Lavanya Kannepalli
Delivery & Product Management Professional
Bangalore
Summary
Senior Product Management professional with solid experience in Operations & Delivery roles and an overall experience of 16 years in the IT industry . Highly passionate about bringing a change & skilled in identifying opportunities to maximize efficiency and performance.
Self-driven and strategic with proven record of superior performance .
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Product Manager
Dell Technologies
Bangalore
11.2019 - Current
- Leading Digital Transformation & Automation initiatives across the Domain.
- Conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features and optimized implementation for use in data strategies.
- Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress.
- Defined and analyzed metrics to measure product performance.
- Reduced project downtime by inspecting products for quality and adherence to client requirements.
- Managed over 8 Product teams in a span of 3 years. Includes 3 innovative Products built from scratch.
Senior Product Owner
Experis IT
Bangalore
09.2018 - 11.2019
- Owned and prioritized product backlog.
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
- Collaborated with development teams on services and tasks.
- Allocated and approved team resource usage.
Product Owner & Agile Coach
IBM India Pvt Limited
Bangalore
02.2012 - 10.2018
- Mentored and coached teams across domains to adapt Agile concepts and Methodologies.
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
- Owned and prioritized product backlog.
- Allocated and approved team resource usage.
- Collaborated with development team on planned services and tasks.
- Managed multiple projects effectively in demanding environment with tight deadlines.
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
Assistant Manager of Operations
IBM Daksh Pvt Limited
Bangalore
03.2009 - 01.2012
- Helped teams with methods for delivering exceptional service to every customer.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
Subject Matter Expert - Operations
Hinduja Global Solutions
Bangalore
07.2005 - 02.2009
- Designed and prepared technical reports, studies and related documentation.
- Led corporate-wide initiatives to help guide enterprise and business level goals.
- Performed ad hoc deep-dive analyses for specific business problems.
- Marked charts and graphs to record results and prepared and delivered presentations, training and briefings required by teams.
- Came up with initiatives to improve overall efficiency and productivity of employees .
Education
Biju Patnaik Technical University Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar 03.2001 - 07.2005
Masters in Leadership & Strategy
Management Development Program (MDP)
IIM Lucknow ,India 01.2022 - 12.2022
Skills
Strategic planning
Product & Project Management
Brand building
Client communication
Research and trend analysis
Business planning
Operations & Delivery
Leadership
Accomplishments
- Awarded Product Champion in the Y2021 by CIO People Org
- Graduated in the Emerging Diverse Leaders program in the Y2021 with very positive feedback from Dell Technology Leaders
- Featured in EDME News in the Y2020 for identifying innovative ways to capture Test coverage across the Org
- Identified as Emerging Leader in Tech in the Y2017 by IBM India
- Nominated for IBM's innovative ideas forum Ring the bell twice at an organizational level
- Consistent Top performer PBC 1 ,2+ ratings in IBM & Dell
Certification
Certified Product Manager
Timeline
Masters in Leadership & Strategy
Management Development Program (MDP)
01.2022 - 12.2022
Product Manager
Dell Technologies
11.2019 - Current
Senior Product Owner
Experis IT
09.2018 - 11.2019
Product Owner & Agile Coach
IBM India Pvt Limited
02.2012 - 10.2018
Assistant Manager of Operations
IBM Daksh Pvt Limited
03.2009 - 01.2012
Subject Matter Expert - Operations
Hinduja Global Solutions
07.2005 - 02.2009
Biju Patnaik Technical University Bhubaneswar
03.2001 - 07.2005