Day in the Life: Sharda, Business Analyst/Resource Manager at Capgemini
Discover a day in the life of Sharda, a Business Analyst and Resource Manager at Capgemini. Sharda ensures her team is matched with fulfilling projects, guiding both new and current colleagues in finding exciting assignments and fostering connections with clients. She enjoys the flexibility of her role and the variety of responsibilities, from strategic planning to supporting her team’s ambitions. Get an inside look at Sharda’s impactful work in our latest blog post!
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Name: Sharda
Job: Business Analyst/Resource Manager
What does a Business Analyst/Resource Manager do at Capgemini?
Currently I am in the role of Resource Manager of Insights & Data NL within Capgemini. As a Resource Manager I am responsible for making sure all our colleagues ( around 500) have a nice assignment. I help new colleagues find assignments and assist those who want to switch roles, along with all tasks that come with this. Additionally, I am actively looking for new opportunities with our clients.
Here’s what a day in Sharda's life looks like!
9-10AM:
I work 3 days a week at the office, I love to connect with my colleagues and get to know new ones. Today is an office day - I start my day way earlier, I leave the house at 6:30 AM and am around 7:30/8 AM at the office. First, I have a cup of coffee and my breakfast and then I start looking into my emails. I prepare the daily stand-up and the stand-up finishes around 9:30.
10-11AM:
After the stand-up I send some new opportunities to my colleagues and propose them to clients.
11AM-12PM:
We have a session with all colleagues who are not on an assignment. I let the colleagues tell each other about their intakes and training to inspire each other, we have a guest speaker who talks about their current assignment, and an account manager shares information about an upcoming opportunity. We close this session with a fun quiz, and the winner has to prepare the quiz for next week!
12-1PM:
Time for lunch! I'm always in doubt whether to go to the canteen or to go to the Jumbo Food market next to the office. We decide to have a quick lunch in the canteen with a couple of colleagues and then go for a walk through Leidsche Rijn because it is sunny outside!
1-2PM:
At 1, I have a session with Operations to make a forecast for the upcoming month
2-3PM:
Time to check emails again and propose some nice colleagues to our clients.
3-4PM:
We have weekly sessions with our sales team where we propose a few of our colleagues and actively search for good opportunities for them.
4-5PM:
I close the day with a nice introduction meeting with a new colleague. Let's see where her ambitions lie and how I can help her!
5-6PM:
Time to go home! I buy groceries daily, so on my way to home I go to the supermarket and once home, I start cooking. After that it is time to play some hockey!
How do you unwind at the end of the day?
I play hockey 3 times a week, great way to unwind after work. There is always one relaxing day when I do nothing after dinner, and an evening with friends, family, gym of golf.
What do you love about your job and your employer?
I love the flexibility! My first assignment was as PMO, Business Analyst and Project Manager at the Royal Dutch Airforce. Within 2 years I have grown from PMO to BA to PM :) And now I have an assignment as Resource Manager where I can develope skills like Stakeholder Management and many others.
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