Project Manager Testing

Kanmani Balasubramanian

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SUMMARY PROFILE

12+ years of experience in Information Technology including Project management, QA Test Management and

System analysis.

• Certified Project Management Professional

• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Professional.

• Extensive experience in testing the business processes in SAP ECC 5.0/6.0 modules SD, MM,BPC, HCM

HR and Payroll.

• Successfully implemented projects taking them through the SDLC phases and handled planning, Cost,

timeline, budgeting and completed the projects in time.

• Expertise in System Testing, Unit Testing of Interfaces, forms, Xref mapping. reports, conversions and

enhancements .Expertise in developing the regression suite for custom code development in SAP

• Experience in Functional Testing, Agile Testing, Regression Testing and Integration Testing and expertise

in developing Test Estimations, Test Plans, Test Cases/Scenarios, Test Procedures,analyzing Test Results

and Test documentation and Test Metrics.

• Experience in back end testing of databases like Oracle, SQL Server etc.,

and Experience with QA Methodology, QA Matrix, SDLC and QA Validations to ensure the Quality

Assurance Control.

• Excellent communication skills including listening and observation, interviewing/questioning, meeting

facilitation and writing skills.

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, planning and organizational skills and strong interpersonal

skills

• Well experienced in software development life cycle and agile methodology including analysis, design,

development, testing and implementation of software applications.

• Experienced in effectively executing multiple projects form 25K to $1 million USD

• Seeking challenging management positions.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

• DATABASE: Db27.X, Idms,Vsam and Adabas,ORACLE

• Tools: Quality Center/ Test Director, Star Team, SAP SOLMAN,IBM Rational Requite Pro, Microsoft

Office (Visio,Excel,Project,Word,Powerpoint),TOAD,Endevor, file aid, Changeman.

• SAP modules : Familiar with SAP SD,BI,HCM (HR/Payroll),SAP BPC, CRM (OTC and Inventory

Management)

• Other : Test Planning and Estimation, Agile Testing Methodology, Share point Testing, SAP

HCM/CRM/BPC applications testing,People soft Payroll,TIBCO Middleware smartmapper/crossreference

testing and Interface/End to End Testing, Test documentation and Test metrics.

• Languages: Assembler 3.X,, Mainframe COBOL, Db27.X, Easytrieve 6.X, VSAM

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt CSSGB (2010)

Project Management Professional PMP (2009)

Professional, Academy for Healthcare Management PAHM (2007)

CAREER OVERVIEW

Cognizant Technology Solutions Teaneck, NJ (Global Headquarters) 1999 Present

Can work on EAD (485 Pending).

Project Manager Home Depot, Atlanta, TX (2011 Present)

• This project is the SAP Enhancement Upgrade for Canada Retail system and implementing the Windows

Mobile phone in Canada stores multiple releases and multiple apps for SAP store Operations functions in

the store.

• Managing timelines for the project and testing of deliverables to be implemented in production.

• Liaison between functional teams and ensuring the Integration testing activities are carried out from SAP to

Boundary systems .

• Managed project timelines and delivery and passing the review gates to implementing in production.

• Preparation of Test scenario /Test Cases in Quality Center for System, Regression and Performance testing

and maintaing the test cases in Quality Center.

• Planning and allocating resources to tests/dates in Quality Center.

• Test Lead for Defect Management and Migration in Test Management office using Quality Center.

• Total Test management for the Project and tracking activities to completion and managing Issues and Risk

that occur during the Pre and Post Upgrade testing.

Project Manager PepsiCo, Plano, TX (2010 2011)

• This project was the Implementation of SAP Payroll for PepsiCo,USA

• Test Lead for Defect Management and Migration in Test Management office using Quality Center and Star

Team.

• Liaison between Testing team and Development teams for Defect resolution.

• Preparation of Test scenario /Test Cases in Quality Center for System, Regression and Performance testing

and maintaing the test cases in Quality Center.

• Planning and allocating resources to tests/dates in Quality Center.

• Total management of Defect reporting and test Execution status for all phases /cycles in testing.

Project Manager Merck & Co, Whitehouse station, NJ (2007 2010)

One Merck – Enterprise Portal

Mar 2009 Feb 2010

• Proficient in testing MS Share Point Technology used to build the Merck internal Portal and SAP iview

used for interfacing the Portal with SAP HR system

• Functioned as a Test Management Lead in managing Manual, Automation and Performance test teams both

at onsite and Offshore and estimation planning of resources in the team based on the scope of work.

• Requirement Analysis and maintaining Requirements Trace matrix and Preparation of Test scenario /Test

Cases /Test Data,MS Team Site is used for maintaining the documents

• Quality Center is used for test case preparation, test case execution, report generation and defect tracking

for the Agile Testing Process.

• Executed System integration testing/Regression Testing using agile methodology.

• Defect Management and Test Execution in Quality center/Test Summary Preparation .

• Project Planning and allocating resources and tracking project progress.

• Effectively reduced the testing cost by more than 50% by using automation of the manual test scripts for the

sprints in Regression testing and also for Multilanguage testing.

PeopleSoft ERP_Production support

Oct 2008 Feb 2010

• Production support testing for Enhancements and bug fixes in functionality, including modules

HCM,MSS,ESS,HR,Time & Labor, Payroll.

• Creating Test scenarios and test cases for testing the functionality being developed or fixed as part of the

enhancement and were documented and used in regression testing in Quality Center,

• Using The STAT software to track the workflow as the cases are assigned and move them to UAT for

testing/production as applicable.

Financial Planning and Analysis SAP BPC

Oct 2008 –Mar 2009

The project is to implement the SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) software to provide these

forecasting capabilities for Merck. BPC will encapsulate the new standard forecasting processes designed by

FP&A, thereby creating “One Version of the Truth” for financial forecasts.

• TIBCO Smartmapper/CIM (Middleware tool) is used to map the data from the Legacy system into SAP and

performs data validation and data enrichment.

• Effectively verified SAP /BPC reports for financial Data

• Functioned as a Test Lead for 5 interfaces into BPC and involved resources from Offshore for efficient

cost reduction

• Requirement Analysis and Preparation of Requirements Trace matrix

• Preparation of Test scenario /Test Cases /Preparation of Test Data

• String testing/Regression Testing

• Defect Reporting and Test Execution and Test Summary Preparation

• Project Planning and allocating resources and tracking project progress

SAP Payroll/CRM implementation

Sep 2007 –Oct 2008

• Effectively worked as a Test Lead for 10 interfaces testing for SAP Payroll implementation and in 5

interfaces for CRM.

• Been involved in Requirement Analysis and maintaining the Requirements Trace matrix by mapping the

test cases to requirements.

• Preparation of Test Cases /Preparation of Test Data

• Expertise in Unit Middleware & Legacy testing, String testing& Regression Testing.

• Defect Reporting and Test Execution and Test Summary Preparation

• Project Planning and allocating resources,tracking project progress

System Analysis/Release and QA Test Manager UHG, Basking Ridge, NJ (2006 2007)

• Performed the role of the Systems analyst lead and QA lead. The role includes resource planning, work

distribution among the onsite and offshore teams.

• Reduced the cost by 40% of System Analysis/Testing by proactively using the resources to do both Analysis

and Testing of the modules at the release level.

• Mentored and coordinated the teams and aid in effective team building and take responsibilities to complete

the task in the speculated time for the various releases.

• Analyzed Test Plans and Test Cases based on Requirements and General Design Documents

• Proficient in using Test director and Prolite tools to track the issues and problems in the project.

• Planning the analysis and testing timelines of a release for the various SDLC testing phases Integration

testing coordination and execution.

• Prepared/executed the Release level test plan for successful implementations in the scheduled releases.

Release and QA Test Manager GMAC Insurance, St.Louis, MO (2004 2006)

Batch Execution and Product Verification is one of them. I am performing the role of a team lead that includes

executing Batch Process in Natural, Adabas & COBOL.

• Executing Oracle Stored Procedure in TOAD, executing Credit Card processing in Java and XML,

• Synchronizing Claims on EPIC SYNC, setting up new environment to execute all processes, developing

applications and fixing application problem.

• Testing & executing batches as part of GMACI Convergence project.

• Execute Batch Process in COBOL, Natural and Adabas. Write and Execute Oracle Stored Procedure in

TOAD.

• Execute Credit Card Payments in Java and XML. Synchronize claims on EPIC SYNC. Set up new

environment to execute all processes Develop application program per requirement.

• Good knowledge on the different systems like policy admin, cash, print and claims. Resolved issues quickly

based on the knowledge on the migration and book roll systems

And balancing policies that are found to be out of balance in the policy admin simulation cycle.

• Proficient in setting up the new environment to execute the batch and other processes mentioned above

specific to each environment. .

• Prepared Test Plans and Test Cases based on Requirements and General Design Documents. Planning the

testing timelines of a release for the various SDLC testing phases including Integration testing coordination

and execution.

• Preparing Release level test plan and conducting Release level testing status meetings to track the testing

progress and presented the Release level metrics on a regular basis.

Release and Development Lead Dun & Bradstreet –Allentown, PA (2002 2004)

• Lead Programmer in developing the Assembler code to evaluate the 3, 6, 9 and 12 month Paydex score

calculations. This program was then used to extract data to be loaded into the detailed trade warehouse.

• Preparing System use cases based on the system analysis and aid in design and development activities

• Analyzed Test Plans and Test Cases based on Requirements and General Design Documents. Proficient in

using Test director and Prolite tools to track the issues and problems in the project.

• Planning the analysis and testing timelines of a release for the various SDLC testing phases and managing a

team onsite and Offshore.

• Worked as a Project /Test coordinator for System Integration testing coordination and execution

Development /production support analyst ACNielsen US –Chennai, India (1999 2002)

• Lead Programmer in analyzing the Assembler code for Production support and enhancements.

• Developed profound knowledge of the program and was efficient in fixing the issues in a very short time

well within the SLA.

• Proficient in using Remedy, Test director and Prolite tools to track the issues and problems in the project.

• Provide 24X7 support for any enhancements and bug fixes in the program

EDUCATION

MS (Information Technology) Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, India 2002

M Sc (Physics) Meenakshi College for Women, Madras Univerity, Chennai, India 1999

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