1,355 Project Management Consultant jobs in India

• Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple concurrent projects.
• Defining project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Developing comprehensive project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget management.
• Managing project teams, providing direction, motivation, and performance feedback.
• Identifying and assessing project risks and developing mitigation strategies.
• Facilitating effective communication among project stakeholders, including regular progress reports and status updates.
• Ensuring adherence to project management best practices and organizational standards.
• Managing change requests and ensuring scope creep is controlled.
• Conducting post-project evaluations and identifying lessons learned for future projects.
• Liaising with clients and vendors to ensure project requirements are met.

• Lead the planning, execution, and closing of complex strategic projects.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Manage project risks, issues, and changes effectively.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication and engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and client expectations.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to project teams.
• Conduct project performance reviews and provide regular status reports.
• Implement and optimize project management methodologies and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes.

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification is required.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in project management, with a significant portion in a consulting or leadership role.
• Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale, complex projects.
• Extensive knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
• Strong understanding of risk management, change management, and stakeholder analysis.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in strategic planning and business process improvement.

About the Company

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way. Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business. Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow – all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible.

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Release Manager to join our Creo team in PTC office in Pune, India. As a key member of the CAD global release management team, you will be responsible for release management efforts for major and minor releases. Your role will involve leading cross-functional software development teams through the entire software development lifecycle, from project planning to delivery. This position is crucial for maintaining the efficiency and success of our largest and oldest product line, CAD. We are looking for a team player who is proactive and ready to engage at all levels of execution to support our goals.

Responsibilities :

• Release Management:
• Enable efficient release governance
• Establish and maintain release management processes and standards
• Monitor and improve release processes for efficiency and effectiveness
• Track and measure releases
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for releases
• Maintain and update release dashboards
• Analyze release metrics to identify areas for improvement
• Support planning, scheduling, and controlling of releases
• Develop detailed release plans and schedules
• Coordinate release activities with cross-functional teams
• Manage change requests
• Track change request process for releases
• Support evaluating and approval/rejection change requests
• Track timely implementation of approved changes
• Drive release and backlog planning and prioritization
• Collaborate with product owners to prioritize the release backlog
• Ensure alignment between release plans and business objectives
• Track plans vs execution
• Conducting retrospectives and RCAs when required
• Working with various stakeholders: PMs, other segments, R&D, management
• Project management
• Track and follow-up on high risks projects when required
• Provide status reporting when required
• Identify, communicate and manage risks
• Identify and communicate risks to stakeholders
• Support developing mitigation plans
• Manage dependencies
• Identify dependencies between different teams and projects
• Coordinate with scrum teams to ensure smooth delivery
• Resolve any dependency-related issues that arise

Qualifications :

• Bachelor degree plus 6-10 years of relevant experience (program/release management, software development, QA, etc.) preferably with software development or IT organizations
• Prior experience with agile development
• PMI training / PMP certification would be a plus

Required Skills :

• Proven ability to Drive and coordinate to accomplish desired outcomes
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Excellent facilitator, able to drive collaboration across the teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
• Knowledge of Agile SCRUM software development methodology
• Experience driving positive change via process improvement
• Data savvy

Life at PTC is about more than working with today’s most cutting-edge technologies to transform the physical world. It’s about showing up as you are and working alongside some of today’s most talented industry leaders to transform the world around you. If you share our passion for problem-solving through innovation, you’ll likely become just as passionate about the PTC experience as we are. Are you ready to explore your next career move with us?

About the Company

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way. Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business. Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow – all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible.

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Release Manager to join our Creo team in PTC office in Pune, India. As a key member of the CAD global release management team, you will be responsible for release management efforts for major and minor releases. Your role will involve leading cross-functional software development teams through the entire software development lifecycle, from project planning to delivery. This position is crucial for maintaining the efficiency and success of our largest and oldest product line, CAD. We are looking for a team player who is proactive and ready to engage at all levels of execution to support our goals.

Responsibilities :

• Release Management:
• Enable efficient release governance
• Establish and maintain release management processes and standards
• Monitor and improve release processes for efficiency and effectiveness
• Track and measure releases
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for releases
• Maintain and update release dashboards
• Analyze release metrics to identify areas for improvement
• Support planning, scheduling, and controlling of releases
• Develop detailed release plans and schedules
• Coordinate release activities with cross-functional teams
• Manage change requests
• Track change request process for releases
• Support evaluating and approval/rejection change requests
• Track timely implementation of approved changes
• Drive release and backlog planning and prioritization
• Collaborate with product owners to prioritize the release backlog
• Ensure alignment between release plans and business objectives
• Track plans vs execution
• Conducting retrospectives and RCAs when required
• Working with various stakeholders: PMs, other segments, R&D, management
• Project management
• Track and follow-up on high risks projects when required
• Provide status reporting when required
• Identify, communicate and manage risks
• Identify and communicate risks to stakeholders
• Support developing mitigation plans
• Manage dependencies
• Identify dependencies between different teams and projects
• Coordinate with scrum teams to ensure smooth delivery
• Resolve any dependency-related issues that arise

Qualifications :

• Bachelor degree plus 6-10 years of relevant experience (program/release management, software development, QA, etc.) preferably with software development or IT organizations
• Prior experience with agile development
• PMI training / PMP certification would be a plus

Required Skills :

• Proven ability to Drive and coordinate to accomplish desired outcomes
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Excellent facilitator, able to drive collaboration across the teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
• Knowledge of Agile SCRUM software development methodology
• Experience driving positive change via process improvement
• Data savvy

Life at PTC is about more than working with today’s most cutting-edge technologies to transform the physical world. It’s about showing up as you are and working alongside some of today’s most talented industry leaders to transform the world around you. If you share our passion for problem-solving through innovation, you’ll likely become just as passionate about the PTC experience as we are. Are you ready to explore your next career move with us?

Job Summary -

The AES Guidewire Team has an opportunity for a Project Management Office Consultant. Our Application Evolution Services (formerly Application Managed Services) team will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations harness the power of their enterprise applications by optimizing the technology while driving transformation and innovation to increase business performance. Previous experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter and ContactManager. Responsible for leading requirement gathering sessions, conduct analysis, develop functional specifications and perform business walk throughs. User story creation/updation, developing process flow.

Minimum of 4-10 years of experience

Minimum Degree Required

Preferred Knowledge/Skills *:

Demonstrates a thorough level of abilities with, and/or a proven record of success as both an individual contributor and team member with focus on deep expertise, continuous execution, throughput and quality

As a Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, provide PMO support to Guidewire Practice engagements on Status Reports, SLA/KPI calculation and reports, Staffing/recruitment facilitation, engagement financials support, expertise in MS tools Powerpoint, Excel with excellent communication skills. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.

Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.

Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.

Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realizes they are required.

Contribute to operational excellence to support Delivery excellence.

Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.

Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.

Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.

Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Follow risk management and compliance procedures.

Work in a team environment that includes client interactions, manage accounts independently, and cross-team collaboration.

Take up cross competency work and drive to COE activities.

Willingness to work Second Shift (2 pm IST to 11 pm IST) to support US based clients

Preferred Skills:

Expert at MS office Excel, Powerpoint, etc.,

Expert at tools for operation excellence – ServiceNow, Powerpoint, Visio, MPP, etc

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

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