Pragati Gaur
Pune
Summary
Systematic Project Manager with many years working in cross-functional environments. Bringing exceptional written and oral communication skills paired with expertise in financial analysis and project coordination. Dedicated to offering locally relevant oversight and management techniques.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
CITI Bank Pvt Ltd.
PUNE
11.2021 - Current
- Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.
- Drafted reports summarizing progress made on projects for review by executive leadership team.
- Participated in cross-functional teams responsible for developing innovative solutions for complex problems.
- Coordinated resources across multiple departments and teams as needed for successful completion of projects.
- Advised other departments on best practices related to managing large-scale projects.
- Implemented effective communication protocols between internal teams working on different aspects of a given project.
- Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets.
- Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.
- Communicated effectively with stakeholders to ensure project goals are met on time and within budget.
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
- Developed solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality and timeline goals and objectives.
- Made changes to project scope and cost and implemented most effective change management processes to keep project up-to-date.
- Focused on project monitoring and management by developing forecasts and tracking expenses.
- Developed and updated project plans to document objectives, technologies, schedules, and funding.
- Created dashboards using various tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, to track project progress and milestones.
- Participated in feature design discussions offering insights from an Agile perspective when necessary.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Retrospectives and Reviews.
- Acted as a servant leader to the development team by removing impediments and resolving conflicts.
- Coached stakeholders on their roles in the Scrum process and how to best support the team's success.
- Maintained product backlogs, ensuring that items are well defined and prioritized based on business value.
- Monitored progress of sprints, providing visibility into project status for stakeholders.
- Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
- Delivered results using strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.
- Procured software, hardware and infrastructure required to meet program demands.
Data Governance Lead
Barclays Technology
PUNE
05.2015 - 10.2021
- Collected, analyzed, and interpreted complex business data for strategic planning purposes.
- Created reports to track performance metrics and ensure compliance with internal policies.
- Implemented data governance processes to ensure accuracy and integrity of information.
- Collaborated with stakeholders across the organization to define requirements for new projects involving data analytics or visualization tools.
- Performed regular audits of databases to identify potential risks or vulnerabilities.
- Optimized SQL queries for faster performance when running large queries against databases.
- Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions between teams regarding new technologies or processes related to data management.
- Drafted project plans detailing timelines, resource needs, budgets., for successful completion of assigned tasks.
- Ensured adherence to industry standards when designing database schemas or developing code related to applications that access databases.
- Cleaned and manipulated raw data.
- Performed quality control checks on datasets prior to analysis.
- Performed data entry and maintained accurate records of transactions.
- Executed complex SQL queries against multiple databases for reporting purposes.
- Developed and maintained data dictionaries, metadata repositories, and data models to ensure accuracy of data.
- Implemented quality assurance processes to ensure accuracy of metadata information associated with each asset.
- Created a system of taxonomy and metadata standards to improve the organization's ability to find information quickly.
- Created metadata records to document the provenance, lineage, and structure of datasets.
- Analyzed existing databases for inefficiencies, errors, or redundancies and made appropriate changes.
- Developed, tracked, and reported progress on project milestones and deadlines.
Business Manger
GNS Pvt Ltd
PUNE
10.2013 - 01.2015
- Maintained financial records, prepared budgets, and monitored expenditures for multiple departments.
- Organized meetings with stakeholders to discuss objectives, strategies, and timelines for completing tasks.
- Reviewed existing contracts with vendors and suppliers to ensure compliance with company standards.
- Facilitated communication between different teams within the organization through regular meetings.
- Sourced and screened potential candidates for open positions.
- Developed job descriptions and postings to attract qualified applicants.
- Reviewed resumes, conducted phone screens, and managed candidate pipelines.
- Maintained Applicant Tracking System records of all applicants.
HR Analyst
Fruition Hospitality (Menestys Infra Pvt)
PUNE
01.2012 - 09.2013
- Managed employee relations issues such as grievances, disciplinary actions and terminations.
- Organized recruitment activities including job postings, candidate sourcing, interviewing and selection.
- Created and maintained personnel records in accordance with legal requirements.
- Drafted offer letters for new hires in line with company policy and procedure.
Education
MBA - HR
GD Goenka World School(UK)
Gurgoan & Lancaster (UK)07-2011
Bachelor of Science - B.Technology Engineering
SCRIET(UP)
MeerutSkills
- Systems implementation
- Financial Administration
- Technical Support
- Project tracking
- Risk Management
- Project Management
- Resource Allocation
- Data Analysis
- Document Management
- Project development
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Project Scheduling
- Conflict Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Sprint Planning
- Backlog management
- Agile Best Practices
- Meeting facilitation
- Leading scrum meetings
- Data Validation
- Query Tools
- Database Management
- SQL
- Planning
- KPI Tracking
Certification
- Safe Agilist.
Timeline
Project Manager
CITI Bank Pvt Ltd.
11.2021 - Current
Data Governance Lead
Barclays Technology
05.2015 - 10.2021
Business Manger
GNS Pvt Ltd
10.2013 - 01.2015
HR Analyst
Fruition Hospitality (Menestys Infra Pvt)
01.2012 - 09.2013
MBA - HR
GD Goenka World School(UK)
Bachelor of Science - B.Technology Engineering
SCRIET(UP)