Praveen Kumar Christopher

About Praveen Kumar Christopher

Experienced IT Program Management professional with 21 years of rich experience in…

Experience

1. Project Manager & Senior Consultant

   IBM

   Dec 2007 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Led Program Management initiatives that are consistent with Organization’s growth strategy. Worked with the business stakeholders and cross-functional client teams- Managed project execution and governance of multiple projects within CPG domain. Managed stakeholders, analyzed and addressed dependencies, chaired project meetings, resource management, hiring and allocation - Designed and executed strategic plans, created and executed operational plans; reviewed strategies; planned, directed and controlled operational budgets- Led hiring operations through In-time Hiring as per demand planning and ensuring smooth operations. Deployed leadership modules on Leadership & Development cloud to train practitioners. Recruited, mentored and nurtured young consultants/practitioners Key Highlights- Led mission critical transition & transformation of Hiring Operations from China & Korea to India centre for a leading client in FMCG domain managing a 15 member team - Led Business analysis for a tobacco major in India for Siebel TM & D implementation handling complete software lifecycle process translating business requirements into the application - Managed delivery of multiple software modules to address the marketing needs of a leading Telecom major in USA & Europe and a multi-channel bank in Canada- Successfully conducted Business Continuity Planning for a leading Bank in Canada- Donned several roles as Business Development Executive, CPG Industry supporting Business Operations, Focal & Engagement Manager for R & CM Operations of Global Consulting Group. Led as SPOC for full operations support provided by India Remote Centre- Handled Hiring Operations for AIS Service Line & managed pilot program for AIS Desktop Learning Cloud application. Led project delivery on deployment of various software training sandbox environments on Cloud and leveraged them for training resources between projects- Built the CPG Industry Awareness by Education with in the Industry Practice

Education

• Vijayanagar Institite of Management Studies, Gulbarga University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• Gulbarga University

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Skills

• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Service Delivery
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Requirements Analysis
• Team Management
• Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
• Resource Management
• Business Transformation
• Cpg Industry
• Strategic Planning
• Pre-Sales
• Management Consulting
• Project Delivery
• Project Management
• Vendor Management
• Sales
• Program Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• IT Strategy
• Software Project Management
• Itil
• Management
• Business Development
• Stakeholder Management
• Erp
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Process
• Change Management