“Program recovery, PMO/COE governance & delivery transformation for high-stakes enterprise portfolios”
I help CXOs and delivery leaders recover at-risk programs, build PMO/COE governance, and protect margins across Defense, Government, Telecom and IT Services. With 30+ years of enterprise delivery leadership, I’ve governed INR 2,500+ Cr portfolios, improved on-time delivery by 35%+, and reduced delivery overruns from 28% to under 8%.
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#3 in Project Management · India
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Arunava Chakravarty is a Project Management freelancer based in Delhi with 10 verified projects, verified Linkedin reputation, LanceRank Score 49/100 (Building), last updated 2026-06-22 on LanceRank.
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10 verified projects.
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· third-party-verified by LinkedInIndependent Consultant | Program Recovery · PMO/COE Design · Portfolio Governance | PMP | Defense · Govt · Telecom
When a program is bleeding overruns, governance has collapsed, and the client is losing confidence — that's when I get the call.Over 30 years leading enterprise delivery across Defense, Government of India, Telecom, and IT Services, I've built the discipline, frameworks, and leadership culture that turn chaotic delivery environments into predictable, high-performing operations. I don't just manage programs. I recover them, restructure them, and build the governance machinery that keeps them from failing in the f…
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“Arunava is an exceptional leader who has the ability to connect with everyone in the team and guide them during tough times. He guided the team through the extremely demanding and tough times during covid lockdown and…”
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“Arunava is a dedicated professional and he is meticulous with his work. He takes great pride in his work. His expertise is program management for large projects.He has excellent technical knowledge of field in which h…”
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Independent Consultant / Strategic Advisor – Program Recovery & Governance
Dec 2025 — Present
Independent Advisory PracticeVerified via LinkedIn
Advising CXOs and senior leadership teams on governance and recovery of large, high-risk enterprise programs. Focus areas include program recovery, PMO/COE design, delivery stab…
General Manager
Mar 2021 — Nov 2025
CMS IT ServicesVerified via LinkedIn
Led delivery and commercial governance across a large active portfolio, with accountability for execution discipline, financial health, stakeholder management, and account growt…
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“Arunava and I worked together on a large ISP project that involved multiple technologies, partners and a difficult customer. As the sole project manager, Arunava managed the project deftly. He co-ordinated efforts acr…”
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Vice President - Project Delivery
May 2019 — Sep 2020
Innefu Labs Pvt. Ltd.Verified via LinkedIn
• Institutionalised delivery governance across people, process, and technology • Reduced average project overrun from 28% to under 8% through structured review cadences and coac…
Head - Project Delivery
Aug 2016 — Dec 2018
Wipro LtdVerified via LinkedIn
• Led multi-client delivery portfolio with teams of up to 200+ professionals • Introduced structured QA and delivery governance practices, reducing defect escape rate by 40% • M…
Program Manager , Large Projects
Apr 2014 — Jul 2016
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseVerified via LinkedIn
Owned end-to-end delivery governance for large govt programs across cost, schedule, scope, risk, and stakeholder management. Maintained full P&L accountability and SLA complianc…
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