Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
• Amassed a wealth of experience exceeding 16 years in project management, concentrating on transformational projects within the IT and BPO industries, while driving operational excellence. • Leading transformational projects in the capacity of Senior Agile Project Manager at Capgemini, integrating Agile methodologies to optimize project delivery and elevate team performance. • Resourceful in end-to-end project management from conception to completion & realization while ensuring adherence to the defined time, costs, and quality parameters. • Skills in managerial activities entailing rendering technical leadership & guidance to the team, planning, scheduling tasks, holding discussions with different functions and management, progress monitoring, and delivery as per quality, time, budgetary norms. • Hold extensive knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies, such as Scrum and Kanban, which facilitate efficient project execution and resource management. • People-oriented leader with skills in building and leading high-performing teams towards the accomplishment of common goals.
• Led project setup by hiring resources for new projects at Capgemini in Pune, Maharashtra, India. • Implemented agile methodologies for flexible delivery and coached a team of scrum masters. • Achieved successful sprint deliveries and ensured smooth project execution.
Applied AI-augmented planning and forecasting techniques to optimize resource utilization across projects, enabling data-driven capacity planning, improved workforce allocation, and proactive mitigation of delivery risks. Directed diverse, cross-functional teams in the successful execution of complex initiatives, embedding AI-supported decision-making and fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence. Conducted structured, AI-informed project reviews and governance checkpoints, monitoring progress against timelines, quality benchmarks, and performance indicators, while ensuring transparent and effective communication among stakeholders. Mentored and coached team members to strengthen AI fluency, analytical thinking, and delivery capabilities, enhancing individual contributions and overall team performance in an increasingly intelligent, automated delivery environment. Drove strong client engagement and satisfaction through AI-enabled insights, proactively managing expectations, addressing concerns, and delivering measurable value by aligning intelligent automation outcomes with business objectives.
Orchestrating execution of multiple bounded context and automation initiatives, tracking project metrics to ensure timely delivery and quality standards. Strategically planning and forecasting resource utilization for projects. Leading diverse teams in the successful delivery of projects, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Conducting regular reviews of project progress, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality benchmarks while facilitating effective communication among stakeholders. Mentoring team members to cultivate their skills and enhance their contributions to project success. Driving client engagement and satisfaction by managing expectations, addressing concerns proactively.
• Spearheading the delivery of SAP transformational projects, ensuring alignment with Agile practices to enhance project outcomes. • Orchestrating execution of data migration and automation initiatives, tracking project metrics to ensure timely delivery and quality standards. • Implementing Agile principles across projects, guiding the organization towards a more integrated hybrid model of project execution. • Strategically planning and forecasting resource utilization for projects, optimizing team performance within fixed capacity constraints. • Leading diverse teams in the successful delivery of projects, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. • Driving daily operations of project teams, identifying performance gaps, and developing actionable plans to enhance productivity and efficiency. • Conducting regular reviews of project progress, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality benchmarks while facilitating effective communication among stakeholders. • Mentoring team members to cultivate their skills and enhance their contributions to project success. • Developing and implementing strategic business cases, aligning them with organizational goals to maximize ROI and drive business growth. • Formulating project budgets, ensuring financial resources are allocated efficiently and identifying opportunities for cost savings. • Negotiating with stakeholders and vendors to secure favorable terms and manage contracts effectively, alignment with project objectives. • Conducting market analysis to identify opportunities, leveraging insights to shape strategies and enhance competitive advantage. • Driving client engagement and satisfaction by managing expectations, addressing concerns proactively. • Creating comprehensive reports and presentations for senior leadership, highlighting key financial and commercial achievements
Spearheading the delivery of SAP Transformational Projects, ensuring alignment with Agile practices.
• Spearheaded multiple consumer web and mobile application projects using Agile methodology, ensuring timely and successful delivery. • Collaborated with the Technical Architect to configure APIs for exposure across different platforms, ensuring compliance with enterprise security and authentication standards. • Developed concise and high-level project plans, providing a clear roadmap and vision for stakeholders. • Utilized JIRA and Confluence to extract and present detailed reports. • Conducted interviews for project resourcing, ensuring the selection of qualified incumbents. • Supervised team operations, identified performance improvement areas, and implemented action plans to enhance productivity. • Facilitated Scrum and Retrospective calls while managing a resource pool of over 40 team members.
• Utilized JIRA for effective sprint planning, aligning with project requirements and ensuring timely completion. • Coached the team in Agile practices, streamlining project deliverables by proactively removing impediments. • Facilitated communication between stakeholders and developers, ensuring alignment and project success. • Conducted monthly performance reviews for team members to assess and enhance individual and team effectiveness. • Prepared quarterly performance management review reports for audit purposes, ensuring compliance and transparency. • Led crisis management efforts, planning and executing Business Continuity Plans (BCP) across projects to mitigate risks.
• Analyze data to mitigate risk and ensure optimal use of resources. • Expertise in handling both Data Analysis & Cyber Security team with challenging timeline on deliverables • Verifying Requirement Document (BRD) & Test Cases for new releases. • Planning and execution of the multiple deliverables with an appropriate schedule.. • Preparing reports for the Monthly Performance Review.
Conducted multiple requirement gathering sessions with stakeholders. Created FRD and BRD for easy access of development teams to achieve targets effectively. Managed team performance, providing support for productivity. Prepared weekly and monthly reports for senior management.
In dept understanding of SDLC processes, various methods like Waterfall, Scrum, Kanban, Lean etc. Organized bridge calls with support teams to exchange best practices and enhance defect tracking techniques. Worked towards creating a test data management system which will be easy and comprehensible. Managed team scheduling and rosters, including NSA details, to keep efficient operations and coverage.
Conducted manual testing for Sales Page of 3G mobiles. • Planned and executed test cases on mobile and desktops. • Reported defects and tracked there status via defect tracker. • Collaborated with team to ensure product's functionality and security
Conducted manual & automation testing for Sales Page of 3G mobiles. Planned and executed test cases on mobile and desktops. Reported defects and tracked there status via defect tracker. Collaborated with team to ensure product's functionality and security.