Meera Kannan
Technical Delivery Manager
Hyderabad
Summary
- Agile Delivery Project Manager adapts and coordinates complex logistical realities to comply with service level agreements and exceed customer expectations. Proud to consistently monitor and streamline all progress metrics. Dedicated to handing customers completed work on time, under budget and in accordance with prescribed business goals.
- Sensible Project Manager consistently provides realistic, actionable plans guaranteed to grow satisfied client bases. Balances superlative performance frameworks with rational production realities. Delivers on customer expectations by accurately aligning promises with available resources and foreseeable obstacles.
- Experienced Manager with top-notch implementation and project /Program management abilities. Highly organized, methodical and skilled at overseeing daily milestones across high-performance teams.
- Well-versed in planning and deployment. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Technical Delivery Manager
Microsoft
Hyderabad
09.2020 - Current
- Guiding 30 team members in career development, improving their consulting and technology skills, and coaching individual team members to help them meet their business commitments.
- Work with my peer managers and team members to improve the overall workgroup health, and bring stronger sense of focus and excellence to our business
- Participate in area resource and capacity planning processes, analyze skill gaps and develop plans to re-skill or adjust consultant resource levels, drive technical and professional role readiness across their team, meet billable utilization goals for team,
- Provide regular feedback to his/her employees on quality, timeliness, customer impact and team impact,
- Conducts performance review (twice a year), including managing promotions, good attrition and bad attrition, effectively manage team conflicts and demonstrate quick and sound decision making capabilities to maintain good team health,
- Represents my team in all forums and drives/market his/her team's capabilities
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
Senior Delivery Project Manager
Microsoft
Hyderabad
01.2017 - 08.2020
- Managing multiple portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or more streams of business
- Provided leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
- Took full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment
- Reported on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities
- Worked creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence
- Prepared estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
- Managed the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings
- Provided status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership
- Managed project scope and changes
- Participated and/or drove feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders
- Defined the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and services
- Developed and managed all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues
- Delegated tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel
- Delivered appropriate and effective executive level communication
- Ensured that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards
- Managed project and program issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline
- Continued professional development in order to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Project Manager
Franklin Templeton
Hyderabad
06.2014 - 12.2016
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs and monitored performance.
- Planned, designed and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Led project teams through design, construction and launch process.
- Provided fiduciary oversight to remain within budget constraints, recommending project adjustments where necessary.
- Modified and directed project plans to meet organizational needs.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance.
Manager
Accenture
Hyderabad
06.2006 - 03.2014
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs and monitored performance.
- Maintained relationships with material vendors to lower costs and diversify capabilities.
- Updated operational methods and oversaw accounting procedures for improved efficiency.
- Accelerated progress by continually reviewing performance, budgets and project timelines.
- Facilitated communication between internal personnel, contractors and vendors for project cohesion.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Led project teams through design, construction and launch process.
Team Lead
Quant Systems
Visakhapatnam
03.1998 - 05.2006
- Distinguished product issues and gathered information on customer experiences.
- Reviewed product development budgets, expenditures and research.
- Led development teams in building system, data and application-level interfaces and functional relationships.
- Created process and delivery improvements to reduce build cycle time.
- Provided computer programming subject matter expertise to project team members.
- Worked with analysts to prepare test plans and assess test data.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to define project technical requirements.
- Maintained knowledge of diverse programming domains to integrate multi-disciplinary assets into products.
- Wrote highly maintainable, solid code for software system.
- Developed web applications for deployment on platforms and sites.
- Coached interns and new employees to boost departmental efficiency.
- Implemented scripts to enhance user experience.
- Incorporated database technologies into coding projects.
- Designed custom dashboards and reporting interfaces.
- Worked with cross-functional design teams to create software solutions that improved overall functionality and performance.
Education
Master of Science - Information Systems
BITS
Pilani 06.1996 - 06.1998
Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Computer Science And Engineering
Bharathiyar University
India 04.2001 -
Skills
Program Management
Agile methodologies
Flexible and Adaptable
Advanced problem solving
Project planning and development
Project Management
Software Development Lifecycle
Gathering requirements
Understanding of budgeting
Risk management skills
Decision Making
Customer Focused
Business Relationship Management
Certification
PMP
Timeline
Technical Delivery Manager
Microsoft
09.2020 - Current
Senior Delivery Project Manager
Microsoft
01.2017 - 08.2020
Project Manager
Franklin Templeton
06.2014 - 12.2016
Manager
Accenture
06.2006 - 03.2014
Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Computer Science And Engineering
Bharathiyar University
04.2001 -
Team Lead
Quant Systems
03.1998 - 05.2006
Master of Science - Information Systems
BITS
06.1996 - 06.1998