Parivesh Dhariwal
Bengaluru
Summary
Delivery Manager with extensive experience in Agile project management and stakeholder engagement. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams to achieve operational efficiency and deliver projects on time. Strong background in fostering team leadership and implementing process improvements to align with organizational goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Delivery Manager / Scrum Master
First Abu Dabi Bank
12.2021 - Current
- Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Facilitated and led Agile ceremonies, ensuring adherence to Agile principles
- Coach and Mentor: Guided team development, promoting Agile practices and fostering a self-organizing environment
- Remove Impediments: Addressed obstacles to maintain smooth development and escalated issues as needed
- 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: Defined Sprint goals with product owners and maintained a groomed product backlog
- Monitor and Report: Tracked progress and performance metrics, providing updates to stakeholders
- 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
- Scrum facilitation
- Cross-functional team collaboration
- Process optimization
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
Certification
- Certified SAFe® Scrum Master (Scaled Agile)
- PRINCE2 Practitioner (APMG)
- Educational Leadership Certificate, Cornell University
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
Hobbies and Interests
Reading Books
References
References available upon request.