Ramakrishnan N
Sr.Professional Project Management
Bangalore
Summary
Project Management, Scaled Agile, nearly 14 years of IT experience with strong interpersonal skills and a proven track record of leading multiple onshore and offshore teams in parallel. Total experience: 14 Years Current Job Profile: Sr. Professional Project Management
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr
Gainwell Technologies
Bangalore
12.2017 - Current
- Implementing Agile Scrum Methodology throughout the projects to improve communications between Engineering, Product Management, and Business
- Coordinate and work with multiple teams to prepare and ensure that there is effective planning and execution of all project lifecycle activities like requirements gathering, Risks & issues management, Quality management, Resource management, Stakeholder management, and Project communications for the portfolio
- Facilitating the daily stand-ups and other scrum ceremonies for the product development teams
- Identified potential project risks and developed a mitigation plan to resolve potential issues
- Collaborating with Product Owners, Business and Engineering teams to develop, groom, and maintain the Product Backlogs
- Reports on program level status for the program team and delivery status to Executive stakeholders
- Planning the resources across the scrum teams for the project deliverables
- Assessing the Agile Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
- Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example
- Leading the daily project management of a cross-functional, lean-agile product team to deliver quality product outcomes.
Lead
Zensar Technologies. Ltd
Bangalore
06.2014 - 08.2017
- As a Scrum Master- Facilitating sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and software demonstrations for E-Commerce product development teams
- Protecting the development team from outside distractions, impediments, or team conflicts, and maintaining focus on product backlog and project timeline
- Working closely with project owner in backlog management and continuous delivery of management and continuous delivery of features
- Educate and reinforce scrum methodology and agile framework to team members and key stakeholders
- Direct and lead the development teams from project initiation through the delivery of the final product
- Monitoring KPIs to ensure timely delivery of key outcomes
- Managing project interdependencies and deliverables to ensure successful implementation and rollout.
Technical Lead
Magna Infotech
Bangalore
03.2013 - 06.2014
- Leading and mentoring the cross-functional teams to work towards the same objectives and goals
- Conducted development and technology which includes Functional, Performance, & Stability Tests for the web-based capital marketing applications
- Works closely with the Business to identify the risks and mitigation plan in the projects.
Module Lead
Nous Info Systems
Bangalore
01.2012 - 04.2012
- Leading and mentoring the cross functional teams to work towards the same objectives and goals
- Conducted development and technical which includes Functional, Performance, & Stability Tests for the web based travel and insurance applications
- Works closely with the Business to identify the risks and mitigation plan in the projects.
Sr Software Engineer & Project Lead MRACH
Ekomate Systems India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
01.2010 - 12.2011
- Leading and mentoring the cross functional teams to work towards the same objectives and goals
- Conducted development and technical which includes Functional, Performance, & Stability Tests for the web based Insolvency Practioner system
- Works closely with the Business to identify the risks and mitigation plan in the projects.
Sr Software Engineer
Triune Technologies Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
09.2008 - 06.2009
- Leading and mentoring the cross-functional teams to work towards the same objectives and goals
- Conducted development and technology which includes Functional, Performance, & Stability Tests for the web-based HR Management system
- Works closely with the Business to identify the risks and mitigation plan in the projects.
IT-Trainer
Knowledge Capital Solutions
Bangalore
01.2007 - 08.2008
- Leading and mentoring the cross-functional teams to work towards the same objectives and goals
- Conducted Corporate Training in Java Technologies for clients like Accenture/SAP Labs/Cognizant
- Works closely with the Business to identify the risks and mitigation plan in the projects
- Awards & Recognition
- Quarterly (Q1 – FY21) Award Winner
- Key Roles Performed
- Scrum Master – 8 Years
Education
M.Sc(Software & Information Systems) -
Bharathiar University
09.2002 - 12.2004
Adv Diploma -
ER&DCI
B.Com - undefined
RKMVivekananda College
06.1998 - 05.2001
Skills
Meeting with project team members to identify and resolve issuesPreparing status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant informationPeople centric Agile Coach and Scrum Master who delivers highly valuable outcomes that delight customersExperience in coaching and mentoring at Team and Program levels, working with distributed teams with ability to understand and adapt to different culturesWorking closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters and support the Scrum teams with backlog grooming, breaking and building stories and arriving at acceptance criteriaGuide multiple teams in the consistent practice of Agile concepts, including roles, ceremonies, processes, compliance; and tool usage within and beyond client's Agile delivery contextRegular assessment of Agile and Scrum maturity through retrospectives, metrics and coaching the team to higher levels of maturityTrain the team members on the Scrum/Agile principlesMonitor progress, update the necessary scrum artefactsStrong influencing and communication skills with ability to effectively convey test results to the technical and non-technical audience And ability to lead onshore & offshore project teamsDeep understanding of Scaled Agile approaches including Scrum, XP, Kanban, TDD, etcWork with multiple internal and external business areas to define the contents of a product releaseObservational skills over the environment and to hold the situation on handBuilding a team of professionals with appropriate skills, attitude and motivationGood problem-solving skills with the ability to proactively and creatively resolve project risks and issues and resource conflictsContinuously analyze the status of the projects and recommend necessary ensure for meeting the deadlinesPrepares/updates the metrics dashboard at the end of a phase or at the completion of projectAble to take preventive actions when any risks become unacceptableStrong analytical skills, results oriented, cross-functional and inter cultural networking capabilities
Additional Information
- Visa/Work permit: , N/A Validity Date of Visa/Work Permit: N/A, Willing to travel: Yes
Accomplishments
Quarterly (Q1 – FY21) Award Winner.
Timeline
Sr
Gainwell Technologies
12.2017 - Current
Lead
Zensar Technologies. Ltd
06.2014 - 08.2017
Technical Lead
Magna Infotech
03.2013 - 06.2014
Module Lead
Nous Info Systems
01.2012 - 04.2012
Sr Software Engineer & Project Lead MRACH
Ekomate Systems India Pvt Ltd
01.2010 - 12.2011
Sr Software Engineer
Triune Technologies Pvt Ltd
09.2008 - 06.2009
IT-Trainer
Knowledge Capital Solutions
01.2007 - 08.2008
M.Sc(Software & Information Systems) -
Bharathiar University
09.2002 - 12.2004
B.Com - undefined
RKMVivekananda College
06.1998 - 05.2001
Adv Diploma -
ER&DCI