
Ankit Mahajan
- Product Owner / Scrum Master
- New York City, NY
- Member Since Jun 08, 2023
Ankit Mahajan
PROFESSSIONAL SUMMARY
· Over 6 years of experience as IT Professional in different roles - Product Owner, Project Manager, Senior Business Analyst, Support Lead in Microsoft SharePoint/ASP.NET, Lotus Notes and AS-400 Technologies
· Working as a Scrum Master/Product Owner for a Product company on Volunteer basis
· Working as a Project Manager at AbbVie Inc.
· Strong understanding and experience in the Agile (Scrum) , Waterfall and (SDLC)
· Expertise in Documenting Requirements (FRS/User Stories), communicating the same to Technical Team, conducting System Testing and facilitating UATs
· Expertise in Project Plan creation, Requirement Management, Business Analysis, System Testing, UAT, Training, Support, Process Improvement, Change/Defect Management, Change Requests
· Experience working with and presenting status to all stakeholders including Senior Management
· Experience delivering high visibility and business impact Projects on time and within budget
· Expertise in delivery via collaboration, discussion, conflict resolution, decision making
· Aptitude to analyze current processes, redefine the artifacts and processes and recommend Process Improvements
· Extensive experience in managing a team , assigning Tasks and taking ownership for completion of Tasks
· Domain Experience in Information Technology, Life Science, Media, Insurance and Retail
· Highly motivated, passionate, collaborative and dedicated Leader with the experience and aptitude to work independently, in collaboration with the team or as a mentor
· Excellent Communication, Leadership, Presentation, Analytical and Problem Solving skills with a track record of motivating and developing team leaders and team players
· Creator of vibrant environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame or judgment, placing emphasis on conflict resolution, problem solving, and continuous improvement
· Received multiple appreciation notes and in person feedback from many Business users including Sr. Managers, Directors, Scientists and Client Partners
Area |
Skills |
Project Management |
Project (Budget/Schedule/Risk/Resource) Management Strong Client Relationship Management Scrum Master/Coach Vendor Management Strategic Planning and Execution Team management Change Management |
Business Analysis |
FRS & User stories creation, System Testing, UAT, Deployment coordination , Hypercare Support, Process design, reengineering and improvement |
Technical |
MS SharePoint (2010/2013), eRoom, HP Quality Centre, MS Project Server 2010, MS Project, MS Project Server 2010, MS Project, Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Site Catalyst, HTML,CSS, JS, SQL, AS400, CL,RPG4, SQL |
Nanovise - Product Owner/Scrum Master Jan 2014 - Present
· Create and maintain a product backlog with epics , user stories and bugs
· Work on all aspects of the product development process, from ideation through release
· Conduct System Testing and brainstorm on user experience to make it better with each release
· Coordinate and strategize product launch activities including Digital Marketing, Training content, Media releases
AbbVie – Senior Consultant (Cognizant) Feb 2012 - Present
Projects Name: - Email Exemption, Supplier Notification, eCRF , Migration Programs/Projects
Project Manager
· Worked with Senior Program Manager on Project Management activities of various interlinked Projects
· Developed the plan for Pre-Migration, Migration and Post Migration of SharePoint global solutions
· Executed Business critical Projects while playing the role of Project Manager and Senior Business Analyst
· Presenting Weekly status update to IT and Business Management
· Managing Resources and Financials of the Project
· Bringing different stakeholders on the table to resolve business issues and get consensus on problem and Action items to resolve it
Senior Business Analyst
· Interviewing Business Users and Stakeholders for gathering Business requirements for Portals, Applications
· Conducting System Testing , coordination UAT and facilitating Hypercare issue resolution
· Recommend process and Deliverable improvements
· Communicating constantly with Business Users , Senior Management and Tech Leads for any issues related with the ongoing projects
Abbott - Support Lead (Cognizant) Dec 2010 - Jan 2012
· Leading and Managing AbbVie Team Site Support Team -that has 3 members in India, 3 members at client location supporting over 2500 sites, over 6 SharePoint portals 3 Business critical applications
· Coordinating with off-shore team for all kinds of issues and acting as a liaison between all the stakeholders.
· Managing KT for offshore Team for Support processes, new Requirements or initiatives
Northwestern Mutual - Business Analyst Sept 2010 - Nov 2010
· Managing of all the Requirements and project related documents through Microsoft Sharepoint by uploading them and sharing them across the teams
· Coordinating with Project Manager and managing ensuring that the project is moving smoothly across various phases
QBE-UK - Software Engineer (Accenture) Aug 2009 - Aug 2010
· Resolved many business critical incidents and service requests for GENIUS Application that was used by brokers manage Insurance policies and claims
· Authored technical project information and troubleshooting documents
Arun Traders - Business Strategist June 2008 - July 2009
· Certified Professional Scrum Master-1 from Scrum.org
· IT related technical grilling training –GFT (Green field Training) at Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore.
· Attended “Workshop on Entrepreneurship- (March 24-31, 2008)” at CENTER FOR INDUSTRY INSTITUTE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH where one learned about various aspects of business, management and the innovation, which is required to create large businesses globally
Panjab University, Chandigarh, India July 2004 - July 2008
Bachelor of Engineering