About

Ashok Kumar W. is a highly accomplished Program and Project Manager at Accenture, with over 12 years of experience in the software industry and entrepreneurship. He is also a Visiting Professor, demonstrating his passion for education and mentorship. Ashok is an entrepreneurial and visionary professional who has consistently achieved business growth objectives and optimized the entire value chain of business. He is a pioneer in managing business processes and revenue expansion activities with a focus on business profitability. Ashok has expertise in leading strategic planning and operations, business model restructuring, cost control, pricing strategy, and effective management. He has combined multi-disciplinary experience in product requirements, product development, software product management, product vision, product road mapping, product branding, product marketing, industry analysis, problem-solving, cross-functional coordination, business growth strategy, customer engagement, user experience (UX), customer experience, sales, and marketing. Ashok is also an expert in managing suppliers/business alliances partnerships and stakeholder management. He has expertise in project management and product management activities, project planning, design, scope definition, estimation, process management, and compliance with quality standards, ensuring product delivery on time. He has a capability of mentoring and leading talented professionals, building and motivating large teams that well exceed corporate expectations. Ashok is well versed in software development life cycle and product life cycle like Waterfall, Agile - Scrum & Kanban, and has a good understanding of Cloud Computing on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. He has experience in using various product/project management tools such as JIRA, Clarity 2.0, MS Project, Google Docs, Google Forms, SurveyMonkey, Google Analytics, GitHub, and SDLC/PLC methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Framework, Agile Kanban Framework. Ashok has worked as a Manager at Cognizant, managing a team of RTE and Scrum Masters working on Agile Scrum/Kanban projects for a US-based client. He has also completed an MBA in Enterprise Management - Strategy, Marketing & Finance from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and a BE in Electronics & Power from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology. Ashok's relevant experience is 22.04 years, and he has a tech stack that includes test, product manager, AWS, Azure, software engineer, and infra.