Parag Purandare
Asst Mananger
Nagpur
Summary
Dynamic Product Manager and QA Leader with over 15 years of experience in Healthcare IT product development, project delivery, Agile/Scrum leadership, release management, and software quality assurance. Proven track record of driving cross-functional initiatives for more than 3 years, ensuring timely project completion while continuously enhancing processes. Extensive background in QA management, with 12 years dedicated to leading test strategies, automation initiatives, and establishing quality governance frameworks. Currently pursuing PMP certification to further elevate project delivery capabilities and contribute to organizational success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Project Manager
Bizmatics a Harris Computer Company
Nagpur
01.2022 - Current
- Managed end-to-end delivery of healthcare IT projects, overseeing scope, requirements, sprint planning, and resource allocation.
- Coordinated 6+ concurrent releases, ensuring quality, timeliness, and minimal downtime.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to align business priorities with technical execution.
- Improved release predictability and defect leakage by 20% by streamlining governance processes.
- Conducted risk assessments and stakeholder updates, ensuring transparent communication.
- Introduced Playwright-based test automation integration to improve release speed and consistency.
- Managed full product lifecycle, from ideation through post-launch support, ensuring consistent quality control measures were in place.
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
- Continuously monitored customer feedback channels after launch to gather insightful data for future iterations or updates.
- Managed product demonstrations and testimonials for performance evaluation.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
Assistant QA Manager / Project Lead
Bizmatics a Harris Computer Company
Nagpur
01.2010 - 12.2021
- - Led a QA team of 8 across multiple product modules and major releases.
- - Developed test strategies, coverage metrics, and defect reporting frameworks for web and mobile healthcare applications.
- - Reduced post-production defects by 25% through risk-based testing and improved QA processes.
- - Partnered with Product and Dev teams for requirement analysis, gap closure, and release sign-offs.
- - Implemented regression optimization that cut test cycles by 30%, improving delivery speed.
- - Managed emergency patch deployments with
- - Introduced QA dashboards and defect trend reporting to aid leadership in data-driven decisions.
Test Engineer / Software Implementer
VCIT
Nagpur
01.2009 - 01.2010
- - Coordinated with development and client teams for software implementation of MediSmart.
- - Performed functional and regression testing, defect reporting, and client training.
Education
PG Diploma - IT & Management
PICT-SITM
Pune01.2007
BCA - Computer Engineering
DNC
Nagpur01.2004
Skills
- Product Management: Agile/Scrum Delivery, Sprint & Release Planning, Risk & Issue Management, Client Interactions & Stakeholder Communication, Resource Planning
- Quality Assurance Leadership: Test Strategy & Planning, Defect & Risk Mitigation, Automation Enablement (Playwright), Metrics & Reporting
- Tools & Platforms: Jira, Confluence, Sugar CRM, MS Excel/PowerPoint, New Relic (Performance), ZAP (Security), SQL (basic)
- Leadership & Collaboration: Cross-functional Coordination, Team Mentoring, Process Improvement, Emergency Patch Management
Project management
Project planning
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) — Scrum Alliance | 2022
Timeline
Project Manager
Bizmatics a Harris Computer Company
01.2022 - Current
Assistant QA Manager / Project Lead
Bizmatics a Harris Computer Company
01.2010 - 12.2021
Test Engineer / Software Implementer
VCIT
01.2009 - 01.2010
BCA - Computer Engineering
DNC
PG Diploma - IT & Management
PICT-SITM