Prashanth Nadig Bagur

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ABOUT PRASHANTH NADIG BAGUR

A seasoned technology professional, with more than 17+ years of expertise in software delivery. Solid experience in Strategizing Quality Assurance for enterprise applications and managing complex engagements with profitable margins. Ability to work with team & global customers to chalk out the best suited Quality assurance to meet the organizational requirements of the business.Key areas - Delivery and Program Management - KPI management - Client Management- Budget & Resource management- Profit & Loss Management- Automation- consulting- External ISO AuditsExpertise in building optimized QA team with standard operating procedures, handling offshore teams, Test Automation, Web/App Testing, Service layer testing, ETL Testing, Database testing, Agile Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing• Technical Responsibilities - Strategize Functional testing, Design and develop the test automation frameworks, Test & Code Coverage, Tool Evaluations, Develop alternative solutions, SOA Testing, Technical solution for custom controls/APIs, Code & Design reviews, Design extensibility, POC development, estimation, Test script development, Technical guidance to the offshore & onsite teams, Own test beds and tool set, Fail over & Availability tests on enterprise level, Setup Continuous integration environment, Strategize mobile application automation & performance testing, Smart Metrics with continuously improving KPIs / SLAs• Management Responsibilities – Project Kick off, Project Planning, QA Planning and estimations, Software Vendor Management, Budget estimations and allocation, RACI, WBS, Schedule preparation, status & metrics reporting, Trend Analysis, Risk assessment, Analyse customer’s business and QA objectives, Process Definitions, Define QA operating models to achieve business outcomes, Task allocation with optimized team utilization across several projects, Maintaining work-life balance of the team, Work closely with governance and compliance team• Consulting Responsibilities – Strategic approach for setting up Testing Centre of Excellence, Prepare Proposals for new projects, Responses to RFPs, Test planning and KPIs for top quality and predictable delivery, Support Consulting teams and account managers, provide technical oversight during presales & early delivery of the project, QA Transformation increasing efficiency and optimizing cost, Production issues feedback to improve QA processes & Coverage, Gap Analysis, Test GovernanceYou will find me to be well-spoken, energetic, confident, and personable!