Project Management Officer- OTC Cutover activities

Functional Responsibility

• Build a detailed cutover task list into project plan format, sequence of activities to be performed by various teams, the order of the activities and the dependencies amongst each other.
• Add task level resources and durations for each activity on the cutover plan, in collaboration with the business and technical members.
• Create cutover strategy - plan and approach for executing and monitoring the plan.
• Develop roll-back strategy with Technical leads.
• Create a cutover team roster if the activities have to be executed and monitored around the clock. A command center team to follow up on progress, help resolve issues and blockers and escalate where needed.
• Plan mock runs of the cutover plan. Execute the plan and monitor operations at every available opportunity - SIT set up, UAT set up, etc. to practice for production set up. Document lessons and make modifications to production plan.
• Conduct final walkthroughs of the full production plan with all assigned resources and leads and obtain sign-offs.
• Orchestrate the production cutover. Monitor operations, resolve issues, communicate daily progress status reports.
• Conduct final Go/No-Go, and handover to Hypercare Team.

Experince :

• 5+ years practical experience in supporting end-to-end project management and governance work for big-ticket technology/company-wide projects
• Hands-on experience in collaborating independently across functions/teams to plan and create project cutover activities
• Experienced in identifying and executing process improvement opportunities that facilitate efficient/effective execution of projects
• Independent creation of PPT slides and visual dashboards for project reporting