TECHNICAL SKILLS

• PMP Scaled Agilist (SAFe 5.0)
• Agile Transformation Coach
• Lean Agile Practices
• Agile Release Train Engineering
• Legacy Data Migration
• Lean Agile Center of Excellence
• MS Azure Cloud Migration
• Community of Practices
• PMO Governance
• Vendor Relationships
• Change Management Agent
• Atlassian Migration
• Legal & Regulatory Compliance
• Process Improvements

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

IT Portfolio Manager/ Agile Transformation Coach

Responsibilities:

• Agile Evangelist and Coach wif Servant Leadership as motto.
• IT Portfolio Manager building high performing Scrum Teams driving Agile environment and mindset
• Established Portfolio reporting and dashboards while facilitating Product teams wif KPI, OKRs and ROI indicators to C - suite executives aiding strategic decision making
• Managing Change to Lean Software Development practices in Agile environment leveraging in AI and Data Science product development
• Re-engineered software development practices and quality assurance/ Control best practices wif process improvements wif Gap Analysis mechanisms
• Established CoE (Center of Excellence) wif the Agile Community concept wif LACE Lounge- Community of Practice (CoP) fostering team Agility helping at every step of the journey
• Owning Portfolio of products from nee business ideas to discovery to design thinking to Design Sprints
• Conceptualized and Driving internal Agile Testing methodologies and strategies to support Built in Quality and Release on Demand principles
• Laid out Value Stream structure, ARTs collaboratively wif focus on high performing teams and continued Business Value delivery
• Driving and successfully implemented SAFe (Scaled Agile) Framework wif Program ceremonies (PI Planning, System Demos, Product Roadmaps) for transparency and alignment
• Driving Atlassian Migration initiative at enterprise level from Azure DevOps for 50+ Scrum teams and 500+ users
• Initiated internal newsletter as a communication tool bringing IT and Business community closely collaborated.
• Organized and hosted Hackathon events implanting Innovation and creative thinking wifin culture

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Delivered high visibility program initiatives comprising of multiple Pre-mature scrum teams wif complex solutions and products employing Scaled Agile framework
• Leading Agile Transformation on enterprise level wif Agile Scrum and SAFe principles, core values and best practices across the Program and Portfolio level to achieve high velocity, foster team collaboration, build transparency and in-build Quality compliance.
• Performed process/noledge gap and initiated Agile Lounge advocate, train, mentor, coach Scaled Agile concepts and guidelines partnering wif Enterprise PMO.
• Hands on working wif IT Change Management, IT Release Management and IT Steering Committee for multiple project intake and delivery/deployments wif Service Now platform
• Very strong hold over ITIL processes like change management, release management through service now platform.

Confidential

IT Program Manager/Release Train Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Owner of Airport Technology Products portfolio wif team of IT Professionals, New Products Discovery & Development, Cost Management, Risk Management and delivering the products/solutions as per Business Vision and requirements.
• Leading Agile Transformation change on enterprise level wif SAFe principles, core values and best practices across the Program and Portfolio level to achieve high visibility, transparency, and in-build Quality compliance.
• Responsible for ART, PI Planning, Sprint goal and commitments wif core scrum teams, identifying and plotting inter-project dependencies.
• Managing Project from inception, charter, initiation, execution to delivery for multiple projects meeting Stakeholder expectations
• Represented Program to IT Steering Committee, Change management, Release Management, Business Case Capital Committee for project prioritization and funding approvals, PI Planning, System Demo

Confidential, New York, NY

Agile Project/ Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Strong hold on Sprint Planning meetings wif: Time boxing, Story Boarding, Pointing Stories wif team and Sprint release planning
• Wif Team, developed RTM, Epics and other Scrum Artifacts for smooth flow and continuous delivery in a collaborative manner
• Identifying KPIs and milestones for the Project and striving to achieve them towards successful project delivery
• Organizing Standup Meetings, release planning and obtaining signoff from relevant stakeholders
• Calculating Velocity and different types of Burn down reports for decision making and change management
• Motivating team and facilitate conflict resolution wifin team fostering team performance towards shared goals
• Monitored Risk on regular basis and developing Risk Mitigation Plan, contingency plan, identifying opportunities for the project and exploiting the same
• Identifying performance variances analyzing project matrices and escalating any deviation from Project KPIs
• Preparing and presenting agile/Scrum dashboard to stakeholders using Kanban tool.
• Working wif PMO Financial Analysts for Project Status, Variance and real time Forecasting wif the help of various PMS, PM tools and techniques (EVM)
• Worked wif various departments for Contract management and negotiation.

Confidential

Project Owner/Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developing new clientele base wif understanding business need and identifying software solution for business process automation and enhancements
• Project estimation and budgeting, resource allocation, project Planning and Execution, Project Tracking and reporting, Risk management and Mitigation
• Implemented Process Improvement initiatives: analyzing work flow, identifying inconsistency, eliminating redundancy and optimizing for best ownership and performance
• Implemented web services and infrastructure services wif SaaS, Paas, IaaS wif MS Azure solutions successfully
• Liaison and negotiation wif Program and Portfolio management teams for project priorities and trade-offs