Vikas Srivastava

Experience

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  ZenSar Technologies Ltd.

  Jun 1995 - Jul 2000

  Senior IT Analyst

  Team Leader (Oct 1997 – July 2000), Transco, UKAchievements:• Coordinated the successful implementation of Transco’s reconciliation system required to handle increase in gas meter point from 2.5 million to 19 million due to of domestic competition• Redesigned critical business application to a more structured and modular version whilst continuing application support. New solution has reduced the overall Opex for Transco and they managed to achieve their KPI target in time. Received special recognition award for this work• Demonstrated leadership in improving performance of invoicing through process reengineering. Led a team of 4 to redesign Transco’s invoicing system. Solution reduced the overall processing time from 1 week to 4 hours. This was perceived as a considerable achievementIT Analyst (Aug 1995 - September 1997), Fujitsu, Japan, IndiaAchievements:•Worked closely with customer, Tetra, for feasibility analysis and prototype designing information management system. Successfully won the contract to develop proposed business solution•Led the development team of 5 to successfully meet customer’s tight implementation deadline within budget. Received excellence award for successful completion of project Show less

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  Amdocs (UK) Ltd.

  Aug 2000 - Jan 2014

  Project Delivery Manager

  Delivery Manager (October 2006 – Till date), Vodafone, UKAchievements:•Leading a team of 10 Business Analysts and Project Managers responsible to drive Business Requirements, Business Process Impact Assessment, Business Benefits Realization Management, Business Change Impact and Software Delivery•Increased revenue by 200% by selling services at improved fixed rate resulting in highest sales contribution in 08/09•Instrumental in increasing vendor performance score by implementing tangible changes into 3 Tier AD&M engagement model•Streamlined and optimised all analysis and design processes•Implemented effective stakeholder management among VFUK business and technical stakeholders•Driving Business Change requirements, facilitating and managing business impact & operational readiness activities for VFUK Customer Management, Wholesale and Retail Billing systems•Led project to deliver Business Requirement for Billing Transformation programme. Group Leader (April 2002 – September, 2006), T-Mobile, UKAchievements:•Delivered a cost reduction programme which streamlined billing processes to reduce the overall downtime, increase performance and automated most of the routine activities.•Reorganised business processes and delivery functions to increase the overall reliability of product through fast delivery and effective release management. •Successfully led project to reduce overall defect level to less than 3%.•Led the project to build a portfolio of strategic tools to integrate various billing functions. Senior IT Consultant (Dec 2001 - March 2002), Amdocs, IsraelAchievements:•Requirement management for new Billing product now implemented at various customersSenior IT Consultant (Aug 2000 - Dec 2001), Vodafone, UKAchievements:•Led optimisation project to reduce the product build time from 14 hours to 3 hours.•Minimized service delivery defect level and kept it low for 7 months. Show less

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  Pegasystems

  Feb 2014 - Feb 2020

  Engagement Leader

  Typically manage between one to three projects, which may be Pega, partner or client-led implementations. Deliver engagements to the agreed customer scope, timescales, budget, and quality metrics, as well as assisting customers to achieve the expected ROI from Pega investment. Ensure timely and accurate delivery of contractual obligations, demonstrate transparency in project/programme status reports, Engagement Status Dashboards (ESDs), forecasts, and A/R collections)Act as a trusted advisor to the client on all aspects of Pegasystems’ engagement, leading communication and providing thought leadership so that the best possible solution is implementedAdvise on Pegasystems’ delivery methodology and how this can be harmonised with a client’s methodologyDemonstrate a thorough understanding of Agile, Waterfall and Scrum approaches to deliveryLead and coach staff toward thought leadership and project excellenceWork with Pegasystems Practice Leaders and Account Executives to define the client roadmap and success strategy Show less

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  Agile+ UK Ltd.

  Feb 2020 - now

  Founder

  ​Agile+ was founded in Feb, 2020 with a single mission: to be the most successful, creative and ground-breaking Agile consulting agency in UK. We approach each of our clients with fresh eyes to develop customized, unique strategies for implementing SAFe roadmap.Agile+ is your trusted partner in your enterprise agility programme. We help you to define and implement Agile transformation roadmap. We bring transparency, governance and direction to your Agile journey. We understand Agile challenges and have industry experience of how to remove these impediments to deliver product within Agile framework. We help our customers to provide products and services that delight their customers. We do this through practical, and value driven approach for agile teams, product management, architecture and senior leadership. Show less

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  Aaseya

  Apr 2020 - now

  Many of my personal industry heroes are here at Aaseya. So it is an enormous privilege for me to join them.

  • Program Manager

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Senior Project Manager

    Apr 2020 - now