Nikhil Malik

Professional Profile I am NIKHIL MALIK, an accomplished IT professional with 19 years’ rich experience in the IT industry and working with reputed customers to manage large and complex programs and portfolios. Currently working with NIIT Technologies as a Project Head - Agile. Previously worked with Infosys Limited as a Senior Project Manager at PUNE. Significant exposure of working in an international business environment with diverse and distributed teams. A Certified Scrum Master and SAFe SASM with experience in executing large and complex programs adopting various methodologies and frameworks. Technical Backbround Microsoft Technologies stack to implement complex service based web, windows, SharePoint applications J2EE based product implementations on various Application Servers Database: SQL Server, Oracle Areas of Expertise Current Role - Reinvented Career to be Agile! Working as a SCRUM Master and Coach to Agile teams in the account. The current project is following SAFe. Focus area is: Coach the team to be self motivated and organized with a focus towards common goals. Maximize the value by taking an economic view. Remove wastage to be productive. Intervine when required and more of self organizing team. Strive for quality. Collaborate often and have meaningful, solution oriented conversations. Spread the word that Agile is the way to go! Program Management Project planning, scoping, effort estimation, tracking. Client communication & presentation. Process Definition & Implementation methodology. (Agile SCRUM, SAFe, Waterfall, RAD and Hybrid). Implementation of project plans within pre-set budgets and deadlines. Delivery Management for technical deliverables of projects. Recruitment, team mentoring, deployment, monitoring and development. Involved in Solution Design Phase for the clients’ requirements. Identify business core / critical system / processes and priorities. Managing vendors and coordination with third parties of the programs.Additional responsibilities to coordinate with teams on proposals/RFP/RFI for the account/portfolio.