Akhilesh Das
IT Project Manager
Macquarie Park,NSW
Summary
- Certified & Experienced Senior Project Manager with 16+ years of IT industry experience.
- 8+ years delivering end to end business and technology projects (~ 5M) across multiple industries (Telecom, Defence, FMCG) across multiple geographies (virtual teams) and markets (Australia, India, US, UK)
- Demonstrable Agile delivery experience, Solid risk management experience and exceptional communication with the ability to influence and manage senior stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead teams of 8 or more. Budget management experience greater than $5 million
- Evaluate effectiveness of project management tools, processes and methodologies, and make recommendations for continuous improvement. Identifying, monitoring and implementing controls to mitigate key risks on the project.
Overview
8
8
Certifications
5
5
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Atos Australia Pty. Ltd.
Sydney, NSW
01.2019 - Current
- Led multi-site and multi-stream project teams working on SaaS and PaaS projects of varying size (~5M) built on low-code platforms like Outsystems and Pega for Private and Public sector customers.
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
- Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
- Oversaw project execution containing multiple sub-projects and/or 3rd party activities with external dependencies.
- Successfully delivered multiple maintenance releases by adopting project management best practices by achieving cost reduction of 25% on overall maintenance contract.
- Developed Agile Cost Model for newly developed Product to allow Sales teams to provide cost competitive yet profitable cost for sales of Product thereby increasing sales by 20%.
- Documented Project Management process used internally which assisted in improving estimation process on PM efforts for any future contracts thereby improving profitability by 25% and reducing bench time for PMO team by 30%.
- Provided accruals and tracking of cost of work done, with evidence of corrective actions taken to minimize adverse variances to budget.
- Streamlined processes considering lessons learnt and current trends helping improve efficiency by 30%.
- Coached and mentored team on implementing agile best practices in planning, estimation and delivery to on-going delayed product development thereby helping product team to successfully deliver product to its 1st live customer.
- Influenced key stakeholders to agree in-flight changes to project approach by utilizing best project management practices and Atos standards.
- Managed risks, issues and assumptions associated with medium complexity, multi-streamed projects involving technologies and resources outside of domain expertise.
PROJECT MANAGER
AMDOCS INC
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
08.2008 - 05.2018
- Successfully managed End to End Project Delivery (<$10M) of multiple Projects (Data Migration, BSS & OSS Transformation) using both Waterfall and Agile (Scrum) Methodologies working with Global cross-functional teams scattered over different geographies and time zones with effective Project management Strategies.
- Achieved zero open UAT issues and 70% fewer production defects release-on-release by driving proper root cause analysis and documenting Lessons Learnt for continuous improvement post-delivery.
- Reduced timeline for migrated data delivery time to production by 50% pushing adoption of Agile Practices.
- Improved issue resolution by 70% by identifying and improving key communication issues between application teams.
- Adopted efficient risk management strategies by ensuring all risks are identified at earliest, scored and action plan is defined, and are monitored and reviewed on periodic basis.
- Provided integrative view of various project metrics through different project status reports to enable better decision making to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensured smooth transition of work between Amdocs teams and all involved 3rd Parties/vendors for smooth delivery by effective collaboration and resolved conflicts by adopting appropriate conflict management strategies.
- Recognized by Amdocs Management for demonstrating exceptional leadership, customer support and determination during Transformation Project.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders, including project contributors, business, operational and technical resources.
Test Engineer
Maxelor Technologies
Pune, Maharashtra, India
07.2007 - 08.2008
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans and workforce breakdown structures for complete systems
- Provided technical advice to influence and improve quality of engineering practices
- Analyzed test results and prepared system-level evaluation reports to verify and validate system performance
- Reviewed test plans and procedures for adequate coverage of system requirements
- Helped reduce UAT defect rate by 25% across 4 releases by identifying critical issues during System test.
Technical Associate
Tech Mahindra
Pune, Maharashtra, India
04.2005 - 06.2007
- Supported, implemented and helped shape test approach by identifying solutions to recurring issues.
- Wrote and executed effective functional tests and carried out exploratory testing to assess product performance.
- Supported Design of automated tests for Alarm Testing for Network Devices thereby increasing defect detection rate by 50%
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - International Business Strategy
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Delhi, India 12.2011 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communications
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
Karnataka, India 08.2000 - 06.2004
Skills
Project & Program Management
Advanced problem solving
Contract & Vendor Management
Change Control Processes
SaaS & PaaS Implementations
Virtual Team Management
PMP, PRINCE2, AGILE Frameworks
Project Reporting and Governance
Cloud Migration & Digital Transformation
Communication & Stakeholder Management
Certification
PMP - Project Management Professional
Timeline
PMP - Project Management Professional
10-2021
SAFe POPM - SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
07-2021
Product School - Product Management Certificate (PMC)
07-2021
AWS CCP - Certified Cloud Practioner
05-2021
PRINCE2 Practioner
09-2020
Scaled Agilist 5.0
05-2020
Project Manager
Atos Australia Pty. Ltd.
01.2019 - Current
CSM - Certified Scrum Master
02-2018
PMI - Agile Certified Practioner
07-2014
Post Graduate Diploma - International Business Strategy
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
12.2011 - 12.2012
PROJECT MANAGER
AMDOCS INC
08.2008 - 05.2018
Test Engineer
Maxelor Technologies
07.2007 - 08.2008
Technical Associate
Tech Mahindra
04.2005 - 06.2007
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communications
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
08.2000 - 06.2004