Nenshad Bardoliwalla

Current

Co-Author of "Driven To Perform: Risk-Aware Performance Management From Strategy Through Execution" at SAP

Past

Vice President, Technology, EPM & GRC, Office of the CTO at SAP
Vice President, Solution Management, Enterprise Performance Management Products at SAP
Director, Analytics Solution Marketing at SAP

Senior Manager, Business Performance Management Product Strategy at Hyperion Solutions
Senior Product Manager, Siebel Analytics (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition) at Siebel Systems
Expert Services Technical Lead, Analytics and Marketing at Siebel Systems
Senior Program Manager at Siebel Systems
Quality Manager at AT&T

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Education

Harvard Business School
New York University
Cornell University

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Computer Software

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Nenshad Bardoliwalla’s Summary

Visionary enterprise software executive with proven track record of success leading product strategy, product management, and development in the analytics, business intelligence, and performance management space. Nenshad was a co-founding member of SAP’s EPM group, defining the product vision, strategy, and requirements of the EPM product line, from crafting the initial business case, to being a key leader in motivating the dramatic investments in the strategic acquisitions of Pilot Software and OutlookSoft, to playing a key leadership role in definining the SAP and Business Objects EPM convergence roadmap. During his time in SAP's EPM group, SAP’s EPM business grew from a modest beginning to well over a hundred million dollars in the span of less than two years, moving SAP from fourth place to a leadership position in the EPM market according to analyst firm IDC, and leading to SAP’s first placement in the leader’s quadrant of Gartner’s CPM Magic Quadrant. He also played a key role in establishing SAP’s Office of the CFO vision, combining GRC and EPM into coherent vision for driving strategic management processes in organizations. Under his leadership as the head of EPM Solution Management, Nenshad was responsible for the product strategy and product management of SAP’s Strategy Management, Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC), Financial Consolidation, and Profitability and Cost Management (PCM) products, the 7.0 versions of which were released to market in 2008. Finally, Nenshad also led the entire development project from concept to delivery to port OutlookSoft (BPC) from it’s Microsoft-centric architecture to the SAP NetWeaver platform, delivering the product to customers in September 2008.

Prior to joining SAP, Nenshad played critical roles at Siebel Systems and Hyperion Solutions in shaping the strategy and product development efforts of multiple products that now comprise Oracle’s EPM and Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) system.

Nenshad Bardoliwalla’s Specialties:

Software Product and Project Management • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Business Intelligence (BI) • Analytics • Business/Corporate/Enterprise Performance Management (EPM / BPM / CPM)• Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) • Predictive Analytics • OLAP Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, and ETL • Business Processes & Methodology • Siebel-Certified eBusiness and Master Analytics Consultant • Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)• Web Services • Security Infrastructure

Nenshad Bardoliwalla’s Experience

Co-Author of "Driven To Perform: Risk-Aware Performance Management From Strategy Through Execution"

SAP

(Public Company; SAP; Computer Software industry)

April 2009 — Present (8 months)

Driven to Perform: Risk-Aware Performance Management From Strategy Through Execution (Nenshad Bardoliwalla, Stephanie Buscemi, and Denise Broady, New York, NY, Evolved Technologist Press, 2009) shows how to achieve tangible business results through the modern practice of performance management. The book provides a comprehensive tour of the performance management methods and software applications that help companies master the complexity and chaos of the modern business world. No other book on performance management contains the overview of the process, technology, and people issues in the field (Parts I and II) along with hands-on recommendations for specific business areas such as Sales, Finance, IT, Supply Chain, Product Development, and more (Part III). Improving performance management is a necessity in order to propagate strategy, manage risk, design and optimize processes, compare potential scenarios, achieve compliance, and manage numerous partner relationships. This book is an essential guide to driving transformation to a high-performance, data-driven company.
Vice President, Technology, EPM & GRC, Office of the CTO

SAP

(Public Company; SAP; Computer Software industry)

November 2008 — June 2009 (8 months)

• Responsible for defining the harmonized technology roadmap and target architecture as well as the forward-thinking efforts around emerging technologies in the Analytic Applications, Business Intelligence (BI), Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) spaces
Vice President, Solution Management, Enterprise Performance Management Products

SAP

(Public Company; SAP; Computer Software industry)

March 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 8 months)

• Defined the product vision, strategy, and requirements of Enterprise Performance Management products @ SAP, which became the market leader in this space according to IDC.
• Led SAP into the Leader's Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPM Suites in 2007.
• Led entire product lifecycle for port of OutlookSoft (BPC) from Microsoft-centric architecture to SAP NetWeaver, including both solution management and development.
• Led the product strategy and integration efforts for the combined SAP and Business Objects Enterprise Performance Management roadmap.
Director, Analytics Solution Marketing

SAP

(Computer Software industry)

November 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 4 months)

• Led task force to reinvigorate SAP's presence in CPM and succeeded in securing large investment from Executive Board for this key market.
• Drove the highest share of voice ever achieved for SAP in the Performance Management market in the press.
• Led interactions with all major analyst firms with resulted in significant improvements in SAP's position in the Gartner CPM Magic Quadrant and significantly increased positive coverage from IDC, Forrester, and AMR.
• Repositioned SAP's deep portfolio of Analytics and Performance Management capabilities and created coherent unifying umbrella of SAP Solutions for Performance Management.
• Co-Authored comprehensive Marketing Requirements Document which resulted in SAP's investment in key financial topics: Corporate Performance Management, Enterprise Risk Management, and Spend Visibility.
• Acted as key spokesperson at major events throughout the year and provided highly-rated keynotes on Performance Management at several conferences.
Senior Manager, Business Performance Management Product Strategy

Hyperion Solutions

(Public Company; HYSL; Computer Software industry)

June 2005 — November 2005 (6 months)

• Drove the product evolution, messaging, and demand for (Oracle) Hyperion's System 9 Business Intelligence products.
• Delivered MRD for (Oracle) Hyperion's next-generation BI products by analyzing market trends, competitive differentiators, and functionality of other leading products.
• Defined (Oracle) Hyperion System 9 product roadmap based on positioning, product differentiation versus target market segments, and customer requirements.
• Developed customer segmentation strategy for new opportunities to upsell (Oracle) Hyperion System 9 in install base.
• Defined pricing models and packaging for (Oracle) Hyperion System 9.
• Developed product launch and rollout programs including sales collateral development and field readiness for (Oracle) Hyperion System 9.
Senior Product Manager, Siebel Analytics (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition)

Siebel Systems

(Public Company; SEBL; Computer Software industry)

July 2004 — April 2005 (10 months)

• Lead the major platform release of Siebel Analytics 7.8.1 (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition). Developed release themes and milestones, managed test plan generation and execution, development of engineering functional specifications and design, delivery of technical publications, delivering training to enable field readiness, developing outbound collateral for customers, and assuring on-time shipment of the product to customers.
• Product architect of next generation applications combining CRM and Analytics functionality deployed entirely in a native Service Oriented Architecture. Develop User Interface, Business Logic, and Data Model integration strategy to deliver descriptive and predictive analytics functionality seamlessly blended with traditional operational application functionality.
• Continued successful track record of sales support for large enterprise Analytics opportunities resulting in several large deals, including Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Cisco, MCI, Charles Schwab, and IBM.
Expert Services Technical Lead, Analytics and Marketing

Siebel Systems

(Public Company; SEBL; Computer Software industry)

August 2002 — June 2004 (1 year 11 months)

• Primary resource company-wide assigned by Siebel executive management to solve the most difficult and challenging Siebel Analytics (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition) customer problems. Acknowledged expert in entire lifecycle of business intelligence application development, from requirements gathering to metadata modeling and ETL development to performance optimization to production roll-out.
• Developed Design, Configuration, Production Readiness, Multilingual Deployment, High Availability, and Upgrade Review Methodology and Offerings for Siebel Analytics and Siebel Data Warehouse. Only resource in the USA who conducted Siebel Analytics Design, Configuration, Architecture, and Production Readiness Reviews. Validated proposed DW data model, ETL mappings, Analytics Application Metadata Repository, and Reporting Requirements.
Senior Program Manager

Siebel Systems

(Public Company; SEBL; Computer Software industry)

March 2000 — July 2002 (2 years 5 months)

• Co-managed company-wide deployment of Siebel 7.0.4 Analytics (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition). Deployed Siebel Analytics in production environment from start to finish in 10 weeks. Coordinated Engineering, Product Marketing, IT, and Technical Support Organizations to successfully deliver solution.
• Designed, developed, and implemented comprehensive data warehouse based Service Analytics system for Siebel Technical Support using Siebel 7.0.4 Analytics (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition). Employed numerous project management best practices, including project scoping, gathering focused business requirements, conducting gap analyses, developing rigorous design proposals, risk analyses, milestone tracking, scope management, implementing designs, and conducting user acceptance testing.
Quality Manager

AT&T

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Computer Networking industry)

October 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 2 months)

• Designed, implemented, and managed comprehensive call center quality management system for all Tier I and Tier II provisioning, billing, and technical support customer service operations.
• Established, monitored, and reported all quality metrics (DMOQs) for Tier I and Tier II call center operations on a weekly and monthly basis to upper management.
• Co-managed outsourced, Tier I customer service center in Madison, WI (approximately 100 agents, 6 team leaders, 3 managers). Supported AT&T Business Dial and VPN products.

Nenshad Bardoliwalla’s Education

Harvard Business School

Executive Education , Driving Corporate Performance , 2007 — 2007

The program is designed to help senior financial and planning executives, as well as other leaders working with them, to implement powerful new systems for risk management, cost management [activity-based costing (ABC)], and strategy description and implementation [the Balanced Scorecard (BSC)]. It also presents the frameworks and models for integrating these systems across all business functions and initiatives. The program's ultimate goal is to provide in-depth analyses of the tools and techniques that are used by organizations to implement strategy, achieve breakthrough performance, and sustain competitive advantage.
New York University

MA , Psychology , September 1996 — January 1999

Awarded the Henry Mitchell MacCracken Fellowship at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Cornell University

BA , Psychology , September 1992 — May 1996

Activities and Societies:

Cornell University Jazz Ensemble

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Nenshad Bardoliwalla’s Interests:

Aesthetics, Artificial Intelligence, Audio Engineering, Comparative Religion, Composition, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Consciousness, Databases, Evolutionary Psychology, Expert Systems, Fuzzy Logic, Data Mining and Data Visualization, Developmental Biology, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Guitar, Information Architecture, Jazz, Mathematics, Neural Networks, Operating Systems, Philosophy of Science, Physics, Social Psychology,Statistics,Support Vector Machines, Technology Product Strategy, Zoroastrianism