PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Experienced client - serving professional with over 19 years of consulting experience in Presales, Project Management, and PeopleSoft application implementation, PeopleSoft to Oracle HCM Cloud integration, Quality Management, PMO, Change Management and Business Analysis and Business Process Improvement.
• PeopleSoft HCM Business and Functional Analyst with hands on experience in Analyzing, designing, configuring and testing PeopleSoft Application implementation and Upgrade projects.
• Successfully implemented different types of PeopleSoft projects like end-to-end implementation, upgrade, Global Rollout, conversion and ASM (Application Support and Maintenance) projects
• Hands-on experience in requirement gathering, AS-IS process analysis, TO-BE process analysis, fit/gap analysis, functional design, functional testing, UAT, Cut-Over plan development & execution and post production support. Extensive hands-on experience in all stages of project life cycle: Presales, Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling and Closing.
• Strong functional knowledge in Oracle HCM Cloud Technology, hands on experience in PeopleSoft Integration with Taleo.
• Experience in all stages of Project Management methodologies implementing PeopleSoft applications: Analysis, Design, Development and Testing, Deployment, Post Production Support
• Strong Agile experience playing the role of Scrum Master.
• Experienced in Six Sigma methodologies adopted in end-to-end process integration and enhancement.
• Hands on experience in Change Management activities
• Experienced in managing projects executed using offshore/onsite model.
• Managed projects in both IT and Non-IT organizations from Not-for-Profit, Public and Private Sectors.
• Strong interpersonal skills including negotiation and presentation as well as Team Building and leadership skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PROJECT MGMT METHODOLOGIES: SDLC (PMBOK),Waterfall and SCRUM, Agile Methodologies.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS: MS Project, Visio, Excel, Power point, Share point, Quality Center

PEOPLESOFT MODULES: PeopleSoft HCM - Core HR, CGW, TAM, Work Force Administration, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Integrated Talent Management (Recruitment, Compensation, Profile Management, Manage Competencies, ePerformance Management, Health and Safety, eDevelopment, ELM, Career Planning and Succession Planning) eProfile, eProfile Manager Desktop, eBenefits, Employee Self Services, Manager Self Services, North American Payroll, Time & Labor, ELM and Variable & Base Compensation and Taleo (Cloud) integration.

APPLICATION Versions: 9.2, 9.1, 9.0, 8.9, 8.8, 8.3, 7.02

PUM Upgrade: PI 25 - PeopleSoft HCM modules, 9.2, PTools 8.56.

PEOPLETOOLS: Application Designer, Workflow and PS Query, Composite PS Query, Pivot Grid Wizard, Tile Wizard

REPORTING TOOLS: PS Query, Composite Query, XML Publisher

TESTING TOOL: Test Director, Quality Center

DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS: Excel, Access

TICKET TRACKING TOOLS: Clarity and Remedy

DATABASES: Oracle 9.x, MS SQL Server

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows NT, Windows 95/98/2000, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Worked directly with the Business teams - HR and Payroll/Time&Labor.
• Conducted Business requirements, Fit-Gap sessions and developed Design documents for the process gaps identified.
• Given the prototype presentations
• Core HR - enabled CGW, TAM, ESS, MSS and WFA Fluid Home Pages.
• Configured custom Activity Guides, Pivot Grids, Related Actions, Guided Self Service processes and Tiles for New Process, Benefits, Compensation
• Configured Taleo with PeopleSoft HCM TAM for Recruitment process.
• Generated Analytical Reports using Taleo.
• Enabled Benefits Life Events Activity guides and enabled through Tiles and configured according to the requirements.
• Created new Fluid Home pages as required for different Roles.
• Designed, configured and documented the Application Fluid security.
• Developed Test plan, Test scripts and executed test scripts and captured the test results in the Share point.
• Coordinated and managed UAT.
• Helped in developing the Cutover plan and Change Management tasks.
• Post production support - End user ; Tickets resolution.

Confidential

PeopleSoft Project Lead, HCM Functional Module Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead the project and trained the team and the business uses in configuring, implementation and testing and post production support of delivered functionality, customizations and Oracle cloud integration.
• Conducted Business requirements, Fit-Gap sessions and developed Design documents for the process gaps identified.
• Core HR - enabled ESS, MSS and WFA Fluid Home Pages.
• Configured custom Activity Guides, Pivot Grids, Related Actions, Guided Self Service processes and Tiles for New Process, Benefits, Compensation
• Enabled Benefits Life Events Activity guides and enabled through Tiles and configured according to the requirements.
• Created new Fluid Home pages as required for different Roles.
• Developed Test plan, Test scripts and executed test scripts and captured the test results in the Share point.
• Helped the Client Security Administrator in configuring the Security for all the new pages and Fluid pages and Tiles. Established and streamlined a Security maintenance process.
• Developed Job aids and material for the new functionality captured in the Functional designs.
• Provided in class on Position Management - configuration
• Developed Taleo Ad-Hoc Reports

Confidential, Chicago, IL

PeopleSoft HCM; Oracle HCM Cloud Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Integrated Talent Management PeopleSoft modules including TAM, Profile Management, eDevelopment, Career Planning, Succession Planning, Administration, Performance Management, Cloud/Taleo integration for Recruitment process.
• Conducted workshops for gathering the requirements and to Analyze the As-Is and To-Be process.
• Set up the Compensation cycles - Trees, Prorate and Rounding Rules.
• Administered the Compensation Cycles
• Configured Administer Compensation setup tables - Rate Codes Classes, Comp. Rate Codes, Administered Wage Progression feature, Administered Seniority Pay process, and Administered Total Reward Statement Process
• Process a specific pay group’s payroll, including transmission to ADP, and reconciliation of detail to summary ADP reports.
• Prepare ADP payroll download for upload into PeopleSoft (General Ledger).
• Help administer eTime program and review eTime data before interface with ADP software for paymentPrepare manual checks as needed
• Analyze reimbursement requests for compliance with university policy and IRS regulations
• Export from PeopleSoft all approved expense data and format for file upload into ADP for payment to be processed with the next payroll run
• Maintain filing of payroll reports and personnel records
• Audit daily reports of all changes to employees’ rmation, job data, direct deposit, benefits, and tax status to ensure accurate information is maintained in both the HR and Payroll systems
• Use of PayForce Query, ADP Reporting, and other reporting tools to accurately analyze and audit payroll information each pay period and quarter
• Developed the Configuration document, Job Aids and End User Manual
• Educated the end users in utilizing the new features of eCompensation -
• Pivot grids based Analytical reporting,
• Alert framework - alerts at different levels of Cycle
• Budget Updates - understanding the Refresh process
• Given the hands on to the End Users in the pilot programs. ePerformance - Templates with Calendar due dates, Checkpoints, and multi rater feedback options.
• Worked directly with the Business SMEs for requirement gathering, helped them in preparing the BRD and identified the customizations to be done in the To-Be process after conducting the As-Is process analysis and the Fit-Gap analysis.
• Prepared the Functional Design documents for all the customizations concluded, for example Document level copy functionality at the Document creation level.
• Introduces new features of ePerformance published in until PI16, for example
• Reopen functionality at checkpoint level,
• Auto Save functionality and
• Automatic Save functionality for the Terminated employees and
• Item copy functionality for Managers at Section Item level within the document. .
• Developed detailed configuration document and User manual.
• Provided end user .
• Worked with the Business team to understand the As-Is processes and in gathering and analyzing the requirements.
• Performed the Fit-Gap analysis and developed the To-Be process
• Given the prototype presentations to the Business team and the Management team of the project.
• Developed the Business Requirement document using more of the Business terminology in the process of helping the Business team in drafting the requirements discussed and decided in the multiple requirement gathering workshops and in the one to one interactions
• Performed the cost/benefit analysis for the Gaps identified in the Fit-Gap analysis document.
• Developed the Functional Design document for all the gaps concluded to be customized
• Configured the Talent Management and ePerformance modules
• Given production support for the current ePerformance process, Benefits administration, and NA Payroll modules.
• Identified the setup tables for developing the data mover scripts
• Developed project management plan defining the scope, resource allocation and schedule of the project
• Defined and established the Change Control plan
• Developed and executed the Test plan, test scripts and prepared test data for SIT and UAT
• Performed SIT and coordinated UAT with the Business team
• Involved in developing the cutover plan and in end-to-end testing
• Given the post production support for the deployed modules
• Developed BRD, Requirements Gathering document, To-Be process document along with To-Be Workflows, Fit-Gap document along with cost/benefit analysis for each gap identified; Functional Design document and Configuration document
• Developed the templates: Requirement gathering template; Test plan and Test script templates; Fit-Gap template
• Involved in monitoring the application security by modifying and configuring new (as required) Permission lists, Roles, Data permission lists, Dynamic roles; and in scheduling and running at adhoc the SJT processes.
• Functional lead in selective adoption process (upgrade) of PI16 in Talent Management modules.
• Strong knowledge in delivered Fluid pages and Tile Wizard
• Developed the Fit-Gap analysis and recommendations, System Integration Testing for selective adoption from the cumulative features of PI16.
• Provided Project Management services by leading clients through the entire systems development lifecycle
• Adopted SDLC (Waterfall) project management methodology

Confidential, MN

Oracle Cloud HCM and Compensation Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

• Involved in As-Is and To-Be Process analysis. Working with the SMEs and business analysts of different countries and developed BRDs. Fit-Gap documentation and given prototype presentation to the Business and the Project Management team including project sponsors and all the other stakeholders of the project.
• Developed FSDs and developed RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix) document with all the fits and gaps.
• Conducted workshops for gathering the requirements and to Analyze the As-Is and To-Be process.
• Oracle HCM Cloud:
• Implemented Enterprise Structure
• Established Job (One Job definition) and Position (one Position definitions) Structures;
• Loading the configuration
• Defined the Application Users
• Involved in designing, defining and documenting the Cloud Security
• Oracle Compensation Cloud
• Manage Salary basis - Define Base Pay
• Manage Individual Compensation Plans
• Define Workforce Compensation
• Configured the setup tables for ELM, TAM, Talent Management modules (including Career Planning, Succession Planning, eProfile Management, eDevelopment, ePerformance ), Base Benefits and Benefits Administration, Manage Profiles, ESS and MSS.
• Configured WorkCenter and Smart HR transactions
• Developed Manager and Employee dashboards and Home dashboards as well as configured new pagelets and also customized the PS delivered pagelets. Alerts pagelet for alerting the employees for the due dates
• Pending approvals pagelet for the MSS transactions
• Configured and created new pagelets for displaying in the WorkCenters
• My Work; Quick Links; Queries/Reports
• Configured the organizational specific company directory
• Configured the general settings, Profile Page and Org Chart page according to the organization specific requirements
• Given link to the Company directory through Dashboards
• Exported Company directory into PDF format through Visio.
• Managed and monitored the Tree build process for Company Directory
• Strong conceptual knowledge on the Fluid pages and Tiles
• Developed the Test scripts for and involved in Unit and System testing at each move in the upgrade process.
• Developed User Guide and configuration document. Involved in End User, coordinated UAT.

Confidential

PeopleSoft Project Lead, HCM Functional Lead; SCRUM Master

Responsibilities:

• Supported and educated the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Facilitated discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Coached the team in self-organization and cross-functionality
• Facilitated daily scrum standups, sprint planning, and sprint retrospective meetings
• Maintained the project status using Burn Down charts
• Coach team to break down business requirements into epics, stories, and tasks
• Modules include Talent Management and ELM, ePerformance, eDevelopment, eCompensation, ESS and MSS.
• Involved in As-Is and To-Be Process analysis. Fit-Gap documentation and given prototype presentation to the Business. Developed RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix) document with all the fits and gaps.
• Configured the setup tables for ePerformance, eCompensation, TAM, Candidate Gateway, ELM, Talent Management modules, manage Profiles. Configured Manager Dashboard and Organization structure.
• Configured the organizational specific company directory
• Configured the general settings, Profile Page and Org Chart page according to the organization specific requirements. Gave link to the company directory through Dashboards
• Exported Company directory into PDF format through Visio.
• Managed and monitored the Tree build process for Company Directory
• Developed the Test scripts for and involved in Unit and System testing at each move in the upgrade process.
• Developed User guide and Configuration document. Involved in End User, coordinated UAT.

Confidential, NY City, NY

PeopleSoft Project Lead, HCM Functional Lead; SCRUM Master

Responsibilities:

• Implemented ePerformance and Talent Management modules for all the agencies in MTA.
• Reported to the Sr. Director IT.
• Prototype presentations to the Sr. HR Directors of MTA Agencies as a part of requirement gathering workshops.
• Understanding the client business requirements and configuring the document templates specific to each agency.
• Configured the general settings and workflow configurations (by cloning the delivered the process definitions). Developed Role based user lists as required by the agencies.
• Configured Content types, Sections Roles and Document types.
• Defined the Document templates specific to each agency and given opportunity for the Manager (evaluator) to add or remove the content items (particularly the competencies) from the Document template.
• Imported the third part content items (competencies) from Lomingers.
• Also configured agency specific competencies.
• Configured a custom Rating model (MTA Rating model) to rate the competencies.
• Defined content for the development tips and results writer tools.
• Configured evaluation criteria for each section.
• Configured templates specific to the job profiles and bands.
• Adopted hybrid methodology of Waterfall and Agile (SCRUM) Project Management Methodology.
• Developed Project Plan in MS Project in line with the Agile methodology.
• Configuration of Base Benefits core setup tables
• Performed prototype demonstrations for all Talent Management related modules to the Sr. HR Directors as a part of requirements gathering workshops.
• Bringing Industry best practices for designing Talent Management systems.
• Configuration of all the Set Up tables of Person Profile, Non-Person Profiles; ePerformance; eDevelopment, Career Planning and Succession Planning, ELM.
• Creating design specifications for technical staff for customizations identified.
• Performed SIT and coordinated User Acceptance Testing.
• Providing weekly status reports to the project Director and project health to the steering committee.
• Suggested and Developed ad hoc queries using PS Query.
• Written migration scripts for all the configuration values.
• Preparing the Configuration document, Job Aids and User Guide
• Given End User and to the Super Users.

PeopleSoft Functional SCRUM Project Manager

Confidential, Orangeburg, NJ

Responsibilities:

• SCRUM Project Manager
• Worked with business stakeholders to derive and prioritize product backlog;
• Acted as a liaison with the business side for sprint iteration and delivery roadmap.
• Ability to coach team to break down business requirements into epics, stories, and tasks
• Facilitate daily scrum standups, sprint planning, and sprint retrospective meetings
• Experienced in Agile project management, issue tracking, and risk mitigation including working with broader organization to remove any impediments to the development team
• Coached the team in self-organization and cross-functionality
• Prepared and maintained sprint documents, metrics such as burn down and velocity charts
• Enacted change & continuous improvement to increase the productivity of the team and quality of deliverables
• Leading and coaching the organization in its scrum adoption
• Process a specific pay group’s payroll, including transmission to ADP, and reconciliation of detail to summary ADP reports.
• Prepare ADP payroll download for upload into PeopleSoft (General Ledger).
• Help administer eTime program and review eTime data before interface with ADP software for paymentPrepare manual checks as needed
• Analyze reimbursement requests for compliance with university policy and IRS regulations
• Export from PeopleSoft all approved expense data and format for file upload into ADP for payment to be processed with the next payroll run
• Maintain filing of payroll reports and personnel records
• Audit daily reports of all changes to employees’ rmation, job data, direct deposit, benefits, and tax status to ensure accurate information is maintained in both the HR and Payroll systems
• SME for the module Time and Labor, and lead the implementation team and business through the entire project
• SPOC and lead all the stages of implementing Time and Labor: Requirements gathering, AS-IS Process and TO-Be process study, Fit-Gap Analysis.
• Understanding the client business requirements and configuring the document template.
• Configured the general settings and workflow configurations (by cloning the delivered the process definitions). Developed Role based user lists.
• Configured Content types, Sections Roles and Document types.
• Defined the Document templates specific to each job profile and given opportunity for the Manager (evaluator) to add or remove the content items (particularly the competencies) from the Document template.
• Imported the third part content items (competencies) from Lomingers.
• Also configured agency specific competencies.
• Defined content for the development tips and results writer tools.
• Configured evaluation criteria for each section.
• Configured templates specific to the job profiles
• Configuration of Setup tables;
• Involved in SIT and Coordinated UAT
• SPOC for the Post production support of the module
• Involved in resolving the pain points:
• Time Entry Pages are too rigid and do not display necessary information
• Unavailability of Rule migration tool
• Approvals are not Flexible enough
• Rules processing are too slow and too complicated
• Configured the Time and Labor Security for all the Roles involved in the approval process: Time Reporter, Time Approver, Time Coordinator
• Static Group
• Dynamic Group
• Configured Time and Labor Approval Workflow.
• Assisted clients in fully integrating the Time and Labor into the client’s business environments and provided the input on the best practices.
• Manual and given hands on
• Develop detailed project management plan in MS Project covering the critical aspects of project governance - Budget, time, scope, monitor/control.
• Develop WBS keeping Applications at the higher level, with detailed Scope, Resource Planning, and Scheduling with LOE for each task and also defining the Scope, Schedule and Cost base lines.
• Introduce Change Control process and developed Change Request template.
• Hands on experience using SharePoint for file and Document Management, and collaboration among the employees.
• Involved in micro management of the project tasks by monitoring and tracking the tasks in all the stages of the project.
• Provide Weekly status report on the progress of the project against the baseline to the project owners.
• Ran the Hot Topics meetings with all the Project Managers / Delivery Managers of the Work streams and monitored the critical issues in all the work streams.
• Assist other Project Managers in understanding and monitoring the interdependencies among the work streams.
• Develop a detailed Communication Management Plan - developed a template to capture and monitor the communication flow.
• Develop meetings plan with all the departments of the project.
• Prepare Status Report deck containing Gantt chart view of the status, and progress, critical issues, action items of each work stream for the weekly status report for the Executive Team.
• Establish Lean Project Management principles.
• Provide day/day oversight and governance on the tasks of each functional team.
• Involve in micro managing build /delivery of key functionality within PeopleSoft Core HR includingPeopleSoft HCM - SAP Finance integration, profile management, Staffing, ESS and MSS.
• PMO support for End-to-END testing.
• Developed and monitored Cutover Plan
• Coordinate Change Management activities.

Confidential, Davidson, NC

PeopleSoft HCM Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• SME for the module Time and Labor, and lead the implementation team and business through the entire SDLC
• SPOC and lead all the stages of implementing Time and Labor: Requirements gathering, AS-IS Process and TO-Be process study, Fit-Gap Analysis.
• Configuration of Setup tables;
• Involved in SIT and Coordinated UAT
• SPOC for the Post production support of the module
• Involved in resolving the pain points:
• Time Entry Pages are too rigid and do not display necessary information
• Unavailability of Rule migration tool
• Approvals are not Flexible enough
• Rules processing are too slow and too complicated
• Configured the Time and Labor Security for all the Roles involved in the approval process: Time Reporter, Time Approver, Time Coordinator
• Static Group
• Dynamic Group
• Configured Time and Labor Approval Workflow.
• Assisted clients in fully integrating the Time and Labor into the client’s business environments and provided the input on the best practices.
• Manual and given hands on
• Prepared weekly project and support status reports to the management.
• Provide guidance and shared knowledge with team members and participate in performing procedures especially focusing on complex, judgmental issues.
• Auditing the Project processes and deliverables.
• Forecasting and addressing the inherent risks in the Project.
• Maintaining the relationships with client management to manage expectation of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables.
• Requirement gathering and developing MD50s
• Leading the Application performance testing team.
• Involved in requirement gathering from stakeholders of all the countries that application is being deployed.
• Data Validation of the converted data from legacy system to the current system.
• Coordinating UAT.
• Developed and monitored Cutover Plan
• Post production Support

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Responsibilities:

• Acted as SCRUM Master and as a Functional lead in this project.
• Coordinated the Story board and the SCRUM Team member’s participation.
• Lead and manage the deployment activities to meet the business strategy and cost objective
• Created sophisticated Metrics reporting
• Process a specific pay group’s payroll, including transmission to ADP, and reconciliation of detail to summary ADP reports.
• Prepare ADP payroll download for upload into PeopleSoft (General Ledger).
• Help administer eTime program and review eTime data before interface with ADP software for paymentPrepare manual checks as needed
• Analyze reimbursement requests for compliance with university policy and IRS regulations
• Export from PeopleSoft all approved expense data and format for file upload into ADP for payment to be processed with the next payroll run
• Maintain filing of payroll reports and personnel records
• Audit daily reports of all changes to employees’ rmation, job data, direct deposit, benefits, and tax status to ensure accurate information is maintained in both the HR and Payroll systems
• Project Management
• Developed and maintained documentation of project standards and procedures.
• Managed Burn down charts to show the project progress and status.
• Involved in writing the conversion scripts.
• Data Validation of the Converted data from legacy system to the current system.
• Tested Benefits and Payroll Interfaces.
• Involved in Performance Testing.
• Coordinated UAT at each pass.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Project Manager and Senior Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager managing the project adopting Agile methodology, SCRUM.
• Assigned as the Single Key Point of Contact for the project.
• Owned/guarded and coordinated the process, protected Self-Directing team from distractions
• Removed impediments that team cannot resolve on their own by coordinating with the external teams.
• Supported the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managed stakeholder communications and helped to implement an effective system of project governance.
• As the Project Manager managed the project giving project weekly status update to all the stake holders including Business group and leads of other projects that are integrated with ELM project.
• Adopted combination of Agile and Waterfall Methodologies in managing the projects.
• Understanding the client business requirements and configuring the document template.
• Configured the general settings and workflow configurations (by cloning the delivered the process definitions). Developed Role based user lists.
• Configured Content types, Sections Roles and Document types.
• Defined the Document templates specific to each job profile and given opportunity for the Manager (evaluator) to add or remove the content items (particularly the competencies) from the Document template.
• Imported the third part content items (competencies) from Lomingers.
• Also configured agency specific competencies.
• Defined content for the development tips and results writer tools.
• Configured evaluation criteria for each section.
• Configured templates specific to the job profiles
• Defined the Support / Ticket resolving process and also contributed in the process improvement.
• Prepared the Job aids for end users.
• Process improvement - defined the templates required at each and every stage of the support process - for example BRD, FDD and TDD - everything to be documented and signed off by the owners.
• Involved in identifying and resolving the process oriented problems in the project.
• Giving importance to Time, Cost and Quality in the project execution.
• Tickets tracking and monitoring in the ticket monitoring tool, Remedy. Generating the weekly ticket status reports and communicating to the client program manager.
• Effectively, motivating and mentoring onsite and offshore developers and technical resources.
• Involved in conducting the work-shops to study the As-Is business processes of the organization
• Involved designing the To-Be processes. Done the Fit-Gap analysis with the PeopleSoft delivered processes.
• Involved in requirement gathering for the customizations decided.
• Recommended and identified different customization requirements in the module in accordance with State Street processes.
• Requirement gathering for the custom reports, involved in Functional and Technical walk through with the client business group. Prepared the FDD and TDD and getting the sing offs.
• As a Functional Lead at Tier 2 worked directly with the client business group and the end users.
• Involved in resolving day to day tickets
• Interacting with the end users, walking them through the resolution as and when required
• Prepared the Test scripts for testing the custom reports and customizations.
• Giving the workaround solutions for the bugs identified in the module, before getting the resolutions from Oracle Support Group.
• Configured workflow process for supplemental learning
• Configured the template and used Catalog import process for importing around 1500 AICC compliant SkillSoft courses into StateStreetiLearn (ELM) system.
• Involved in the production support of modules, Core HR, CGW, TAM and ELM.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Senior Advisory Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager for facilitating the Agile team.
• Played different roles in the project.
• Conducted workshops for gathering the requirements and to Analyze the As-Is and To-Be process.
• Set up the Compensation cycles - Trees, Prorate and Rounding Rules.
• Defined and Administered the Compensation Cycles
• Developed the Configuration document, Job Aid and End User Manual
• Educated the end users in utilizing the new features of Compensation - Pivot grids, Approvals and Delegation functionality.
• Given the hands on to the End Users in the pilot programs.
• Build credibility, established rapport, and maintained communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization.
• Maintained continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives, and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent.
• Coached, mentored and lead personnel within the technical team environment.
• Presented periodic Dashboard reports on the current program, future opportunities and client issues.
• Business Analysis for PS Core HR, Onsite Functional SPOC for Compensation and PS Security Administrator.
• Backup Functional resource for NA Payroll.
• Resolved the tickets and/or MECs related to HR/Self Services, Compensation and Security Administration and NA Payroll.
• Interacted with the client Point of Contacts in gathering requirements, giving walk-through, developing Functional and Technical Specs for the tickets and MECs
• Developed and monitored Cutover Plan
• Post Production Support

Confidential, Deerfield, IL

Senior Advisory Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Project planning, execution, monitoring and resource balancing skills with ability to support multiple simultaneous projects in a matrix organizational structure
• Communicated with stakeholders to provide accurate reporting and information regarding the ongoing projects and initiatives.
• Understanding the client business requirements and configuring the document template.
• Configured the general settings and workflow configurations (by cloning the delivered the process definitions). Developed Role based user lists.
• Configured Content types, Sections Roles and Document types.
• Defined the Document templates specific to each job profile and given opportunity for the Manager (evaluator) to add or remove the content items (particularly the competencies) from the Document template.
• Imported the third part content items (competencies) from Lomingers.
• Also configured agency specific competencies.
• Defined content for the development tips and results writer tools.
• Configured evaluation criteria for each section.
• Configured templates specific to the job profiles
• Effectively trained, motivated and mentored onsite and offshore developers and technical resources.
• Coordinated user acceptance testing of final deliverables through iterative evolutions.
• Involved in As-Is process study, Fit-Gap Analysis and To-Be Process study and in developed the Blue-Print documentation.
• Involved in the Configuration of Core HRMS, Base Benefits.
• Gathered and documented the requirements by conducted workshops, face to face interactions with the Client.
• Worked on the Set up tables of HCM (Core Fundamental Tables).
• Created new Business Units, Companies, related Tree based Security including Data permission lists.
• Also involved in inactivating the UK BU.
• Configured the prerequisite setup for the Benefits Administration, like Configuring the Installation Table.
• Involved in the configuration of the Flexible Credits. Established the credit amount using the benefit rate table.
• Involved in setting up the calculation rules for the flexible credit.
• Involved in setting up the Eligibility Rules. Defined eligibility parameters in the Base Eligibility Rules Component.
• Involved in setting up of the Event Classes, defined the trigger Events and Event Rules using the Benefits Administration Event Rules component.
• Prepared the Talent Acquisition Manager Configuration Document.
• Worked along with Technical and business resources, managing tasks for this project, ensuring issues/risks are identified and resolved in a timely manner.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Senior PeopleSoft Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in as-Is process study, Fit-Gap Analysis and To-Be Process study.
• Involved in the Configuration of Manage Competencies.
• Gathered and documented the requirements by conducted workshops, face to face interactions with the Client.
• Worked on the Set up tables of Manage Competencies like RATING MDL TBL, COMPETENCY TBL, ACCOMP TBL, CM TYPE TBL.
• Worked on the Transaction tables of Manage Competencies like COMPETENCIES, CM EVALUATIONS, and S.
• Involved in writing the Test Scripts for testing the TAM and ePerformance processes
• Executed and documented the Test scripts.
• Coordinated the UAT
• Adopted waterfall methodology in the implementation.
• Involved in preparing the Security documentation
• Involved in End User

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Project Manager and PeopleSoft HRMS Senior Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and introduced the Hyatt specific ASM Processes - gave presentation to the VP of Hyatt and Approval Committee.
• Gave to the End Users on the processes.
• Designed the Templates of all the Deliverables to be maintained at each stage of the Process.
• Developed the Communication Management Plan and developing the Templates for the Performance Reports.
• Involved in configuring the Application Security - Permission Lists, Roles and User IDs
• Involved in configuring the Departmental Security / Row level Security.
• Being SPOC, Have Direct Client interaction - gathering and analyzing the requirements and resolving the ‘tickets’.
• Involved in monitoring the batch processes like Annual Salary Review Process and Monthly Exchange Rate process.
• Worked on GroupBuilding and Position Management.
• Reporting - Cognos ReportNet - Involved in gathering and Analyzing the report requirements.
• Coordinated with the Offshore Technical Team in maintaining and testing the Cognos ReportNet
• Configured the ESS (Employee Self Services) for the Personal Data Update, Marital status update, Name Changes and Address Changes - eProfile module.
• Configured the MSS (Manager Self Services) for Promotion, Salary Change and Termination processes - eProfile Manager Desktop.
• Involved in the day-to-day support of the PS Core HCM Modules

Confidential, Smithfield, RI

Project Manager and PeopleSoft HCM Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reported to the Vice President of Citizen’s Bank.
• Tested, Prepared Test plans and Managed the Testing Team.
• Developed daily and weekly status reports to the Executive team.
• Coordinated SIT Testing by micro managing the Testing team.
• Coordinated with the Business testing team in UAT.
• Used Test Director to develop the Test Plan, Test Scripts, and in executing the Test Scripts, and managing the Test Defects.
• Tested the AIP Pay Review process.
• Responsible for bug-free releases, verified fixes.
• Recorded the testing results and maintained the Testing logs.
• Tracked and Resolved the Testing issues.
• Validated test results and obtained approval.
• Actively involved in the product development meetings.
• Involved in configuring the data in the Testing environment and involved in UAT PayReview.
• Prepared the Manual.
• Wrote Scripts to use in the end user programs.
• Tested the inbound and outbound interfaces.
• Involved in SIT between NA Payroll, GL, and other third party tools like Time & Attendance, AIP PayReview.

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Extensively involved in client product centric presentations
• Solution Preparation/Proposal based on Customer Requirements and Business Process Documents
• Participated in workshops and face-to-face discussions gathered the customer requirements and presented the relevant technical solution at customer visits and technical presentations.
• Updated all stake holders on progress on a regular and pre agreed project basis.
• Reviewed technology/service offerings/products with internal and external stakeholders as part of any evaluation or development process.
• Wrote Technical Requirement Specifications which met customer requirements
• Responsible for implementing two PS HCM modules, Administer and Manage Competencies.
• Responsible for all the deliverables at various stages of implementation. Adopted SPICE methodology in implementation.
• Gathered requirements by discussing with the end users and the process owners.
• Conducted aAs-Is Study of the business processes of the organization.
• Configured the delivered application and given demo to the end users.
• Involved in Fit/Gap Analysis comparing the PS delivered application with As-Is study. The Fit/Gap Analysis will be at the process level, Sub Process level and at the Activity level.
• Fit/Gap document identifying all the customization points.
• Prepared the To-Be process document which includes Work flow designs of all the processes.
• Prepared Functional Specs for all the Customizations decided.
• Designed MIS reports.
• Prepared Test cases and executed the Testing.
• Involved in SIT and Coordinated the UAT.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Product centric presentations to the prospective clients
• Hands on experience in understanding RFPs and Preparing Technical Proposals
• Preparing Effort estimations, detailing the technical solutions to the preliminary requirements of the client.
• Hands on experience Solution Preparation or Proposal based on Customer Requirements
• Involved in Benchmarking the competitor products or services
• Involved in Proof of Concept Creation
• Developed Business Process Flow Documents based on due diligence of the AS-IS business processes of the clients.
• Involved in preparing PMP, BMR and in proposal presentations to the client’s People Soft implementation team.
• Given End user, Process owner and Hand holding (On the Job ) in modules including core HR and Employee Self Services.
• Extensively used PS Query for generating ad-hoc reports.
• Customized and enabled work flows.

Confidential

PMO / Project Manager / Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

• Worked in the Project Management Office.
• Set common set of standard methodologies, processes, documents and templates for managing the projects.
• Conducted Daily and Weekly status monitoring.
• Involved in Six sigma implementation.
• Involved in Resource forecasting, planning and managing across the projects.
• Designed Business Process Flows.
• Developed the Project Management Plan including Business Continuity Plan, Quality Management Plan, Risk Management Plan and Communication Management Plan.
• Involved in defining and controlling project Schedule.
• Successfully managed project issues, conflicts, risks, and delivered projects within budget and scope.
• Involved in extensively involved in Data Mapping among the tables of AS/400 - Informix and PeopleSoft Oracle.
• Involved in testing the conversion scripts in the Test environment and assisted the end users in testing UAT environment.
• Lead the teamin implementing ‘Time keeping component’ (a sub project). This process fetches time data from the time keeping machines like Jason, DPS to the PS Payroll.
• Prepared Functional Specs by discussing with BAs of Hewitt (previous Exult) and CircuitCity (Client).
• Setup tables and manage Payroll process. Create Pay sheet (earnings), Pay line, and Online check.
• SQR s are designed to integrate PeopleSoft Payroll with Benefits (Third party)
• Developed and support the execution of business implementation plans including:
• Software Configuration, Data Conversion, Testing, and Communication, Go Live
• Worked along with the quality team as PQA (Project and Product Quality Assurance) in auditing the Project Deliverables.

Confidential

Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• As a Functional consultant and Project Lead, involved onsite in gathering requirements and in preparing Functional specs.
• Discussing with the SPOC and documenting the requirements.
• Involved in customizing the Application Engine process that load report tables after satisfying the business requirements.
• Status report and documenting the Results.
• Auditing the project deliverables and getting the sign off from the clients.

Confidential

PMO / Project Manager / Freelance Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Corporate on Management Concepts like Performance Appraisal System, Personality development, Situational Leaderships, TeamBuilding, Best HR Practices.
• Conducted workshops on various contemporary HR Practices.
• Involved in HR Process Transformation in Private Sector organizations.

Confidential

PMO / Project Manager / Freelance Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in identifying key revenue generating opportunities for products and services to customers either direct or through the Sales team for the financial benefit of the company.
• Participated in workshops and face-to-face discussions gathered the customer requirements presented the relevant technical solutions at client visits and technical presentations.
• Act as the Project Manager for projects focused on delivering applications or solutions, ensuring projects are delivered on time, to the agreed specification and within budget.
• Updated all stake holders on progress on a regular and pre agreed project basis.
• Reviewed technology/service offerings/products with internal and external parties as part of any evaluation or development process.
• Wrote technical Requirement Specifications which meet customer requirements and translate these accurately to the Sales team/delivery team/success management team in MN for quotation, component ordering and successful delivery mechanism.
• Trained new team members in line with role and company strategy and relating to technical solution construction and presentation.

Confidential

Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in studying the existing System, requirement gathering by interacting with the clients, business process owners and the end users.
• Involved in awareness program conducted for the end users.
• Negotiated with the Principal Secretaries to Chief Minster, District Collectors and concerned State Ministers for getting various Government programs.
• Conducted National level ‘Quality-Circle’ competitions yearly among all business sectors.
• Developed modules pertinent to the requirements of the organization and the emerging trends in Management.
• Prepared the study material for the Career oriented courses programs offered by APPC.
• Faculty and Management Consultant in Corporate programs, for various organizations.