VIKAS ANAND

• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, technical stories, and Confluence, and facilitating daily technical Scrum calls with the team.
• Collaborated effectively with Agile Scrum methodology, integrating it into the software development life cycle (SDLC), and the software testing life cycle.
• Assisted in defining user stories, acceptance criteria, and sprint goals.
• Remove impediments, improve sprint efficiency, and coach teams in Agile best practices.
• Lead and manage technical projects, including methodologies and tools. Implement robust project governance, including RAID logs. RACI Metrics
• Working closely with the Technical Architect for the target state architecture.
• Monitor sprint KPIs, velocity, and burn-down charts to ensure timely and predictable delivery.
• Creating and maintaining a Jira dashboard and compliance dashboard using Power BI, providing real-time insights for weekly and monthly reports.
• Coach team members on agile principles and practices, encouraging self-organization, and continuous improvement.
• Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
• Assessed and reported progress to stakeholders regularly, maintaining transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
• Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
• Encouraged cross-functional collaboration by organizing workshops and training sessions for different departments within the organization.
• Facilitated seamless integration of new team members into existing projects without compromising productivity levels.

Project & Stakeholder Management:

• Developed and maintained integrated project plans, schedules, and roadmaps.
• 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.
• Prepared executive-level reports, dashboards, and MIS for senior leadership.
• Coordinated resource allocation across multiple projects and programs.
• Tracked utilization, availability, and skill requirements.
• Resolved resource conflicts and optimized workforce deployment.
• Supported vendor and partner coordination, where applicable.
• Contract & Statement of Work (SOW) – Restructuring SOWs biannually to incorporate all sources of work, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

• Managed bench resources and enabled optimal onshore/offshore workforce allocation to meet delivery requirements.
• Coordinated with delivery managers to assign resources, track tasks, and support milestone achievement.
• Created and maintained consultant records in HRMS and EBS portals, ensuring accurate workforce data.
• Supported billing operations, vendor coordination, and employee benefit processes.
• Managed employee training lifecycle, including NYS apprentice programs, safety programs, Six Sigma, and other operational training initiatives.
• Monitored project expenses and ensured they aligned with budget constraints.
• Assisted teams in tracking project progress, identifying delays, and removing operational blockers.
• Resource and Workforce Planning
• Operational and Project Coordination.