Summary:

Scrum Master/ Agile coach/ Agile Project Manager/ Business Analyst/ Presales Consultant

• Hands on experience of writing and help in prioritizing User Stories in Backlog.
• Successfully handled role of Scrum Master and having expertise in conducting Backlog refinement, Sprint planning, Daily Scrum, and Sprint Review Meetings when using Scrum Methodology.
• Prepared and led bi-weekly Iteration Planning Meetings IPMs as part of the agile development process, and lead software demos to client.
• Over 15 years of extensive ERP and Business applications Implementation Project Management experience SAP, Oracle EBS, CODA Financial and Microsoft CRM and act as Agile coach.
• Successfully managed Project Backlogs, release scheduling, project duration estimation and fore casting. Practical experience of Business requirements gathering and analysis.
• Hands-on expertise on Project Life Cycle management using PMI project management framework Initiation-to-Closure .
• Business Analysis experience includes conducting JAD sessions, requirement gathering, documentation Project Charter, BRD, FRD , diagramming data, process mapping Use Case and Activity Diagrams compiled detailed project plan to include resources, deliverable, milestones and developed test plans and test case scenarios
• Training in SAP MM, Oracle Financial, Oracle Inventory, Oracle Primavera, and MS Project.
• Excellent C-Level presentation skills.
• Practical applied knowledge of SAP ASAP and Oracle AIM methodologies.
• In-depth knowledge of ERP processes, CRM, BI, BPR and Organizational Change Management.
• Extensive technical knowledge in Software development SDLC that translates into excellent communication with software development teams.
• Have led hybrid real/virtual teams of business and technical teams from different cultures and backgrounds.
• Excellent soft skills enabling to operate within direct and indirect context cultures.
• In-depth experience in Chemical, Fertilizers, Professional Services, Automotive, Distribution, Logistics and Haulage industries.
• Excellent Presales consulting skills for SAP, Oracle EBS ERP solutions.
• Have established PMOs for Service organizations.
• Strong communication and analytical skills for anticipating and solving problems.
• Practical hands-on experience in developing Business case, designing and responding to RFP, COTS ERP/CRM/BI solutions.

Technical Skills

• Scrum Master/Business Analyst:
• Managing Agile/Scrum model of SDLC.
• Backlog refinement, Sprint planning, Daily Scrum, and Sprint Review Meetings when using Agile Methodology.
• Oracle Skills:
• Oracle EBusiness Training Financial, Inventory
• Oracle EBusiness Presales Skills - Financial GL, AP, AR, FA , Inventory, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash
• SAP Skills:
• SAP Academy Material Management
• SAP Business Objects
• SAP ERP Business Processes

Professional Experience

Confidential

Role: Agile Project Management

Confidential This plant produces Class 8 truck models, including the Cascadia, Century Class S/T, Columbia, and the Argosy cab-over-engine model. SAP implementation scope covers an end-to-end SAP implementation covering Financial, Supply Chain and APO. The project is being delivered by ATOS.

• Project is partially Waterfall and moving to Agile methodology:
• Product Roadmap planning, Release planning, Product Backlog Grooming, Prepare sprint metrics, Scrum of Scrum call, Removing impediments towards the delivery of work, Execute and Monitor the planned work, Quality Assurance and Quality Control of the work undertaken, Delivery of new features as agreed upon during Sprint Planning.
• Working with Product owner On Artifacts Such as Product Backlog, Spring Backlog, Sprint burn up / Burn-down, and Release Burn up / Burn-down.
• Help the product owners to come up with set of stories for better understanding for estimate and development
• Reporting directly to the ATOS Program Manager on the project progress.
• Participate in the management and steering committee meetings along with the onsite Program Manager.
• Scope, Schedule and WBS development and management ensuring the required as agreed upon deliverable.
• Cost and budget management.
• 3rd party vendors management for timely and under budget delivery.
• Manage team which is geographically co-located
• Conduct Story estimation meetings on epic level as well as story level
• Creating a story board which will provide the user stories BA's working on for future projects
• Risk management plans development and ongoing monitoring and mitigation of risks ensuring the project stays on course.
• Managed, guided mentored offshore development team, assigned tasks to individuals on different areas of the project. Development included Customized reports, add-on functions, Incoming email/s Workflows etc.

Confidential

Role: Agile Project Manager

Confidential acquisition of Siemens Information Systems initiated a project to standardize all the back office systems using ATOS SAP standard template, NESSIE. This project merged back office systems from both companies into one standard SAP platform. The project was delivered in Canada and USA.

• Part of the ATOS Senior Project Managers PMO organization in the US location responsible for the delivery of the SAP Solution within ATOS Canada.
• Mentor other Project Managers in transition from Waterfall to Agile model
• Facilitate resolution of cross-functional teams. Manage multiple external technical vendor development/QA efforts. Present status reports to executive management, which include issues and risks, and establish mitigation/contingency plans.
• Keeping the team together all the time to ensure successful sprints.
• SAP implementation scope covered FI Finance, CO Controlling, MM Materials Management, Purchase requisition, SD Sales Distribution, PS Project Accounting System, HR CATS Administration Reporting only .
• Risk management: development of risk plans, risk identifications, mitigation strategies.
• Resources management ensuring right resources are available for the right job at the right time.
• Schedule and WBS development and management for on time delivery of the project.
• Requirement gathering and analysis.
• Project Charter development and maintenance.
• Direct responsibility to manage implementation of ATOS standard SAP template NESSIE within the group after the acquisition of Siemens Information System by ATOS.
• Act as agile coach for teams under me.
• Helping the team to maintain their Scrum tools Story board, Action board, charts, backlogs, etc. .
• Working with Functional Leaders in designing and implementation of SAP and migration from legacy system to SAP.
• Led the Business Impact Analysis and subsequent Organizational Change Management activity.
• Direct responsible for Scope, Budget, Resource and Risk management.

Role: Manager Presales Consulting

• Confidential is the market leader in enterprise application software. Working as the Presales Manager reported to Vice President Presales, Confidential.
• Managing the Presales consulting services for SAP Malaysia covering the South-East Asian markets.
• Managed a team of 3 supporting an annual sales target of Euro10m.
• Helping customers and consulting teams with developing RFP and responding to RFP to select SAP as a COTS solution.
• Business Analysis and Requirement Gathering for developing and customizing SAP ERP for customers.
• Covered the entire spectrum of SAP products including ERP, CRM and Business Objects.
• Industries covered:
• EC O
• Telecommunications
• Food Beverages
• Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals
• Logistics
• Financial Services
• Conducted SAP local partners' training and presales skills development programs.
• Participated in SAP Payroll regional template for South East Asia with the development team in China.
• Participated in development of training material for SAP virtual university for internal trainings.

Confidential

Manager Enterprise Business Application

• Established the Oracle ERP practice and hired a team of 30 professionals to form the best team available in the market.
• Led the development of the Project Management Office and Practices.
• Developed the RFPs for COTS selection assignments for customers.
• Responded to COTS selection RFPs for customer.

Confidential

Role: Project Manager and Solution Architect.

Confidential is one of the largest logistics company in South East Asia with over 800 vehicles covering Indian sub-continent, Middle East and CIS states. Confidential is also one of the largest construction company in the region and operates Dry ports and border terminals as well.

• The USD 11m project scope included a BPR and implementation of 14 modules of Oracle EBS for all the SBUs within NLC.
• The Oracle EBS modules covered Financial, Supply Chain Management, HRMS, Payroll, Project Management and Project Accounting, Oracle Transport Management and yard management.
• The project was delivered on 14 locations with over 500 users of the system.
• Managed the Business process reengineering project that was outsourced to PwC
• Led the Organizational Change Management activity and the subsequent extensive training program.
• Direct responsible for Scope, Cost, Risk, Schedule and Resource management.

Confidential

Role: Project Manager and Business Analyst

• Led the selection of a COTS Financial system, CODA-Financial by managing the RFP development, soliciting responses from vendors and COTS software selection.
• Managed the implementation of CODA-Financial System across the group that consisted of 8 companies.
• Managed the conversion from legacy systems to the new financial system.
• Led the development of internal competency center to support 500 users in more than 10 cities.
• Led the development of Financial Intelligence data warehouse and used Cognos for information delivery.

Confidential

IT Manager

• Confidential is a multinational food and shopping corporation with headquarters in South Korea Japan. Lotte Pakistan PTA plant is the largest PTA plant in the region.
• Led the IT team and managed the IT for the Lotte PTA Plant.
• Managed a team of 18 staff members.
• Managed an annual budget of GBP 5m.

Confidential

• Led the development of COTS ERP selection process including the development of RFP, COTS ERP selection, Vendor selection and Contracting.
• Managed the implementation of Oracle EBusiness suite and Maximo at the Lotte PTA Plant.
• Oracle EBS scope included Financial, Supply Chain, HRMS, Payroll and integration with Plant MIS and Maximo.
• Maximo was used for the Plant Maintenance system.