Parivesh Dhariwal
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic Delivery Manager with a proven track record at First Abu Dhabi Bank, excelling in Agile project management and stakeholder engagement. Adept at fostering team leadership and driving process improvements, I have successfully led cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and deliver projects on time, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Delivery Manager / Scrum Master
First Abu Dabi Bank
Bengaluru
12.2021 - Current
- Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Organize and lead Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives, ensuring their effectiveness and adherence to Agile principles
- Coach and Mentor: Support and guide the development team, product owners, and stakeholders in understanding Agile practices, roles, and responsibilities, fostering a self-organizing, cross-functional team
- Remove Impediments: Identify and address obstacles that hinder the team's progress and escalate issues when necessary to ensure a smooth development process
- Shield from External Interruptions: Act as a buffer between the development team and external distractions, ensuring a focused and productive work environment during Sprints
- Collaborate with Product Owners: Collaborate closely with product owners to define clear and achievable Sprint goals and maintain a well-groomed product backlog
- Monitor and Report: Track team's progress, velocity, and performance metrics, providing timely updates to stakeholders and management
- Foster Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team, experimenting with new processes and techniques to enhance efficiency
- Facilitate Communication: Promote effective communication and collaboration between team members, departments, and stakeholders to align project goals and expectations
- Stakeholder Management: Work with stakeholders to understand project requirements and manage expectations throughout the development lifecycle
- Stay Current with Agile Best Practices: Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and best practices in Agile methodologies and Scrum, incorporating relevant changes into the team's processes
Senior Manager
Exide Life Insurance
Bengaluru
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Established and maintained effective working relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals
- Provided coaching and mentoring to direct reports to ensure they meet their goals and develop professionally
- Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete projects on time and within budget, resulting in improved operational efficiency
- Collaborated with external vendors to ensure successful integration of third-party solutions
- Led daily stand-up meetings to ensure tasks were completed on time and communicated changes to stakeholders
- Mentored and coached project team members to ensure project success
- Managed inter-departmental communication to ensure all team members were on the same page
Manager
Fidelity Investments
Bengaluru
09.2019 - 03.2021
- Developed and implemented project management best practices that improved team efficiency by 80%
- Mentored and coached project team members to ensure project success
- Created and maintained project schedules that identified tasks, dependencies, and timelines
- Managed inter-departmental communication to ensure all team members were on the same page
- Analyzed project data and created reports to present to senior management, resulting in improved decision-making
Project Lead
Subex
Bengaluru
10.2016 - 09.2019
- Identified and mitigated risks associated with the project, leading to fewer unexpected issues
- Led a cross-functional team to successfully launch a large-scale project on time and within budget
- Facilitated team meetings and provided regular updates to stakeholders, resulting in improved communication and collaboration
- Developed a comprehensive project plan that outlined the timeline, milestones, and deliverables for the project
- Created a tracking system that allowed for better visibility of project progress and resource utilization
- Resolved conflicts between stakeholders and team members, resulting in improved morale
- Developed and managed project budgets to ensure financial objectives were achieved
Senior Analyst
ANZ Support Services
Bengaluru
12.2014 - 08.2016
- Applied a Structural Change Management approach and methodology caused by projects and change efforts
- Developed Change Management Strategy based on situational awareness of details of change & groups impacted by change
- Identified stakeholders, facilitated meetings, drafted MOMs, developed communication plan, managed communication to all stakeholders, updated documents, identified risks and mitigated the same
- Prepared change impact assessment, ensured all impacted teams are engaged and expectations are set
- Scheduled meetings with stakeholders, change initiators; sent MOMs, prepared PPT for CAB, coordinated efforts with other specialists and project team; conducted post-implementation reviews
- Designed a project charter, identified a manual and tedious process, and checked historical data for last 3 months
- Liaised with the Business Improvement Team to create a smart E-Form; gathered the data and analyzed it further
Content Analyst
Thomson Reuters
Bengaluru
08.2009 - 06.2014
- Tracked investment firms and other allied businesses across the globe for products such as Thomson One Investor Relations and Eikon
- Analyzed information from fact sheets, media articles, regulatory sources and company websites and facilitating as SPOC for working on corporate actions for Bangalore and coordinating the same with global teams
- Assisted in developing work direction and plan for the associates after thorough assessment of their capabilities; preparing & presenting various weekly/monthly MIS reports pertaining to process and productivity
- SPOC for managing corporate actions which involved collecting details from the investment companies regarding mergers, acquisitions and liquidations
- Performed quality checks
- Trained new hires on the process
Process Associate
Accenture
Bengaluru
12.2008 - 04.2009
- Entrusted with the accountability of resolving internet and desktop related queries for the US regions as a part of the Technical Team
- Ensured customer satisfaction metrics is met month on month
- Acted as a back-up for fellow team mates during calls
Education
Executive General Management - Management
Indian Institute of Management
Kozhikode11.2024
MBA - Project Management
Sikkim Manipal University
Bengaluru04.2012
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College
Bengaluru11.2008
High School Diploma -
MES College
Bengaluru05.2005
Presidency School - ICSE
Presidency School
Bengaluru03.2003
Skills
- Communication skills
- Decision making
- Leadership
- Time management
- Agile project management
- Vendor management
- Process improvement
- Stakeholder management
- Team leadership
- Project management
- Change management
- Risk assessment
Hobbies and Interests
Reading Books
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Kannada
Certification
- Certified SAFe® Scrum Master (Scaled Agile)
- PRINCE2 Practitioner (APMG)
- Educational Leadership Certificate, Cornell University
Accomplishments
- Kaizen Award - for automating a manual process by creating a smart E-Form, which resulted in a saving of 15.5 man-hours every month, and ensured process changes resulted in reduced work and time wastage
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Delivery Manager / Scrum Master
First Abu Dabi Bank
12.2021 - Current
Senior Manager
Exide Life Insurance
03.2021 - 12.2021
Manager
Fidelity Investments
09.2019 - 03.2021
Project Lead
Subex
10.2016 - 09.2019
Senior Analyst
ANZ Support Services
12.2014 - 08.2016
Content Analyst
Thomson Reuters
08.2009 - 06.2014
Process Associate
Accenture
12.2008 - 04.2009
Executive General Management - Management
Indian Institute of Management
MBA - Project Management
Sikkim Manipal University
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College
High School Diploma -
MES College
Presidency School - ICSE
Presidency School
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