HARSHALI CHAUDHARI

Project: Smith & Nephew – Knee Surgery Digital Solution
Role: Project Manager

Description:
Managed the development and implementation of a cutting-edge digital solution for knee surgery planning and execution. The project aimed to enhance pre-operative planning, streamline surgical workflows, and improve patient outcomes through advanced visualization tools and seamless system integration.

Responsibilities:

• Defined project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders, including surgeons, R&D teams, and developers.
• Developed comprehensive project plans, including schedules, resource allocation, and risk management strategies, to ensure timely delivery.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure seamless collaboration and achievement of project milestones.
• Acted as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Ensured adherence to regulatory standards and best practices for medical software development.
• Monitored project performance and implemented continuous improvement strategies to optimize workflows.
• Facilitated UAT sessions and stakeholder reviews to validate the solution's effectiveness before deployment.
• Delivered the project on time, within budget, and with a focus on high-quality outcomes.
• Defined project scope, objectives, and deliverables in alignment with business goals and client requirements.
• Developed and maintained detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocation to ensure timely completion within budget.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to foster collaboration and drive project outcomes.
• Identified and mitigated risks proactively to minimize project disruptions and ensure smooth execution.
• Served as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, delivering regular progress updates and maintaining alignment.
• Prepared and presented documentation, reports, and project performance metrics to leadership and clients.
• Ensured adherence to Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies for effective project delivery.
• Managed project budgets and optimized resource utilization to meet project demands.
• Facilitated change management processes and assessed the impact of scope changes on timelines and costs. Led post-project evaluations to identify successes, challenges, and areas for improvement.

Software Engineering Lead

Capgemini |Oct 2022 – Dec 2023, Project: Ericsson Renewable Energy Tool.

• Successfully led project planning and execution phases to develop renewable energy solutions.
• Allocated tasks, monitored project milestones, and ensured timely delivery within budget constraints.
• Acted as the primary communication bridge between onshore and offshore teams.
• Prepared and maintained detailed project documentation, including WSR and MSR, for stakeholder transparency.
• Conducted risk assessments and implemented proactive measures to mitigate delays.
• User would be able to create and maintain sites with site variables, with the ability to pick a location from Google Maps.
• The user would be able to maintain the Product Master, which would be used in generating the BOM.
• The application would be able to connect to various renewable energy sources, and fetch and process the data.
• The application would be able to run the available renewable energy potential against site energy requirements and generate a BOM.
• The application would allow the user to generate some permutations of the BOM based on certain variables.
• The application would allow users to generate business case reports to help them present the business case to clients.
• The application would allow authenticated access to the application and handle user management, as well as role management.
• Work Allocation & Reporting: Allocate tasks to the testing team based on individual skills, project priorities, and to ensure efficient workflow.
• Prepare and maintain Weekly Status Reports (WSR) and Monthly Status Reports (MSR) to provide clear visibility on testing progress, blockers, and key achievements to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with team members to resolve issues related to test cases, defects, and tools, ensuring seamless execution of testing activities.
• Project & Milestone Management: Track and monitor project milestones, ensuring all deadlines are met, and task statuses are regularly updated.
• Work proactively with the development team to clarify requirements and secure delivery dates for working builds, ensuring alignment with testing schedules.
• Client & Onsite Coordination: Attend onsite calls, ensure smooth communication, and alignment between offshore and onshore teams.
• Manage client interactions, providing real-time updates on testing progress, risks, and resolving action items promptly.
• Analyzed user requirements to develop software solutions and created technical specifications.
• Resolved customer issues by establishing workarounds and solutions to debug and create defect fixes.
• Worked closely with systems analysts, engineers and programmers to understand limitations, develop capabilities and resolve software problems.

Infogain India Pvt. Ltd. | June 2021 – Oct 2022
Project: SAWIN Service Automation

• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth execution of test cases and defect resolution.
• Analyzed user stories, requirements, and feasibility, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Facilitated stakeholder communication through detailed reports and regular updates.
• Execute all levels of testing (System, Integration, and Regression).
• Preparing Defect Report, Test Case Writing.
• Performing function testing and non-functional testing of the product.
• Testing of the Product API using the Postman tool.
• To arrange and execute test cases in the QA environment.
• To analyze user stories, use cases, and requirements for validity and feasibility.
• To detect and track software defects and inconsistencies.
• To report bugs and errors to development teams.
• To work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Synechron Technologies.|Dec 2018 – June 2021: Project: TransAmerica Digital Disbursement Initiative.

• Led the team to digitize disbursement-related processes, reducing manual errors by 30%.
• Designed and executed automation frameworks, improving testing efficiency by 40%.
• Conducted project risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies.
• Understand and analyze user stories, use cases, and requirements for validity and feasibility.
• Test Case Design and Writing Using qTest.
• Provide support and documentation, and detect and track software defects and inconsistencies.
• Peer-to-Peer Test Cases Reviews
• Prepare test data setup.
• Before executing cases, do smoke testing on every new build and deployment of new builds on the QA server.
• Functional testing, and reporting defects using the JIRA tool.
• Execute all levels of testing (System, Integration, and Regression)
• Regression testing (manual and automated using Selenium WebDriver).
• Design and develop automation scripts when needed.
• Testing of Mobile Applications.

• Company Overview: Enterprise Application Portal is a single point of access for all Synechron Internal Applications, Third Party tools, and other widgets with the single sign on the facility
• Understand and Analyze project requirements by going through Design documents
• Test Case Design
• Peer - To -Peer Test Cases Reviews
• Prepare Test data setup
• Before executing cases, Do Smoke Testing on every new build & deployment of new build on QA server
• Functional testing, and Report defects using JIRA tool
• Regression testing (Manual and Automated using Selenium Web Driver)
• Mobile Application (SYNEergy) Testing
• Enterprise Application Portal is a single point of access for all Synechron Internal Applications, Third Party tools, and other widgets with the single sign on the facility

• Developed comprehensive test cases.
• Ensured accuracy and completeness through detailed test case evaluations.
• Created detailed test data configurations.
• Completed smoke testing for every updated build prior to running cases.
• Conducted thorough functional testing and documented defects via HP ALM 12.01 (QC).
• Conducted regression testing to ensure software stability.

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• Understand and Analyzing project requirements going through Design documents
• Test Case Design
• Prepare Test data setup
• Preparing Defect Report and assigning the defects to developer
• Involved in System and Functional testing
• Mapping functional requirements with test cases
• Retesting the cases where defect has been raised
• Responsible for Design, Development and Execution of Manual and Automated Testing as a part of feature and functional test activity for an enterprise software product
• Write test plan, cases and conditions to ensure effective test coverage
• Execute test cases typically at Black Box Level
• Execute long duration tasks and assignments according to project plans to meet schedule, resource and quality requirements
• Mentor and collaborates with other testers in test process, procedures and best practices
• Responsible for new version of Software
• Software installation, Commissioning and Support
• Participate in peer and external reviews and requirement analysis
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