Management Manager

Faraz Asif *************@*******.*** 571-***-****

Highlights

Education and Certification

A results-oriented individual with ten years of experience in IT project management as an Agile Project Manager/PMO Lead.

Managed multiple projects, tasks and business development efforts concurrently.

Extensive experience in Federal contracts projects, VA, CMS and IRS

The George Mason University

Bachelor of Science, Information Systems and Operations Management

Scaled Agile (SAFe), Scrum Master (CSM), PMP, and

Security+

Executive Summary

Highly accomplished and talented Project Manager/PMO Lead with over 10 years of experience of working with key project stakeholders and business communities to comprehend the overall business vision for each project. Skilled in identifying and documenting quality business requirements for new system implementations and major enhancement.

Demonstrated Experience

GovernmentCIO October 2018 - Present

Project Manager and Mentor

Plan, coordinate, facilitate and document meetings, discussions, and documentation across multiple project/program partners.

Serve as both manager and participant in multiple projects.

Coach and advise team members to accomplish project goals, to meet established schedules, and to resolve technical/operational issues.

Mentor and provide support to junior staff.

Generating reports and presenting information to upper-level managers or other parties.

Identify risks and issues as soon as they occur so they can be dealt with before becoming a critical issue.

Identify, monitor and when possible, help mitigate risks to the program, and ensure items are solved.

Use analytical and investigation skills to provide your considered opinion on issues, risks, schedules, and obstacles, including in tracking and reporting on costs, schedule, and performance progress.

Work collaboratively with a development contractor team and various VA employees.

Review development team deliverables which include interface control document, test plans, schedules, and risk and issue plans.

Serve as a Career Manager to help team with exploring careers, setting goals, developing contacts, and identifying resources.

Approve and process timesheets biweekly and conduct individual performance reviews.

Resolve conflicts or complaints from customers and employees.

Accenture Federal Services July 2016 to July 2018

Program Management Office (PMO) - Lead

Leading a team to guide the successful delivery of programs and projects through the provision of strategic and operational support, including operational reporting, risk and issue tracking, quality control and post project benefits tracking and reporting

Managed, mentored and led the Project Management team to deliver projects to scope, objectives and timelines

Established and maintained a standard set of practices, processes and templates for managing projects consistently and efficiently to reduce project related risk and costs

Assessed strengths and deficits of PMO and Development team to ensure project and program management operations are effective while aligned to business needs

Monitored, measured, and reported on project portfolio performance via reporting to multiple levels within the organization

Built in mitigation plans anticipating dependencies and risks and actively refactor project plans and expectations with business and delivery teams throughout project delivery

Created BRD, PMP, AFMP and other required artifacts prior to Critical Decision (CD1) Review

Supported Backlog Grooming sessions and Build/Sprint Planning with Development Team

Ensured team’s efficiency by predicting, planning, controlling, and addressing project changes in workload and schedules

Provided and maintained an environment that encourages and rewards teamwork, collaboration and encourages employee engagement

Recognized as a leader and serve as point of escalation with business peers, IT team and senior management

Led various daily, weekly and ad-hoc meetings with customers and other parties (Scrum, Build and Sprint Planning)

Directed all day-to-day operations while maintaining close working relationships with internal and external contacts including project and program managers, and contractors

Liberty Mutual November 2014 to June 2016

Business Analyst/ PMO Lead

Worked with Customer, SMEs and Development Team to identify correct user stories and requirements

Created user manuals, guides and other documents for the user to understand new functionalities

Created BRD, PMP, AFMP and other required artifacts prior to Critical Decision (CD1) Review

Gathered requirements in JIRA/Rational and review them with client on bi-weekly basis

Supported Backlog Grooming sessions and Build/Sprint Planning with Development Team

Monitored Functional Testing, System Integration Testing, Backend Testing (DB2), and Regression Testing

Collaborated effectively in business partner relationships when defining business requirements and success criteria

Demonstrate consultative skills in solving problems by using technical and business insight to inform the facilitation of developing objectives and approach

Gathered detailed requirements to fully understand the project scope and meet customer’s expectations

Coordinated the effort to build test plans, test strategies, test scenarios and test data for UAT

Led various daily, weekly and ad-hoc meetings with customers and other parties (Scrum, Build and Sprint Planning

Created and submitted all contractual and non-contractual deliverables to stakeholders

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