SUMMARY:

• 16 years of experiences worked in various capacities like Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Project/Program management, People Management, Account Management
• Business Development, and Contract Management, Risk management, CMMI implementations of projects, leading teams, Analysis, Design, Development and
• Testing of Client - Server applications using Java/J2EE. Expertise in various phases of Software Development Life Cycle including Requirement Analysis
• Design, Creating & approving the SOW and Work Orders, defining team structure. I am currently working on Confidential assignment handling their EDPP program and handling capabilities around across platforms.
• I worked for the Confidential Account for the 3 years and got appreciation s from Confidential for Exemplary performance and ed highest ratings.
• Successfully coached team and converted multiple teams from Waterfall to Agile.
• Running multiple scrum team in parallel and deliver common deliveries on SAFe model.
• Scrum Master/Product Owner: Working closely with Business team and development. Managed scrum team and getting the delivery of scrums for enhancements and Provided Business Solutions & ideas.
• Successfully managed multiple large projects simultaneously with global teams spanning across multiple domains within Cognizant and third party companies.
• Release Management: Managing multiple release, their impacts on different applications, release notes, release issues, deployments, Technical and business validations, Communication plans etc.
• 3+ years of experience in Engagement Management with responsibilities like business development (RFP, RFQ, RFI), client relationship management, contract negotiation, revenue recognition, billing & invoicing, budget forecasting, resource management, recruitment, procurement management and vendor management
• Managed projects with a large team size 50+ resources in both SDLC and Agile Methodologies.
• Financial Management - Estimates, Forecasts budgets & Plan view
• Owning P&L (revenue, margin, pipeline, receivables) and customer satisfaction which will help building an effective, reliable, trustworthy working relationship with the client.
• Building & managing customer relationships with Business & IT stakeholders
• Envisioning and creating new opportunities within existing and new businesses
• Project Planning and Management - Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects
• Operational Excellence - ensure key operational metrics are met for the account like pipeline, forecast accuracy, accounts receivable, reserve status, contractual document status, resource management efficiency, SO creation and cancellation
• As part of PMO, provided mentoring platform to the project leads and was Instrumental in defining key project management methodologies, hand shake mechanisms in a multi - vendor scenario, developed key project management processes and inculcated the same among key project stakeholders.
• Escalate and manage the project portfolio risks, issues, demand list and determine the course of action as a member of the program steering committee.
• Present project dashboards and review Changes/Risks/Issues with Level 2 and Level 3 stakeholders.
• Mentor project managers and review team’s performance in the project/program.
• Facilitate weekly program status meeting, risk management, governance and budget forecast meetings for projects under taken.
• Attend management staff meetings, review estimates, works with process Improvements groups for estimation, environment set up, vendor management activities.
• Estimate budget, prepare schedule, perform scope management, monitoring & control and Transitioning of projects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Agile Coach/Sr Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Successfully coached team and converted multiple teams from Waterfall to Agile.
• Setting up Agile trains and running multiple scrum team in parallel and deliver common deliveries on SAFe model.
• KanBan/Scrum Master: Scrum master for tooling team. Running team’s stand up, burn charts and helping them and remove their obstacles and help them to finish their tasks.
• Release Management: Managing multiple release, their impacts on different applications, release notes, release issues, deployments, Technical and business validations, Communication plans etc.
• Project Planning and Management - Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects
• Team Management - Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members
• Product Owner Support - Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance
• Process Management and Improvement - Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management
• Escalate and manage the program risks, issues, demand list and determine the course of action as a member of the program steering committee.
• Facilitate weekly program status meeting, risk management, governance and budget forecast meetings for projects under taken.
• Managing and ensuring successful end to end deliveries inthe assigned projects, while complying with the organizational quality standards and goals.
• Involvement in project planning and execution, team management, mentoring and assessment.

Confidential

Sr Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Agile Coach - teams on agile and converting waterfall project methodology to Scrums.
• KanBan/Scrum Master: Scrum master for tooling team. Running team’s stand up, burn charts and helping them and remove their obstacles and help them to finish their tasks.
• Financial Management - Estimates, Forecasts budgets & Plan view
• Owning P&L (revenue, margin, pipeline, receivables) and customer satisfaction
• Release Management: Managing multiple release, their impacts on different applications, release notes, release issues, deployments, Technical and business validations, Communication plans etc.
• Project Planning and Management - Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects
• Team Management - Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members
• Product Owner Support - Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance
• Process Management and Improvement - Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management
• Escalate and manage the program risks, issues, demand list and determine the course of action as a member of the program steering committee.
• Facilitate weekly program status meeting, risk management, governance and budget forecast meetings for projects under taken.
• Managing and ensuring successful end to end deliveries inthe assigned projects, while complying with the organizational quality standards and goals.
• Involvement in project planning and execution, team management, mentoring and assessment.

Confidential, New York City, NY

Program Manager/Scrum Manager

Responsibilities:

• Team Setup/ Ramping Up - Managing all recruitment and final round of interviews for resources for the account. Ramped up a team of 50+ people in 2 months
• Agile Coach - teams on agile and converting waterfall project methodology to Scrums.
• Scrum Master: Setting-up/ Scrum teams for tooling team. Running team’s stand up, burn charts and helping them and remove their obstacles and help them to finish their tasks.
• Financial Management - Estimates, Forecasts budgets & Plan view
• Owning P&L (revenue, margin, pipeline, receivables) and customer satisfaction
• Capability Management - Managing and tracking all capabilities of the program to provide the best solutions for different technologies.
• Project Planning and Management - Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects
• Team Management– Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members
• Product Owner Support– Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance
• Process Management and Improvement– Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management
• Escalate and manage the program risks, issues, demand list and determine the course of action as a member of the program steering committee.
• Mentor project managers and review team’s performance in the project/program.
• Facilitate weekly program status meeting, risk management, governance and budget forecast meetings for projects under taken.
• Managing and ensuring successful end to end deliveries inthe assigned projects, while complying with the organizational quality standards and goals.
• Involvement in project planning and execution, team management, mentoring and assessment.

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Team Setup/ Ramping Up - Managing all recruitment and final round of interviews for resources for the account. Ramped up a team of 50+ people in 2 months
• Financial Management – Estimates, Forecasts budgets & Plan view
• Owning P&L (revenue, margin, pipeline, receivables) and customer satisfaction
• Provided Business solutions and architecture ideas
• Working closely with business team and development teams requirement elicitation and designs.
• Project Planning and Management– Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects
• People Management - appraisals, including goal setting for career growth and providing performance feedback for associates, maintaining and approving their leave schedule.
• Team Management– Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members
• Product Owner Support– Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance
• Process Management and Improvement– Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management
• Team building– promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team
• Business Development- Providing business ideas, proposals and costs, Estimations and developing proposals for all new prospects for client. Provides recommendations for the business processes, work orders, SOW, offering ideas to solve the business problems which will help building an effective, reliable, trustworthy working relationship with the client.
• Escalate and manage the project portfolio risks, issues, demand list and determine the course of action as a member of the program steering committee.
• Present project dashboards and review Changes/Risks/Issues with Level 2 and Level 3 stakeholders.
• Mentor project managers and review team’s performance in the project/program.
• Facilitate weekly program status meeting, risk management, governance and budget forecast meetings for projects under taken.
• Managing and ensuring successful end to end deliveries inthe assigned projects, while complying with the organizational quality standards and goals.
• Involvement in project planning and execution, team management, mentoring and assessment.
• Involvement in making project CMMi compliant, making sure all process followed.
• Interaction with business and system architects for requirement finalization. Core member of the team for Acquiring the product architecture knowledge and domain knowledge.
• Handling the Q & A with client on all aspects of project management, technical and functional issues.
• Assessing the other system impact and coordinating with them for analyzing the impact on other system.
• Preparation of testing strategy, test plan and execution.
• Issue identification and tracking.
• Involved in Requirement Analysis and Design. High Level & Low Level Design.
• Reviewing work product (detail design, source code, test script, and test results) from offshore to ensure the quality of delivery.
• Mentoring and guiding the team members so they are brought to speed and contribute well.
• Reviews of Requirement Documents, design documents and code. Debugging and development of various pages and RFCs.
• Research and developments for new technologies to be used in the development.
• Billings and Appraisals of team members.