TARUN SAYAL Email: tarun.sayal@gmail.

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Executive Summary
Project Management | Program Management | Release Planning | Change Management | Agile & Waterfall | Stakeholder Management

➢ Experienced and self-motivated professional having diverse experience of 17+ years in the areas of Project & Program Management for
Insurance, Travel Industry and HealthCare & Life Science clients.
➢ Have extensive experience of managing large geographically distributed cross-functional teams – team size ranging from 6 to 56 members.
➢ Certified SAFe 5 Agilist and Product Owner/Product Manager.
➢ Defining the project plan and goals through deep understanding of customer needs, and competitive analysis.
➢ End-to-End project management experience from Discovery, Planning, Execution, Testing and Reporting.
➢ Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers and designers, to ensure everyone is aligned with the project's goals
and priorities.
➢ Monitored projects development/test process, ensuring the solution is being built according to specifications, on schedule, and within
budget.
➢ Managing Release Planning and Cutover activities for large geographically distributed project over multiple phased releases.
➢ Excel at communicating with stakeholders to provide accurate reporting and information regarding the ongoing projects and initiatives and
to gather feedback and address their concerns.
➢ Tracked and reported on key performance indicators (KPIs) and SLAs to assess the project’s success and identify areas for improvement.
➢ Ensured that all Agile principles and scrum ceremonies are followed and nurtured continuous improvement thoughts thereby delivering the
right business value with agreed standards and quality.
➢ Have experience in managing Testing projects (both Manual and Automation) across all testing phases and deliver on-time client focused
results with high quality.
➢ Solid analytical and problem-solving ability as well as strong attention to detail.
➢ Mitigating Risk factors through careful analysis of situation and proposing solutions to manage the risk, and setup process improvements to
mitigate the risks.
➢ Facilitate Technical Authority and CAB meetings for Change Management process.
➢ Accountable for smooth execution of multiple external audits done by Big4 firms on client’s IT Controls and processes.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Project Management | Release & Cutover Planning | Agile and Waterfall | Stakeholder Management | Project Planning |
Risk Analysis and Mitigation |Process Improvements | Test Planning | Test Management | Budgeting and Staffing Models |
Change Management

TOOLS

JIRA | Azure DevOps | SFDC Tracker | MS Office | Microsoft Visio | Microsoft Project Plan | Rest Client | HP ALM | ALM Octane

CERTIFICATIONS / ACHIEVEMENTS / INITIATIVES TAKEN / TRAININGS

➢ Certified SAFe 5 Agilist and Product Owner/Product Manager

➢ Led 10+ Digital Transformation & Support Proposals US/UK clients.
➢ Managed pursuit’s consolidation initiative to create generic proposal response templates.
➢ Managing Testing Delivery Pool for 280+ resources to obtain delivery efficiency.
➢ Managed Eminence and Niche Skills Brown Bag sessions for 1000+ resources in Core Business practice.
➢ Led Lateral Recruitment initiative for BLR location.
➢ Trained PMI ACP & PMP practitioner
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Deloitte Consulting (Aug 2013 – Till Date)
Manager – Project Management & Program Management

Project: PACE UK
Role: Delivery Manager / Controls Manager Industry: PTP & CLM

Customized product delivery of Contract Lifecycle Management product with multiple facets. It combined product management,
business analysis, IT Controls monitoring and external Audit support.
✓ Spearheaded the global market launch of a customizable CLM product, meticulously tailored to meet the intricate legal
requirements of over 8000 users spanning across 20+ countries.
✓ Monitored the adoption of Scrum principles and practices, orchestrating a culture of continuous improvement (CI) while adeptly
identifying and eliminating team obstacles.
✓ Skillfully navigated the challenges posed by stakeholders spread across 20+ countries, forging strong collaborative bonds across the
organization.
✓ Demonstrated expertise in meticulously managing the product backlog, refinement sessions, and ensuring scrum ceremonies
adhered to, consistently delivering exceptional business value while upholding rigorous standards and quality through established
SLAs and KPIs.
✓ Strategically planned, organized, monitored, and exercised control over multiple concurrent projects within a program, exhibiting a
profound understanding of interdependencies and determining the optimal approach to orchestrate seamless management.
✓ Distinguished self as a persuasive communicator by presenting meticulous Project Status, Risk Assessments, and Mitigation Plans to
senior Deloitte leadership and Client Business Sponsors during Program Board meetings.
✓ Meticulously planned and prioritized a portfolio of 25+ releases within a single year, coordinating with globally dispersed teams to
achieve stellar results.
✓ Steered the Product team in the Partner Enablement model, expertly tracking project delivery compared with Budget and Financial
Margins, driving outstanding outcomes.
✓ Enforced Change Management process by methodically defining IT controls and personally overseeing the meticulous execution of
these pivotal controls.
✓ Facilitate Technical Authority and CAB meetings, ensuring rigorous scrutiny and seamless approvals for all releases.
✓ Accountable for smooth execution of external audits conducted by prestigious Big4 firms, meticulously evaluating client IT Controls
and processes to ensure compliance and excellence.
✓ Meticulously curated a repository of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents, serving as the authoritative reference for IT
controls meticulously adhered to within the project, ensuring unfaltering precision and compliance.

Project: Connect Source

Role: Project Manager Industry: Healthcare

A multichannel intake digital platform to enable pharmacies engagement with hospitals. Connect Source enables individualized
patient journeys to manage patients' journey.
✓ Defined the project’s goals through deep understanding of customer needs.
✓ Effectively managed with cross-functional teams (team size 56), including engineers and designers, to ensure everyone is aligned
with the project's goals and priorities.
✓ Monitored projects development/test process, ensuring the solution is being built according to specifications, on schedule, and
within budget.
✓ Owned testing and quality assurance activities to ensure that the solution meets the specified requirements and is of high quality.
✓ Collaborated with stakeholders to provide accurate reporting and information regarding phased rollout approach and to gather
feedback and address their concerns.
✓ Tracked and reported on key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the project's success and identify areas for improvement.
✓ Ensured that all Agile principles and scrum ceremonies are followed and nurtured continuous improvement thoughts thereby
delivering the right business value with agreed standards and quality.
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Project: Patient Connect

Role: Project Manager Industry: Healthcare

A digital platform to enable hospitals engagement with Service providers. Connect Source enables individualized patient journeys to
manage patients' journey.
✓ Manage cross functional team of 30+ people consisting of Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers and Testers across USA and
India for 2 parallel client engagements.
✓ Outlining the features, enhancements and prioritize these items based on customer feedback, business objectives, and technical
feasibility.
✓ Monitored development process, ensuring the solution is being built according to specifications, on schedule, and within budget.
✓ Owned Product testing and quality assurance activities to ensure that the solution meets the specified requirements and is of high
quality.
✓ Created and maintained pricing and staffing model spanning through all the phases of the project.
✓ Creation of Test Strategy, Testing reports and Test Closure documents.
✓ Highlight risks and dependencies to client leadership and propose a mitigation plan.
✓ Conduct non-biased project performance evaluation. Nominate individuals for monetary awards and conduct events to keep the
team motivated.

Project: EPIC
Role: Project Manager Industry: Travel

Digital modernization of Travel Booking platform and integration with backend pricing framework to enable it for B2B and B2C
transaction.
✓ Build the entire UX Designer, Development and Testing team from the scratch for large engagement work ~$20M.
✓ Led business systems digital transformation and coached Agile delivery.
✓ Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Developers, UX designers, Test Leads to ensure everyone is aligned
with the project's goals and priorities.
✓ Defined project roadmap, outlining the features, enhancements, and updates that will be made to the solution over time. Prioritize
these items based on customer feedback, business objectives, and technical feasibility.
✓ Effectively managed with cross-functional teams (team size 42), including engineers and designers, to ensure everyone is aligned
with the project’s goals and priorities.
✓ Monitored the development process, ensuring the solution is being built according to specifications, on schedule, and within budget.
✓ Owned testing and quality assurance activities to ensure that the solution meets the specified requirements and is of high quality.
✓ Create and Maintain Risk Log for Risk Analysis & Mitigation.
✓ Conducting training workshops and prepare training documentations.
✓ Created and maintained pricing and staffing model spanning through all the phases of the project.
✓ Conduct non-biased project performance evaluation. Nominate individuals for monetary awards and conduct events to keep the
team motivated.
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Accenture Service Pvt. Ltd. (Nov 2006 – July 2013)

Sr Software Engineer. – Product Owner, Test Lead

Project: CCS & CMS

Role: Product Owner & Business Analyst (USA + India) Industry: Insurance P&C
Contribution & Accomplishments:
✓ Closely worked with client’s business team to define CMS requirements and design.
✓ Created Business Requirement Document.
✓ Coordinated with Dev and Test team from India and onsite and conduct lead review of offshore team’s artifacts.
✓ Assist client in UAT testing.
✓ Highlight risks and dependencies to client leadership and propose a mitigation plan.
✓ UAT planning and conduct User training.
✓ While working from Offshore, Lead 16-member team across Enhancement and Production Support streams.
✓ Creation of RTM, Test Plan, Test Strategy, Testing reports and Test Closure document.
✓ Remove testing team’s blocker and dependencies to ensure smoother execution of the project.

Project: CCS
Role: Test Lead (USA) Industry: Insurance P&C
Contribution & Accomplishments:
✓ Conduct peer review of team’s artifacts (scenarios and test scripts)
✓ Create Test Scenarios and Test Scripts for Functional, Integration and Regression Testing phases for complex modules
✓ Execute functional, Regression and Integration test scripts and log defects in ALM
✓ Coordinate with Data for Test Data preparation for Functional, Integration and UAT Testing phases
✓ Creation of RTM, Testing reports and Test Closure document
✓ Assist client in UAT testing
✓ Conduct application demos on complex modules for Client’s IT team before UAT begins

Project: FFIC
Role: Senior Tester Industry: Insurance P&C

Contribution & Accomplishments:

✓ Conduct peer review of team’s artifacts (scenarios and test scripts)
✓ Create Test Scenarios and Test Scripts for Functional, Integration and Regression Testing phases for complex modules
✓ Execute functional, Regression and Integration test scripts and log defects in ALM
✓ Coordinate with Data for Test Data preparation for Functional, Integration and UAT Testing phases
✓ Creation of RTM, Testing reports and Test Closure document
✓ Conduct application demos on complex modules for Client’s IT team before UAT begins

Project: OneBeacon
Role: Tester Industry: Insurance P&C

Contribution & Accomplishments:

✓ Create Test Scenarios and Test Scripts for Functional, Integration and Regression Testing phases for complex modules
✓ Execute functional, Regression and Integration test scripts and log defects in ALM
✓ Coordinate with Data for Test Data preparation for Functional, Integration and UAT Testing phases
✓ Maintaining RTM and assist test lead in preparing Testing reports

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Global Institute of Technology, Jaipur (Rajasthan University) 2002 – 2006

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics Instrumentation & Control (B.E.)