Highly Accomplished project portfolio & program management professional with 16 years of extensive experience in program/project planning, execution, & evaluation across diverse industries. Equipped with a record of success in developing & implementing innovative programs/projects that support the strategic direction of the organization. An effective leader with proven ability to supervise & lead high-performance teams to ensure a 100% success rate in achieving company goals in an extremely competitive business environment.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Program Manager
DSM
Hyderabad
08.2021
Leading Project Services Chapter within Service Management of Group business Services (GbS)
Providing strategic direction, leadership, & project governance for different projects across Organization
Building team capability on Project Management processes, techniques and agile ways of working
Initiating & implementing projects & solutions to improve, transform & expand GbS services in customer & employee centric way
Providing leadership in establishment & development of project baseline budgets, resource allocation & schedules in individual & group situations
Driving implementation of best agile practices: dynamic team collaboration, informative metrics, lean development, continuous improvement
Helping SDU’s to transform into Agile ways of working by creating Chapters & Squads within SDU
Engaged with “Branding” team to analyze current and prospect customers and how to enhance the services across organization
Facilitating “Vendor to Vendor” transition, enabling Leadership team with better governance and reporting
Implementing contract management tool (Sirion One) across SDU’s
Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors
Designed and developed programs and projects for dissemination to personnel
Project Manager
Wells Fargo, EGS India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
11.2016 - 07.2021
Transforming business processes and existing solutions with advanced technologies and capabilities with clear roadmap, scoping, best project management and product ownership capabilities
Executing and delivering program and projects throughout the entire project lifecycle utilizing Agile & waterfall/SDLC methodologies
Manage business stakeholders at program and project level delivering a solution accepted by both business and technology stakeholders
Provides leadership in the establishment & development of project baseline budgets, resource allocation, & schedules in individual & group situations
Drive implementation of best agile practices: dynamic team collaboration, informative metrics, lean development, continuous improvement
Actively work with Scrum teams to create success criteria & communicate them to stakeholders
Work closely with project sponsor, cross-functional teams, & assigned project managers to plan & develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, & timing for new initiatives
Coaching team in value-based prioritization & challenge the norm, time to time ensure focus is on delivering value
Working with business units to manage and implement complex and/or multiple corporate projects Accountable for:
Analyzing and documenting user requirements for enhancements to business processes and/or systems
This involves investigation of third-party vendors
Designing new working processes and solutions where required
Maintaining project schedules, budgets and plans, and monitoring overall progress and team performance
Identifying and managing project issues and risks, develop constructive solutions and recommend or implement specific actions to address them, ensuring escalation where appropriate
Vendor management and proficiency in clarifying business requirement with technical teams
Participating in Process improvement activities for project management and Business Analysis within the organization.
Principal Project Executive
Steelwedge Technologies
Hyderabad
12.2012 - 07.2015
Accountable for:
Evaluating project documents for ensuring accurate output
Providing timely risk management information to the management in order to mitigate risks
Auditing non-standard changes & publishing the best practice tool kit with respect to the changes
Publishing knowledge document and capturing learning’s through project retrospective
Generated weekly & monthly status reports & relevant dashboards
Supervised day-to-day functioning of projects by assisting Project Managers & Senior Managers
Collaborated with:
Product Management Team, Development & Support Groups to understand and implement customer’s needs
CCB (Change Control Board) on all production deployments to check on the performance & identify issues, if any
Managed post go live production issues by working with Cloud Maintenance Team
Imparted application training all over the globe for the product
Handled all internal & external communication related to release and creating a portal where all release & its artifacts are maintained
Served as an active part of global quality program to ensure that all HPQC defects are closed by taking appropriate action for all projects
Senior Program Coordinator
Ness Technologies
Hyderabad
08.2010 - 08.2012
End to End Owner for PMO activities for both offshore & Onsite)
Global Capacity Planner (Team Lead)
Hewlett Packard Global Soft
Bangalore
06.2007 - 11.2009
Capacity & Strategy Planning
Scheduling Specialist
IBM Global Services Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
04.2005 - 05.2007
Education
B.Sc. (bachelor’s - science
Bangalore University
Bengaluru, KA
06.2001 - 01.2004
Skills
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Certification
2018: Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance, India
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Timeline
Program Manager
DSM
08.2021
Project Manager
Wells Fargo, EGS India Pvt Ltd
11.2016 - 07.2021
Senior Project Manager
Invesco Pvt Ltd
02.2016 - 11.2016
Principal Project Executive
Steelwedge Technologies
12.2012 - 07.2015
Senior Program Coordinator
Ness Technologies
08.2010 - 08.2012
Global Capacity Planner (Team Lead)
Hewlett Packard Global Soft
06.2007 - 11.2009
Scheduling Specialist
IBM Global Services Pvt Ltd
04.2005 - 05.2007
B.Sc. (bachelor’s - science
Bangalore University
06.2001 - 01.2004
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