SUSHANT BHAGWAT

Facilitated various Finance Apps & NetSuite ERP implementation in Scrum-Agile based project execution. Prepared in detailed project plans, Requirement gathering - scoping on Smart sheets as per PMO standards. Created MS Azure cloud server config. for UAT & Production environment that saved 30% server infra cost and maintain 98% uptime in business hours. Striking perfect synchronization with Vendor’s Mediaware & Adintelle team by managing all internal & external stakeholder communication, Contract negotiations that saved 15% SLA cost, Led project-steering co. review meetings, recording MoM’s, Providing updates on the Project-Sprint status and removing impediments to increase the probability of success in each Project phase / Sprint of the Scrum. Led the strategic analysis of Havas Media’s digital & conventional mediums & Pivot Roots’ India & UAE markets - Digital Media & Non media business units inline to global Converged strategy to fine-tune project scope and deliverables, aligning them with the agency objectives that yielded 50% more Process Excellence. Managed User’s classroom training sessions in UAT environment, Feedback analysis, Achieving stakeholders sign-off on UAT Test ca

Led cross-functional teams to provide agile-based project deliverables and accelerate delivery of business value by ensuring adherence to Scrum methodologies and processes. Led the strategic analysis of Merkury Planner & Merkury Activate projects to fine-tune project scopes and deliverables as per client objectives & product owners blueprint. Conducted comprehensive risk assessments, RAID logs for each sprint helped mitigating potential issues and reducing project delays by 20%. Proficient with Apps API Integration, drawing storyboards, creating wireframes, grooming product backlogs, writing user stories and developing user acceptance test criteria. Prepared timelines, budgets, KPIs, deliverables, and milestones; allocated resources. Planned and managed master program plan, User Stories, Wireframes, workflow charts. Initiating Daily Scrum, Participating in risk management, escalations handling for the team. Experience in understanding of the technical engineering best practices like test driven development, continuous integration, kanban board etc. Making sure that Agile method being understood and exercised consistently within the team and each member is aware of what is to be ach

Established PMO standards and procedures, Administered the day to day progress of Agile while developing dentsu consulting product portfolio and Applications Integration to the main host website. Used a collaborative approach while driving decisions in throughout the delivery release. Executed IT solution delivery for key clients in Brand Optimisation project, that streamlined their operations and decreased time-to-market by an average of 25%. Implemented change management strategies that led to a 35% increase in feature adoption rates post-deployment. Assisted in prioritisation and identifying defects. Promoted and participated in the continuous improvement of structure, processes and tooling to enable the teams to deliver more value in each sprint CI-CD cycle. Facilitated the Agile Scrum Ceremonies: Daily Scrum Stand-up meetings, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives. Managing all internal & external stakeholders communication, improving transparency and radiating information, Providing updates on the teams status and removing impediments to increase the probability of success in each sprint. Making sure to deliver added functionalities in each spri

Conducted Primary Research on different market domain projects using Qualtrics, Lucid, SPSS and Advance Excel tools & managed end to end research projects which includes surveys designing, programming, Field distribution, data collection, data scrubbing & analysis, Vendors & stakeholders management and creating dashboards for end results presentations. Designed Quantitative and Qualitative research surveys, documented functional and technical requirements, planned Risk Mitigation and helped to scope projects by ensuring timely deliverables. Delivered quality service to the clients by coordinating survey launch via online ads, analysing post-survey data, survey summary check with consultative insights, have always met client requirements with my excellent troubleshooting skills, which resulted in receiving great CSAT feedback for 120 projects executed so far that generated $2Mn revenue.