Project Management

Praneeth Pasumarthy

M: 424-***-**** ********************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Versatile and diverse, highly motivated, goal oriented professional with more than 7 years of management, coordination and business analysis experience. Result-oriented with the reputation of a goal-oriented visionary and effective communicator. Track record in driving innovation in process design using Jira and in creating and implementing solutions that positively affect the client service. Proficient in Project management skills such as time estimation, task identification, risk analysis and scope management and resource management with knowledge on several project management methodologies (SDLC) such SCRUM, Agile, Spiral and Business other Process Models. My experience features coordination with several departments, training, administration, Data Management, Information Security and Enterprise Architecture support.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Assisted with a variety of analytical, data collection, and project-related duties

Served as the first point of contact between project stakeholders and project team to ensure project success

Managed project time and cost expectations with project stakeholders

Collaborated with business and project team to assess project risks and ensure mitigation strategies are in place

Identified project resource requirements and timelines and negotiated with IT services on resource availability and allocation

Lead team members to complete assigned tasks within specified timelines and ensured all team members feel engaged, productive and effective

Ensured unified processes are planned and implemented by using the available resources

Documented project change requests and assesses change impact, along with any other change management related activities.

Managed resolution of project issues including proper escalation to project stakeholders

Conducted project lessons, meetings and use results to continuously improve project and development processes

Expertise handling mobile based projects on Windows Nokia X, IOS and Android platforms

Took ownership of end to project documentation – SOW, sales to delivery hand off, scope document, BRD, Project Plan, Project schedule, charter, metrics dashboard, test case library, bug report templates, and many more documents/trackers/reports.

Lead and coordinated the activities a cross-organization project team working towards targeted and scheduled business outcomes through the entire project lifecycle.

Lead or participated in weekly status meetings and other project management activities as required

RELEVANT SKILLS

Project Management

Scoping, Requirement Analysis, Estimation, Scheduling, Integration, Time, risk, change, release, cost, quality, knowledge and communications management, documentation, reporting and team handling, SCRUM, Agile, Spiral and other lifecycle models

Business Analyst

Complete Project Documentation (Hands-on on BRD, HLD, LLD etc.), requirement meetings/capturing, WBS documentation/tracking(Jira), Analytics and trending and other business analyst best practices

Operating Systems

Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2007, 2010, iOS, Android, Windows Mobile OS

GUI

Exposure on HTML

Hardware

iPod 5th Generation, iPhone, Honeywell Scanner Sleds, Android Devices, Windows Mobile Devices

Tools & Utilities

Proficient in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Vlookup, Hlookup, VBA, etc.), Other Microsoft Office tools, Microsoft 2007(Admin only)

Domain Knowledge

Logistics, Knowledge on CMMI, Support, Production Support, Supply Chain Management

EDUCATION

Masters of Sciences – Computer Sciences Jan 2015 to Apr 2016

Silicon Valley University, San Jose, California

WORK EXPERIENCE

Asst.Project Manager Jul 2013 to Dec 2014

Knoah Solutions Pvt Ltd.

Ensured healthy rhythm of business is in place by conducting regular Delivery Reviews with the customer, along with the Program & Delivery Managers

Reviewed the implementation plan for the projects with the Program & Delivery Managers using SDLC – Watefall and agile methodologies

Ensure timely on boarding of resources with relevant skill sets for the projects

Researched and documented data requirements, data collection and administration policy, data access rules and security

Provided leadership, co-ordinate, supervise associates in projects

Implementation of Governance for respective projects/programs

Lead and co-ordinated teams of data administrators in the development and implementation of data policies, standards and models

Operated database management systems to analyze data and perform data mining analysis

Keep them abreast of company’s goals and client’s expectations or changes Identify reporting staff’ training needs and advise on training sessions

Understood the client’s requirements by conducting detailed discussions/meetings with client, functional users, functional/technical consultants & process owners to collect requirement specifications, metrics & key performance indicators

Worked with the technical and marketing team to prepare proposals to address these requirements and present them to the customer

Onsite-Offshore team coordination, task allocation, status updates

Maintained execution of project’s life cycle

Reviewed Project plans, Project cases, Major Project triage

Approved Project Environments and maintenance

Risk management plan creation –identification, monitoring, mitigation

Sr. Program Lead Aug 2012 to Jul 2013

Knoah Solutions Pvt Ltd.

Planned, directed, and coordinated activities for projects to ensure the accomplishment of goals and objectives within prescribed timeframes and budget

Interact with client, customers, and suppliers to meet the objectives of the migrating the data from the in-house servers to cloud – Data Migration

Developed a project plan with milestones and resource allocation

Assessed business implications to modify in-house tools while monitoring progress resulting in attaining deadlines and corporate goals as part of the BA team in an agile environment

Worked with implementation team at identifying and resolving testing issues

Gathered data, analyzed complex business problems, and assessed how automated systems could be implemented to solve them

Felicitated team meetings

Project plan creation and updating

Liaised between management and stakeholders for change management and obtained signature approvals, and incorporated feedback from clients and business to create documentation, templates, workflows, and processes

Defined plans, monitors tracks, metrics development and actively manage projects using the CRM – Sugar CRM & Microsoft Dynamics

Ensured efficient resource allocation and staffing

Produced and ensured the production of project deliverables/releases, Production support

Project planning, resource planning, team management, project tracking using Agile system development lifecycle process

Oversee the development of project deliverables. Establish and maintain processes to manage scope over the project lifecycle.

Understand and coordinate client’s needs / enhancements, customization of the product accordingly and consult with technical team and other teams involved in projects to provide solutions in adherence to delivery schedules.

Monitored the project, communicating project status on a regular basis and managing the customer expectation during the project lifecycle

Defect Prevention and Quality Control

Metrics Collection and Reporting

Getting the inspections/reviews done as per the plan

Planned and Monitored defect prevention activities

Maintained quality records

Followed escalation mechanism as per the SLA

Team Lead May 2011 to Aug 2012

Knoah Solutions Pvt Ltd.

Provided end to end support to Senior Program Managers during all phases

Managed relationships and coordinated global cross functional project plans, commitments, updates of new or existing requirements or scope changes with Business, Development, QA, IT, Change Management and Support teams

Established weekly metrics to efficiently guide the project and enable accurate understanding of progress toward milestones, deliverables, budget, and risk areas are clearly recorded and maintained

Effectively communicated program status to stakeholders, all teams involved, and all interested parties

Maintain, administer, provide issue management training to global teams regarding the tools

Provided support and technical direction as needed to release management and other teams throughout the software development, testing, and release lifecycles

Conducted Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews to measure and monitor progress, to ensure releases are delivered on time, and that they meet requirements

Created and implemented release management processes and procedures that produce more predictable schedules for releases that were not previously in place

Assisted in creating requirements process for customers which significantly improve overall deployment processes

Coordinated release content and effort based on the service request backlog, priority, or operating system updates

Created online build and released schedules that track delivery of customer requests and solutions

Communicated monthly solutions delivered along with the qualitative and quantitative business value of each item

Subject Matter Expert Nov 2008 to May 2011

Knoah Solutions Pvt Ltd.

Supported PMO with PPM responsibilities

Developed and published executive-level communications

Created & submitted weekly project status reports via presentations for program team

Maintained document control, database management, tracked project activities and deliverables for team using CRM (Salesforce)

Responsible for design & maintenance for third party resources while in transition

Gathered all project information: schedules, data requests, assignments, tasks, and project meetings for submission to Project Site

Be a part of all the lifecycle processes using Agile methodology- Plan, identify, design, develop, test and dispose the project

Worked with program & project team to understand and assist tracking all work, task and project assignments for various initiatives/programs

Developed, reviewed, updated, and maintained project status reports and program dashboards

Understand current state business process for different business segments, gaps and pain points

Designed future state business process, process harmonization templates and strategies

Lead cross functional technology vs process fit-gap analysis

Architect future state application design

Co-ordinate with solution development team to drive design and development

Managed all investigation and Root cause Analysis teams (RCA)

Co-Ordinate with end technology teams for estimates of fixes

Managed tech resources, assign duties and convey progress to leadership

Analyzed the system components and extracted the business logic

Associate Jan 2008 to Nov 2008

Knoah Solutions Pvt Ltd.

●Maintained critical data elements based on various regulatory and risk requirements

● Provided key information like authoritative sources, usage, data quality, data standards

●Provided analytical and research support to Knowledge Systems (Training and Delivery)

●Identified measures to gauge trainer effectiveness as well as delivery method effectiveness of various types of training initiatives

●Worked with the Knowledge Systems functional leads to identify the right data to measure in order to gauge effectiveness

●Performed pre and post initiative analysis to measure impact of training (utilizing quantitative and qualitative measures)

● Developed strategic requirements, create data collection processes, and implement solutions

● Identified areas for improved efficiencies, created Instructor Observation form for peer review of instructor interaction, and created evaluation form for data collection of trainee input of trainers and instructional materials

●Created project plans in accordance with project management framework standards and procedures

●Identified ongoing issues and gaps within project plans, in order to eliminate implementation issues

●Partnered with Quality Assurance Analysts for duration of all testing phases

●Translate stakeholder requirements into several different tangible deliverables such as functional

●Specifications use cases, user stories, workflow/process diagrams, data flow/data model diagrams.

E-support Officer, AskSunday LLC, Hyderabad, India Jun 2007 to Dec 2007

As a world's Leading Virtual Assistance Service, AskSunday provides virtual administrative executive services for business & personal needs. Ask Sunday is designed and committed towards simplifying customer’s life by providing Data Analysis, Database research and management, RM-technical and general support, Web Management & Continuous processes.

Constructed company and industry financial models to identify trends

Built spreadsheets to gauge the magnitude of the changes and benchmark them against expectations

Communicate these changes to existing and clients then fine tune the analysis according to their needs

Performed daily data queries and prepared reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis

Used advanced excel functions to generate spreadsheets and pivot tables

Worked with other team members to complete special projects and achieve project deadlines

Developed optimized data collection and qualifying procedures

Actively involved in all phases of project planning from initial concept

Provided insight to senior management to improve workflow

Database research and management

Assistance on Continuous processes

Web Management

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