Venu Gumpalli

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Delivery/Program/ Project Manager / Scrum Master

Experience Summary

Program/Project Management Consultant and Scrum Master. Had extensive Delivery management & People management experience and successfully led teams of size 100+ associates. Worked as part of Pre-Sales and solution teams in the areas of ITIL, Program Management and closely interfaced and supported the Sales teams. Process Consultant experience in the methodologies of CMM, Six Sigma, ITIL areas and in PMO as well. Primarily worked with Microsoft, P&O Ports, Ericsson, Aviva, BoA, TTSL, JP Morgan Chase, RIM, Axis Bank, BP, Goodyear Tires and AEP. Successfully managed strategic programs, large programs and projects of varying sizes involving diverse teams in a multi-vendor environment. Good stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

Relevant Experience

Org/Role:

American Electric Power / Portfolio Manager/ Scrum Master

Brief Description:

Period:

Managed a portfolio of Data and Analytics/RPA teams with around 100+ resources.

June 2022 – Till Date.

Responsibilities

●Managed a Portfolio of Data Analytics and RPA teams for successful implementation of the project delivery with the right team compositions and contributed to the delivery management of the portfolio.

●Set up and brought in the maturity levels of onsite-offshore model for different projects along with near shore opportunities.

●Contributed to D& A’s strategic vision/road mapping by collaborating with the key stakeholders from the customer side.

●Worked closely with TCS CoEs and engaged them in the project delivery for the critical assignments and effectiveness of the project delivery.

●Acted as a delegate for the ADMs as needed to drive strategic initiatives forward.

●Managed up to 10 leads/ 100+ personnel with effective communications skills across Onsite/Near Shore and Offshore teams.

●Set up a governance structure within the portfolio and ensured its followed rigorously to the level of customer interactions.

●Diligently worked on resource management to ramp up a team from 40 to 100+ associates at Onsite/Offshore and Near Shore.

●Established metrics that are aligned with the contract SLA’s and continuously worked to achieve them.

●Implemented best practices and processes from the perspective of agile as required across the teams.

●Reported on frequency on the project and portfolio health to both the TCS and client leadership.

●Contributed as Scrum Master in the interim to fill the gap during the non-availability of the resources.

Org/Role:

Goodyear Tires / Global Implementation Manager/Scrum Master

Brief Description:

Period:

Global Delivery Manager for implementation of PPM tool and processes across geographies and departments of Goodyear Tires.

Jan 2017 – May 2022.

Responsibilities

●Implement Project Server 2010/Project Online globally across Goodyear in different departments of IT, PMO, Research, Supplier qualification, Material Sciences.

●Closely worked with Goodyear leadership team for implementing PPM team across their teams.

●Leading a team of 25 resources globally to ensure delivery across different aeras of migration, infrastructure support and implementations for different areas of Project Online, reports, database related activities. Coordinating with around 10+ client PMO’s for the implementation of the tool in their departments and geographies.

●Plan and implement any migrations related to MS PPM tool including OnPrem to Online, Legacy to Project Online systems.

●Ensure that the tool is maintained for more than 6000 users for these departments and for around 7000 Projects.

●Provided guidance, assistance, and support to assess key gaps in current PMO structure and offerings.

●Recommend changes to the key processes, methods, and tools wherever applicable in managing projects.

●Onboard new departments across Goodyear to MS PPM tools as per the requirements by developing associated methods, and tools to build the new PMO processes.

●Drive implementing Project Online, to help processes of Resource Management, Portfolio Analysis, Project Management, Document Management etc.,

●Managed the development of several executive level summary reports on status/ and PMO gaps/ recommendations.

●Helped implement a complete Document Management process using the capabilities of Project Server 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010.

●Trained the users on new PMO structure, processes, usage of MS Project Server 2010 tool.

●Worked on the contract management by preparing solution decks and SoWs.

●Worked as Scrum Master for implementations which adopt Scrum framework.

Org/Role:

TATA Consultancy Services / Global Operations Manager for PM Practice

Brief Description:

Period:

Worked in-line with the Global Delivery Head towards achieving the targets of different Operational Parameters.

July 2010 – Dec 2016.

Org/Role:

TATA Consultancy Services / Project and portfolio Management Consultant for BP

Brief Description:

Period :

Provided Project and Portfolio Management Tool consulting services to BP as an End-to-End GCP Managed Service and supported the implementation of EPM tool across the enterprise in BP which is spread across multiple Geo’s.

March 2012 – Dec 2013

Org/Role:

TATA Consultancy Services / Management Consultant for Axis Bank

Brief Description:

Period:

Provided Project and Portfolio Management and Governance setup consulting services to Axis bank.

Oct 2010 – Mar 2011

Org/Role:

TATA Consultancy Services / Delivery Manager for RIM

Brief Description:

Period:

Managed portfolio of Projects and handled a team of 45 for their successful delivery.

Sept 2009 – May 2010

Org/Role:

TATA Consultancy Services / Delivery Manager for JPMC

Brief Description:

Period :

Managed a large program by driving the development and testing teams to ensure optimal cost and quality and meeting client expectations at the same time. Was successful in ramping up the team size from 5 to 45-member team and establishing Offshore team.

Aug 2008 – May 2009

Org/Role:

TATA Consultancy Services / Program Manager for TTSL

Brief Description:

Period :

Managed the Consulting Program at TTSL for the implementation of ITIL processes. Involved in Key Stakeholder management by interacting closely with TTSL CEO/VP for their tracking and updates on the program.

Oct 2007 – June 2009

Other Roles:

Apr 2007 - Aug 2007: Lead Process Consultant at Bank of America client ODC during their initial setup.

Nov 2006 - March 2007: Process Consultant at Aviva for establishing the Testing Processes.

July 2006 - Oct 2006: Worked towards establishing Assurance Sub practice with in ITPSM/GCP.

Aug 2003 – June 2006 : Worked in different roles of Test Lead, Process Manager, Test Manager for Microsoft, P&O Ports, Ericsson etc.

Certifications

Year

Certification

2008

2013

2023

ITIL

Prince 2 (PMP)

PSM II

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