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Nanditha Talapatra - Project manager&CMS

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Location: San Jose, California, USA

Relocation: yes

Visa: H1B

NANDITA TALAPATRA (Project Manager & CSM) A highly skilled and experienced project manager and a certified scrum master with 12+ years of experience and proven track record of delivering projects on time within budget, and meeting client expectations. Strong leadership, communication, and technical skills with the ability to manage cross-functional teams effectively. WORK EXPERIENCE Cognizant Technology Project Manager San Jose, CA |Mar 2022 - Present Successfully delivered 2 cloud migration projects in Life Sciences through stakeholder- engagement, requirement gathering, scope management, project planning, tracking and execution which led to the growth of annual revenue by $1Mn. Led a team of 10+ professionals to manage Cloud Migration projects from initiation to completion, delivering it on time, within budget, and meeting client expectations. Developed project plans, project timelines and budgets and managed project resources effectively to meet project objectives. Set and met 90% of the project milestones, allocated budget and worked across technical and leadership teams to ensure teams were properly resourced. Communicated with stakeholders, team members, and clients to provide project updates, status reports and resolved any issues or concerns that arose. Conducted project meetings and facilitated team discussions, and coordinated project activities to ensure project success. Managed project risks, identified potential issues, and developed contingency plans to mitigate risks. Collaborated with other project managers to work cross-functionally with technical teams to align the project deliverables. Experienced in project management tools like Jira, Confluence, Service Now, etc. Recognized by leadership for delivering 3 complex transformations. Wipro Technologies Project Manager and Agile Coach Dallas, TX | Jan 2018 Mar 2022 Delivered multiple Data Warehousing projects through project management skills while working for clients like Capital One Bank, Charles Schwab Bank and ANZ Bank. Evolved agile processes and coached multiple teams as an Agile Coach and as an Agile Project Manager for predictable and rapid software delivery. Worked with stakeholders on a daily basis while managing cross-functional teams. Led agile ceremonies for multiple teams by facilitating PI planning, Sprint planning, Daily scrum, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives with the scrum team. Created agile metrics like sprint burndown chart, velocity chart, epics, themes, stories. Managed dependencies between each workstream, other scrum teams and deployment teams to ensure a synchronous roll- out of functionality. Met 97% of milestones and project goals, earning a promotion upon completing a $1.2 M project. Wipro Technologies Project Coordinator Bangalore, IN | June 2011 Dec 2017 Supported Project Managers and program manager in managing project schedules, timelines, and budgets. Assisted in developing project plans, scope documents, and communication plans. Coordinated project activities, provided project status updates, and maintained project documentation. Monitored project risks and issues and provided support to project team members as needed. Assisted in project budget tracking and forecasting and assisted in the development of cost estimates Keywords: information technology California Texas