Ashish Kumar

Ashish Kumar

A seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience setting up and managing software development centers with focus on eLearning delivery platforms, eLearning content, adaptive testing, content management, custom application development, website-building tools, and setting up network of resellers and vendors for IT services

• Defined project execution framework (waterfall & agile) and created documents and processes to support and administer to a large group of project managers
• Trained and coached teams of project managers and developers to follow the project execution methodologies
• Recruited program managers, project managers, and project analysts across different countries and managed their training and development requirements
• Identified and rolled out tools for project management, project reporting, resource usage tracking, project budgeting and control
• Established processes to identify and initiate new projects/programs to be started based on their expected ROI and alignment with organization goals
• Ensured all projects adhere to the company’s base lined Quality Governance process guidelines
• Setup and managed software development centers with multi-cultured and cross-functional teams that included employees, contractors, vendors, and freelancers spread across America, Europe, and Asia
• Managed vendor & customer relationships and tracked quality of deliverables from offshore centers
• Managed delivery of multiple projects through their entire life-cycle, prioritized, and guided teams to address requests from users, stakeholders, and client teams
• Resolved conflicts among different user groups and stakeholders by building a common understanding of the business needs & setting delivery priorities
• Handled Strategic Business Units, including budgeting, staffing, productivity management, employee development, cost-benefit & ROI analysis