Richa Sharma

Experience

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  NIIT Limited

  Sept 2003 - Sept 2005

  MIS Coordinator

  Responsible for maintaining the data of placement students for a set of 100 centers in North India.Report generation and Database maintenance.Interacting with the centers for the updation of their database.Create and implement training plan for trainers.Conducting Career development sessions for the students.Conducting technical sessions and seminars for the grooming of the students.Plan resources for a region/zone. And represent organization at various technology forums/seminars/ workshops. Show less

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  Patni Computer Systems

  Oct 2006 - Mar 2007

  Executive

  Handle HRO - Defined BenefitsResponsible for the Manual Calculation of the Retirement Benefits in BW Technology for Norwood Calculated retirement benefits of employees for companies like Saint Gobain, Readers digest, E.ON, Leucadia

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  Deloitte Consulting

  Mar 2007 - Nov 2012

  PMO - Consultant

  Review project management methodologies and standards including those within the ITS Project Delivery Process (PDP) and SDLC, PMI PMBOK, and ITS PMO procedures Work closely with sponsors, stakeholders, users, technical team leads, technical resources and other project managers to coordinate project activities Use MS Project to build detailed, effort-driven project schedule and reviews plans to meet quality guidelinesThroughout project lifecycle, create and update project schedules/plans using MS Project and project SharePoint sites, and performs routine project management workAssisting PMs/POs with standard project management tasks such as documenting meeting minutes, maintaining comprehensive accurate project plans and schedules, and may include assisting as necessary with forecasting, planning, analysis, issue / risk / change management, escalation follow-up, meeting facilitation, variance analysis, and status reporting Communicating project’s status throughout project lifecycleCollaborative efforts and camaraderie with on-shore and off-shore team membersAssist other project managers and team members as needed Responsible for doing Audit Reviews on the project plans as communicated.Performing Quality Reviews of the Reports goes to Management. Show less

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  Deloitte

  Oct 2013 - May 2014

  PMO Support
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  Accenture in India

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  PMO Team Lead

  • Responsible for producing weekly Project status Reports• Responsible for conducting project calls with client including(Sponsors, Stakeholder, Project Manager) and Accenture team• Responsible for preparing process documents on project management methodologies to be followed to help complete project successfully• Responsible for training to be given to new team members joining the PMO team• Responsible for developing new tools, have them deployed successfully and to provide training/preparing documentation on the same• Responsible for contributing in firm initiatives and provided idea to help improve the system for better visibility• Responsible for creating and updating project schedules/plans using MS Project and project SharePoint sites, and performs routine project management work Show less

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  Capgemini Invent

  Feb 2017 - now

  • Functional support for project managers during Project planning (including Project Scheduling, Work breakdown Structure, Baselining, Estimation, Risk/Issue Management etc.,)• Responsible to contribute to the development of PMO practice within the firm • Responsible for managing the (Bids as Role - Bid Manager) from Solution Architecture to Client delivery• Responsible for Deal review cycles with Key stakeholder, Legal Advisors, Business Leaders and Sales/Accounts Executive. (Role – Risk Manager)• Establishes the protocol to communicate project information and issues among members of the team• Performing audits or tracking ongoing projects at regular intervals to ensure projects are on track and follow approved methodology• Established project management governance structure • Collecting Program/Project Status Information to update cycle of work plans, issues and changes• Consolidating program/ project status information, comparing results with baseline and communicating status to the management for review• Implementing Corrective Action, if required, as decided by the management through the process of change management.• Responsible to gather and archive project experience and reusable data to improve project management methods in future• Responsible for preparing dashboards to keep Leadership informed on the project health status• Responsible for providing forecast report for available resources with their respective budgets at project level as well as at Delivery Unit level• Reviewed project management methodologies and standards including those within the ITS Project Delivery Process (PDP) and SDLC, PMI PMBOK, and ITS PMO procedures • Worked closely with sponsors, stakeholders, users, technical team leads, technical resources and other project managers to coordinate project activities • Used MS Project to build detailed, effort-driven project schedule and reviews plans to meet quality guidelines Show less • Built positive client relationships by being able to demonstrate to the client / engagement team an understanding of the client’s requirements and business• Supported Project Managers/Product Owners with standard project management tasks such as documenting meeting minutes, maintaining comprehensive accurate project plans and schedules, and may include assisting as necessary with forecasting, planning, analysis, issue / risk / change management, escalation follow-up, meeting facilitation, variance analysis, and status reporting • Responsible to communicate effectively with leaders across the globe on status updates on various financial reports for the engagements.• Utilization Reports with respect to Cost Centre (weekly), Bench Analysis (weekly), Project wise Individual (weekly), Functional / Technical Utilization (weekly), Project Utilization (weekly)• Conducting Process Compliance Reviews / audits, checking for compliances (both organization processes and Industry standards) providing with summary findings and tracking till closure.• Providing trainings in project management and the applied project tools to team members• Promoting project management standards within the organization • Managing CAR (Causal Analysis and Resolution) activities as and when required• Tracking and ensuring the action items from various origins are closed as appropriate• Implementing and operating a project information system and/or scorecard • Quality monitoring and enforcement of standards • Recording, analyzing and disseminating lessons learned • Conducting project health checks and post-project reviews Show less

  • Senior Manager

    Mar 2021 - now

  • Manager PMO

    Feb 2017 - Mar 2021