe, South East Asia and the Middle East thru the Global Delivery Centre (GDC) approach.

Senior System Analyst

Adrenalin eSystems Limited, Polaris Group
Mumbai
01.2011 - 07.2015
  • Adrenalin eSystems Limited are the creators of India’s most popular Human Capital Alignment Software:
  • Adrenalin
  • Adrenalin is a business-critical Human Resource Software
  • It provides critical tools such as HR software solution, payroll software solution, HRMS software solution, performance management system, attendance and training management software solutions.

Business Analyst

ABM Knowledgeware Ltd
Mumbai
10.2009 - 01.2011
  • IT Company listed on Bombay Stock Exchange is one of the few IT companies in India with an exclusive focus on e-Governance since 1998
  • ABM's e-Governance solutions are currently delivering 1.8 Crores Citizen Services per year
  • MAINet Enterprise is an integrated suite of application products to manage the complete working of a typical municipal corporation of any size
  • It encompasses every department of a municipal corporation
  • The MAINet is a system, which provides a real-time information management of all the departments, ward offices, division offices and other field offices

Business Analyst

Fluous Solutions Pvt. Ltd
05.2008 - 10.2009
  • Product name: Power Apps is the leader in shared service Payroll, HR, Benefits, Leave & Attendance solution for large enterprises
  • PowerApps had been designed from ground-up to serve the complex requirements of large corporations., Involved in Implementation activities like Requirement gathering and process study
  • Process mapping and Gaps Identification
  • Process Configuration, testing of the process
  • Writing Test cases as per the test specifications
  • Execution of Test cases
  • Training process owners as well as end-users on product operations and functionality
  • Managed L1 Support - Offsite and Onsite
  • Internal to Wipro
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Education

MBA - Systems

Pune University

Bachelor of Computer Science (BSc comp) - undefined

Pune University

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) -

Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Scrum Alliance
Pune
04.2001 -

ICI Functional Architect - Contract Lifecycle Management

Icertis Solutions Private Limited
04.2001 -

Skills

Product Managementundefined

Interests

Cricket, Music, Boxing, Travelling

Timeline

Tax Manager

Deloitte Tax Services India Private Limited
12.2022 - Current

Principal Consultant

Wipro Technologies
09.2021 - 12.2022

Lead Functional Consultant

Icertis Solutions Private Limited
08.2018 - 08.2021

Sr. Lead Business Analyst / Product Owner

Nitor Infotech Pvt. Ltd
07.2015 - 08.2018

Senior System Analyst

Adrenalin eSystems Limited, Polaris Group
01.2011 - 07.2015

Business Analyst

ABM Knowledgeware Ltd
10.2009 - 01.2011

Business Analyst

Fluous Solutions Pvt. Ltd
05.2008 - 10.2009

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Scrum Alliance
04.2001 -

ICI Functional Architect - Contract Lifecycle Management

Icertis Solutions Private Limited
04.2001 -

MBA - Systems

Pune University

Bachelor of Computer Science (BSc comp) - undefined

Pune University

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) -

Scrum Alliance
Amit Arun Kulkarni