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Abhishek KalraAK

Abhishek Kalra

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Senior Project Manager

Gurgaon

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishek-kalra

ESPIRE InfolabsIIT Guwahati

Abhishek 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

Oct 2022 - Present

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

May 2022 - Oct 2022

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

Oct 2019 - May 2022

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

Aug 2014 - Oct 2019

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

Apr 2013 - Aug 2014

Software Engineer

Unknown

Apr 2010 - Apr 2013

Education

IIT Guwahati

Executive Certificate Program

Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence for Leaders

Jan 2024 - Jan 2025

BRCM College of Engineering & Technology

Bachelor of Engineering

Computer Science

Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

Licenses & Certifications

Professional Scrum Master Level 1

Scrum.org

Six Sigma Yellow Belt

PMP Training

Simplilearn

IBM v2 Cloud App Developer

IBM

Skills

Project Management
Agile
Waterfall
JIRA
MS Project
Change Management
Risk Management
Quality Management
Stakeholder Communication
Cross-Functional Team Coordination
Scrum
Azure DevOps
RPA
Kofax
Power Automate
BPM
UiPath
FileNet
Java
J2EE
.NET