Saurabh Singh

Saurabh Singh

Certified Project/Program Manager—Scrum Master

Continuous Improvement….Coaching….Empowerment

Accomplished servant-leader capable of delivering large-scale software and Web development projects on time and on budget by effectively collaborating, facilitating, leading and coaching multiple Scrum teams. Expert at driving the adoption and enforcement of Scrum rules, removing impediments and fostering self-management. Capable of bringing overwhelming enthusiasm and awareness to projects, applying expert judgment to the removal of impediments, keeping teams focused and delivering success in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments.

Areas of Expertise

Agile Principals, Tasking Meetings/Retrospectives, Communication, Relative Estimation, Project Management, Story-Based Development, Iteration/Sprint Planning Meetings, and Conflict Resolution
                                             

SUMMARY

Around 17 years of experience in managing large engagements of end 2 end nature, this includes Service delivery (Application Development, Maintenance & infrastructure) and Solution Delivery (Architect, design and development of Applications and Systems software).

Have Solution architected numerous key bid & proposal of IT outsourcing worth > 50 M GBP

Have program managed MSBI Datawarehous implementation, SharePoint/BizTalk implementation, Telecom platform, PDM/PLM, Infrastructure Management.

Am a PRINCE2® Practitioner, Certified Scrum Master, and an ITIL® V3 Foundation Certified.

CGI’s mission is to make software development easier and more enjoyable with statement line as "Experience the Commitement". Our tools, application and services for agile project management, collaboration, development and testing allow companies of all sizes to create richer, more stable and aesthetic software faster than ever before. Trusted by over 100,000 customers worldwide for our devotion to quality and customer care, CGI helps technical and business professionals maximize their productivity and "deliver more than expected” every day.

Key Strengths

• Client & Partner
  • Extensive experience in handling European clients (France, Germany , Nordics & UK)
  • Managing P&L of £20 M Y-o-Y
  • Customer centric Value Creation & Client relationship management
  • Due diligence for strategic accounts.
  • Multi-Vendor management
  • Transition into service from External vendor & hostile environments

• Bids & Proposal
  • RFPs & RFQs
  • Solution architected key high value bids of IT sourcing >50 M GBP and success rate of 60%
    1. BMW – Germany, Manufacturing/Automobile  (Won)
    2. NSN – Germany, Telecom  (Won)
    3. BT  - UK ,Telecom  (won)
    4. MRC – UK , Healthcare (won)
    5. Nokia – Finland, Telecom  (won)
    6. Bell – Canada, Telecom (won)
    7. Shell – UK/Netherlands, Oil & Gas (won)
  • Estimation, solution for multi-geography, multi-level services, Multi technology, and multi- vendor bids.

• Tools, Technology & Process
  • Tools, metrics & Process selection and implementation & Roll outs across BUs
  • Enterprise Solutioning & consulting for strategic accounts
  • IT Transformation – Operational & Technology transformation
  • Business Process Transformation
  • ATM member for CMMi and a Lead auditor across BU.
• People
  • Managing 50 + team
  • Mentoring managers and defining career path
  • Appraisals and Normalization
  • Conflict management & stakeholder management
  • Induction Training across Org
• Organization
  • RFP, RFQ responses
  • Prediction & Forecasting models for Shared Service Implementation
  • SEI certified CMMi v1.2 Appraisal Team member (ATM)
  • Financial analysis – Prediction, Forecasting, Costing & Pricing
  • HR integration
• Engagements
  • Managing large & complex project of end to end delivery
  • Extensive experience in Product development
  • Shared Service model
  • Infrastructure management
• Domain Exposure
  • Telecom
  • Manufacturing
  • Finance, Insurance & Broking
  • Power Energy & Utilities, Healthcare
• Key strategic clients handled
  1. Shell
  2. Bell Canada & BT (British Telecom)
  3. Nokia & NSN
  4. BMW
  5. Medical Research Council - UK Gov.

 

Technical Strength

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Linux, Windows NT / 2000, Solaris, AIX, HPUX

LANGUAGES

C#, VB.Net, VB Script, JavaScript, PowerShell Scripts,

XML, HTML, ASP.Net

RDBMS

SQL Server 2000 – 2008 R2

Web Technologies

SharePoint 2010,SOA, Web Services, IIS, BizTalk

AS Middleware.

 Oracle Content Management System.

Project Management Tools

MS Project, MS Visio, EPM.

Other

SSRS, SSIS, Crystal Report, Farpoint Spread, Microsoft

Visual Studio 2010, TFS 2010, Visual Source Safe, CVS,

SVN, LDAP, VBA Programing, Active Directory,

Identity Life Cycle Manager, Omada Identity Manager,

etc.