Asso. Functional Consultant

ssential Responsibilities Project Planning: Collaborate with stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, deliverables, and success criteria. Develop a comprehensive project plan, including timelines, resource requirements, and risk management strategies. Team Management: Assemble and lead project teams, assign tasks and responsibilities to team members. Provide guidance and support, monitor progress, and ensure effective communication among team members. Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project outcomes. Proactively monitor risks throughout the project lifecycle and take corrective actions when necessary and escalate for help. Budgeting and Cost Control: Develop project budgets, track expenses, and manage costs throughout the project. Ensure that project is executed within the allocated budget and seek approval for any necessary budget adjustments. Stakeholder Communication: Primary point of contact for project stakeholders, including clients, executives, and team members. Provide regular updates on project progress, address concerns, and manage stakeholder expectations. As part of PMO focusing on directed project deployment activities viz., facilitate decision making and issue resolution (if any), and providing progress metrics for steering group and core team will be key activity Quality Assurance: Ensure that project deliverables meet the required quality standards. Establish quality control processes, conduct regular inspections, and implement corrective measures to address any deviations or issues. Execute plan for testing, monitored progress, ensure timely completion, determined readiness for production cutover, and deliver at GO Live Project Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor project milestones, tasks, and dependencies to track progress. Generate regular reports on project status, key performance indicators (KPIs), and other relevant metrics for management and stakeholders. Change Management: Assess and manage changes in project scope, objectives, or requirements. Evaluate the impact of changes, update project plans accordingly, and communicate changes to the project team and stakeholders. Project Closure: Drive and own project governance and adherence to the tollgate playbook and overall PMO governance framework Define/modify framework for the project. Conduct post project evaluations, capturing lessons learned, and transitioning project outcomes to the appropriate stakeholders or departments. Knowledge of Agile Practices and methodology is required.