Pradyumna Kumar Das - CSPO®, CSM®

I have extensive expertise in IT program & project management, IT service delivery, and digital transformation leveraging Agile, Cloud & DevOps; good exposure in handling projects with Agile and Waterfall methodologies; IT transition; IT security; IT governance; process consulting; process re-engineering; client management; vendor management; and financial management. Scrum Master and SAFe Practitioner, a skilled and adaptable software development Agile practitioner having a track record of successfully completing and overseeing major Agile projects.  Extensive knowledge of multiple Agile methodologies. Expert at driving the adoption of Agile principles and best practices using several techniques that encourage collaboration and foster self-organizing teams. Extensive familiarity with several Agile approaches. proficient in promoting/adopting Agile best practices and principles using various strategies that promote teamwork and self-organization. Demonstrate leadership in program initiatives, service delivery, and end-to-end project management. Has effectively worked in the following areas: financial management, service delivery management, client satisfaction management, business process mapping, recruitment, resource and workforce management, tracking KPIs, agile coaching, and client relationship and stakeholder management. A certified professional with a strong interest in coaching, team member training and mentoring, and implementing Scrum principles by adhering to best practices, encouraging self-management, and continuously raising work standards. Agile coach with vast knowledge of project management procedures, including planning, carrying out, and tracking and monitoring.

Worked as Test Manager for Billing portfolio projects. • Involved in the application right from the proposal till the Releases following agile methodology. • Actively involved in the scope define Review Business Requirements, Functional specification and Technical specification for the project and provide Feedback to the Client Managers and Business Analysts, if required. • SPOC for all the upcoming project assessments till approval on Residential Billing areas. • Handling Test Management Tool (Quality Center), Version Control tool (K-Store) & Amdocs billing systems etc. • Managing different test team and upgrade them as per the project requirement on day to day basis. • Co-ordinate between different vendors: Amdocs, CGI etc. • Organize and lead all status calls: SFT Status calls, Defect Triage, Go/No Go calls, Assessment reviews etc. • Also part of COS CARD review meeting, lesson learned meetings, RCA etc. • Project Financial aspects maintained and monitored on regular basis: Project Logs, Timesheets, and YYE. • Also accountable for Resource Planning, training, appraisals etc.

Worked with Engineering Group as Project Lead on Telecom Domain. Expertise on Cable and IPTV Domain. Well versed in STB Testing, Protocol & Firmware Testing, also expertise on hardware equipment testing. Good at people management and handling multiple projects and teams.

Worked as Project Lead on IPTV Domain. Successfully handled multiple Projects from different locations with Proficient on Client Management and People Management. Expertise on STB, Protocol (RTSP, IGMP), Firmware, Audio/Video Streaming, BackOffice System Software test. Expertise on big Lab setup, Server Management, Multiple Database Management etc. Also actively participated on Quality Audits, DPG & SCCB representative. Functional & Performance test framework design expert. Business Communication specialist.

• Responsible for Banking, Insurance, Re-insurance & procurement projects. • Responsible for all the Releases to different clients. • Creating Automation testing Framework – Performance & Functional testing. • Involved in the application right from the proposal till the Releases following Extreme Programming methodology. • Test Planning and Test Designing: Automation & NFT • Involved System Testing, Regression / Performance / Recovery and business specific testing. • All the process followed as per CMMi level 4.