VIKAS ANAND
Bengalore
Summary
Certified Scrum Master and Project Management Professional with over 10 years of experience in agile and waterfall project delivery. Expertise in leading cross-functional teams, optimizing processes, and managing stakeholder relationships to ensure value delivery in complex IT environments. Proven ability to foster collaboration and innovation, enabling teams to exceed project goals while adapting to changing business needs. Committed to applying best practices and methodologies to enhance project outcomes and drive organizational success.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Scrum Master & PMO Operations
Mphasis
10.2018 - Current
- Align Scrum initiatives with business goals and roadmap
- Led and managed technical projects, applying agile delivery methodologies and tools, and implementing robust project governance with RAID logs and RACI metrics.
- Collaborate closely with product owners and clients to prioritize and groom the product backlog. Identify and remove impediments that hinder team productivity and delivery.
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Collaborated with Agile Scrum methodology, integrating it into software development life cycle (SDLC) and software testing life cycle.
- Coach team members on agile principles and practices, encouraging self-organization and continuous improvement.
- Managed release processes to ensure smooth transitions for production and fix versions.
- Facilitated data transformation efforts to enhance banking project outcomes.
- Promote agile values and principles throughout the organization, providing training and guidance to stakeholders.
- Developed and maintained integrated project plans, schedules, and roadmaps to support project execution and alignment with business goals.
- Monitored project milestones, timelines, and deliverables to ensure on time execution.
- Tracked project budgets, forecasts, and cost variances across the portfolio.
- Maintained project dashboards, trackers, and centralized PMO repositories
- Contract & Statement of Work (SOW) – Restructuring SOWs biannually to incorporate all sources of work, ensuring alignment with business objectives
Talent Fulfillment & Vendor Management
Oracle SSI Pvt Ltd
02.2015 - 10.2018
- Coordinated with delivery managers to assign resources and track tasks, ensuring support for milestone achievement.
- Managed bench resources, optimizing onshore/offshore workforce allocation to meet delivery requirements.
- Coordinated workforce planning and operational tasks to streamline project delivery.
- Supported billing operations, vendor coordination, and employee benefit processes.
- Created and maintained consultant records in HRMS and EBS portals, ensuring accurate workforce data.
- Managed employee training lifecycle, including NYS apprentice programs, safety programs, Six Sigma, and other operational training initiatives.
- Monitored project expenses, ensuring alignment with budget constraints.
- Assisted teams in tracking project progress, identifying delays, and removing operational blockers.
Education
BBA - Management
Annamalai University
Tamilnadu06-2013
Skills
- Agile methodology
- Release planning
- Scrum processes
- Kanban methodology
- Scrum & Kanban
- Backlog grooming
- Sprint planning
- Product release strategy
- Risk & Issue Tracking
- Project management
- Kanban process
- Stakeholder Communication
- Kanban methodology
- Resource allocation
- Scrum framework
- Budget tracking
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Highlights
- Reduced spillover by 30% by on-project deliverables with light weight capacity planning, fostering stronger client relationships.
- Secured a 100% rise in on-time payments by establishing stringent follow-up procedures and maintaining proactive communication with clients regarding payment schedules.
Timeline
Certified Scrum Master & PMO Operations
Mphasis
10.2018 - Current
Talent Fulfillment & Vendor Management
Oracle SSI Pvt Ltd
02.2015 - 10.2018
BBA - Management
Annamalai University