AKAbhishek Kalra is a results-driven Project Manager with 15+ years of IT experience and over 5 years of expertise managing digital transformation projects. Skilled in delivering Fixed Price and T&M projects, he has led cross-functional teams of 15+ FTEs using Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid frameworks. Abhishek holds an Executive Certificate in Digital Transformation and AI from IIT Guwahati and a B.E. in Computer Science from BRCM College of Engineering.
Experience
Senior Project Manager
ESPIRE Infolabs
Successfully delivered Multiple Fixed Price Projects adhering to budget and timeline constraints. Supervised and mentored cross-functional teams of 15–20 members, boosting productivity by 25%. Implemented risk analysis and mitigation strategies, reducing project risks by 40%. Facilitated technical discussions on scope, CRs, blockers, architecture, and testing approaches. Monitored project progress and prepared detailed reports on milestones, deliverables, risks, and dependencies. Managed project scope, risk analysis, budgeting, and execution. Led global teams of 10+ members. Conducted requirement analysis, prepared SOWs, and maintained regular client communication. Experienced in RFI/RFP bid management and forming COEs for intelligent automation. Designed and supported 40+ bots and 10+ BPM workflows using Kofax, Power Automate, and other automation tools.
Scrum Master
Infosys
Facilitated Scrum events as Scrum Master including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Retrospectives. Organized daily Stand-up Meetings, Reviews, Estimations, and Retrospectives. Resolved project issues, mitigated risks, and managed scope change requests.
Solution Architect / Project Manager
TCS
Handled project planning, scope initiation, risk analysis and mitigation, budgeting, and execution. Led projects on Intelligent Automation RPA and BPM using Kofax Total Agility, Kapow RPA, UiPath, and Java/J2EE. Led end-to-end development of a web-based system integrating with FileNet Repository using .NET and Java. Managed migration of Kofax from on-prem to Azure Cloud.
Project Lead / Scrum Master
HCL Tech
Led projects using FileNet products with Kofax and FileNet Capture. Developed IBM FileNet applications in JAVA/J2EE, integrated with OCR-based systems like Kofax and DataCap. Provided L2/L3 support and implemented online learning in projects.
Lead Software Engineer
Quinnox Consultancy Service
Software Engineer
Unknown
Education
IIT Guwahati
Executive Certificate Program
Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence for Leaders
BRCM College of Engineering & Technology
Bachelor of Engineering
Computer Science
Licenses & Certifications
Professional Scrum Master Level 1
Scrum.org
Six Sigma Yellow Belt
PMP Training
Simplilearn
IBM v2 Cloud App Developer
IBM