Venkata Surya Prakash Nidumukkala
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IT –Project& Program Manager
A qualified Post Graduate and dynamic IT Professional having rich and insightful experience of 15 years, including over 8 years of International (UAE, KSA, NewZealand,Singapore, Australia) tenure, seeking senior level leadership challenges
Domain Expertise: Telecom, Banking & Financial Services. Automobile, Public Sector, Consumer& Packaged Goods
Profile Highlights
Accomplished track record of analysis, design development/customization of Enterprise Solutions, including providing Technical and Functional Guidance/Support for the same.
Well versed in End-to-End Agile, Scrum, Project Management & Execution, right from inception till implementation and production support, ensuring project deliverables within assigned time, budget and quality parameters
Similar expertise in Solution Architecture through Functional Analysis (FA) of Business Requirements; Solution Strategy to Support the FA; Selection & Evaluation for Solution Design; Monitoring & Review of Development/Customization; Integration & Testing
Proficient in Solution Customization Cycle involving Business Requirement Study & Problem Identification; Business process mapping with product; Gap Analysis & Customization Finalization; Change Management and Implementation, UAT & Support
Adept in Team Management skills like tasking, delegation, monitoring, feedback, skill upgrade, competence management, career planning, motivation & mentoring
Cohesive Team Player with Fast Learning Curve along with strong analytical, problem solving, innovation, planning, organizational, communication & interpersonal skills
Demonstrated track record of leading high-performance teams toward the successful attainment of challenging goals
Accreditations
Technical & Functional Skills
Certified Scrum Master
PRINCE 2 (Practitioner)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
ITIL V3 (Foundation) in Service Management
Siebel Certified Consultant/Business Analyst
Fusion CRM Sales
CRM: Siebel, SFDC,MS Dynamics, Fusion SAP
Functional: Telecom, Manufacturing BFSI & Health care, Retail
Technical: SFDC, .Siebel 8.X,, Siebel 7.5, Siebel 7.8, Siebel 6.3, Siebel Configuration, EIM, EAI,OUI
Database: Oracle
Executive Summary
Infosys Technologies Ltd., - (April 2016 Onwards)
Project Name: Telstra Unified point of sale
Role: Project Manager & E2E Integration Management
Client: Telstra Australia
Duration: Sep 2017-till know
Responsibilities Included
Accountable to lead the team for Scope & Risk Management as well as Risk Mitigation and Stakeholder Management (Including Third Party Vendors).
Co-ordinated E2E Integrations and Worked with Various Other Systems and Multiple Vendors
Managing implementation of Development Methodology & enforcing Project Standards at the same time prepares for Engagement Reviews and Quality Assurance Procedures.
End to End Data Conversation from Legacy to New Digitalization Program
Managed the Data Governance & Data Quality
Responsible for day-to-day Project Management functions such as Resource Management, Communications, Stakeholder Management, and Risk Management and maintain Project Budget.
Involved in leading/guidance for Analysis, Design and Systems Integration for Client Engagements from Definition Phase through Implementation.
Spearheading meeting of Financial Objectives by forecasting Requirements, preparing an Annual Budget, scheduling Expenditures, analyzing Variances and initiating Corrective Actions.
Coordinating with various Stake Holder Groups like the Testing & Development COE/Operations Support Team and the Client Manager's Team.
Performing team administration routine as well as team development
Assisted with internal and external communication, improved transparency, and radiated information
Assisted with prioritization and resolution of software defects
Built relationship with Product owner and other stake holders to facilitate team's interaction with them
Coached Product Owners in creation and maintenance of Product Backlog
Coached team members on Agile principles and providing general guidance on the methodology
Continuously learned Agile/Scrum techniques and shared findings with the team
Engaged with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization
Facilitated getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
Facilitated sprint planning, retrospective and sprint demos
Helped team to solve problems rather than provide solutions
Interfaced with Program Management Office to ensure project goals and requirements are being met
Organized and facilitated project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint, release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings
Provided all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and led by example
Removed impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment
Took responsibility of delivery and management of the tasks
Tracked and effectively communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress to all affected teams and management
Updated Agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs
Worked with the Scrum Team and the Product Owner to negotiate the minimum viable product for delivery
Project estimates, setting up feature teams, Including Hyper care Support Teams.
Project Name: Telstra B2B Digitalization
Role: Integration Project Manager in Billing (Usage to Cash)
Client: Telstra Australia
Duration: March 2018-March 2019
Responsibilities Included
Managing The End to End Integrations in New Digital Billing Space which primarily comprises Strategic Stack such as ARIA, Billing Digital Services, Matrix (Usage Ratings), Payment Manager, Invoice Manager
Managing the Different Vendor’s of Telstra
Co-ordination Across Value chains like CRM, Order to Activate,Assurence,ProductCatlouge to Align and Deliver the Integrations of Billing
Project estimates, setting up feature teams, Including Hyper care Support Teams.
Work with SCRUM masters in sprint planning, project tracking risk management, Project Financials and reporting.
Coordinating with various Stake Holder Groups like the Testing & Development COE/Operations Support Team and the Business Principle Team.
Project Name: TCM- Telstra Customer Master
Role: Iteration Manager
Client: Telstra Australia
Duration: Sep17 – March 2018
Responsibilities Included
Managing entire Onsite and offshore team across all skill sets in TCM program.
Project estimates, Setting up feature teams,
Work with SCRUM masters in sprint planning, project tracking (Burn down, burn up charts), risk management, Project Financials and reporting.
Coordinating with various Stake Holder Groups like the Testing & Development COE/Operations Support Team and the Client Manager's Team.
Performing team administration routine as well as team development and people management initiatives for improvement of team productivity
Project Name: Vodafone New Zealand
Role: Project Manager & Delivery Lead
Client: Vodafone New Zealand
Duration: Oct 16 –Sep’17
Responsibilities Included
Managing multiple Scrum teams and various vendors
End to End Data Conversation from Legacy to New Digitalization Program
Managed the Data Governance & Data Quality
Managing Scrum ceremonies,
Stake holder Management across countries,
Risk Management, Reporting, Financial Management and Quality.
Tata Technologies Ltd., Mumbai..TATAMOTORS CRM&DMS
Program Manager- CRM- (Jul 2013to March 2016)
Responsibilities:
Accountable to lead the team for Scope & Risk Management as well as Risk Mitigation and Stakeholder Management (Including Third Party Vendors).
Managing implementation of Development Methodology & enforcing Project Standards at the same time prepares for Engagement Reviews and Quality Assurance Procedures.
Responsible for day-to-day Project Management functions such as Resource Management, Communications, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management and maintain Project Budget.
Involved in leading/guidance for Analysis, Design and Systems Integration for Client Engagements from Definition Phase through Implementation.
Spearheading meeting of Financial Objectives by forecasting Requirements, preparing an Annual Budget, scheduling Expenditures, analyzing Variances and initiating Corrective Actions.
Coordinating with various Stake Holder Groups like the Testing & Development COE/Operations Support Team and the Client Manager's Team.
Performing team administration routine as well as team development and
Achievement:
Best Functional Design and Release Management Award.
Hitachi Consulting Software Services India, Hyderabad
Sr. Consultant (Dec 2009 to Jun 2013)
Responsibilities:
Reported to the CRM Head (Director) and led a team of 20 resources for Project Management activities like Costing, Effort, Budget Management, Risk Management/Mitigation and Resource Management along with client engagement, change management, achieving and providing high productivity standards.
Achievement:
Best Business Analyst Award by Toyota Saudi Arabia.
Genpact Software Services, Hyderabad
Project Lead (Jan 2009 to Oct 2009)
Responsibilities:
Reported to the Vice President and led a team of 15 resources in projects for production support, Regression testing, planning different Release in various Environments, business impact analysis, and quick resolution of problems and ensure satisfaction of end-users.
Previous Assignments
Organization
Designation
Duration
Deloitte Consulting India (P) Ltd., Hyderabad
Project Lead
Feb 2008 to Jan 2009
Infinite Computer Solutions India Ltd, Bangalore
Associate Consultant
Mar 2005 to Oct 2005
Baron InfoTech Ltd., Hyderabad
Software Engineer
Sep 2002 to Feb 2005
Academics
M.Sc. (Computer Science), from Madras University, Chennai (2002) with First Class 69%
B.Sc. (Computer Science), from ANR college, Nagarjuna University, Guntur (1999) with 59%
Personal Dossier
Date of birth : 05-08-1978
Languages known : Hindi, English, Telugu and Tamil
(Note: Please refer to the Annexure for project details)
Annexure
Other Projects Details
Agilet Technologies USA, Complete 360* CRM Implementation,
Delivered & Supported the Multiple CRM Implementation…while .working with Hitachi Consulting.
NeuStar Technologies USA, (Telecom sector CRM Implementation)