Manager Program
Resume:
Debadutta Swain
*********@*****.***
Senior Program Manager
Redmond
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Summary:
Senior Program Manager
-Drove the unification of efforts around the business processes for continuous improvement and process simplification across portfolios
-Partnered with business and IT team on product vision and road map, prioritized business objectives based on defined ROI and delivered desired outcomes
-Established a strategic roadmap to scale professional services including, resourcing, team enablement, project governance and delivery oversight
-Identified value streams, established - ARTs, lean governance, forecasting and budgeting
-Implemented SAFe to facilitate complex delivery of various value streams in multi-service line environment
-Led cross functional teams across geographic locations and executed multi-functional requirements with business partners and Service line leads
-Trained clients, service line leads, product owner prioritization by business value, MVP, Lean Portfolio
-Worked as a release train engineer (RTE) and led scrum of scrums to encourage adoption of Agile mindset, including ownership, self-organization, and empowerment.
-Managed risks and dependencies through relentless follow-through and skilled stakeholder communication
-Designed Measurements for Business Benefits on Products and services: Digital innovation and transformation initiatives that create value by improving customer engagement and loyalty, driving new revenues / service lines, or achieving new efficiencies
-Drove Digital Innovation with teams across service lines to generate innovative solutions for products, services, processes, customer experiences, and business models
Leadership
-Proven trusted leader – able to influence and drive decisions across orgs and service lines through a consistence and data-driven approach to problem solving
-Ability to share a clear vision and inspire others – Clearly articulate program vision and effectively convey that vision to others
-Glass Half Full – always stay positive and enthusiastically collaborate with teams
-Cultivate Learnings – encourage teams to explore new things and learn from mistakes
-Appreciate team and individuals for their contribution. Empower the Team and build trust.
Relevant Skills
-Program/Project Management
-Risk Management
-Project Budgeting - Cost Controls
-Team Building Leadership
-Multicultural remote teams management
-Agile Transformation
-Agile Coaching/Agile Delivery Management
-Business Processes Management/Design
-Strategic Planning
-Vendor Management
-Requirements Gathering
-Relationship management
-People Development
-Change Management
-Scrum Programming techniques
-DevOps/CICD/Agile implementation
-Proposal and statement of work writing
-Crisis Management
-Agile Ceremonies
-Design Thinking
-Project Management tools – Microsoft Project, MS Visio, ADO
Relevant Certifications
-PMP
-SAFe Agilest
-CSPO – Certified Scrum Product Owner
-CSM – Certified Scrum Master
-AZ-900 - Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Experience (>18 Years IT experience)
June 2011 – Present – Sr Program Manager, Accenture Client: Microsoft
Programs:
-EAS-OEM/VL – Seattle
-EnTICE– Seattle
-VL- Bedrock
Responsibilities:
-Cross functional collaboration with business partners, service line leads and different teams to ensure scope, schedule, financials, ROI, risks, and contingency plans are managed
-Led multi-year, multi country, cross border programs spanned across Microsoft’s geographical landscape
-Executed Programs over $8M budget and managed global team of 35+ resources
-Managed lifecycle of development, from ideation to sprints to deployment. Established reputation for on-time and on-budget delivery
-Constant Monitoring and controlling of projects through various tools and techniques and effectively communicated with internal and external client partners/stakeholders on the progress of the project
-Implemented Scaled agile framework and SAFe ceremonies to gather and prioritize business objectives by conducting Program Increment planning, Sprint Planning, and backlog grooming. Requirement traceability maintained through “Epics->Scenarios ->Features->User stories->Tasks”
-Managed stakeholder expectation and effectively led and motivated project teams to achieve project goal
-Established metrics to track program success to ensure delivery and post-delivery phase gates are successful and drive revenue through hitting goals
-Developed implementation strategies and readiness process to accelerate time to value
-Responsible for facilitating adoption, implementation, and sustainability of Agile/DevOps processes, principles, and practices
-Used Sprint Burndown and Velocity charts for effective status communication with project team and other stakeholders
-Presented QBR (quarterly business review) and MBR (monthly business review) with partners, business owners and senior leadership
August 2006 – December 2010 – Program Manager, IBM
Programs:
-Partner Management Console
-Imaging and Workflow
-STTAT- PMI
-CPE (Customer Premise Equipment)
Responsibilities:
-Identified scope and managed strategic projects end-to-end; maintained responsibility for deliverables and timelines, cross team dependencies, shifting priorities as needed; managed stakeholder relationships, expectations and KPI’s of the contract
-Managed Risks/Issues with risk responses considering residual risks and contingency plan
-Developed detailed plans considering investment sequencing, change readiness, and interdependence. Managed project scope, cost, and schedule.
-Created RTM (Requirement traceability Matrix) to ensure requirements are tracked from initiation to deployment
-Established Agile Teams, Lean Governance, Lean contracting
-Identified and modified process gaps to make sure schedule deviation, quality adherence, defect density etc. are managed within the project goals.
December 2003 – July 2006 – Manager IT, Union Bank of India
Programs:
-UBI Interact
-UBI Net
Responsibilities:
-Managed on-going intranet projects of the bank
-Vendor Management and technical guidance
-Budgeting, costing, and planning for the new and ongoing projects
-Engaged in monitoring tool evaluation for network management
-Weekly cadence with vendor team and leadership on status discussion and reporting
April 2003 – November 2003 – Sr Software Engineer, Hewlett Packard (HP)
Programs:
-Eclipse
-Cleanup Reports
-Parts Replacement
Responsibilities:
-Worked as a senior software engineer in delivering high quality applications - engaged in coding, testing and deployment.
-Helped and guided team in delivering projects on time.
-Received multiple client appreciations due to on-time and high-quality deliverables.
-Proposed/suggested new innovative ideas which helped cost reduction and customer satisfaction.
Education:
B.E, Electrical Engineering
Utkal University, 1993 – 1997
Post Graduate Certificate in Business Management
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
Strengths:
-Individualization, Relator, Strategic, Achiever, Self-Assurance
Honors and Awards
-Go-Getter Award by Accenture
-Delivery Hero Award by Accenture
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