Mansi Negi, PMP
Project Manager
Summary
Certified Project Management Professional with more than 10 years of experience in project management. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions.
Flexible and dedicated in my approach which helps me adjust to the surroundings and work with my optimum potential to help company achieve its desired goals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Lakshya Digital, A Keywords Studio
08.2015 - Current
- Accomplishing project objectives within the constraints of the project
- Ensuring successful execution of projects
- Serving as a single point of contact between the client and the art development team
- Ensuring that projects are delivered on time (as per plan/schedule), at the budgeted effort and cost and at the quality that the client expects
- Managing resources and planning/conducting training sessions
- Responsible for delivering the project within scope, schedule, cost, and quality
- Responsible for identifying, monitoring, and responding to risks and issues
- Ensuring smooth communication among all stakeholders
- Creating and providing plans, status updates etc. for internal and external stakeholders
- Ensuring that the project team adheres to organizational processes
- Helping the Business Development team during the pre-sales process by providing estimates and other supporting materials as required by the BD team
- Strong process orientation; preparing daily/weekly/monthly reports to update stakeholders
- Managing and co-ordinating quality control procedures
- Attending meetings/trainings to discuss change of workflows and processes
- Recommending process improvements to ensure job accuracy and quality
Project Manager
MPS Limited
11.2014 - 07.2015
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Prepared and constantly maintained schedules for timely delivery of projects
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks/issues and took corrective action as needed.
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to internal and external stakeholders.
- Managed and implemented quality control procedures
Project Manager
Aptara, Techbooks Pvt. Ltd
07.2012 - 05.2014
- Identified and defined project needs and requirements and set project objectives
- Managed and communicated with all stakeholders — authors, in-house and freelance copy editors, proofreaders and indexers
- Estimated effort and monitored publishing cost impact
- Liaised and coordinated with internal teams like art, design, castoff, etc to meet project milestones/deadlines
- Communicated regularly with client and resolving and handling client's complaints and quality issues
- Coordinated and collaborated with in-house teams to meet the project schedule and quality
- Prepared daily/weekly reports to update stakeholders about projects' status/progress
- Identified key risks and created and implemented mitigation plans for the project
- Oversaw editorial activities in the publisher's best interest
- Coordinated and consolidated page corrections and reviewed all stages of revisions
- Monitored and escalated book length issues
- Compiled front and back matter
- Managed ancillary content
Production Editor
Taylor & Francis Group, an imprint of Informa Business
07.2010 - 07.2012
- Identified and defined project needs and requirements and set project goals
- Coordinated and liaised with in-house teams (production, marketing and sales departments) and vendors in order to meet project schedule and maintain smooth workflow
- Analyzed and edited academic manuscripts (humanities and social sciences) on subjects like anthropology, politics, religion, Asian studies, development studies, communication, cultural studies, economics, sociology and education according to established guidelines
- Planned project's budget (paid vendors and contracted employees) and estimated and monitored project expenses
- Communicated and collaborated with authors, editors, clients and vendors to ensure projects meet quality standards and deadlines
- Prepared and generated ISBN templates and blurbs for projects
- Reviewed work of proofreaders and freelance editors for quality, correctness and consistency and offered feedback for same
- Developed and prepared schedules/workflows for projects and ensured adherence to the schedules
- Recommended process improvements to ensure production accuracy and quality
- Ensured that deliverables meet quality standards and project specifications
- Finalized and reviewed projects before release
Copy Editor
Aptara, Techbooks Pvt. Ltd
11.2008 - 05.2010
- Focused on both the style and the language so as to make the work consistent for one style and free of any kind of grammatical and spelling errors
- Reviewed and edited content for correct grammar and style.
- Compiled lists of common usage and style errors to reduce number of mistakes and improve consistency in style.
- Recommended copy edits based on knowledge of target audience and internal and external style guides.
- Acquired in-depth knowledge of content areas to provide effective edits.
- Developed and maintained editorial standards for content.
- Proofread, edited and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.
Editor
Thomson Digital, A Division of Thomson Press (India) Ltd
09.2007 - 10.2008
- Edited articles for John Wiley & Sons, making the articles consistent for one style
- Primarily focused on the language, to make the work free of any kind of grammatical and spelling errors
- Worked on enrichment of the content without offending the author
- Checked reference sources to verify dates, facts and statistics.
Education
MBA - Marketing
IMT-Centre For Distant Learning
01.2009 - 2011.11
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Delhi
07.2003 - 2007.06
12th Class -
Somerville School
03.2002 - 2003.02
Advanced Level of Japanese Language Course -
MOSAI INSTITUTE OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE (EMBASSY OF JAPAN)
Successfully Qualified JLPT Level 3 With 82.25%. -
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT 3)
04.2001 -
Skills
Project planning
undefinedCertification
PMP - Project Management Professional
Additional Information
TOOLS – JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Shotgrid, MS Office, Gantt Charts
Timeline
Project Manager
Lakshya Digital, A Keywords Studio
08.2015 - Current
Project Manager
MPS Limited
11.2014 - 07.2015
Project Manager
Aptara, Techbooks Pvt. Ltd
07.2012 - 05.2014
Production Editor
Taylor & Francis Group, an imprint of Informa Business
07.2010 - 07.2012
MBA - Marketing
IMT-Centre For Distant Learning
01.2009 - 2011.11
Copy Editor
Aptara, Techbooks Pvt. Ltd
11.2008 - 05.2010
Editor
Thomson Digital, A Division of Thomson Press (India) Ltd
09.2007 - 10.2008
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Delhi
07.2003 - 2007.06
12th Class -
Somerville School
03.2002 - 2003.02
Successfully Qualified JLPT Level 3 With 82.25%. -
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT 3)
04.2001 -
Advanced Level of Japanese Language Course -
MOSAI INSTITUTE OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE (EMBASSY OF JAPAN)
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