Product Manager and Agile Consultant & Trainer
Chandīgarh Area, India
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- Product Manager at Directi
- Past
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- Product Manager at WiZiQ.com
- Manager, Business Analyst [Pre sales and Product Consulting] and Agile Processes Consultant at Net Solutions
- Business Analyst at Net Solutions
- Lecturer at Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bhaddal
- Project Officer at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
- Education
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- Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
- Punjab Technical University
- Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
- St. Josephs Convent School
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Vikrama Dhiman’s Summary
Research, new ideas and innovation have been the key in everything I have done and do. I am ambitious, self driven and motivated to consistently learn and improve. I have worked with organizations with only a few rupees in credit to the ones which gave loans to others.
I would like to work with organizations in business analysis or product management where I get a chance to learn something new every day. I am also a bit greedy and would want the most challenging work to come my way.
I currently work as Product Manager for Wiziq.com and hope to grow the product to great heights.
I am a passionate Agile believer and conduct Agile trainings and coaching for teams across India [including being a course assistant for Certified Scrum Master course] and share experiences in implementing Agile. I am an active presenter at various Agile conferences and also moderate the Scrum-India Yahoo Group. I also blog at http://agilediary.wordpress.com/
Vikrama Dhiman’s Specialties:
Requirements Gathering, Analysis, Marketing Requirements Analysis, Client Interaction, Project Management, Product Management, Product Consulting, Human Factors Engineering, Empirical Processes [Agile/ SCRUM], Internet Marketing, Viral Marketing, Viral Loop Design, Market Analysis, ROI Analysis
Vikrama Dhiman’s Experience
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Product Manager
Directi
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2009 — Present (1 month)
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Product Manager
WiZiQ.com
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2008 — November 2009 (1 year 6 months)
I am Product Manager, WiZiQ.com - marketing and product development interface. I research market trends and competition, coming up with features we should develop. I also own the success and failure of the features. I am responsible for a host of business metrics. I am enjoying my stint here. I get a chance to do a lot of really cutting edge analysis and design - Internet Marketing, Wireframing, Usability Analysis, CSS standardization, Viral Marketing, Viral Loops and Training.
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Manager, Business Analyst [Pre sales and Product Consulting] and Agile Processes Consultant
Net Solutions
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2007 — May 2008 (9 months)
I work with a great team. When we started, we were just two of us and the team was formed for the first time. Previously Business Analyst team handled all analysis - pre and post sales. Gradually, we added 02 more people. And then 01 more and then 01 more and finally 01 more. All this within first 08 months. We worked out some new ways of doing work, ensuring quality and faster delivery. Each day at work brings new knowledge and it is a great joy to work with the team. I try and keep the enthusiasm levels good, work on competence levels and trainings, provide weekly feedback and create a positive and buzzing work place. So far, its worked like a dream. However, we have a long way to go. And we are excited to be together in this journey.
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Business Analyst
Net Solutions
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 3 months)
I was involved in lot of interesting and diverse activities at Net Solutions. I wrote lot of proposals, discussed lots of exciting options with customers, consulted on best practices and framed lengthy/ lightweight requirement documents. I coordinated tentative schedules and people usage as well. In addition, I was involved in estimation using a variant of function points. I worked with development teams to help them understand the project scope and objectives. I was responsible for organization wide awareness of Agile processes. A fair amount of my job also involved managing projects as well. Some of the projects I worked on included social networking application for a major client in Bay Area, an auction website for Car Phone Warehouse and a small application for elders/ children to share things they are grateful for. Apart from this I helped in framing marketing strategies and areas of focus for the organization.
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Lecturer
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bhaddal
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)
July 2004 — July 2005 (1 year 1 month)
I worked at Institute of Engineering and Technology [IET], Bhaddal immediately after completing my Masters. IET-Bhaddal is one of the premier engineering institutions and is primarily valued for its strong focus on academics and discipline. I taught subjects like Advanced Thermodynamics to Masters students, Applied Thermodynamics and Engineering Drawing/ AutoCAD to Bachelors students. I also helped frame lab mannuals and syllabus for AutoCAD and Thermodynamics labs. I got an opportunity to work as an Editor of National Level Conference. One of the best assignments I was involved with was as a part of the Admissions Committee. I counseled young students and parents about career choices. I really enjoyed my stint at IET-Bhaddal. I would have loved to keep working there but for my desire to come back to IT field.
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Project Officer
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
June 2002 — September 2002 (4 months)
I was in charge of this internal project of the institute. This was a prototype for development of an intranet solution for knowledge management and automtion of Department of Mechanical Engineering. I worked with trainees to develop an automation module for Department of Training and Placement. The modules were implemented using VB6.0, SQL Server, MySQL and perl. It was a challenge to motivate trainees, work with them on quick learning curves, defining requirements with people not used to explain things for IT projects and importantly, documenting things properly. However, a wide exposure helped me hone my skills in web based programming in perl/ MySQL along with how to manage small and inexperienced teams. We actually did Agile without knowing we were doing so :-) and it was definitely the most exciting and motivated team I was a part of.
Vikrama Dhiman’s Education
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Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
M. Tech , Manufacturing Systems Engineering , 2002 — 2004
Gold Medalist
Scholarship Holder- Activities and Societies:
- Coordinator Intra College Participations at IT-BHU and NIT-Kurukshetra among other colleges, SLIET Information Systems Group, Fashion Show Choreography, Event Master of Ceremony
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Punjab Technical University
B.E. , Manufacturing Engineering , 1999 — 2002
- Activities and Societies:
- Overall Student Coordinator National Level Technical Festival 2001, Member SLIET Literary Society, Editor English Section College Magazine, Founding Member SLIET Information Systems Group, Student Representative for Institute Student Interaction
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Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
Diploma , Industrial Production , 1997 — 1999
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St. Josephs Convent School
Additional Information
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Vikrama Dhiman’s Interests:
Agile, Scrum, Process Framework Definition, Training, Soft Skills, Pre-sales, Marketing, Industry Trends
Vikrama Dhiman’s Groups:
Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance, Indian Welding Association, Agile, SLIET, Meeting/ Discussions/ Interviews
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Interaction Design Association -
Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals -
Trainers Forum - The largest Trainers network in India - www.trainersforum.in -
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SLIET Alumni Association -
Agile Software Community of India -
Agile Alliance -
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eMarketing Association Network -
Indian Startups -
Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators -
India Leadership Network -
Startup Specialists -
Social Media Marketing -
Agile Chandigarh -
User Experience -
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UIDG - User Interface Designers Group -
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Corporate-Trainers
Vikrama Dhiman’s Honors:
One of most important faculty members, IET Bhaddal, 2005; Gold Medalist, M.Tech, SLIET [Deemed University], 2004; Overall Student Coordinator, SLIET [Deemed University], 2001; Head Boy, St. Josephs Convent School, 1995
