1. SAIKAT MAZUMDER
GPR Royale Layout, House# 197, 3rd Floor, 5th Cross, Huskur Gate, Electronic City, Bangalore- 560100, INDIA
Ph: +91-7829347111, Email: talk2saikat@gmail.com
CAREER SUMMARY: Technology driven professional with a total of 13+ years of IT experience (which includes 7+
years of Project Management and delivery) including broad range of experience in the areas of Software
Application Development, People and Project Management, Project Deployment & Delivery, Client
Engagement & Relationship management, P&L Management, Business Growth etc. All of my work is based on
industry best practice, including the PMBOK, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), AGILE SCRUM, HP
EDGE framework etc
Certified PMP®, PSM1 (Professional Scrum Master), ITIL V.2011
CAREER PATH SNAPSHOT
Customer Project / Program Manager
Hewlett Packard Global Soft Ltd. Bangalore
Sept’11 – To date
Associate Consultant
CGI Information System & Management Consultant, Bangalore
Aug’09 - Sept’11
Software Engineer, Team Lead & Project Manager
Wipro Technologies, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore & Pune
Apr’04 - Aug’09
Technical Support Engineer
Integrated Systems & Services, Guwahati (Assam)
(Authorized Franchisee & Service Partner of Wipro Infotech)
Sept’01 – Sept’03
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hewlett-Packard GlobalSoft Ltd (Apps GD), Bangalore (Sept 2011 – Till Date)
Current Account Name: Vodafone Germany
Project Overview: Responsible for the Application Development Management (ADM/ADM2) and Baltrum
Umbrella projects where HP is responsible for providing end to end IT solution to the customer including feasibility
test, design, development and Integration, solutioning etc. Managing the overall Profit & Loss responsibility of
approx. 30 Million USD, and responsible for its delivery
Duration: Sept2012 – Till Date
Role: Project Manager
Responsibilities:
Responsible for detailed Understanding, planning, implementation and control of the Project
Management processes, knowledge areas and the Project Life cycle management which also includes
planning, design, engineering, resource planning, cost, scheduling and implementation activities, across
multiple areas and multiple project teams across regions
Responsible for detailed tasks include developing/managing/maintaining comprehensive, accurate
project plans and schedules, as well as performing estimation, forecasting, planning, analysis, issue / risk /
change management, escalation management, meeting facilitation, variance analysis, and status
reporting
Define documents, successful implementation and actively participating in all phases of the project,
execution and tracking the projects, small works, enhancements, change request etc under the
umbrella to align them with the business goals
Translate business requirements into functional/technical requirements for development teams
Responsible for meeting project objectives within budgeted time and cost
2. Work with the account team, periodic meetings with the relevant business sponsors, managing the
stakeholders, work with the PGO Team to work on the process changes, risk management, status reviews
etc and its implementation ensuring that they are aligned with both the Business and Domain strategies
Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value
Organize and lead project status and meetings; prepare and distribute project progress reports
Cost budgeting management, monitoring and controlling actual expenditures and costs against the
budgeted costs and reporting the financial data, necessary project accounting and Spent capacity
reporting
Use PDCA (Plan Do Check Act) and DMAIC (abbreviation for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and
Control) as essential tools for data-driven and continual service delivery improvement
Recognize early warning signals that could result in delays and cost overruns and take corrective actions
including escalating to the right level
Coordinate with other project managers and IT personnel across regions in ensuring that the various
independent projects that form a part of a master plan/project dovetail well
Creates and controls all project related documents
Tracking project milestones, identifying problem areas before they impact the project and coordinating
corrective and preventive actions and establishing necessary escalation procedures.
Collaborating with the project or the small work Leads to ensure that the business requirements are properly
defined, developed and deployed to the relevant business customer's satisfaction
Ensuring compliance with policies and standards
Carry out post implementation reviews of all programs / projects to ensure that original goals / deliverables
and requirements are being validated and met
Execute Risk and Control Self Assessments (RCSA) for the projects, managing the risk assessment & re-assessment,
remediation and monitoring the risks and reporting it appropriately
Managing day to day managing and operational work etc
Project Name: Cross Application Timesheet Web (CATW)
Project Overview: CATW is a web-based time entry screen used to record labor effort (time tracking). CATW
should be mandatorily used by all employees of the Application Global Delivery who need to account for time
entry. 100% of hours worked, including all absence hours, must be tracked in CATW unless there is a contractual,
legal, or legitimate business reason that doesn’t allow for the use of CATW
Duration: Sept2011 – Aug2012
Role: Project Manager
Responsibilities:
Responsible for managing end to end deployment of CATW for Application GD India
Prepared deployment readiness plan, estimate schedules, resources and engage various technical teams
and Communicated project schedules and milestones to all stakeholders.
Project execution, escalate any deviations in time and quality and scope.
Raised incidents, service requests as and when required to investigate into issues.
Conducted reviews with the Service Line Heads and appropriate stakeholders & handled their inputs &
suggestions.
Consulting, coaching, mentoring, training the team on CATW readiness, deployment plan and training
program etc
Reviewed and propose deployment readiness policies and procedures
Managed the team who is responsible for CATW different levels of accesses to the resources, sorting out the
technical problems related to CATW and floating communications related to CATW
Communicated with several teams such as finance, HR, onsite co-coordinators etc so that data is flown
correctly from CATW to the business warehouse reporting tool and other various functions as incorrect
timesheet entry can lead to wrong financials
CGI Information Systems & Management Consultant, Bangalore (Aug 2009 – Sept
2011)
Account: Bell Canada Shared Services
Project Description: Telecom Project: Application Development, Enterprise Security and Infrastructure Support
Responsibilities:
3. Project work allocation, planning, estimation, time tracking, billing / budgeting, risk analysis &
management proposal preparation etc
Responsible for meeting the Workforce needs in line with the business requirements
Monitored & managed resource planning process and costing analysis to balance supply/demand
across the account
Overall responsibility of driving and maintaining the expected & optimum level of utilization through
effective bench management, pipeline management etc
Compilation & Analysis of Billed Resources, Bench Cost, Bench analysis after a Boot Camp Training and
before deployment, Full Time and Contract resource billing analysis
To ensure accurate demand forecast by maintaining and managing the sales funnel. Work closely with
the accounts team to ensure accurate demand forecast so that the supply process can be simplified
Led Initiatives on Cross Competency / training so that demands can be fulfilled internally whenever
required
Managed the billability non-billability of the resources, their divest and rotation plan, Ops parameters
etc.
WIPRO Technologies (Apr 2004- Aug 2009)
During my 5.5 years of tenure at Wipro I had a progressive career, got 4 promotions and I played multiple
roles ranging from Project Engineer, Team Lead and Project Manager
PROJECTS HANDLED IN WIPRO
Client Name: Verizon Communication
Project Overview: They have a lot of OEMs against whose applications the Verizon products had to be
authenticated. Wipro architectured the automation of heterogeneous OEM test cases (~3000) through a single
framework which works for both GUI and CLI based applications providing a complete managed security
solution offering using a phased implementation approach using Java, J2EE, Sun Identity manager 7.x
Role: Project Manager
Duration: Oct2008 – Aug2009
Responsibilities:
Planning and implementation of the Project Management processes, knowledge areas and Project Life
cycle Management
Managed all aspects of the project delivery including project schedule, risk management and risk mitigation
plan, scope documentation, scheduling resources, setting goals and priorities, Cost estimation,
management and control, reporting project status, tracking and resolving issues and customer acceptance
Participated in SOW negotiations and renewals as well as RFI, RFP responses and other proposals
Mapping the project processes with the SDLC processes and the Project Management processes
Agreed scope and constraints to enable costs, timescales and resource requirements for the successful
completion of each project to be estimated
Participated in the System testing & QA/UA testing & reviews along with the client SME(s) and Business users
Provided regular and timely feedback to team members and their respective managers; is proactive in the
identification and resolution of issues that may negatively impact a project or project deliverables; seeks and
implements innovative ways to remove project obstacles
Responsible for the post-implementation support and final hand-over presentation of some of the modules
for the project, to the Business users and the Support Team
Involved in analysis and definition of new business processes
Defined and managed the change control processes in the project
Coordinated with operations and onshore/offshore teams
Plan and manage team utilization, resource demand and supply for each forthcoming quarter. Coordinate
with the Central Staffing teams to fulfill any ramp-up requirements through internal allocations or lateral
hirings
Created competency development plans for all team members. Coordinate with technology practice
verticals for internal as well external trainings
Ensured the timely set-up of performance management criteria for all team members as well timely closure
of appraisal and progression/increment processes
4. Recognition/Achievements: Won the “Star Performer” award for proposing and implementing the project
specific mentoring portal (junior resources were tagged to seniors in a mentee-mentor relationship within a
formal framework with provision for project specific assessments and feedbacks) that helped achieve a
productivity improvements resulting in savings of more than £75K for the client.
Client Name: Washington Mutual
Project Overview: This was a consulting engagement to review user access management (IDAM) in all business
applications and supporting infrastructure, propose appropriate solution, define requirements and evaluate
build a product that best meets the requirements followed by developing the applications
Role: Team Lead
Duration: June2006 – Sept2008
Responsibilities:
Managed all aspects of SDLC and Project Delivery Process for projects, adhering to set audit standards
Involved in preparing High-level & Low-level Design documents, working in tandem with the client SME(s)
Responsible for guiding the team members in their day-to-day work & resolving various technical issues
faced by them. And mentored team members with new enhancements in the releases
Prepared Unit Test Cases / Unit Test Plans and reviews for the components
Took part in the System testing and QA/UA testing and reviews along with the client SME(s) and Business users
Involved in the estimation for various Change Requests and maintenance of change and Issue Log
Responsible for providing and maintaining accurate and timely project information in all project plans,
communications, status reporting, SharePoint sites etc.
Responsible for the preparation of requirements traceability Matrix, Work break down structures etc
Responsible for the post-implementation support and final hand-over presentation of some of the modules
for the project, to the Business users and the Support Team.
Identified the GAPS in the existing processes and defined requirements which addresses to resolve them
Worked allocation to team, task monitoring, and controlling and project delivery
Was instrumental in setting up and managing the critical project deployment and implementation activities
Completed the assignment in a qualitative and timely manner along with client satisfaction
Recognition/Achievements: Won the “Outstanding Contributor” award from client for proposing and
successfully implementing the Core-Flex team concept (Core team remains constant, Flex team moves
across application areas depending on demand) that helped reduce the onsite headcount by 2 FTEs
resulting in savings of more than £100K per annum for the client
Client Name: Dell Inc
Project Overview: Requirements for Login and User Management Use case which includes creating a new user
profile, reading or updating existing profile info for users, deleting non existing user data
Role: Software Engineer
Duration: April2004 – May2006
Responsibilities:
Responsible for development, support, maintenance and implementation of complex components of a
project module
Involved in production support, bug fixes and small enhancements
Troubleshooted the client problems remotely using the remote access tools
Took responsibility for the delivery of software features to the committed schedule and everyday processing
and maintenance of software defect reports
Tracked individual defect fixes or new developments against the schedule and provided status reports to the
team leader
Identified technical changes necessary to achieve a specific customer requirement
Developmental work on the design and build phases
Worked on the functional and nonfunctional requirements
Automation script review, bug review and metric data collection and analysis.
Fixed Modification Requests and Worked on the Minor enhancement / feature
5. Integrated Systems & Services, Guwahati
(Authorized Service partner of Wipro Infotech) (Sep 2001- Sep 2003)
For the initial year, I was posted and worked in Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd., Cachar Paper Mill
(Panchgram, Assam) as their Resident Engineer & was responsible for maintaining & troubleshooting the PCs,
printers, switches, hubs, allied peripherals and the total Gigabit switches fiber Optic module local area
network of the mill (3 km area)
Post that was involved in the below project:
Project: Company Payroll System
Role: Technical Support Engineer
Responsibilities:
Analysis of requirements
Started with Design phase, then User Interface Design and Development for these modules
Completed end-to-end functionality and bug fixing of these modules till UAT
Managed Risks and Issues
Took part in operational decisions for more businesses and profitability.
Also involved in Sales forecast and productivity / profitability
ONSITE EXPOSURES
Onsite trip in Feb2008 from Wipro to the client location at US (Pittsburg, Pennsylvania) for business discussion,
pre-sales activities, Project Transition and Business Consulting
Onsite trip in Oct2012 from Hewlett Packard to the customer location at Duesseldorf (Germany) to
understand the scope of the project work, initiate business discussions and project plan
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Completed PGDBA (Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration) in Operations and productions from
Symbiosis, Pune, in 2006 (Part time, weekend classes)
Completed Bachelor of Computer Apps (BCA) from M.C. National University of Journalism, Bhopal, MP in
2002
Completed H.S.S.L.C. (12th) under Assam Higher Secondary Education council in 1999
Completed H.S.L.C (10th) under Board of Secondary Education Assam with distinction in Mathematics and
Advance Mathematics in 1997
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified PMP® (Project Management Professional) from PMI. Completed in Oct’2014
Certified ITIL Version 2011. Completed in August’2013
Certified Professional Agile Scrum Master (PSM1). Completed in December’2013
Date of Birth: 20th December 1981
Nationality: Indian
Current Location: Bangalore
US B1 VISA (Multiple Entries): Valid till August 2017
Passport: Valid
REFERENCES: Available on request
6. Integrated Systems & Services, Guwahati
(Authorized Service partner of Wipro Infotech) (Sep 2001- Sep 2003)
For the initial year, I was posted and worked in Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd., Cachar Paper Mill
(Panchgram, Assam) as their Resident Engineer & was responsible for maintaining & troubleshooting the PCs,
printers, switches, hubs, allied peripherals and the total Gigabit switches fiber Optic module local area
network of the mill (3 km area)
Post that was involved in the below project:
Project: Company Payroll System
Role: Technical Support Engineer
Responsibilities:
Analysis of requirements
Started with Design phase, then User Interface Design and Development for these modules
Completed end-to-end functionality and bug fixing of these modules till UAT
Managed Risks and Issues
Took part in operational decisions for more businesses and profitability.
Also involved in Sales forecast and productivity / profitability
ONSITE EXPOSURES
Onsite trip in Feb2008 from Wipro to the client location at US (Pittsburg, Pennsylvania) for business discussion,
pre-sales activities, Project Transition and Business Consulting
Onsite trip in Oct2012 from Hewlett Packard to the customer location at Duesseldorf (Germany) to
understand the scope of the project work, initiate business discussions and project plan
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Completed PGDBA (Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration) in Operations and productions from
Symbiosis, Pune, in 2006 (Part time, weekend classes)
Completed Bachelor of Computer Apps (BCA) from M.C. National University of Journalism, Bhopal, MP in
2002
Completed H.S.S.L.C. (12th) under Assam Higher Secondary Education council in 1999
Completed H.S.L.C (10th) under Board of Secondary Education Assam with distinction in Mathematics and
Advance Mathematics in 1997
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified PMP® (Project Management Professional) from PMI. Completed in Oct’2014
Certified ITIL Version 2011. Completed in August’2013
Certified Professional Agile Scrum Master (PSM1). Completed in December’2013
Date of Birth: 20th December 1981
Nationality: Indian
Current Location: Bangalore
US B1 VISA (Multiple Entries): Valid till August 2017
Passport: Valid
REFERENCES: Available on request