Manoj Balan

Manoj Balan

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  • About me

    Senior Project Manager at iSmart Business Solutions with expertise in Agile methodologies.

  • Education

    • St Sebastians High School

      1982 - 1982
      SSLC Class 10
    • MGUniversity

      1986 - 1989
      Bachelor of Commerce - BCom
    • NIIT Cochin

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      Honors Diploma in Systems Management
    • Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education

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      Master of Business Administration - MBA Systems
  • Experience

    • COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

      Apr 1997 - Apr 2000
      Programmer

      Development team member for IT solutions for various Publishing Houses, Advertising agencies and Hospitals. The solution automates all the business needs of publishing houses and advertising agencies. Responsibilities include System study, customization of the application to suit the client requirement, preparation of program specifications, peer review, unit testing.Also responsible for training the users to use the application.

    • Askey Systems

      Apr 2000 - Apr 2001
      Sr. Programmer

      Lead role in the development team to develop Loan Management Solution for Karnataka Seeds and Sales Corporation Used Java 2, JDBC and Swings.

    • Soft Systems Ltd

      Apr 2001 - Apr 2004
      Project Manager

      Responsible for development and implementation of Agri - ERP Solution for various clients. Solution covers Financials, Material Management, People functions, Agronomy etc.Lead a team of 15 members

    • ISmart Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (IBSPL)

      Apr 2004 - now
      Senior Project Manager

      Successfully lead all the phases of product development of Web Version of Agri-ERP comprising of 36 various functional areas. Managing the projects with Agile methodology- end-to-end life cycle of a project using agile methodologies, client meetings, schedule preparation and interdepartmental communicationsResponsible for Product backlog, Release Backlog and delivery of quality product.Reviewing project plans, developing and testing specifications and performing data analysisCoordinated the successful simultaneous development of several projects.Worked along with the Business development department to attract more business into by delivering quality demonstrations of product, leading product exhibitions, Prospect Visits Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Prince2

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Oct 2018