Amrita Chowdhury

Background

About Amrita Chowdhury

Versatile, goal driven professional offering over 20 yrs of insightful experience credited with initiation, execution, process excellence and management of Complex Retail projects in Waterfall and Agile Methodologies, both in Development and Maintenance areas. Currently associated with Thoughtworks. •Total Experience: 20 yrs •Project/Program Management: 14+ yrs •People Management: 13+ yrs •Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master: 12+ yrs •Max Team Size Handled: 100-120 •SAFe Agile Classes Taught: Leading SAFe (60 Leaders), SAFe for TEAMS, Mentoring on SAFe Agile (13 Leaders) CAREER RELATED SKILLS: •Complex End to End Project/Program Management •Agile Project Management/Mentoring - SAFe, Scrum, Kanban •People Management •Retail Domain – eCommerce and In-Store •Stakeholder/Client/Vendor Management •Finance and Cost Management •Quality Assurance & Control, Audits •Risk & Issue Management CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: •Program Managed 3 different client engagements in parallel, in different capacities •Driven AI initiative at account level •CIO Appreciation in IBM for Pilot initiative to implement Agile Kanban & Scrum effectively •Agile Champion title in IBM for coaching few teams within the account •Scrum Master for complex e-Commerce Projects developed using WebSphere Commerce •Retail operation processes expertise – E-Commerce & In-Store •Supported and witnessed a Retail Store opening physically •Presented best practices of our work to other Retail clients like JLP, Total, IDFC, ANZ •Experience in setting up teams & engagements from scratch: project/process set-up, operations & process excellence and streamlining through automations, optimizations, waste, reduction •Experience in turning around troubled projects from Red to Green •Proactive, committed professional delivering superior results consistently through effective communication, collaboration & coordination, negotiation, planning & execution •Excellent Problem Solving, Analytical skills, Communication skills •Coaching and Mentoring for professionals, PMOs & Project Managers. •Driven & presented for various pilot initiatives in the organization-Graduate Training & Development Programs, Expansion to Multiple GDCs, Agile Transformation. •Adept in conducting Quality Assurance/Delivery Excellence project/process reviews/Audits - Security Audits, ISO, ISMS, Vendor Audits, Internal Audits. Also audited other projects in same or other accounts. •Planning & Execution of Client Visits •Overseas Travel: USA, Sweden •Awards-Best People Leader, Best Project Team, Excellence in Project Management •Volunteer for GIDS & XConf