I increase profitability by streamlining Business Processes
and optimal utilization of Technology
Sandhya Bhat MSc, CSSMBB, CSSE has developed several new and enhanced existing strategic methodologies to improve technology and human capital utilization, produce greater ROI on investments and streamline service delivery.
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Sandhya Bhat has more than twenty years of experience as a senior Management Strategic Consultant and Enterprise Application Architect with Business Excellence, Enterprise Architecture, Information Governance, Business Relationship Management and Program-Project Management specialization in Human Resource Systems, Information Technology (new projects & service delivery) servicing various corporate functional & operational areas. Sandhya is the Founding Director at Macro2Micro Technology. Macro2Micro Technology assists clients to strategically improve their profits with improved business processes and optimal usage of their existing technology. |
Certified in Continuous Improvement Methodologies & Enterprise Resource Packages (ERPs)
- Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Certified Scaled Scrum Expert
- Certified for PeopleSoft HCM North American & Global Implementations
- Certified for Oracle HRIS North American & Global Products
Areas of Experience & Expertise
Sandhya has particularly utilized Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen and ISO principles along with Scaled Lean, Scrum and Kanban frameworks. She has worked with Waterfall, Agile and Scaled project management methodologies.
Being involved with HR (Human Capital Management systems) and other key functional systems such Enterprise Information systems and Enterprise Learning systems; her work has involved conducting process and system risk analysis to assess possible audit fail-points with respect to PIPA, FOIP, SOX, Bill 198 (C-SOX), Internal Governance (IT & Risk), Security Controls, ITIL and applicable collective agreement compliance.
Utilizing Visual Reporting along with Business Intelligence, Big Data and Dashboard Reporting within general Reporting & Analytics has been her key focus to decrease inefficiencies and overhead costs. Her work has led to increased organizational effectiveness and employee engagement along with higher productivity and increased profits.
Sandhya has worked as a Program & Project Manager. She has been involved as a Senior Strategic Management Consultant in various ventures involving New Technology implementation and Continuous Improvement. She has actively worked with clients in North America across different verticals, including University, Government and Crown Corporation.
Sandhya is very familiar with Canadian and US HR rules & regulations along with Union and Collective Agreement complexities that introduce special challenges in HRIS implementations. She also has two years of Human Resources experience in Recruiting and Benefits. She has been working with PeopleSoft Recruiting Solutions including eRecruit and later in Candidate Gateway and Talent Management along with Payroll and Core HR- Position Management. She is very familiar with various privacy (including FOIP, SOX, C-SOX) and security protocols that need to be maintained along with different interfaces that are required between various systems and HRIS to conduct HR, Financial and Corporate Reporting operations.
Utilizing Visual Reporting along with Business Intelligence, Big Data and Dashboard Reporting within general Reporting & Analytics has been her key focus to decrease inefficiencies and overhead costs. Her work has led to increased organizational effectiveness and employee engagement along with higher productivity and increased profits.
Sandhya has worked as a Program & Project Manager. She has been involved as a Senior Strategic Management Consultant in various ventures involving New Technology implementation and Continuous Improvement. She has actively worked with clients in North America across different verticals, including University, Government and Crown Corporation.
Sandhya is very familiar with Canadian and US HR rules & regulations along with Union and Collective Agreement complexities that introduce special challenges in HRIS implementations. She also has two years of Human Resources experience in Recruiting and Benefits. She has been working with PeopleSoft Recruiting Solutions including eRecruit and later in Candidate Gateway and Talent Management along with Payroll and Core HR- Position Management. She is very familiar with various privacy (including FOIP, SOX, C-SOX) and security protocols that need to be maintained along with different interfaces that are required between various systems and HRIS to conduct HR, Financial and Corporate Reporting operations.
Business Process Improvement | Business Excellence
Process Architecture, Mapping and Continuous Improvement (using Lean Six Sigma and Kaizen tools & methodologies):
Sandhya’s primary focus in consulting has been with optimizing business and technology processes along with optimum technology utilization. She has been particularly involved in working with various system integration-strategies and interfaces involving multiple integration points.
- Architect and map business as well as system processes to indicate user, technology & process interaction and integration.
- Strategize and develop new optimized business processes to better utilize technology, applications and human capital resources and ensure they are in line with business objectives.
- Develop scorecard metrics to measure qualitative and quantitative performance.
- Develop improvement steps to address gap closures, enterprise risk control measures, audit recommendations, governance & control standards as well as improve overall process quality and efficiency.
Program & Project Management
Sandhya has extensive experience as a Program & Project Manager. In addition to helping her clients in several major industries with managing their projects, she plays that role each and every day for her own two businesses where she needs to concurrently manage the development and deployment of several products and services. She has been utilizing Traditional and Agile project management methodologies utilizing Scrum as well as Kanban frameworks. She has also developed a proprietary scaled waterfall methodology (currently pre-patent).
- Develop and manage entire project delivery lifecycle. Develop project plans which address various IS connection points (e.g. security, architecture) as well as Governance mandates (e.g. privacy, government regulations) in addition to managing successful delivery. Develop and manage communication and change management initiative.
- Manage Demand delivery prioritization and Resource Management. Manage RFP initiation and vendor selection for multiple Human Resources and IS related applications, vendors and services.
- Steering Committee and Executive Business Leadership teams. Address impact concerns, devise & implement risk-mitigation action plan and manage resolution expectations.
- Manage and maintain techno-functional relationship with several client groups and multiple vendors. Manage and report to client senior leadership on delivery satisfaction metrics.
ERP Implementation & Integration
Sandhya has more than fifteen years of experience as a senior ERP Solutions Analyst, Architecture and Integration Specialist. She has over nine yrs. of experience in the analysis, design and implementation of Human Resources, Learning, Payroll & Time-Scheduling applications and two yrs. of experience in Human Resources.
Her primary focus in consulting has been with optimizing business and technology process and implementation of Enterprise Resource Packages, namely PeopleSoft HCM and Oracle eBusiness Suite of Applications for Major Oil & Gas, Energy, Retail and Government Clients. She has been particularly involved in working with various system integration-interfaces involving several integration points, such as Payroll with Projects, AP and GL. She has a thorough understanding of both, US and Canadian Human Resource, Payroll & Taxation rules and regulations as well as the comprehension of the inherent complexities of the Union Contracts- Collective Agreements in these two countries.
Her primary focus in consulting has been with optimizing business and technology process and implementation of Enterprise Resource Packages, namely PeopleSoft HCM and Oracle eBusiness Suite of Applications for Major Oil & Gas, Energy, Retail and Government Clients. She has been particularly involved in working with various system integration-interfaces involving several integration points, such as Payroll with Projects, AP and GL. She has a thorough understanding of both, US and Canadian Human Resource, Payroll & Taxation rules and regulations as well as the comprehension of the inherent complexities of the Union Contracts- Collective Agreements in these two countries.
- Worked proactively with division & department executives to assess business requirements for appropriate technical solutions.
- Analyzed the needs of various business divisions & departments to establish priorities for feasibility studies, systems design and implementation in order to develop new as Ensured streamlining of implementation tasks to assure budgets and schedules meet corporate vision and business requirements.
- Audited various IT areas for accuracy and efficiency.
- Provided expertise in systems implementations, business process reengineering, business requirements gathering and general development standards.
- Established and directed the strategic long–term goals, policies and procedures well as modify the existing information processing systems.
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