RAGHUNATH PANDA

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Block-A, AECS Layout, Bangalore-560037 Email id: acvfep@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY IIM-L EGMP, CSM and, CSPO certified Software Program Manager with around 16 years of experience in IT Project delivery and operations. Expertise in scope, change, estimation, cost, quality, resource, risk, communication, stakeholder and product management. Excellent Work Experience in Agile Environment: SAFe(Scaled Agile Framework), Scrum and Kanban. Analytical, problem solving and leadership qualities inherited by delivering solutions in conjunction with operational requirements. Proven track record of leading cross functional teams located across multiple geographical locations and driving programs and projects from end-to-end with focus on building corporate competencies and providing strategic direction. Good knowledge of Software Engineering practices, Agile Development methodologies, Tools and automation frameworks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAFe Rally MS Project MS office Delivery Management Account Management Agile & Waterfall Program and Project Management PMO Scrum Kanban Product Management Estimation People Management C C++ VB Java SVN ALM Rational ClearQuest

EXPERIENCE

GE Healthcare, Bangalore Mar 2004 till date

GE Healthcare is a division of General Electric providing medical imaging and IT, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and performance solutions services to help customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost

Growth Path:

Software Program Manager, Apr 2015 till date

Lead Program Integrator ( a.k.a Project Manager), Jan 2010 – Mar 2015

Team Lead, Mar 2004 – Dec 2009

Achievements:

Led program releases for New Product Introduction for multi-million dollars GE Healthcare Products launched in US, Europe, Japan, China and India

Managed virtual cross functional team of 80+ software engineers across the globe.

Minimized number of integration program releases by introducing and driving common platform release catering to multiple business partner needs

Drove simplification initiatives in process improvements, tools and standardizations to reduce integration issue and improve release cycle time

Reduced manual testing cycle of Software platform releases by 30% by introducing usage of DOORs, HP Quality Center and QF-Test for Requirement Management, Test Management and Test Automation

Drove weekly Global PMO Execution Control Meeting discuss on status, schedule, dependencies, and risks of program releases

Drove end to end verification and validation of multi product release of PACS/RIS and common platform release by leading a global team on defining strategy, plan and execution

Led hardware/Software procurements for HCIT-PACS and Software Platform Engineering team

Received “CEO Award” for the excellent program execution and on time release of New Value Digital X-Ray product (80-100K$ ASP, 50% CM, 50+ sites deployed in just few month after the release to market) for emerging markets.

Awarded multiple “Above and Beyond” awards for inclusiveness, imagination and courage, external focus, clear thinker and expertise

Accountabilities:

Managing multiple projects concurrently from initiation to closure and making sure that all projects are delivered on time and with high quality

Accountable for defining scope and on-time, high quality, risk-free program delivery including plan, scheduling, risk management, defect management, status reporting, escalation and collaboration with cross-functional teams for both business initiative and strategic projects.

Work with Business Partners and Portfolio management to understand RT objectives, budget, prioritization of portfolio epics to provide high values to customers, trade-offs among customer needs, technical constraints and business value.

Working with architecture team for creating Architectural runway for the architecture spikes which is consumed by epics, features and stories

Facilitating release train planning, sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.

Identify future platform needs for the business based on interactions with the business partners and marketing team and defining the platform roadmap

Anticipate, identify, document, and manage program risks, proposing appropriate mitigation and contingency plans. Identify cross-functional dependencies and track and report on their progress.

Propose workable solutions to problems by analyzing business and technical trade-offs among alternatives, and use objective judgment and influence to formulate and drive recommendations.

Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple teams with varying priorities and manage cross-team interdependencies

Communicate to all stakeholders about program scope, timelines, dependencies, impact and risks.

Monitoring of the project progress with scheduled progress review meetings and reviewing critical factors.

Define KPIs for the project’s success, take regular measurements, and report on the same.

Making data driven decisions, responsible for predictable and high quality software releases, own release metrics and continuous improvements

Coaching, mentoring, and motivating team members, influencing them to take positive action and accountability for assigned work

Ensuring the product development process abides to the business Engineering Quality Procedures, Phased Review Discipline and regulatory needs of the applicable markets

Fostering self-organized and high-performing teams through facilitation, mentoring and coaching and driving continuous improvement

Participate in internal/external audits including FDA audit to show compliance to Quality Procedure and regulations.

PAST ASSIGNMENTS

Senior Analyst, Syntel India Pvt. Ltd, Pune Nov 2003 – Mar 2004

Led a team of 4 Software engineers responsible for maintaining outsourced KCC Autoline project which

includes testing, defect fix and test automation

Software Engineer in Test, Infotech Enterprises (formerly Tele Atlas India), Noida Mar 1999 – Nov 2003

Design and development of Software applications using Visual Basic. Preparing Test Plan and procedures for Integration and System Testing and performed functionality, regression and system testing

EDUCATION

Executive General Management Program (EGMP) from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Master in Computer Application (MCA) from Sikkim Manipal University

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from Berhampur University, Orissa

TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Scrum Alliance • Leadership Development Course (LDC)

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Scrum Alliance • Building Essential Leadership Skills (BELS)

• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) • Presentation skill and Team Building

•Six Sigma Green Belt • Personal Leadership Strategies (PLS)

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