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Priyadarshini SS

Priyadarshini SS

Chennai,India

Summary

Highly accomplished and results-driven Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Scrum Product Owner, boasting a proven track record of successfully steering and delivering complex projects punctually. With over 14 years of experience as a software professional, I have honed my expertise in both managerial activities and Quality Assurance. My career is marked by a history of managing project and test management activities across diverse domains, where my exceptional communication skills have consistently played a pivotal role in surpassing project objectives and surpassing client expectations. The unique combination of strategic thinking and technical acumen ensures that I am perfectly aligned with and can significantly contribute to the achievement of organizational goals.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project manager

Geval6 Technologies
Chennai, INDIA
12.2021 - Current
  • Spearheaded business expansion initiatives, securing small-scale projects that significantly boosted organizational revenue.
  • Managed diverse portfolio of technical projects, including Java, Modellica, and Salesforce, as well as mobile and data migration projects, ensuring successful delivery.
  • Bridged requirement gaps through close collaboration with business stakeholders, enhancing productivity and stakeholder satisfaction through prompt service and decision-making.
  • Developed strategies to adhere to project timelines, facilitating on-time completion and sustaining team member feasibility and continuous delivery.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Scrum methodologies, overseeing all aspects from requirement analysis and backlog management to sprint demos and retrospectives, while effectively communicating project metrics to leadership.
  • Prepared and managed project plans from end to end, meeting required milestones.
  • Showcased managerial acumen by implementing performance enhancement strategies, leading to marked improvements in deliverable quality.
  • Mentored team members career growth through goal setting, performance evaluations, and recognition programs.
  • Excelled in resource management, overseeing project allocations, billing, task assignments, and weekly updates, while adeptly resolving project impediments.


Project lead

NTT Data Services
Chennai
04.2019 - 09.2021
  • Spearheaded continuous project enhancement in the Telecom domain, identifying and bridging gaps to ensure client satisfaction.
  • Demonstrated expertise in stakeholder management, maintaining transparent communication and regular project status updates.
  • Led project planning and execution, facilitated key meetings, and provided comprehensive status dashboards to senior management.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to achieve timely delivery of critical and complex projects such as WMS Summit, AO2, and PAYM3, contributing to business growth.
  • Managed end-to-end testing projects, coordinating with geographically dispersed teams and reporting metrics to top-tier stakeholders
  • Drove team performance by addressing impediments, overseeing deliverables, and leading resource management, training, and conflict resolution.
  • Engaged in Penetration Testing activities, earning client accolades for exceptional project management and support.

Senior Test Engineer

Attra Infotech
Bengaluru, Karnataka
09.2016 - 02.2019
  • Worked as part of Risk and corps domain for a financial solution account. Experienced in Project Life cycle and Payment life cycle and card processing systems which involved both waterfall and agile projects simultaneously. Performed root cause analysis and suggest preventive measures.
  • Collaborated with software developers and other stakeholders to resolve the gaps and issues
  • Managed a huge team of 25 people for all the projects handled by me
  • Worked on Requirement analysis, solution design, estimates, deliverables – Test Plan, Strategy, RTM, tracker, Test Exit report and experiments to ensure the quality of software product. Analyzed and reported the software defects and recommended solutions.
  • Reviewed test plans and procedures to provide adequate coverage of system requirements.
  • Credited with client appreciations and senior management appreciations for the projects DM9, ICT, APIGEE .Bagged "Spot Awards" for the CACS replacement DM9 project for most Excellent performance.

Business Development Executive

LE Preschool- Franchise
Chennai
06.2014 - 08.2016
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute comprehensive business development plans tailored to the needs of start-up playschools. Successfully grew a start-up playschool from its inception to a thriving institution achieving 25% growth in the first year.
  • Proficient in identifying market opportunities, creating marketing strategies, and building partnerships to drive growth.
  • Developed and executed interesting marketing campaigns that increased playschool enrolment by 50% in the first year through targeted online advertising, local community events, and partnerships with local business.
  • Skilled in designing and optimizing playschool operations to ensure a seamless and high-quality educational experience for young learners while maintaining cost-efficiency.
  • Strong leadership skills to build and lead a passionate team of educators, administrators, and support staff, fostering a collaborative and nurturing environment.

Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
03.2010 - 03.2014
  • Worked in Projects like General Insurance- SAP Upgrade and GI- Solvency. Worked in Development and Production Support Projects too.

· Achieved excellent quality product and delivered it successfully and received numerous appreciations for the same.

· Dealt with project exclusively for Integration projects and DB testing and in also production support. Prepared dashboard and project metrics.

· Accredited with "Milestone Achiever Award" at an account level and Recognized as "Star Performer" as well. • Bagged accolades and appreciation for defect free product thrice in a row

· Worked as a Java Developer (Esp, Servlets, SQL, hibernate, Toad) for a project called Trigger.

Education

B.E. - Computer Science & Engineering

Anand Institute of High Tech/ Anna University
Chennai
09.2005 - 04.2009

PGDBA - Human Resource Management

Symbiosis Center of Distance Learning
Pune
08.2012 - 08.2014

Skills

  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  • STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
  • SCRUM CEREMONIES
  • FUNCTIONAL TESTING
  • RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
  • PRODUCT BACKLOG , ROAD MAP, USER JOURNEY , SPRINT PLANNING
  • JIRA
  • STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
  • MICROSOFT EXCEL
  • BUDGETING
  • PROBLEM SOLVING
  • SALESFORCECOM
  • SAP CRM

Certification

  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL - (PMI CERTIFIED)
  • STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT- (IIM KOZHIKODE)
  • SCRUM PRODUCT OWNER -(SCRUM ALLIANCE)


Languages

ENGLISH
Fluent
TAMIL
Fluent
HINDI
Intermediate

Personal Information

  • Nationality: INDIAN
  • Marital status: Single

Timeline

Project manager

Geval6 Technologies
12.2021 - Current

Project lead

NTT Data Services
04.2019 - 09.2021

Senior Test Engineer

Attra Infotech
09.2016 - 02.2019

Business Development Executive

LE Preschool- Franchise
06.2014 - 08.2016

PGDBA - Human Resource Management

Symbiosis Center of Distance Learning
08.2012 - 08.2014

Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions
03.2010 - 03.2014

B.E. - Computer Science & Engineering

Anand Institute of High Tech/ Anna University
09.2005 - 04.2009
Priyadarshini SS