SARTAJ ALAM
PROJECT MANAGER
Navi Mumbai
Summary
19+ years of work experience in IT industry, with 11+ years of IT project management experience in planning, developing and implementing software Project/Product using Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Certified SAFe Agilist, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Scrum Master, PRINCE2 Practitioner, Sun Certified Java Programmer(SCJP) and Sun Certified Web Component Developer(SCWCD). Successfully completed numerous multi-million IT projects including web portal implementations, ERP, CRM, web hosting applications and n-tiered enterprise-wide application development for diverse industry verticals including Banking, Oil & Gas, Construction, ERP, Retail and Government. Experience in building PMO process for the organization to bridge the gap between business units and technology.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
8
8
Certifications
Work History
IT Program Manager
Mindgate Solutions PVT. LTD.
1 2023 - Current
- Driving project/product vision, strategy, roadmap and release plan
- Formulate, organize and monitor inter-connected projects
- Managing IT projects and driving project team from start through to completion
- Understanding the design direction as a whole as it applies to the proposed technical architecture; managing diverse technical team; conducting reviews, meetings with stakeholders and third-party vendors
- Serving as a bridge between product owner and development team
- Mentored cross functional team to achieve the objectives of agile principals
- Removing the obstacles on daily basis to improve the productivity of development team
- Identifying technical glitches up-front, providing technical solution by proven a proof of concept/ research spike; acting as a point of technical escalation and resolution during the project lifecycle; identifying roadblocks and ensuring timely delivery of project
- Recruiting, training and selecting technical personnel; identifying the team’s training & development needs, designing and developing appropriate training programme
IT Project Manager/ Scrum Master
Future Development Services Ltd.
12.2018 - 01.2023
- Planning and designing the project and proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action
- Implementation of Agile development process with setup of modern CI/CD pipelines with integrated QA process for consistent and quality delivery of the product
- Implementing project standards across all projects in the portfolio
- Monitoring and reporting on progress of the project to the Project Board and all stakeholders
- Facilitating Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events
- Tracking and removing internal and external impediments for the scrum team
- Coordinating outside vendors and contractors
- Negotiate the use of resources in a matrix management environment
PMO Lead
Banque Saudi Fransi
03.2017 - 12.2018
Senior Project Manager
RAQMYA
11.2015 - 03.2017
Project Manager
Muhammad Al-Mojil Group (MMG)
07.2013 - 10.2015
System Analyst
Muhammad Al-Mojil Group (MMG)
06.2010 - 06.2013
System Analyst
JATCO
06.2005 - 04.2010
Education
Masters - Masters of Computer Application-MCA
Maharishi Dayanand University
Skills
Agile/Scrum Development, Stakeholders Management,
Portfolio Management, PMO Development,
Time Cost and Scope Management, Project Planning,
Project Budgeting, Project Scheduling, Project Supervision,
Scrum Ceremonies, Forecasting, Team Building & Mentoring, Cross-Functional Supervision
MS Project, CA PPM, Jira, MS Visio, SharePoint, MS SQL Server 2008, Oracle, ASPNET C#/VBNET, Crystal reports, J2EE Technologies, SAP PP, SAP Productivity Pack, SAP BASIS
Certification
Certified SAFe6 Agilist, Scaled Agile
Personal Characteristics
- Able to deal with high-level business issues and technical details
- Works well in team-oriented and independent environments
- Active explorer of alternatives and improviser when faced with project challenges
- Creative, analytic problem solver that views issues from multiple angles
- Strong belief in value of on-going staff training, education and mentoring
Timeline
IT Project Manager/ Scrum Master
Future Development Services Ltd.
12.2018 - 01.2023
PMO Lead
Banque Saudi Fransi
03.2017 - 12.2018
Senior Project Manager
RAQMYA
11.2015 - 03.2017
Project Manager
Muhammad Al-Mojil Group (MMG)
07.2013 - 10.2015
System Analyst
Muhammad Al-Mojil Group (MMG)
06.2010 - 06.2013
System Analyst
JATCO
06.2005 - 04.2010
IT Program Manager
Mindgate Solutions PVT. LTD.
1 2023 - Current
Masters - Masters of Computer Application-MCA
Maharishi Dayanand University
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