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As Project Manager I am involved application development of new interfaces for SAP and Oracle within an agile environment in addition to exploring new technologies to find solutions to make company processes more efficient.• Successfully migrated more than 25 projects from Waterfall to Scrum within 6 months• Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings• Implementation experience in ERP/NetSuite/SAP/Oracle.• Taught the team to create clear and concise epics/stories.• Instructed and modeled core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility; ensured consistent application of scrum methodologies across the enterprise• Worked with the engineering managers to identify cross-team dependencies and manage inter-team tasks• Facilitated Scrum of Scrum for offshore teams in India.• Evangelized the benefits of Scrum to ensure its smooth adoption• Assisted team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, sizing and task definition and participated proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools and best practices reducing development time by 45%• Authored and persuasively presented proposal to executive team, and directed initiative for a major e-commerce program projected to save $20M per year• As SAP Project Managers and Business Analysts for Business scenarios testing and SAP system validation • Manage offshore QA resources for ensuring timely project completion; developed quality standards through participating in the initial software development stages; validated and enhanced the existing QA plan and strategy• Prepare, design and lead the Test Strategy and Test Plan for all projects; review activities such as Sprint cycle, Release Cycle, Requirements Review, Design Review, Test Strategy Review and Test Case Review.

• Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and software demonstrations.• Protect development team from outside distractions, impediments or team conflicts, and maintain focus on product backlog and project timeline. • Worked closely with project owner in backlog management and continuous delivery of features.• Educated and reinforced scrum methodology and agile framework to team members and key stakeholders.• Directed and led development team from project initiation through delivery of final product.

• Planned and monitored project budget/spending.• Guided projects to completion on time, within scope, and on budget.• Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and software demonstrations.• Protect development team from outside distractions, impediments or team conflicts, and maintain focus on product backlog and project timeline. • Managed project scope to ensure delivery was compliant to scope commitment. • Tracked and managed product backlog, burndown metrics, velocity, and task breakdown.• Addressed problems through risk management and contingency planning.

Demonstrated ability to develop project plans for large ($1 to $10 million) software package implementations and lead cross-functional teams to deliver successfully to plan. Define, develop, and actively manage implementation schedules and project budgets. Manage project scope and utilize appropriate change control mechanisms from inception to closure. Assemble capable personnel to form the project team, prepare team for project kickoff, develop a collaborative culture and provide coaching to optimize performance. Track and report project progress in an objective and consistent manner. Identify, mitigate and resolve risks and issues leveraging escalation processes as appropriate. Identify key internal and external project stakeholders, clarify roles/responsibilities and employ communication strategies to ensure stakeholder support and satisfaction.Technical Knowledge – Functional knowledge of the software package being deployed (Oracle, SAP, and/or Salesforce.com). Working knowledge of systems integration practices including configuration, customization and integration. Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle including waterfall, agile and hybrid methodologies. Experience using project management tools for maintaining scope, schedule and budget.Quality Management – Ensure project consultants are delivering to configuration, development, and methodology standards. Clearly articulate delivery process and deliverable expectations. Incorporate an appropriate level of quality audits and testing into every project. Regularly review consultant work, provide improvement feedback and drive accountability to deliver committed work on time and as specified. Conduct 'lessons learned' reviews and provide feedback to improve future performance.Customer Satisfaction – Develop a clear definition of project success from the client's perspective. Ensure client and IBM success objectives are aligned and, if not, drive remediation efforts.