Anjali Sehgal
Sr. Project Manager /Delivery Manager At Southern California Edison
Chino Hills,CA
Summary
Veteran Project Management professional provides critical support in Program/Project Management standards. Over 18 years of experience delivering critical, complex projects on time, withing budget and scope – spanning across Utilities, Healthcare, and Insurance domains. Maintained high quality threshold levels, overseeing comprehensive methodology frameworks, drafts, and reviews. Adept at leading cross-functional, global teams through the entire development life cycle, including Initiation, Planning, Architecture and Design, Execution, Testing, Implementation and Root Cause Analyses (RCAs). Specialized in Agile and Waterfall Methodology Frameworks, Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Specialized in Agile and Waterfall Methodology Frameworks.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Delivery Manager, Grid Modernization Architecture
Southern California Edison (through BWC Group)
02.2020 - Current
- Oversee entire Grid Modernization Architecture portfolio of multi million dollars comprised of 9 major projects with multiple releases in year, aligning Architecture and Design with Business objectives and implementation to enhance system reliability and customer satisfaction
- Lead global team of 20 professionals and cross functional teams creating superior Architecture and design for all 9 major Enterprise-wide applications enabling speed to market products
- Manage Architecture and Design lifecycle, from Business requirements workshops, to Test planning, for globally distributed teams, ensuring delivery of high-quality, simplified architecture and design with data quality improvements
- Create Program and project Roadmaps and govern project plans on UMT
- Established Peer Review process to ensure quality deliverables
- Steer Solution Analysis across methodologies, Agile, Waterfall, CRISP-DM
- Manage administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations.
- Supervise Program Finance Monthly and Yearly Actuals and Forecast
- Manage Vendor Invoices
- Lead program and project Architecture Risk and Issue discussions across project teams and vendors, enabling timely resolution
- Establish milestones and objectives based on input from functional areas and stakeholders.
- Oversee Resource onboarding offboarding, leading vendor Scope of Work (SOWs) and Purchase Orders (POs)
- Meet with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
- Administer regular status across projects and present to Sr Leadership
- Streamline communication channels to facilitate efficient collaboration among team members and stakeholders.
- Successfully implemented Grid Modernization Architecture for multiple projects over years in Long-term planning and Forecasting, Compliance, Load Flow Analytics, Cloud infrastructure, External portal, Grid connectivity, Tariff control, Meter to transformer connectivity, Enterprise Analytics, Integration Capacity Analysis, Engineering and Planning Analysis, Automation of business processes and Proof of Concepts.
Sr. Project Manager
Nationwide Pet Insurance
02.2018 - 01.2020
- Manage Programs and projects across Enterprise focusing on Growth and Close gap initiatives
- Lead projects to end-to-end life-cycle
- Steer projects through Agile and Waterfall Lifecycle, guiding teams through continuous process improvements
- Subject Matter Expert providing instrumental support for transitioning Enterprise-wide projects from Waterfall to Agile
- Mentor and Coach teams on Agile processes
- Groom and Prioritize Product backlog
- Recruit and oversee personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
- Establish Iterations and Sprints
- Provide Effort estimation for Minimal Marketable products and user stories
- Identify, Manage, and Track Dependencies across projects, lines, and releases
- Manage Risk, Actions, Issues, and Dependencies across projects
- Lead creation of Project Roadmap workshops
- Fostering quality communication between teams
- Manage and Assist in prioritizing Change Requests
- Provide regular Status to teams and Leadership
- Manage project/business case budget ensuring Actuals vs Forecast is within 5% range
- Manage Stakeholder and Vendors
- Single Point of Contact for Projects to Business, IT, and Vendors
- Successfully implements projects ranging in new Product launches, Implementation of IVR, Claims Intake, IT Infrastructure, middleware and Cloud platform migration, Compliance and regulations, Fraud preventions, Rate Refresh, data analysis, Member Self Service portal, Quote and Enrollment Website and Mobile Apps, Business Intelligence reports.
Sr. IT Project/Program Manager, IT Applications
Apria Healthcare
10.2015 - 01.2017
- Program Manager for portfolio of Healthcare projects in Patient Pay and Revenue Management domains
- Plan and Lead Medium to Large size projects with varied complexity levels
- Lead project deliverables across Business, Delivery, Test and Implementation teams
- Effectively managed scope creep by establishing clear boundaries on requested changes while keeping projects aligned with original objectives and budgets
- Established Estimation process for project deliverables
- Oversee globally cross-functional teams
- Implement risk management strategies to mitigate potential barriers to project success.
- Deliver projects in end-to-end Waterfall methodology, implementing and Reviewing Gates
- Manage Project Scope, Budget, Schedule, Quality, Risks and Issues to align with Business and IT requirements
- Onboard and manage Vendors and Resources
- Govern Program and Project Budget in terms of effort and capital (planned vs Actual)
- Manage and process Change Requests
- Supervise System, QA, and UAT Testing
- Present Project, Budget, and Change Requests Leadership and Stakeholder
- Prepare projects for Audits and Maintain Project Library on SharePoint
IT Program Manager
Smile Brands Healthcare
12.2014 - 05.2015
- Lead Project Management team managing portfolio of Healthcare projects
- Subject Matter Expert for Business process liaising across teams from Business to Delivery, Test and Implementation
- Manage small to medium size projects with varied complexity levels, ensuring projects follow HIPAA guidelines
- Manage, negotiate, and track requirements with clients, stakeholders, functional/technical teams
- Lead Requirements gathering and Joint Application Development sessions with clients and Subject matter experts
- Performed Fit-Gap Analysis for projects and business processes
- Enhance team collaboration with introduction of communication tools and regular status meetings.
- Create and Improve business processes
- Gate keeper and deliverable sign-offs for all SDLC phases
- Track milestones and projects in terms of effort and capital (planned vs Actual)
- Successfully Implemented projects/processes - Collections Automation, Incentive Compensation Management Automation, RFP Standardization, Emergency e-mail back-up process, Finance Website Rebuild.
Sr. Business Analyst - Enterprise Information Management and Architecture
Southern California Edison (SCE)
11.2008 - 12.2014
- Subject Matter Expert on SDLCs (Agile, RUP, Waterfall)
- Developed Edison Development Life Cycle, customized methodology with characteristics from Waterfall, RUP, Agile
- Champion presentations across all Leadership
- Lead fit-gap analysis and identify requirements across teams, including SAP and non-SAP
- Requirements gathering for SDLC phases
- Identify process workflows (Business Analysis, Architecture & Engineering, Development, Test, Deployment, Project Management, Tools, Environment Setup) tailored to Enterprise wide projects
- Lead creation of project roadmap
- Defined/optimized templates (viz., Business Process Descriptions, Business Goals, Business Requirements, Feature Designs, Technical Design Specs, Component Design Specs., Project plan, Implementation plan).
Sr. Functional Project Manager
Southern California Edison (SCE)
11.2008 - 12.2014
- Lead Analytics and Reporting team for SAP BI/BW Operations Support - Supply Chain
- Manage end-to-end SAP BI onsite/offshore projects - to plan, model, estimate, design, test, implement, document, and rollout new functional areas
- Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback from Business and IT teams.
- Design and Develop end-to-end SAP BI reporting capability using complex WebI, Crystal Reports, Xcelsius, BEX and SAP BW
- Assist in design and development of BW Data Warehouse objects for reporting
- Lead user training and implementation of SAP BI best practices and standards
- Troubleshoot front-end report performance problems
- Steer process gap analysis and process design changes, working across teams
- Oversee Resources/tasks assignment and Vendor management
- Supervise Risks and Issue and track to closure
- Champion change requests to avoid rework
- Successfully implemented 15+ Business Intelligence reports, Employee Expense Automation for Finance, PO spend Analysis for Tax, HR, and Supply Chain Management.
Project Manager
Intelligent Information Systems
10.2004 - 07.2006
- Manage end-to-end SDLC for onsite/offshore project on North Carolina Property Tax System project
- Establish Technical writing team
- Lead scope and requirements workshops, creating project roadmaps bringing IT teams together
- Perform Fit-Gap analysis and process mapping
- Establish Estimation process for Technical writing team for end-to-end lifecycle
- Develop functional/technical specifications
- Champion metrics and Change Requests
- Prepared and Reviewed User manuals, Installation manuals, Software Design Guides for projects in Java and .NET.
Project Manager/Sr. Business Analyst
Keane India Ltd
05.2002 - 10.2004
- Documented business requirements and functional specifications for projects
- Performed Requirements Management and provided Knowledge Transfer sessions
- Documented Architecture overview, security overview, hardware components, vendor tools, and external interfaces
- Lead Proposal creation and RFP response documents
- Estimated Technical writing effort for Business proposals including quality reviews
- Maintained project technical documentation using version control
- Planned Technical and Quality reviews for business proposals
- Performed internal Audits on Business Units and their processes
- Created and Reviewed User Manual for ‘re-platformed’ new application.
Sr. Technical Writer
Compunnel Worldwide
01.2000 - 04.2002
- Developed and Reviewed Web Base e-learning Trainings and scripts for tailor-made and off-the-self courses for M.C.S.E exams, MS Office 2000, Office 97, IE, Netscape, Front Page, HTML, and Visual Basic
- Provided training on Technical Writing.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management - IT Systems
Institute of Management Technology
IndiaPost Graduate Diploma in Computer Application -
ET&T
IndiaBachelors in English - English Honors
University of Delhi
IndiaSkills
Project Planning
Budget Management
Team Leadership
Vendor Management
SharePoint
Resource Allocation
Stakeholder Communications
Resource Management
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Excel
UMT 360
Documentation
Risk and Issue Management
Business Process Review and Automation
PPM – PlanView
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Adobe Photoshop
SQL queries
SAP Business Objects - WebI, Explorer, Dashboards, Crystal Reports, IBM Rational Method Composer
IBM Rational Requisite Pro
HTML
Certification
Agile Project Management - Nationwide Pet, CA
Specialities
- Strategic Project planning and tracking
- Resource Management
- Budget Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Vendor Management
- Cross-Functional team Leadership
- Risk and Issue Management
- Effort Estimation
- Relationship Management
- Agile Methodologies and Technologies, Waterfall, Iterative Methodologies
Timeline
Delivery Manager, Grid Modernization Architecture
Southern California Edison (through BWC Group)
02.2020 - Current
Sr. Project Manager
Nationwide Pet Insurance
02.2018 - 01.2020
Sr. IT Project/Program Manager, IT Applications
Apria Healthcare
10.2015 - 01.2017
IT Program Manager
Smile Brands Healthcare
12.2014 - 05.2015
Sr. Business Analyst - Enterprise Information Management and Architecture
Southern California Edison (SCE)
11.2008 - 12.2014
Sr. Functional Project Manager
Southern California Edison (SCE)
11.2008 - 12.2014
Project Manager
Intelligent Information Systems
10.2004 - 07.2006
Project Manager/Sr. Business Analyst
Keane India Ltd
05.2002 - 10.2004
Sr. Technical Writer
Compunnel Worldwide
01.2000 - 04.2002
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management - IT Systems
Institute of Management Technology
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application -
ET&T
Bachelors in English - English Honors
University of Delhi