Parag Purandare

Strategic Project Manager / QA Leader with over 15 years in Healthcare IT and enterprise product environments. Experienced in leveraging AI-assisted development tools and Generative AI to improve project planning, requirement analysis, sprint execution, quality engineering, documentation, release governance, stakeholder communication, and delivery efficiency. Expertise in project delivery, cross-functional leadership, and Agile execution.

Experience includes SDLC, stakeholder management, and release planning, driving operational efficiency and translating strategic objectives into actionable plans. Managed multiple enterprise Healthcare SaaS projects supporting Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practice Management, Clinical Documentation, Patient Scheduling, and Revenue Cycle Management for US healthcare providers.

Project Manager – US Healthcare SaaS Products at Bizmatics a Harris Computer Company (2018-01 – Present)

Managed multiple U.S. healthcare SaaS product initiatives supporting electronic health records (EHR), practice management, patient scheduling, clinical documentation, and revenue cycle management. Evaluated generative AI tools to improve Agile planning, backlog refinement, and project documentation.

• Used AI-assisted tools for preparing project documentation, meeting summaries, status reports, and stakeholder communications.
• Leveraged AI to accelerate user story creation, acceptance criteria refinement, and requirement analysis.
• Promoted AI-assisted quality engineering practices to improve productivity across QA and delivery teams.
• Identified opportunities for AI adoption within the SDLC to improve delivery efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Configured and managed Jira workflows, boards, issue types, dashboards, filters, and reports to enable end-to-end project visibility.
• Developed and maintained comprehensive project plans, resource plans, communication plans, risk registers, and project schedules to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Facilitated project initiation activities, including business requirement analysis, stakeholder identification, project charter creation, and scope definition.
• Established project baselines and continuously monitored project performance against scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets.
• Managed project change requests through structured impact analysis and change control processes to minimize scope creep and delivery risks.
• Tracked project KPIs, resource utilization, schedule variance, risk exposure, and delivery performance through project dashboards, and executive reports.
• Supported Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, using Jira as the core tool.
• Enabled teams to adopt structured tracking of user stories, epics, defects, and sprint velocity metrics through Jira configurations.

QA Manager at Bizmatics a Harris Computer Company (2010-01 – 2017-12)

Managed end-to-end delivery of healthcare SaaS products following Agile and SDLC methodologies.

• Led multiple cross-functional Scrum teams responsible for developing and enhancing healthcare product modules.
• Planned, monitored, and controlled project scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and release milestones.
• Facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions.
• Collaborated with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders to define business requirements, prioritize product backlogs, and prepare user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Coordinated development, QA, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Product teams to ensure successful sprint execution and production releases.
• Managed release planning, release readiness reviews, and Go/No-Go meetings.
• Managed stakeholder communication across Product Management, Engineering, Business, Customer Support, and Leadership teams.
• Led Quality Engineering initiatives, including test strategy, release validation, regression planning, defect management, and quality governance.
• Drove continuous improvement initiatives to improve sprint predictability, release quality, and delivery efficiency.
• Mentored Scrum teams and QA engineers while promoting Agile best practices and continuous delivery.
• Implemented AI-assisted project documentation and reporting practices.
• Leveraged AI to improve sprint planning, backlog refinement, executive reporting, and stakeholder communication.
• Improved delivery efficiency through AI-enabled productivity practices.
• Led a QA team of 8 across multiple product modules and major releases.
• Developed test strategies, coverage metrics, and defect reporting frameworks for web and mobile healthcare applications.
• Reduced post-production defects by 25% through risk-based testing and improved QA processes.
• Partnered with Product and Dev teams for requirement analysis, gap closure, and release sign-offs.
• Implemented regression optimization that cut test cycles by 30%, improving delivery speed.
• Managed emergency patch deployments.
• Ensured timely resolution of customer complaints by closely collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Led cross-functional efforts in addressing potential quality issues during new product launches.
• Managed vendor relationships to secure high-quality raw materials, supporting production quality standards.
• Evaluated emerging technologies for potential incorporation into existing QA processes.
• Possess 4+ years of experience in Jira administration, implementation, and Agile project execution support.

PG Diploma in IT & Management – PICT-SITM, Pune (2007-01)

BCA in Computer Engineering – DNC, Nagpur (2004-01)