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With over nine years of professional expertise in project management, my core mission is to deliver complex projects with precision and efficiency. At DXC Technology, I specialize in data center infrastructure and service-level agreements, upholding the highest standards to align with our organizational goals. My approach is to foster innovation while maintaining budget and scope, leveraging my experience to bring diverse insights and drive strategic growth within the company.My recent tenure at DXC Technology has involved managing multimillion-dollar budgets for pivotal programs like ALICS 2.0 and CAAS, where I led a 40-member team through data center refresh projects. This role required a meticulous transition and transformation strategy for client operations, emphasizing comprehensive planning, stakeholder communication, and proactive risk management. I've honed my skills in complex project management and SLA implementation, ensuring operational excellence in every initiative.
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Senior Project Control SpecialistCognizantTamil Nadu, India -
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Senior Project ManagerDxc Technology (Pvt Ltd) Jun 2022 - PresentResponsible for planning and budgeting on projects for P&G (client) for Programs like ALICS 2.0 budgeting (USD $2 M) & CAAS (Connectivity As A Service – IT refresh for DC) budgeting (USD $3 M)Transition & Transformation on Mainframe Operations of Price Chopper (client)Handled a team size with 40 members for Datacenter Infra refresh.Developed a transition plan (E2E) and scope review with team for programs with documentation (SOW).Schedule weekly progress reporting and share to the stakeholders.Pro-actively handled Issue / Risk management.Instruct the internal team on project schedule with Scope and share to Stake holder on the progress made and any issue encountered.Decide on Server installation (PBX HW placement diagram).Create DNS records, new IP’s (for new servers) & Server port mapping.Successfully Implemented ALICS 2.0 migration (co-ordinate with BT (British Telecom) TDE & site spoc) and CAAS program (for 6 sites on APJ region)Travelled to Thailand for 3 sites Implementation for CAAS programVietnam and Japan sites was successfully Implemented with remote supportCo-ordinated with Site ITOT leader, HCL team, vendor team and Site people for entire site refreshOrganized UAT (tests) pre & post of cutover (Implementation of new devices)
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Senior Project ManagerHcl Technology (Pvt Ltd) Nov 2020 - Jun 2022Responsible for planning and overseeing the transfer of key information necessary for the support, operation and acceptance of solutions deployed into production. This includes operational readiness, support documentation and acceptance checklistsProjects like DCMigration, Server Setup, Decommission, Monitoring Services/ Maintenance.Conducting a detailed due diligence on the scope of work and specific areas to be transitioned.Build transition plans including infrastructure/application support models, change management. Be responsible for coordinating implementation activities, providing effective team leadership, including information flow to and from operations during project work
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Project ManagerDxc Technology (Pvt Ltd) May 2010 - Nov 2020Handling Projects for Symantec & AIMIAEnsure 100% SLA and TAT on assigned Projects.Facilitating Technical Requirements Review Call with all the Stake Holders in Solutioning phase.Work closely on the Cost management with Chief Architecture / SDM’s and tower leads for Implementation for Resource allocation.Production planning and allocation of work within the team accordingly.Designing standardized methods and procedures for operations team based on business requirement.Work closely with the on-shore team on a daily basis to make sure the service is delivered on time.Schedule weekly meeting with key Stake Holders to discuss on project statusDefect capturing and analysis.Meeting client designated KPIs.Monitoring and drive the team to deliver the output within the stipulated turnaround time.People Management and Client Interaction.Recommend and implement process changes to drive efficiencies and exceeds customer expectation.Maintain Corrective Action & Preventive Action (CAPA) System to record and analyze any internal and / or External Defects. Ensure that corrective action and preventive action is figured out for every defects.Handling process related team escalations and involvement in special projects within DXC.Identify & schedule training needs.Work closely with the on-shore team on a daily basis for Operations review and excellence.Handled PMO work on project health (utilized and remaining budget)Have an exposure on SAP (for billing)Handled Invoicing for projects and share the metrics with billing team Projects handled shared here for your reference:Achieved all milestone without any P1 tickets (dispute) during ImplementationAll technical changes are handled without any process deviationHandled regular Governance meeting with stack holders to run the Implementation on the project planAll risk and issues are handled per metrics (Handling complete Change management process follow by DXC Technology which involves P1, P2 & P3 changes)Handled Pr
Dharani Dharan Education Details
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Sri Venkateshwara Mat Higher Secondary School, State Board, Chennai -
State Board, ChennaiS.S.L.C, P.C.K.G Higher Secondary School, State Board, Chennai
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Dharani Dharan works for Cognizant
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Dharani Dharan's current role is Senior Project Control Specialist.
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Dharani Dharan attended Sri Venkateshwara Mat Higher Secondary School, State Board, Chennai, State Board, Chennai.
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Dharani Dharan's colleagues are Harini Vijayan, Idai Naveen, Jaini Santhoshi, Saily Joshi, Subramanyam Battala, Saurabh Yadav, Mansi Joshi.
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