Program Manager at Hewlett Packard
London, London E13 9ae
United Kingdom

February 2005-Present

Syed Arifulla

·      Around 9 years of predominant and comprehensive experience in Information Systems/Information Technology in implementing significant  Programme Management solutions on various Projects .

·         Project Management experience includes Offshore and Onshore Delivery, Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control, Change Management, Problem Management, Configuration and Process improvement initiatives along with Stakeholder Management.

·         Involved in managing IBM and HP Project delivery processes, Project Sizing, Request for Quotations, Project Selection Methodologies, Business Case Evaluation.

·         Well versed with Pre-Project activities and worked on several Project Initiation, Project Cost Estimation and Proposals in accordance with the Investment Appraisal techniques with Feasibility Analysis

·         Involved in defining  the various Strategies for Projects - Risk Management Strategy, Quality Management Strategy, Configuration Management Strategy and Communication Management Strategy

·         Expertise in Information Systems Development Life Cycle (ISDLC) and in the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance in the application of project management and best practices on  various  Software Development Models such as Waterfall Model, Iterative Enhancement Model, Evolutionary V Model and Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP, FDD, DSDM)

·         Well Versed in Stakeholder Engagement and Management Strategy and  Methodologies

·         People Management -- Building High Performing Teams – Belbin’s Team Roles and    Effective Utilisation of Teams - Benne and Sheats' Group Roles, Performance Reviews and Appraisals

·      Hands on Experience in Project Management Techniques – Scheduling, Critical Path Analysis, Pert, Earned Value Analysis and Management, Procurement Planning, Contract Cost Estimations,

  Fast Tracking and Crashing 

·         Implementation of  Six Sigma Methodology in Business Processes and Project Management using  DMADV model to design the Project Solution and Business Process and DMAIC  model to implement continuous improvement to the overall Project Management Process

·       Extensive Practical Experience of Various  Six Sigma Techniques namely- Ishikawa Analysis, Pareto’s Principle, FMEA, Flow Charting, Scatter Diagrams and Satistical Sampling to determine Root Cause Problems/Issues Analysis and provide Innovative Resolutions which are in line with the Business Case

and provide Optimum Benefits from the projects

·      Well versed with CMMI Implementation  - Staged and Continous Models 

·      Implementation of  SCAMPI Process and 25 CMMI  Process areas involving Process Management, Project Management, Engineering and Support. 

·         Well versed in ITIL v3 Process and Framework Implementation for    IT Service Management Life Cycle

·         Extensive expertise in Functional/Business Knowledge of various industry verticals such as Financials, Telecom,  Retail, Oil & Gas and Healthcare.

·      Exposure to projects with multi-million pounds and team size of 100+ team members. 

·         Demonstrated ability in managing and developing software applications in the total life cycle of a project from business analysis, requirements analysis, functional analysis, architectural definition, project planning, business blueprinting, design, implementation, configuration, testing, data management & migration, enhancements, training and production support, post go-live stabilization, optimization and support.

 Prince2  Practitioner  Certified                                     APMG, UK
Certified ScrumMaster                                              Scrum Alliance, USA  
PMP,    Project Management Professional Certified         PMI, USA                
CBAP,  Certified Business Analyst Professional              IIBA, Canada 
Program in Management of Software Development       IIM Calcutta, India
Six Sigma Black Belt Certified                                     Qi2,  USA
Program in Information Management Services       
Program in Shaping the Future with SAP
Life Time Member of Computer Society of India.        

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