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Akhilesh                            Das

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
2019.01 - 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
2008.08 - 2018.05
  • 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
2007.07 - 2008.08
  • 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
2005.04 - 2007.06
  • 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
2011.12 - 2012.12

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communications

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
Karnataka, India
2000.08 - 2004.06

Skills

Project & Program Management

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Certification

PMP - Project Management Professional

Timeline

PMP - Project Management Professional

2021-10

SAFe POPM - SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager

2021-07

Product School - Product Management Certificate (PMC)

2021-07

AWS CCP - Certified Cloud Practioner

2021-05

PRINCE2 Practioner

2020-09

Scaled Agilist 5.0

2020-05

Project Manager

Atos Australia Pty. Ltd.
2019.01 - Current

CSM - Certified Scrum Master

2018-02

PMI - Agile Certified Practioner

2014-07

Post Graduate Diploma - International Business Strategy

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
2011.12 - 2012.12

PROJECT MANAGER

AMDOCS INC
2008.08 - 2018.05

Test Engineer

Maxelor Technologies
2007.07 - 2008.08

Technical Associate

Tech Mahindra
2005.04 - 2007.06

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communications

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
2000.08 - 2004.06
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