Ranjita Puri

Successfully managed & Led migration of critical data source applications to commercially viable alternatives within challenging timelines.

As the project manager, I played a pivotal role in defining clear objectives, scope, and expected outcomes for the Talend to Spark migration project.

I assembled and led a cross-functional team with expertise in both Talend and Spark technologies.

Developing a detailed project plan was crucial to the success of the migration project. I led the effort in defining the overall project plan, including effort estimation, migration strategies, and release schedules.

I conducted a thorough risk analysis to identify potential challenges in the migration process.

Maintaining open communication channels with stakeholders was essential to keeping them informed about project progress, addressing their concerns, and ensuring their continued support.

As part of Agile project management practices, I facilitated scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint review, and retrospective meetings.

Throughout the migration process, I demonstrated flexibility in adapting to changes and challenges as they arose.

• Led Big Data project implementation for reporting, collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups.
• As a project manager in the migration from the BANCS tool to FIS involved strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, risk management, team leadership, change management, quality assurance etc.
• I led the development of a comprehensive migration plan from the BANCS tool to FIS.
• This involved defining project objectives, scope, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to identify risks and define mitigation plan.
• Effective communication with stakeholders was critical throughout the migration process.
• I facilitated regular meetings, workshops, and updates to keep stakeholders informed about project progress, milestones, and any potential risks or issues.

• As an Embedded Coach, my role was pivotal in driving Agile excellence and continuous improvement within the organization.
• I facilitated Agile maturity assessments for 13 teams annually.
• Through these assessments, we gauged the current state of Agile practices within the organization, identified areas for improvement, and developed actionable plans to elevate Agile maturity levels across teams.
• By leveraging these contributions, I helped teams enhance their Agile maturity and achieve greater levels of performance and success.

• Given my strong project and transition management skills, I was asked to lead Agile transformation for CSOD project.
• Streamlined project management processes by implementing Agile methodologies and improving team communication.
• I defined and Implemented Agile-Scrum methodologies across the project team.which results in increasing project delivery rate by 30%.
• Coached team members in Agile principles, resulting in increased productivity and improved team dynamics.
• Managed backlog items and coordinated across sub-teams to resolve dependencies, increasing efficiency by 15%.
• Worked directly with the Product Owner to manage the product backlog effectively, aligning product delivery with business goals
• Managed multiple technology projects integration (Pluralsight, CoorpAcademy, FirstFinance on CSOD platform) while aligning business and technical requirements.
• Worked with diverse internal stakeholders (Security, infrastructure, Architecture, Sourcing, Finance,business POCs) & vendor teams (Pluralsight, coorpAcademy, FirstFinance) to plan & execute effectively integration without disrupting existing workflows.
• As a facilitator for SGGSC startup incubator program CATALYST conceptualized and developed POC for digital transformation of recruitment process

• Successfully managed transition of 18 Projects & applications from Paris to Bangalore across various domains.
• Defined transition framework by splitting project into phases (Prerequisites, KT, Shadow Run, Reverse Shadow Run, Go live) resulting in a streamlined approach for all projects.
• Transition framework enabled 30% savings across various transitions executed overtime. This was recognized by the organization.
• Identified potential risks to transition and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize the impact.

• Joined Program Control Service group to help drive initiate for information security team in Accenture across different regions.
• Implemented 36 SharePoint sites with out of box features for information security team across theglobe (Asia, AMER, Europe, China etc.).
• As a team lead, I was responsible & accountable for 11 members team driving invoicing, demand management, roll off visibility, procurement and dashboard report preparation, capacity planning,financial tracking.
• Helped Accenture increase it's footprint by actively facilitating recruitment drives.

• I joined TataElxsi in 2005, based on my prior experience in sales and research I was asked to support bidding and subsequently project manage Bangalore Metro Project from operations point of view.
• Collaborated with different vendors like linguistic experts, Civil engineers to design & define signage for the project.
  Performed financial tracking and management reporting for both internal & external stakeholders.
• Ensured leadership team has up-to-date view on project's Finance Operations (billing/invoicing,financial analysis & reporting) and delivery.
• Introduced MPP in the organization as a tool to manage workplan maintenance for BMRCL and for projects for fortune 500 clients.
• I was recognized by leadership team of Tata Elxsi for standardizing the operations and excellent project management skills
• As a stretch goal I also took up the challenge to be a quality analyst and help other projects in the company to be ISO 13485 compliant.

• As part of the Presales team of MapmyIndia, an Indian technology company that builds digital map data, location-based SaaS and GIS AI technologies.
• I contributed to the initial success of the company into India market by Database creation through internet search, represent MapmyIndia in exhibitions and Seminars, Print media, mailer campaign.
• Responded to RFI & RFP and helped company secure accounts like - IGNOU