Prerna Gupta
Edison,NJ
Summary
Resourceful Project Manager with 19 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Monitors projects by adhering to schedule and budget, managing development team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions using Agile methodology. Knowledgeable in budget, risk, stakeholder and financial management.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
QA Project Lead
DXC Technology
05.2023 - Current
- Collaborated closely with senior management on strategic planning efforts.
- Remedied issues and conflicts among workers using negotiation and active listening.
- Successfully managed multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines ensuring optimal resource allocation.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, fostering collaboration and mutual support.
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive QA plan aligned with project objectives.
- Creating and executing testing strategies, including unit, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Designing and reviewing test cases to ensure coverage of all implementation aspects.
- Leveraging automation testing tools and frameworks to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
- Monitoring test execution, tracking defects, and ensuring timely resolution through automated workflows.
- Documenting testing processes, preparing detailed reports, and providing stakeholders with clear communication on project status and risks.
Senior Project Manager
NatWest Group (erstwhile RBS Group)
10.2017 - 06.2022
- Responsible for Project Delivery to deliver cross functional requirements through its entire life cycle in both waterfall and agile methodology (Time-Scope-Quality)
- Participated & conducted Sprint planning sessions; provided inputs for backlog management depending on velocity of the trains
- Track impediments, perform risk and dependency analysis
- Managed and allocated budgets for large programs
- Identified, communicated & managed project risks & issues to avoid potential roadblocks
- Set project schedules and oversaw milestones for duration of project
- Devised proactive strategies to deliver strategic solution while delivering Most Viable Product (MVP)
- Stakeholder management including head of businesses, key tech
- Function stakeholders in India & UK
- Chaired and conducted Agile Ceremonies from Estimations to Retros
- Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors, and contractors
- Negotiated sustainable outcomes with all relevant stakeholders
- Drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong leadership
- Implemented most effective change management processes to keep project up to date.
Project Manager
RBS SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.
12.2011 - 12.2014
- Managed projects related to divestment of branches to Santander UK and migration of branches to a new bank called W&G
- Ensured timely Scrum events and managed Jira tasks & Kanban tables
- Monitored team progress and enforced deadlines
- Delegated tasks to team members and developed strategies for goal achievement
- Fostered positive employee relationships
- Gathered business requirements and converted them to technical requirements.
SOFTWARE DESIGNER
RBS INDIA DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (P)LTD
06.2011 - 12.2014
- Worked on Compliance processing and monitoring development project for Bank of America
- Identified gaps/limitations in existing applications and provided technical solutions
- Designed & developed high-volume, high-performance, high-availability end to end design documents
- Developed software components & services
- Executed testing to ensure code meets quality standards and technical requirements.
TECHNOLOGY LEAD
Infosys
08.2010 - 12.2010
- Worked on Compliance processing and monitoring development project for Bank of America
- Identified gaps/limitations in existing applications and provided technical solutions
- Designed & developed high-volume, high-performance, high-availability end to end design documents
- Developed software components & services
- Executed testing to ensure code meets quality standards and technical requirements.
TECHNOLOGY LEAD
Infosys
07.2009 - 08.2010
- Assisted Customer Information System Division of operational group in Bank of America
- Worked on a project called W-transformation which involved project estimation and review of deliverables.
TECHNOLOGY LEAD / Software Engineer
Infosys
07.2004 - 07.2009
- Assisted Customer Information System Division of operational group in Bank of America
- Worked on maintaining central system of record for all customer information
- Worked on Retirement Plan Services on Payroll application in mainframes.
Education
B.Tech (Electronics and Comm.) -
J.S.S Academy of Technical Education
01.2004
C.B.S.E (XII) -
St. Anthony’s Sr. Sec. School
01.2000
C.B.S.E (X) -
St. Anthony’s Sr. Sec. School
India01.1998
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Project planning and development
- Agile Methodology
- Software development life cycle
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management
- Finance Management
- Resource Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Certification
- SAFE Certified
- CSM certified from Scrum Alliance
- LOMA 281 certified
- ITIL V3
- Certified in 700: DB2 V8.1 Family Fundamentals
- NCFM Securities
Timeline
QA Project Lead
DXC Technology
05.2023 - Current
Senior Project Manager
NatWest Group (erstwhile RBS Group)
10.2017 - 06.2022
Project Manager
RBS SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.
12.2011 - 12.2014
SOFTWARE DESIGNER
RBS INDIA DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (P)LTD
06.2011 - 12.2014
TECHNOLOGY LEAD
Infosys
08.2010 - 12.2010
TECHNOLOGY LEAD
Infosys
07.2009 - 08.2010
TECHNOLOGY LEAD / Software Engineer
Infosys
07.2004 - 07.2009
B.Tech (Electronics and Comm.) -
J.S.S Academy of Technical Education
C.B.S.E (XII) -
St. Anthony’s Sr. Sec. School
C.B.S.E (X) -
St. Anthony’s Sr. Sec. School
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