Dr. Harshita Bhatnagar

• As part of the UNDP SDG Acceleration Unit in India, leading the development of an ICT system for efficient implementation and close monitoring of a large pan-India project in the area of livelihood and sustainable development.
• Enhance project efficiency by implementing API integration and collaboration tools among 9 Central Ministries for 11 interventions across 20 states/UTs in India.
• Data Analysis using SPSS and Advanced Excel, Dashboards development using Power BI
• Spearheading stakeholder and project communication management and implementing Capacity Building initiatives.

• Managed large Skill Development projects in Digital, Soft Skills, Language and VET domains with yearly budget of Rs. 100cr.
• Developed strategic documents and plans for project implementation.
• Developed RFPs, and managed Govt. procurement through GeM portal, and bid-process management.
• Managed a team of 200 resources and vendors at multiple levels
• Managed cross-functional teams to ensure seamless coordination throughout all stages of the projects.

• Advised Dean (R&D) on improving the outcomes and funding for sponsored R&D projects at the Institute.
• Liaised with international and national Funding Agencies for R&D project sponsorship, and grant management.
• Manage 22 interdisciplinary Centres of Excellence in various R&D areas.
• Developed and finalized R&D MoUs in national and international organizations.
• Grant management for R&D projects.
• Managed R&D Newsletter and social media besides organizing international R&D conferences and events.
• Implemented process improvements that streamlined workflows, reducing redundancies and increasing operational efficiency through the implementation of an ERP system.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors optimally, securing best deals for the organization while maintaining excellent working relationships.

• Lead South Asian Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Information Highway project in India to establish ICT Research and Training Network in SASEC sub-region in -Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and India.
• Lead the development of online skill development (vocational) courses for rural youth to enhance employability Successfully implemented Telemedicine project in Assam under SASEC Project.
• Lead the development of an ecommerce portal -“Village Bazaar” to boost rural economy.
• Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.

• Taught MBA/PGDM (AICTE approved) courses in Information Systems, Project Management, Operations Management, and Business Mathematics
• Delivered Management Development Programme (MDPs) for Corporate and Public Sector Organizations on Project management and IT Tools
• Supervised Masters Thesis of 30 MBA students

• Instructional Designing lead to develop Online Training content for an SAP ERP project for a fortune 500 Mining client in Australia.
• Efficient Client Account management and Delivery management for WBT/eLearning/Training project/ Knowledge management.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.

• Project management for end-to-end implementation of e-Migrate Project Monitoring project progress w.r.t.
• RFP for implementation at 10 locations within India and 17 locations abroad Multi-stakeholder management with MHA/BoI, MEA, 6 Airport operators, 10 Insurance Companies, 17 Indian Embassies abroad Installation and testing of IT (Data Centre/DRC, WAN, LAN) and Non-IT infrastructure.
• Preparing Project Review reports for Steering Committee and Hon'ble Minister of External Affairs.
• Providing support for high-level dialogues with foreign dignitaries for signing of MOUs on strategic and policy issues.
• Parliament Questions and RTI queries, Policy papers, Press releases related to e-Migrate project.

• Operationalization and roll-out of e-Panchayat MMP under NeGP in 15 State/UTs of India Designed, developed and executed Training Plan for State Govts.
• For application training on PRIASoft and Planplus software applications.
• Evaluated 6 software modules under e-Panchayat Application Suite for the use of PRIs for G2G and G2C services Strengthened the Ministry efforts towards appointing consultants in 19 states/Uts for pilot roll-out of project.

• Consultancy for implementing e-District MMP pilot projects in Haryana and UP.
• Successfully led project teams, project management efforts and reporting function.
• Represented the company at Project Review and Steering Group(PRSG), Ministry of Electronics and IT meetings.
• Provided outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
• Attained improvement in technical project delivery processes by leading project management process improvement.
• Utilized data-driven decision-making approaches to inform strategy development and optimize outcomes.

• Organized meetings between stakeholders to discuss project details and timelines.

Developed e-learning courses for US corporate clients and Ivy League universities as Instructional Designer.