Astik K. P.

About Astik K. P.

I am a Program & Delivery Leader (PMP- Certified) with 20 years of experience driving complex technology initiatives across digital healthcare, e-Governance, and enterprise software domains for clients in the UK, US, India, and the Middle East.In the recent years, I’ve managed end-to-end delivery across multiple SDLC models — Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid — and I’ve built strong expertise in project governance, stakeholder management, and service delivery excellence. My role has involved working directly with senior leadership, business stakeholders, and offshore teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to compliance standards.My expertise spans program delivery management, PMO leadership, and managed end-to-end delivery across multiple SDLC models — Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project execution — with a proven track record of delivering mission-critical programs on time, within budget, and aligned with regulatory and business priorities. I specialize in strategic program governance, stakeholder management, service delivery excellence, and building high-performing cross-functional teams that thrive in fast-paced, global delivery environments. My role has involved working directly with senior leadership, business stakeholders, and offshore teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to compliance standards.Over the years, I’ve led multi-project portfolios across digital healthcare and M&A initiatives, working closely with product owners, solution architects, and engineering leaders to translate business strategy into technology roadmaps. I am passionate about de-risking programs, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring business value realization through disciplined governance and collaboration. Key Highlights:Recognized as a results-oriented leader, I have successfully:Delivered multiple end-to-end digital healthcare solutions improving patient outcomes and meeting UK compliance standards.Scaled and mentored project management teams in India for global delivery operations.Partnered with executives and clients to shape program strategy, SLAs, and transformation roadmaps.Expertise in IT integration, service delivery optimization, and risk governance.Strong technical foundation in.NET, C#, SQL, enabling effective collaboration with engineering teams.I thrive at the intersection of technology delivery and business transformation, and my goal is to continue enabling organizations to execute complex programs with clarity, efficiency, and measurable impact.

Experience

1. Sr Manager - Software Engineering

   Unthinkable Solutions

   Dec 2020 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Experience in handling projects from UK based healthcare projects & clients, having worked on a mix of FP, Hybrid and T&M models.Incorporated some aspects of waterfall, agile methodology and JIRA to provide a timeline and a project roadmap to team members and to the clients.Developed new and complicated systems for electronic health records on patients need continual monitoring and improvement.Developing system for remote consultation with the GP to get almost all the benefits of a face-to-face appointment.Executing multiple end-to-end project delivery, getting involved from project initiation till the go-live.Preparing the Project Plans (MS Project), doing Sprint Planning and keeping track of the Sprints on JIRA getting completed as per the Project Plan.Interacting with client on a daily-basis to provide project updates and to discuss the priorities of client.Responsible for prioritizing the requirements in a way that we can get a (MVP) minimum viable product first with must have features.Running the projects in both Scrum and Kanban model within Agile.Heading a multiple teams for execution of projects with the processes and setting best practices to be followed within the projects.

Education

• Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science & Engineering

  1992 — 1996

• Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU

  MBA, Project Management

  2010 — 2012

• Sikkim Manipal University (SMU)

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Information Technology Project Management

• G.M.Autonomous College

  Intermediate (10+2), Science

  1990 — 1992

• C.S.B Zilla School, Sambalpur,Orissa

  Matriculation (10th), General

  1989 — 1990