Sonal Keshari

About Sonal Keshari

12 years experienced Agile Program Manager managing large scale complex programs with multiple tracks, product development through agile processes like SAFe, SCRUM & Kanban. Worked with clients across the globe like US, UK, Australia, European and middle east with diverse exposure to different industry like Retail, Hotel Booking, Travel Portal, Banking, Oil and Gas and Energy sectors. I\'ve successfully managed projects from forming to performing stage of Tuckman\'s model, enhancing team productivity and efficiency by implementing best practices in Agile and Scrum frameworks. I excel in conflict resolution, stakeholder engagement, and building consensus to ensure project success. Strong exposure in end-to-end Program Management activities including Requirements Phase, Design/Solution, cross team planning/scheduling, workload distribution among teams, creating timelines & roadmap, incremental delivery, release management ensuring to improve efficiency and productivity through CI/CD.My leadership style emphasizes empowerment, continuous improvement and a strong commitment to achieving value based results. I am constantly seek to leverage my skills in new and challenging environments, where I can help teams thrive and deliver quality work.I am passionate about fostering a collaborative team environment and optimizing project processes. I have proven record of effectively guiding teams through the complexities of agile methodologies particularly SAFe / SCRUM to consistently deliver and achieve business objectives.

Experience

1. Senior Associate Program Manager

   Publicis Sapient

   Dec 2020 — Present

   Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of assigned programs, projects, or contracted services- Ensure adherence to standard tools, methodologies and processes to deliver- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify risks and come up with mitigation plan, remove impediments ensuring successful quality delivery of programs, projects- Consistently communicate progress statuses to stakeholders, through weekly reports, risk register, RAID.

Education

• BTLIT, VTU University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Json
• Data Structures
• Css
• Codeigniter
• Jquery
• Cakephp
• Web Applications
• Html
• Mysql
• Core Java
• C++
• E-Commerce
• Phpmyadmin
• Php5
• Xml
• Mongodb
• Requirements Gathering
• Communication
• Curl
• Agile Project Management
• C
• Angularjs
• Ajax
• Agile Methodologies
• Sql
• Linux
• Apis
• Windows