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
undefinedCertification
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
Similar Profiles
Anna DarlingAnna Darling
Group Human Resources MANAGER at Ultimate Security Australia Pty Ltd & Ultimate Cleaning Australia Pty LTDGroup Human Resources MANAGER at Ultimate Security Australia Pty Ltd & Ultimate Cleaning Australia Pty LTD
Roxanne Abigail DizonRoxanne Abigail Dizon
Operations Manager at Connected Australia Pty Ltd (Australia)Operations Manager at Connected Australia Pty Ltd (Australia)
Andrew JarvisAndrew Jarvis
Business Consultant at Thermomix Australia (The Mix Australia Pty Ltd)Business Consultant at Thermomix Australia (The Mix Australia Pty Ltd)
Alice caoAlice cao
Room Leader (3-4) at St Mary's Child Care CentreRoom Leader (3-4) at St Mary's Child Care Centre
Lan LucLan Luc
Volunteer at International Student Welcome DesksVolunteer at International Student Welcome Desks