Mustaque Ali, Program Manager

Mustaque Ali

Program Manager

Independent Program Management Consultant

Location
India - Chennai
Education
Master's degree, Computer Science
Experience
23 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 2 Months

Program Manager at Independent Program Management Consultant
  • India - Chennai
  • My current job since January 2016

• Develop, train and guide the Project Managers in PPM and support tools, Project Management and Agile / Scrum processes.
• Institutionalize and integrate all the PMO and support tools (Project Open, Resource Allocation System, Billing Advice System, Process Orchestration Platform, and Learning Management System).
• Generate weekly enterprise scorecard / dashboard at the Portfolio / BU levels for key metrics.
• Audit and track ongoing projects at regular intervals to ensure projects are on course and follow the approved methodology.
• Monitor the data compliance / integrity for all identified data points.
• Identify problem areas and gaps in the processes and data updates across the projects.
• Constantly contribute to the process improvement initiatives (e.g. impact analysis on risks, issues, dependencies).
• Support the PMs to implement the PMI standards across the project management area for better delivery excellence.
• Implement productivity, quality, and customer-service standards.
• Measure and monitor significant metrics in the critical areas (PM, Development, SQA, BA).
• Ensure that all the products and projects are delivered in accordance with the corporate technical development standards.

Manager - Projects at GAVS Technologies Pvt Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • April 2011 to January 2016

1. Manage multiple Portfolios and Programs, Key Accounts, and Client Communication.
2. Develop, train and guide the Project Managers on PPM Tool, Project Management and Agile / Scrum processes ensuring data compliance and integrity.
3. Set the project scope, goals and deliverables along with project timelines and effectively manage Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies.
4. Implement productivity, quality, and customer-service standards.
5. Ensure that all the products and projects are delivered in accordance with the corporate technical standards and the corporate system development standards.
6. Established the EPMO engagement with a leading client in the publishing industry and collaborated with their senior management.
7. Developed and rolled out the "Restructuring and Reinvestment" Plan for about 59 projects worldwide under the "Content Strategy Framework" and "Front End Technology" Portfolios.
8. Set up Project-Process Framework (Development, Enhancements, and Maintenance) along with Phase Gates, Process Definition, Quality Objectives and Portfolio Dash-boarding.
9. Created and conducted training courses for Project Managers related to agile best practices, understanding and improving team dynamics and team performance.
10. Enhanced the portfolio reporting with health score card and Performance Indices.
11. Championed the project cost management and demonstrated the expertise in Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), Earned Value Analysis, etc.

Project Manager at ProPhoenix Technologies Pvt Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • October 2005 to March 2011

• Act as a single point of contact for all the Accounts (United States Police, Fire and Corrections Management Centres)
• Spearhead a team of 15 resources and reporting to the Business Unit Head.
• Responsible for all deliverable of multiple products (CAD, WDA, Fire RMS and CSP).
• Act as the focal point for all defects/proposed changes and schedule the requirements for development and track with weekly/monthly reports.
• Perform Team assessments and evaluations.
• Act as a liaison between departments to implement efficient processes and resolve all conflicts that ensure timely delivery of software products.
• Review and manage all project/product documents in SharePoint Servers.
• Experience in Pre-sales with RFP review and draft proposals preparation.
• Handle L3 support services and manage incidents/tickets with minimal turnaround time.

Team Lead at Oriental Solutions Pvt Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • March 2001 to September 2005

• Responsible for software deployments and configuration elements within the Dev, Test, Staging, and Production environments.
• Create and maintain build scripts/templates to ensure and improve accurate repeatable practices across several products and projects.
• Manage all the Test and QA servers with the latest build and resolve any environmental issues.
• Review test scenarios, test case design, test data preparation, and analyse test results.

Education

Master's degree, Computer Science
  • at University of Madras
  • December 2004

Passed in First class

Bachelor's degree, Science
  • at The New College
  • April 1999

College Topper. University 37th Rank holder. Best outgoing student.

High school or equivalent, Science
  • at Sir. M.CT.M. Hr. Sec. School
  • April 1996

Top 3 outgoing students in the science branch.

High school or equivalent, Computer Science
  • at Hussain Memorial Matriculation School
  • April 1994

School Topper

Bayt Tests

Management Skills Test
Score 70%

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Customer Service
Business Analysis
Project Management
Program Management
Risk Management
Project Management Office
Software Quality Assurance
Release Management
Business Process Improvement / Reengineering

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Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Expert

Memberships

PMI Chennai Chapter
  • PMI Member
  • January 2013

Training and Certifications

Masters Certificate in Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
George Washington University, USA
Project Management Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2012
Valid Until:
October 2012
Certified Software Tester (CSTE - Quality Assurance Institute, USA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2009
Valid Until:
January 2009
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2012
Valid Until:
May 2012
ITIL V3 Foundation (EXIN) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2010
Valid Until:
September 2010

Hobbies

  • Reading technical, philosophical, self help, and spiritual Books