Lokanadhan Kalahasthi

Program Manager / Project Manager

DXC

01.2022 - Current

Projects: EDW R Retirement (Data Analytics) – 22 Months, IBSV Remediation (Data Analytics – SAP BW / SAP R/3) – 10 Months, SAFT Luxemburg (Data analytics – HPSB – SAP) – 03 Months, IBSV Remediation Phase – 2 (Data Analytics – SAP BW / SAP R/3) –Work in progress
Client: HPE
Key Activities - Scrum Master
Facilitated daily stand-up meetings using Jira to review the current sprint progress and identify any blockers
Updated the team on the status of tasks in Jira, ensuring transparency
Use Jira to create a sprint backlog, defining user stories and tasks for the upcoming sprint
Collaborated with the Product Owner to prioritize items and clarify acceptance criteria
Conducted T-shirt sizing (small, medium, large, extra-large) sessions with the team to estimate effort for user stories
Documented sizing estimates in Jira for future reference and sprint planning
Organize backlog refinement sessions in Jira to review and prioritize upcoming user stories
Ensure that all user stories have clear descriptions, acceptance criteria, and are ready for the next sprint
Utilized Jira dashboards and reports to monitor sprint progress, team velocity, and burn-down charts
Shared insights and progress updates with the team and stakeholders
Used Jira to document action items and feedback from sprint retrospectives, ensuring they are tracked and followed up in the next sprint
Actively monitored Jira for any flagged issues or blockers and work to resolve them promptly
Provided regular updates to stakeholders using Jira reports, keeping them informed of project status and any changes
Maintained Jira documentation, ensuring that user stories, tasks, and epics are up to date and reflective of the team’s work
Guided the team in creating well-defined user stories in Jira, including relevant details, priorities, and links to other tasks
Analyzed and shared Agile metrics (e.g., sprint velocity, cycle time) using Jira reports to identify trends and areas for improvement
Provided the ongoing support and coaching to team members on using Jira effectively, ensuring they are leveraging its features
Fostered the collaboration by encouraging team members to comment on tasks and stories in Jira, facilitating discussions and feedback
Encouraged the team to leverage Jira for identifying process improvements and incorporating them into future sprints
Regular Activities: Defining the scope of the project, roles, and responsibilities along with various stakeholders Participated in allocation of budget, staff and any other resources that are needed to accomplish set out goals of projects
Conducted various meetings with stakeholders to get requirements signed off from business users
Created and managed methods of management, communication plans, and processes Analyzed, planned, and developed procedures and other management and technical duties Lead, monitor, and motivate different teams across the company and interact with staff at all levels in the organization Conducted daily and weekly internal meetings on technical project deliverables
Co-coordinated with QA team to get UAT Sign off
Monitoring project status along with resourcing, budget and time frames Maintain correct project time frames, estimates, and status reports Provided process improvement recommendations that are based on best practices and industry standards
Responsible for the management of complex problems and development of processes for scheduling and administration Organized and managed all levels or forms of service delivery which included design, analysis, training, testing, and setting up of solutions
To Communicate and maintain trust relationships with shareholders, business partners, and authorities
Strategic plans on procurement and to get onboard new IT Teams with required skill sets
Worked with onshore and offshore models to avoid costs incurred in development projects
Weekly updates on the PPMC / MSPS tools
Evaluate complex situations using diverse sources of information
Project rollout plans and risk analysis with backup plans Handled project war room with cutover activities and went live
Make sure that all required projects are completed and reviewed.