Harsh Vardhan, Product Head

Harsh Vardhan

Product Head

Spice Africa Pte Ltd

Location
India
Education
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
Experience
16 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 1 Months

Product Head at Spice Africa Pte Ltd
  • India - Delhi
  • My current job since April 2016
Principal Product Manager at Monster Inc - Gulf
  • India - Delhi
  • My current job since January 2016
Product Owner at Global Logic Inc
  • India - Delhi
  • September 2013 to December 2015

Product Management and SME
• Managed a cross-functional team of 30 that included development, graphic, marketing and support in Sydney AU, HQ for 4 months.
• Developed, Plan, managed and reviewed existing software documentation to ensure capturing of requirements, design, process and evidence of compliance.
• Driving a solution set across development teams (primarily Development/Engineering, and Marketing Communications) through market requirements

Communication & Teamwork
• Collaborated with other departments and external customers to ensure a credible understanding of the user and business needs and translated existing Healthcare application into exceptional software.
• Develop, Plan, manage and review software documentation to ensure capturing of requirements, design, process and evidence of compliance

Business & Usability Analysis
• Managed and documented the business scenarios to functionality, requirements and change requests with analysis of impact & associated risks
• Developed and evolved Agile practices using Kanban board and introduced improved team collaboration techniques

Business Analyst at Software Data Ltd
  • India - Delhi
  • May 2012 to August 2013

Product Management
• Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities for Digital marketing
• Specifying functional requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers
• Driving a solution set across development teams (primarily Development/Engineering, and Marketing Communications) through market requirements, product contract, and positioning.

Business & Usability Analysis
• Managed and documented the business scenarios to functionality, requirements and change requests with analysis of impact & associated risks
• Developed and implemented a company-wide go-to-project plan, worked with all departments to execute.

Business Analyst at Photon Infotech Private Limited
  • India
  • December 2010 to May 2012

A service oriented company that provides Web2.0, Social Media & Next Generation Mobile consulting & off-shore development
Business & Usability Analysis
• Map business scenarios to functionality, manage requirements and change requests with analysis of impact & associated risks
• Own product on behalf of clients and coordinate a team of 30+ people across design, development & quality assurance
• Estimate features along with scope definition, feasibility analysis, resource loading & sprint plan for a $2mn+ account

Innovation and Creative Thinking
• Inspired the customer by suggesting new features or better workflows enhancing usability and user-experience
• Overseen risks based on trends in feedback on App Stores / Markets and suggest corrective measures

System Analyst at Talisman Solutions
  • India - Delhi
  • August 2009 to November 2010

Product Management

• Led Product Lifecycle Management. Developed, executed and monitored product strategy & roadmap after extensive analysis of the market, customers and competitors including UX for the deployment
• Hands-on experience in replicating the PHR/EMR systems to iOS and mobile devices compatible versions

Leadership and Client Development:

• Prepared functional flow diagrams, wireframes and business logic mapping documents for a leading EMR and PHR provider. Proposed mobile app implementation with analysis sheet to business
• Worked on projects for Healthcare Products, Salesforce Integrations & Dynamic Mobi-sites / Portals (CMS - Drupal, Joomla, OScommerce, Portals - Online Ticketing, Property, e-Learning & Online Training)

Technical Specialist at iYogi Inc
  • India
  • May 2008 to August 2009

2008 - 2009 iYogi Inc. Technical Specialist Gurgaon, India
A service oriented giant that provided technical support & solutions to Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
Problem Solving and Client development
• Responsible for desktop support, network connectivity and application stability
• Utilize a variety of tools, techniques and procedures to resolve problems
• Took extensive computer calls for small and medium business for computer problems
• Troubleshooting performed over the phone for computer repair on software, hardware, and network issues
SKILL SET

• Software Modeling: Flowcharts, Balsamiq Mockups, Microsoft Visio 2007, UML
• SDLC Methodologies: Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall
• Project Management Tools: Confluence, JIRA, Windchill, Microsoft Project 2007, CollabNet TeamForge
• Platforms: Microsoft Windows 7/Mobile/Phone 7, iOS 4+, Adobe CQ5, Salesforces, CRM, CMS
• Application Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint 2003/2007, OpenOffice 3.0, Adobe Acrobat 7.0

Education

Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
  • at All India Institute of Technology
  • May 2008

2004 - 2008 All India Institute of Technology (AIIT) Bachelor of Technology (IT), India Major Project: Marshalling Integrated Fingerprint Authentication System

High school or equivalent, Computer Science
  • at NVM Sn. Sec. School CBSE
  • January 2004

2004 NVM Sn. Sec. School CBSE (Senior Secondary, Class XII) Delhi, India Top 3.1% of the passed candidates in Computer Science

Specialties & Skills

Business Logic
Salesforce.com
Wire Framing
CHANGE CONTROL
CLIENTS
DOCUMENTATION
MARKETING
PRODUCT LIFECYCLE
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
SCANNING
SOLUTIONS

Languages

Hindi
Beginner
English
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certified Business Analyst Training (Training)
Training Institute:
PMI
Date Attended:
August 2012
Duration:
45 hours

Hobbies

  • Travelling
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