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Gaurav Kulshrestha
Agile Project Manager
Maidenhead
Summary
Team-oriented individual promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills.
Experience of leading projects with different technological platforms like SAP/S4HANA, IoT, Cybersecurity and various bespoke applications for world’s largest Integrated Logistics Solution provider A.P. Moller Maersk.
Demonstrative Scrum Master with background of communicating effectively with and leading high-performance teams. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Agile Project Manager
Tata Consultancy Services Co. Ltd.
04.2018 - Current
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
- Worked across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel.
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
- Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
- Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value.
- Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
Business Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services Co.Ltd.
04.2017 - 03.2018
- Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define project objectives and criteria.
- Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.
- Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
- Applied honed problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations and goal achievement.
- Executed analysis of risks and identified risk mitigation strategies.
- Surveyed clients to ascertain requirements and expectations for product.
- Updated and developed scripts and queries to extract and analyze data from multiple sources.
Tech Lead
Tata Consultancy Services Co.Ltd.
10.2013 - 03.2017
- Rapidly prototyped new data processing capabilities to confirm integration feasibility into existing systems.
- Designed and developed forward-thinking systems that meet user needs and improve productivity.
- Analyzed work to generate logic for new systems, procedures and tests.
- Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
- Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.
- Tuned systems to boost performance.
- Supervised work of programmers, designers and technicians, assigned tasks and monitored performance against targets.
- Documented software development methodologies in technical manuals to be used by IT personnel in future projects.
Devloper
Tata Consultancy Services co.Ltd.
08.2008 - 09.2013
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Information Technology
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur 07.2007 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Lucknow 07.2003 - 06.2007
Skills
Agile project management
undefinedAccomplishments
Multiple Appreciation notes from Customer for aligning process and ways of working.
On the Spot Team Award for being the over all winner for the Agile week for Copenhagen location
Star Team Award for Business Go Live of Import manifest system
Star Team Award for developing a major business critical enhancement release without issues.
Best Team award for highlighting and fixing performance issues
Appreciation note from Delivery Head for resolving business critical issues
Certification
Transcend: Program Management
Interests
Timeline
Transcend: Program Management
03-2022
Professional Scrum Master 1
02-2021
MFDM AI Aware
11-2020
Agile Project Manager
Tata Consultancy Services Co. Ltd.
04.2018 - Current
Business Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services Co.Ltd.
04.2017 - 03.2018
Tech Lead
Tata Consultancy Services Co.Ltd.
10.2013 - 03.2017
Devloper
Tata Consultancy Services co.Ltd.
08.2008 - 09.2013
Post Graduate Diploma - Information Technology
Indian Institute of Technology
07.2007 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Uttar Pradesh Technical University
07.2003 - 06.2007
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