Payal Ardak Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

• Product Management: Spearheaded the delivery of assigned products along a meticulouslydefined roadmap. Take full accountability for results, ensuring timelines are met and exceeded.Execute projects within allocated.
• Stakeholder Empowerment: Collaborate seamlessly with diverse business and technology partnersacross all product phases. Be an integral part of the product roadmap and strategy discussions. Define and refine new.
• Vendor management: Demonstrate prowess in Contract Management and proactively engage vendors to uphold the product's timeline adherence. Take charge of resolving any roadblocks that may impede product progress. Ensure.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Strategic Project Mastery: Systematically break down high-level information into actionable tasks.Successfully oversee the end-to-end management of medium to large-scale projects, steering themfrom conception to.
• Dynamic Team Leadership: Bridge the gap between business stakeholders and projectimplementation, ensuring seamless communication. Take charge of training, mentoring, and coachingteams to surpass assigned targets..
• Requirement Precision: Conduct critical evaluations of information from diverse sources, skillfullyreconciling conflicts. Break down high-level information into granular details, abstracting intricateinformation to.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Instituted effective strategies to enhance team productivity and maximize overall resource potential.
• Led the end-to-end management of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process for platformdevelopment.
• Ensured seamless coordination and integration of development phases, from conception and designto testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Demonstrated adept resource management skills, ensuring optimal utilization and allocation ofresources for efficient project execution.
• Served as a pivotal liaison between the business unit, technology team, and support team.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for change requests, ensuring a transparent record ofmodifications.
• Develop and implement streamlined procedures for testing changes, guaranteeing a systematicapproach to updates.
• Develop a meticulous test plan outlining the scope, objectives, and methodologies for testing.
• Formulate detailed test cases covering system, unit, acceptance, and functional/performance aspectsfor both website and mobile applications.
• Leverage a combination of automated and manual testing methods to ensure a thorough examinationof software functionalities.

Pune, India

• Spearheaded the change management and implementation process, taking charge of strategicdecision-making to facilitate smooth transitions.
• Instituted effective protocols for change, ensuring that modifications are seamlessly integrated intoexisting processes.
• Led the team with authority during the critical Application Support phase of the project.
• Provided strategic direction, mentorship, and guidance to ensure the seamless operation ofapplications and the resolution of issues, contributing to the overall success of the project.

Poole, Dorset, UK

• Instituted structured learning initiatives to empower the team with the necessary skills for ongoingapplication management.
• Conducted meticulous analysis of Functional Specification Documents to ensure a deepunderstanding of project requirements.Payal Ardak - page 2
• Applied a discerning eye to identify potential challenges and opportunities for improvement within theproject specifications.
• Implemented a strategic approach to incident management, including timely escalation to third-partyvendors (e.g., CR2, Visa, Master Card) when necessary

Pune Area, India

• Headed a high-impact team in a pivotal migration project, orchestrating the seamless transition of allapplications from BULL MAINFRAMES to the HP-UNIX system.
• Ensured precision in execution, minimizing downtime and optimizing the efficiency of the migrationprocess.
• Pioneered the development of a bespoke AIM (Application Infrastructure Management) programtailored to streamline IT infrastructure and operations in the new HP-UNIX environment.
• Implemented strategic solutions to enhance overall system performance and operational efficiency.

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