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Sharon Abraham

Sharon Abraham

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    IT Portfolio Manager at Allstate Canada

  • Education

    • University of Mumbai

      1990 - 1995
      Bachelor's Degree Economics, Commerce & Statistics

    • Centennial College

      2011 - 2013
      Project Management Certificate Project Management A+

      Activities and Societies: Extensive case studies & project presentations. Fully licensed by the Project Management Institute as a Registered Education Provider.The Project Management program follows A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Fifth Edition, 2013 Project Management Institute, Inc. The use of the guide is enhanced by a curriculum that included hands-on integration of technology tools such as Microsoft Project and leading-edge industry case studies with a focus on organizational leadership.

  • Experience

    • Syntel

      Aug 1997 - Feb 2018
      Senior Consultant

    • Ford Motor Company

      Aug 1997 - Jun 2005

      • Business System Analyst

        Jun 2004 - Jun 2005

      • Application Programmer & Analyst

        Aug 1997 - May 2004

    • Daimler Chrysler

      Jul 2005 - Jan 2006
      Project Lead

    • American Express

      Feb 2006 - Dec 2014
      Project Manager (Contractor)

      Worked with several geographically dispersed teams and multiple projects involving varied technologies within American Express Technologies – Corporate Card & Travel. Responsibilities:o Scrum Master - Agile Product Development • Collaboratively work with the Product Owner on product envisioning, cost benefit analysis and defining the product roadmap • Define and implement agile processes (& relevant sprint ceremonies) to ensure maximum value is delivered each sprint • Actively manage the product & sprint backlogs, ensuring maximum utilization of resources • Ensure user stories are regularly refined, and clear acceptance criteria is documented • Encourage a collaborative approach, and participation from all team members • Proactively identify impediments/blockers and work with stakeholders on resolutions • Constant process improvement: Identify what works well and repeat, what doesn’t work well and correcto Portfolio Management • Managed multiple applications, and teams within the functional area • Define and implement process improvements, establish acceptable SLAs (service level agreements) • Metrics gathering & reporting o Project Management • Project Management for several concurrent development projects • Project Delivery using Agile or Waterfall SDLC methodologies • Communications Management: Project Reporting; Engagement & Management of multiple technology groups; Project documentation and fulfilling compliance requirements • Cost Management: Cost Assessment, Budgeting and Forecasting • Risk Management: Risk assessment, Mitigation & Contingency Planning • Scope Management and Control • Schedule Management: Time estimation, Resourcing, Scheduling and Task Management & Delegation • Monitoring & Control: Co-ordination and Oversight of the work effort Show less

    • Allstate Canada

      Mar 2018 - now
      IT Portfolio Manager

      Information Technology Portfolio &Financial Management

  • Licenses & Certifications