CHAITALI SHAW (PMP), (MBA)
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IT PROGRAM MANAGER
Highly experienced and motivated senior IT Program Manager with over 17 years of experience leading multi-million dollar technology programs from inception to completion; developing business solutions and strategy with business and IT leadership teams; and guiding and mentoring teams comprising of IT project managers, technical leads/solution architects, developers and testers. Proven record of successfully managing large and diverse portfolios within Fortune 100 healthcare and insurance companies, leading product development lifecycles, and communicating effectively with senior leaderships in business and IT
Key Strengths
IT Program Management
Vendor Management
Metrics & Reporting
Strategy Development
Budget Management
Application Delivery
Dashboard Reporting
Team Building & Recruitment
PMLC
Professional Experience
INDEPENDENT LIVING SYSTEMS
MARCH 2017 - CURRENT
Sr. Project manager
Successfully managing several SAAS implementation programs for several healthcare plans in New York.
Key project accomplishments include
oSuccessfully led the SAAS delivery of the eCare and eClaims implementation for AgeWell for their MLTC, FIDA programs
CAPGEMINI
OCTOBER 2016-MARCH 2017
manager
Successfully managing several initiatives with the Government portfolio for Horizon BCBS, NJ.
Key project accomplishments include
oSuccessfully led the delivery of the Readmission MA program.
oSuccessfully led the delivery of Finance and Billing work streams of a larger portfolio initiative for the state of new jersey
ANTHEM BCBS
DECEMBER 2014-FEBRUARY 2016
SENIOR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM MANAGER
Successfully managing Cost of Care Initiatives. Key project accomplishments include
oSuccessfully led the delivery of the Orthonet Physical Therapy Cost of Care initiative. As a Program Manager for the initiative she successfully led the $7 million initiative from inception to closure. The Program would generate a ROI of $3 million per year and would generate a cumulative savings of $15 million over the next five years.
In the above project, Chaitali work with Business sponsors and stakeholders, Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), Finance and IT stakeholders and was responsible for the following
oResponsible for program initiation planning and execution
oBuild and maintain overall Program Plan
oCreating and presenting Program dashboard reports to Executive Sponsors comprising of C-level executives (SVP’s, VP’s and Directors)
oManage program schedule
o Manage all aspects of project financials and program/project budgets -including project cost capitalization, cost estimation (top-down and bottom up), project forecasts, spends and variances
oDirects all aspects of SDLC delivery using Agile-Scrum
oLead Program team through the EPMO gating and review processes
oPro-actively monitor and manage changes to scope, cost or timeline
oManage program variances within EPMO thresholds
oProactively communicate and manage expectations of all the stakeholders of the projects
OPTUM 360, UNITED HEALTH GROUP
DECEMBER 2013-OCTOBER 2014
SENIOR IT Program MANAGER
Successfully managed multiple multi-million dollar programs for CareMedic Optum 360 Revenue Cycle Management. Successfully implemented the Revenue Cycle Management program for a reputed hospital in Phoenx, AZ. The program would generate a revenue of $100 million over the next 5 years for Optum Care Medic.
Managed two other smaller implementations for two local hospitals in Atlanta. These generated a revenue of $1 million dollars
In the above programs, Chaitali work with Business sponsors and stakeholders including external Client interactions, Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), Finance and IT stakeholders and was responsible for the following
oResponsible for program initiation and kick-off with external clients
oManaged Discovery Process with Clients
oManaged client relationship including negotiating delivery timelines, resources, costs, SOW’s, SLA’s and payments
oCreate and present Program Dashboard to client leadership, sponsors and senior leadership (SVP’s, VP’s and Directors)
oCreate, update and manage WBS (work plan) and project schedule
o Manage all aspects of project financials and program/project budgets -including project cost capitalization, cost estimation (top-down and bottom up), project forecasts, spends and variances
oManage up to 20- 25 application Development Project Managers in a matrix environment
oLead Project team through the EPMO project gating and review processes
oPro-actively monitor and manage changes to project scope, cost or timeline and initiate change control if deemed necessary
oManaged, scope and timeline to ensure that variance was limited within EPMO thresholds
oManaged vendor relationship including negotiating delivery timelines, resources, costs, SOW’s, SLA’s and payments
oPrepare bi-weekly forecasts (estimated cost to complete), actual burn rate and variances
oProactively communicate and manage expectations of all the stakeholders of the projects
ANTHEM WELLPOINT
MAY 2010-OCTOBER 2013
SENIOR IT Program MANAGER (PMO)
Successfully led managed multiple multi-million dollar programs in the national business segment. Key project accomplishments in the last 3 years include
oNew York Narrow Network program ($ 3 million)
Chaitali successfully led and delivered this program from inception to closure. The program is part of the new health care reform initiative and involved creating a new Specialized Network of Providers that was projected to generate a ROI of $2 million per year and a cumulative savings of $10 million over five years
oAlternate Network for National Customers ($ 7 million)
Chaitali successfully led, managed and delivered all the phases of this Program which involved creating a large network for all national customers in alliance with other BCBS organizations. This program is a BCBS mandate, so the delivery was critical from a compliance perspective. Chaital successfully delivered this mission critical program within time and budget
oCalifornia Accountable Care Organization implementation ($1.5 million)
Chaitali successfully led this program from execution to closure. She turned around the program within 2 months after taking over and changed the prgram status from RED (it was behind schedule which was leading an increase in the budget) to GREEN. Took the project over and delivered it within, scope, budget and the stipulated timeline.
oNew York Small Group renewal ($3.8 million)
In the above programs, Chaitali work with Business sponsors and stakeholders, Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), Finance and IT stakeholders and was responsible for the following
oResponsible for program initiation and kick-offs
oCreate and present Project dashboard reports to executive sponsors and senior leadership (SVP’s, VP’s and Directors)
oCreate, update and manage project WBS (work plan)
o Manage all aspects of project financials and program/project budgets -including project cost capitalization, cost estimation (top-down and bottom up), project forecasts, spends and variances
oManage 5-10 application Project Managers in a matrix environment
oLead Project team through the EPMO project gating and review processes
oPrepare bi-weekly forecasts (estimated cost to complete), actual burn rate and variances
oProactively communicate and manage expectations of all the stakeholders of the projects
AXIS GLOBAL A&H INSURANCE COMPANY
OCTOBER 2009-APRIL 2010
IT PROJECT MANAGER
Chaitali was responsible for the Project Management of the following areas:-
oPlanning and executing of 2 key initiatives at Axis A & H
oCreated project plan in MS-Project and project budget; tracked project progress, schedule and budget variance on a weekly/monthly basis
oLed the business requirements gathering and system selection for sales force automation
oLed the business requirements gathering and system selection for claims automation - reviewed vendors and assessed claims products such as FINEOS and CLAIMVANTAGE
oParticipated in the evaluation of the Policy Admin Systems - evaluated WYNSURE, CSC GRAPHTALK and FIS ALIS
oFacilitated requirement sessions with business stakeholders and IT team
MELIFE
MAY 2008-SEPT 2009
Project Manager
Chaitali’s Key project accomplishments at Metlife
oSuccessfully led, managed and rolled out a major Single Sign-On initiative and migrated over 2000 users to the Single Sign-On platform within MetLife Broker Dealer portal.
o Successfully led, managed and rolled out major enhancements for an in-house Financial Planning Website and NaviPlan COTS
o Successfully led, managed and rolled out MicroStrategy Reporting platform for the Financial Planning department
As a Project Manager, Chaitali was responsible for managing the SDLC processes of multiple in-house and outsourced projects in the Financial Planning Software and Operations portfolio. Her responsibilities included:
oManaging all phases of the software life cycle
oCreating project plans, schedules, resource estimation and budgets
oDevelop and manage project plans including cost and effort estimation, resource planning and task coordination
oImplementing project management and software development methodology and processes within the department
oManaging vendor relationships (for software product releases for financial planning) and managing vendor deliverables for NaviPlan (Financial Planning product marketed by EISI)
oManaged business requirements and analysis effort
oManaging 15 onsite and offshore resources (developers, QA, business analysts) in India for in-house development
oResponsible for a multi-project portfolio of $4 million/annum (including in house and outsourced projects)
oManage internal client expectations within MetLife.
WELLPOINT
MAY 2005-APR 2008
Project manager
As a Project Manager Chaitali led the projects through inception, planning, execution and implementation. Chaitali's role in the Projects included;
oCreate Project Charters and underlying Project plan.
oDeveloped work plans and establish Project milestones/deliverables/resources/timeline
o Manage project resources directly and via matrix structure (developers, Business Analysts, QA)
oEnsured the timely delivery of Project deliverables through the gating process
oEffectively coordinated the activities of the team to meet project milestones
oEffectively analyze risks establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigating action.
o Planned and facilitated multi-functional and cross-team meetings
oTracked and reported on progress against the Project plan, cost/schedule and change control
o Managed relationships with project stakeholders (internal/external) keeping them informed of progress and issues in order to manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables
oProactively managed changes in work scope and ensured appropriate planning measures are taken with internal/external clients to reassess and amend the scope of work requirement, timeline, budget and resources
oEffectively managed internal and external client expectations on project requirements and deliverables
GENERAL ELECTRIC
PROJECT MANAGER – CONULTANT
MAY 2004 – APR 2005
As a Project Manager, Chaitali successfully managed and implemented the Canadian module for the United Life Suite application. She led a Project team of 3 onsite Business Analysts and 10 off-shore developers to implement this project. The United States Life Suite is a group of five web enabled (intranet) applications that automates the business needs of GE's Life re-insurance program. The five applications comprise of RUSS (Re-insurance Underwriting Support System), READ (Re-insurance Administration Database), CIS/RTIS (Company Information Systems/Re-insurance Treaty Information Systems), ROME (Retro Outlet Maintenance Enhancements) and RACE (Re-insurance Administration of Claims).
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
MAY 2000-APRIL 2004
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Education
MBA, Global Business
Southern New Hampshire University 2013
Bachelors in Economics
University of Calcutta, INDIA
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Technical Proficiencies
PM Tools:
MS Project Server Sharepoint SDLC/PMLC Waterfall Iterative Agile-Scrum Planview Clarity Clearquest JIRA
Software/Architecture
.NET, Mainframe, J2EE, Oracle, Portals, Security, Voice Recognition, SQL, ERP