Manish Pareek
Alpharetta, GA *****
E mail:*********@*****.*** Phone : 480-***-**** (M), 770-***-**** (H)
KEY CAREER & COMPETENCY SUMMARY
Over 20 years of Business / IT experience in areas of Project/Program Management, IT Delivery Management,
Business transformation initiatives, Pre Sale/Proposal support, Business Function Analysis, Process assessment,
managing Solution Development and Support, Client requirement assessment, recommendations, and presentations in
CRM & ERP packages like SalesForce, MS CRM Dynamics, SAP R/3, Siebel, Oracle Sales Cloud and other Web
based products etc in a vast array of industries and Application Platforms and process consulting in multiple delivery
environments including offshore, on shore and near shore.
Key competencies includes Hands on in all project / Program management disciplines ( PMBOK) Full Life Cycle
Management Waterfall/Agile/Scrum/SDLC; Project Charter/scope Management; Team Leadership; Solution
Management; Process Improvement/ Business Transformation; Virtual Team Management; Cost & Budget
Management; Planning & Prioritization; Stakeholder Management; Functional analysis; Multiple Vendor Management;
Test strategy; Change Management/Training; Pre sales Consulting; Business Technology Integration
Demonstrated/Led/coordinated developing applicable methodologies, approaches, points of view, thought leadership
and roadmaps to differentiate our client in the CRM/ERP, Cloud, Integration technologies.
Partnered operationally with cross functional/matrix teams such as client engagement, Data & technology architecture,
Infrastructure, Support teams and other key contacts from various Business and IT organizations for successful
Program deployment and support transition. Worked directly with IT Leadership to develop business plans and
roadmaps for functional/technical areas with ability to Influence direction and balance challenging trade offs between
scope, time, and budget of a project/Program.
KNOWLEDGE SET
CPG and retail, Energy, Telecom, Oil & Gas, Services, Hi tech, Pharmaceuticals
Industry
Process Project/Program Management ( SDLC/AGILE), Business process analysis, IT Delivery
Management, Pre sales, Business Assessment, team collaboration, System integrations,
Competencies
Application Management, Client relationship
Products Siebel, SAP R/3, MS Dynamics CRM, SalesForce.com, Actuate Reports 8.0,
Oracle Sales Cloud
Platform Mobile CRM implementation on iPad, CRM Online ( Cloud based)
Other technologies Middleware such as Web methods, SOA, Oracle/SQL server, ETL, SSIS, Web
Services, Flex UI, A Mind framework for OM
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Project/Program Management
Practitioner in all aspects of Project/Program Management in the knowledge areas of budgeting/costing, Risk
Management, Planning, Estimating, Reporting, communication, quality, monitoring and controlling.
Managed broad aspects of Project/Program management such as Defining Project Organization Structure,
Creating Project Governance Framework, Service Propositions, Program/Project Scoping, Sizing, Effort
Estimation, Forecasting, Planning and Scheduling; Managing Project deliverable Quality and Program, Project
and Operation Risks
Demonstrated quality project/program execution and delivery by successfully monitoring project/program team
economics, performance, budget scope, timing, and resources .
Highly experienced in oversees all Project/Program management activities associated with Solution Delivery
Management, which includes project oversight, proactive performance monitoring, financials, staffing, SDLC
compliance, and realization of expected value across functional/technical area teams.
Proven skills in quality project standards are met as prescribed by IT Services through the effective
implementation or use of approved processes, methodologies and deliverables.
Maintained strong focus on Customer Satisfaction by delivering exceptional project performance and
predictable and repeatable project results.
Responsible for managing vendors, Internal teams, scheduling deliverables, resource acquisition and
management, implement project governance methodologies, managing work plan, release management,
Project estimation, reporting to senior management, prototyping, resource forecasting etc.
Managed and coordinated all Project deliverables as per PMI and client Project Life Cycle standards
for all the project stages of Conception, Define/Business Blueprint, Realization Design, realization Construct,
Realization testing, Final preparation and Go Live such as Architecture Assessment, DR plan, Master Test
Strategy, Project Charter, RIC Management plan, Communication Plan, MPP Work Plan, Peer reviews,
Capital expenditure plan ( Capex or business case), Data Assessment, Operation support plan, Release
plan, Change control, Technical design, Test reports, Status reports, Training strategy etc
Change and transition Management to Business and Operations team
IT Delivery Management
Highly experienced in leading large and highly complex ERP/CRM implementation projects with labor budgets
ranging from $1 8M and up to 40 project staff members.
Proven track record that demonstrates the successful implementation of large scale, cross functional, and
strategic project initiatives in various project delivery mode of SDLC, Agile, Offshore/onsite model, IT support,
Multi country and lingual set up etc.
Adept in applying business processes with technology offerings and managing CRM/ERP projects from
ideation to implementation phase.
Multi year program and project implementation planning incorporating strategic priorities, implementation
capabilities and realization of implementation synergies.
Collaborated with business stakeholders to assess new requests or technology needs, formulated business
cases, prioritized projects, identified potentially impacted systems, gathered OOM, final estimates and worked
with PMO and Demand Management team to prioritize for deployment pipeline
Solution/Architecture Management, Business Transformation consulting
Experienced in leading business transformation initiatives such as CRM implementation analysis, Technical
debt analysis, Order Management orchestration, Gap analysis, etc.
Experience in Implementing Mobile/iOS solutions for CRM packages
Involved in project conceptualization, Solution initiatives, Project idea generation (solution or requirement or
architecture driven) CRM implementation assessment( Implementation health check), Order process
orchestration, Product and pricing process revamp, application performance Management, Upgrade
assessment, Social CRM, proposals for Managed services model, production support model, Siebel Loyalty,
Reduce Technical debt,,
Various CRM assessments such as CRM roadmap, Improved application practices, Upgrade etc and
presentation of their findings
Client Management
Facilitated varied client presentations like proposals, Assessment, project status, project analysis and
approach etc
Establishing and building client relationships
Demonstrated communications skills including experience with executive level and group presentations and
interactions.
Skillful in dealing with various levels of project and client team like Release management, QA, System
operations, DBA, Client business leads, Solution Architecture, BA, Cross development teams, end users,
Production support teams etc to ensure seamless delivery of major project enhancements.
Functional/Packaged product implementation
More than 12 years of CRM Project/Program Management, Application assessment, Development
management, Integration and Implementation management experience on SAP R/3, Siebel, MS CRM
Dynamics 2013, SalesForce.
Adept in embracing new functionalities, technologies, process to ensure continuous improvement in meeting
client future needs.
Process consulting
Experienced in handling consulting assignment for various process improvements and implementation of
TQM/BPR process to numerous manufacturing and service industries
SOFT WORK SKILLS:
1. Extremely well organized and detail oriented
2. Analytical thinking
3. Issue or proposition Management with tenacity
4. Management of disparate teams across multiple threads of work
5. Ability to generate good understanding of Application technology projects and deliverables
6. Quality and process Consulting experience across multiple industries
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Company Role Period
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Sr Manager CRM
July 2006 –Present
USA Projects
L & T Infotech Ltd, USA Technical Manager Oct’03 – June’06
Project Lead Sept’02 – Oct’03
Accenture Services, India
Birlasoft Ltd, India Sr System Manager Dec’01 – Sept’02
System Analyst May’01 – Nov’01
ACES International, USA
APTECH Ltd, India Sr Project Manager – May’95 – April’01
ERP
Institute Of Directors/ Quality Asst Manager – Sept’93 – May’95
Marketing
Management International, India
Cognizant Technology Solutions, USA
Responsible for managing projects/Programs in the areas of CRM packages such as SalesForce, MS Dynamics CRM,
Siebel etc, Resource management, Support new business initiatives.
L & T Infotech Ltd, USA
Responsible for managing technical project such as CRM upgrade, application performance initiatives, introduction of
new pricing product Vendavo
Accenture Services, India
Responsible for managing CRM projects in newly introduced Onsite Offshore model
Birlasoft Ltd, India
Responsible for managing CRM support projects, support new business initiatives such as integration project with
WebMethods; initial business/system analysis
ACES International, USA
Responsible for system analysis and design
APTECH Ltd, India
Responsible for Managing SAP R/3 projects, Resource management, Support new business initiatives, Lead regional
consulting practice
Institute of Directors/ Quality Management International, India
Manage world events related to Quality Management
EDUCATION
Master in Business Administration
Master of Science
Bachelor of Science