AKHIL MANUEL

PROJECT MANAGER STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

SCRUM MASTER SDLC PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM MANAGEMENT SEASONED PROJECT MANAGER / SCRUM MASTER

Experienced Project Manager & Scrum Master with 13+ years of expertise in project management, delivery management, and agile methodologies. Holds certifications including PMP®, SAFe 5, CSM® (Certified Scrum Master), and ICP® (ICAgile Certified Professional). Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, stakeholder management, process improvement, and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Lead project teams, ensure efficient project delivery using agile methodologies.

Interact with senior leadership and stakeholders to establish strategic plans and objectives for programs/projects in the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Implement effective processes, metrics, and status reporting for program and project levels, driving improvement and streamlining workflows.

Coordinate and manage dependencies across teams, both local and offshore, to facilitate seamless collaboration and efficient execution.

Manage and supervise a team of Scrum masters, developers, testers, and analysts, providing guidance and support for effective project execution.

CORE COMPETENCIES

PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING HEALTHCARE & INSURANCE DOMAIN STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT QUALITY MANAGEMENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE PROBLEM SOLVING CONFLICT RESOLUTION STRATEGIC THINKING CAREER NARRATIVE

PROJECT MANAGER Anoud Technologies of QIC Groups, Doha, Qatar May 2022 – Till Date

Take charge of leading project teams and overseeing all activities throughout the project life cycle, including initiation, planning, execution/controlling, and closing.

Managed a team of Scrum masters, developers, testers, and business analysts, providing direct supervision and guidance to ensure effective project execution.

Apply expertise in agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban to drive the success of projects and ensure efficient project delivery.

Interact with senior leadership and major stakeholders to establish strategic plans and objectives for programs or projects in the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Implement effective processes, procedures, performance metrics, and status reporting at the program and project levels. Identify areas for improvement and drive their implementation.

Lead business change initiatives across multiple lines of business within the organization, ensuring smooth transitions and successful adoption.

Project Name: Anoud+:

Anoud+ includes modules for customer relationship management, underwriting, technical accounting, finance, policy and claims management, workflow and document management, business intelligence / reporting, data analytics and reinsurance administration.

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SCRUM MASTER Legato Health Technologies, India Feb 2020 – Mar 2022

Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies, such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring effective and efficient execution.

Collaborate closely with the Product Owner, assisting in grooming and maintaining the product backlog, ensuring that it is prioritized and refined effectively.

Guide and support the team in embracing Agile/Scrum practices, fostering self-organization, and helping them to continuously improve their processes and deliverables.

Established and maintained a knowledge repository to reduce dependency on individual team members and promote knowledge sharing within the team.

Developed team members through coaching, conducting performance reviews, setting goals, creating development plans, and implementing reward programs.

Conducted training sessions for employees, focusing on induction programs, role-based responsibilities, and creating awareness about key processes and procedures. Project Name: Sydney Health/Sydney Member engagement:

It is a platform to help people manage their health and live healthier lives by providing compelling benefit and wellness information, motivates users to stay engaged, and improves their overall health and wellbeing. DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER / TEAM LEAD / JAVA DEVELOPER Cerner Healthcare Solutions. India Jan 2010 – Jan 2020

Project Name: Power Chart (Cerner Millennium):

Provides clinicians with a one-page summary view of the chart for the selected patient. Patient information is found in one view, facilitating the ability to see various data points in the context of key clinical information.

Discovere™ Late Phase, Cerner’s Web-based research platform, supports prospective observational studies. As part of their efforts to monitor and evaluate therapeutics and diseases, research sponsors use Discovere Late Phase for the ongoing collection of data from research sites and participants. Project Name: Healthe Intent Application:

This application helps to keep patients healthy, to keep patients healthy we need certain proved things that is keeps patients healthy, how that gets proved is using Clinical research as it is proven by testing on different populations. AREA OF EXPERTISE

Onsite Experience:

Visited Muscat, Oman in 2022 to conduct Gap Analysis sessions and to gather requirements from the client.

Visited Kansas City, Missouri, USA twice on a short-term assignment for Project discussion and to provide knowledge transfer to the US team.

Attended Knowledge training sessions on new enhancements & Business meetings with US counterparts to discuss on the upcoming project.

Tools:

Project Management: CA Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Agile Craft/Jira Align, AHR (Agile Health Radar), Confluence

Testing Tool: Quality Center, Rational Quality Manager (RQM) Defect Tracking Tool: Jira, Version One EDUCATION

B.E IN INFORMATION SCIENCE, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) Mysore-6, Visveswaraiah Technological University (VTU), Karnataka, India – 2008

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