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Rudra Kumar Gajula

Senior Project Manager
Hyderabad,TG

Summary

Experienced Senior Project Manager with PMP , CSM, CSPO, Prince2 Practitioner, ITIL certification ready to provide strong technical direction and strategy development to Agile and DevOps teams across development unit. Experience in handling time bound critical projects in Banking, Financial and Retail domains. Huge experience in

Service Management , Project Management , Delivery management and Agile , DevOps project deliveries.

Overview

7
7
Certifications
4
4
years of post-secondary education
18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Project Manager

HSBC Software Development Private Limited
Hyderabad, Telangana
08.2018 - Current
  • Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
  • Reported on status for each project to appropriate stakeholders.
  • Delivered high level of service to clients to both maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
  • Mentored and guided associates in approaches designed to exceed expectations of customers and members.
  • Produced program status each month, updating customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Created and maintained quarterly newsletter to make project progress, annual corporate strategy and upcoming projects information available to stakeholders throughout organization.
  • Managed bookkeeping, prepared budgets and cost reports.
  • Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
  • Supported senior managers and department leaders by completing projects and problem resolution under tight budgets and schedule demands.
  • Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
  • Recognized process areas needing improvement and implemented transformation program, enhancing productivity 30%.
  • Effectively supervised staff of 58 personnel by implementing company policies, protocols, work rules and disciplinary action.
  • Reviewed established policies and procedures to take on temporary leadership positions, motivate employees and facilitate smooth business operations.
  • Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
  • Directed group of 58 associates handling daily and complex requirements of Risk IT department.
  • Streamlined and monitored quality programs to alleviate overdue compliance activities.
  • Created, managed and executed business plan and communicated company vision and objectives to motivate teams.
  • Responsible for Annual forecast for the portfolio
  • Empowered 7 project teams for CARM 5.0 technical development in Agile environment for $8M IT program.
  • Escalated incidents to next level to remain compliant with company's standards and procedures.
  • Gathered project requirements through interactions, meetings and walkthrough with potential application users and to develop business requirements documents (BRD), functional requirements documents (FRD) and user mockups.
  • Managed 4 project teams in Agile environment, realizing success through application of SDLC methodologies and exceptional leadership skills.
  • Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
  • Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
  • Managed design and manufacturing teams to build proprietary process equipment within aggressive cost and time constraints.
  • Accomplished client goals by providing quality technical projects.
  • Collaborated with business users, technical teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing and planning sessions to validate requirements.
  • Maintained strict budgetary control change the bank, Run the bank projects ranging from $500K to $8M and working with project teams to track costs and control expenditures without sacrificing quality.
  • Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
  • Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders, including project contributors, business, operational and technical resources.
  • Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
  • Supported and executed simultaneous delivery of various value stream projects for Risk Portfolio.
  • Managed and motivated project teams to promote collaboration and keep members on-task and productive.
  • Gathered requirements, defined scopes, allocated resources and established schedules meeting or exceeding project demands.
  • Managed minimum of 8 projects each year while maintaining adherence to budget, schedule and scope requirements.
  • Analyzed projects to determine resource requirements and procured necessary equipment and software.
  • Built and utilized reporting systems to keep customers and management in loop with latest information.
  • Operated under Agile/DevOps using SAFe, Scrum, Kanban methodologies to efficiently organize and carry out project tasks.
  • Enforced alignment of project strategy with business objectives and made modifications to promote efficient project completion.
  • Identified innovative and automated approaches to routine tasks, making suggestions that were widely received.

Manager

Capgemini India Pvt Limited
Hyderabad, Telangana
07.2016 - 08.2018
  • Reduced expenditures by effectively negotiating vendor and service contracts to drive savings.
  • Identified, reviewed and applied policies and procedures by exercising informed judgment to achieve optimal performance.
  • Modified and directed project plans to meet organizational needs.
  • Eliminated discrepancies by reviewing performance, status and safety adherence.
  • Provided accurate, detailed quantity take-offs from project drawings and technical specifications.
  • Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance.
  • Orchestrated projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders.
  • Developed executive presentations and reports to facilitate project evaluation and process improvement.
  • Boosted revenues by coordinating and executing optimization projects and growing inventory diversity.
  • Managed all phases of $5M project from procurement to commission.
  • Oversaw projects for Credit Application Risk Management by planning, designing, executing and scheduling.
  • Provided management for 22+ internal personnel, contractors and vendors.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives by setting realistic timelines and checkpoints.
  • Headed 2 project teams specializing in project delivery in agile transformation projects.
  • Updated operational methods, oversaw accounting procedures, tracked information and compiled data to improve efficiency.
  • Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
  • Developed implementation methodologies to rein in project costs while meeting key milestones.
  • Developed and initiated projects, including managing costs, schedule and performance.

Associate Manager

Computer Sciences Corporation
Hyderabad, Telangana
10.2008 - 07.2016
  • Define Project management Process to be applied to the project;
  • Lead discussions dealing with getting requirement specifications from the Clients;
  • Consolidate the user stories for the product backlogs
  • Participate in the Daily stand up meeting.
  • Participate in the Sprint planning meeting to take up prioritize sprint backlogs
  • Preparation of Effort Estimates based on the requirements;
  • Preparation of Project plan and do task and resource allocation based on plan;
  • Conducted design and code review meeting;
  • Participate in the Sprint review meeting and Sprint retrospect meetings.
  • Tracked the project status and report to his management and his client about the status of the project;
  • Responsible for product delivery within defined timeframe and within budget
  • Reviewed of the work products before delivery for the completeness, correctness and adherence to standards;
  • Lead the internal and external quality audits for Software products before delivery
  • Provided functional training/presentations to the client/team members to ensure proper understanding of the business rules and its impact on the existing system;
  • Lead the Project Management Review meeting post delivery and document best practices and lessons learned;
  • Maintained documentations like Timesheet reports, Internal/External Software Audit reports, Project Task Review reports, Statement of Work, Project Delivery report; and
  • Responsible for taking corrective actions based on any discrepancies in the deliveries
  • Project management tasks like Scope management/Cost management/Schedule management/Requirements/People management/Risk Management.
  • Maintained project staff technical proficiency and productivity, and provided training where required;
  • Managed and monitored day-to-day activity and provided direction to team members and supporting organizations;
  • Worked with team leaders to ensure resource workload is balanced across projects
  • Served as a single point of contact for the team to the project stake holders
  • Identified relevant team capabilities in reference to the project.
  • Interviewed and hired professional staff as required
  • Approved time, leave, and expenses for professional staff under his supervision;
  • Monitored staff skill and utilization levels
  • Evaluated staff on performance appraisals
  • Made recommendations on promotions and salary increases.
  • SME to provide the design for the migration of some processes of mainframes like receipts,inventory, credit memos, depreciations.
  • Production Support
  • Worked with the engineering managers to identify cross-team dependencies and manage inter-team tasks
  • Facilitated Scrum of Scrum for offshore teams in India.
  • Evangelized the benefits of Scrum to ensure its smooth adoption
  • Assisted team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, sizing and task definition and participated proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools and best practices reducing development time by 35%

Senior Software Engineer

Covansys India Pvt Limited
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
10.2006 - 09.2008
  • Created procedures for system monitoring, recovery, backup and optimization.
  • Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications.
  • Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments, including testing features and correcting code.
  • Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns.
  • Managed Legacy technological issues for assigned projects, increasing customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Gathered and defined customer requirements to develop clear specifications for project plans.
  • Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
  • Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.
  • Worked closely with global customers spanning 3 time zones to resolve critical issues.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional development team members to analyze potential system solutions based on evolving client requirements.
  • Performed software testing to uncover bugs and troubleshoot critical issues prior to application launch.
  • Evaluated project requirements and specifications and developed software applications that surpassed client expectations.
  • Led agile development initiative as Subject Matter Expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
  • Suggested improvements to team and project workflow.
  • Adjusted design parameters to boost performance and incorporate new features.
  • Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Scrum methodology.
  • Captured specifications, testing methods and other information for development project into technical manuals.
  • Supervised team of 10 developers and business analysts engaged in $1-million project for creation of new warehouse management system.
  • Coordinated with architects, business analysts to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces.
  • Checked client code for bugs and weaknesses
  • Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills COBOL, DB2, JCL, Java and working to improve overall team performance.
  • Coordinated with hardware and system engineering leads to gather and develop system requirements.
  • Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs and enhancements.
  • Improved system performance by making proactive adjustments and resolving bugs.

Software Engineer

Covansys India Pvt Limited
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
10.2003 - 09.2006
  • Directed software design and development across multifaceted team to meet client needs for functionality, timeline and performance.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments, including testing features and correcting code.
  • Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
  • Partnered with development team on product development, application support plans, and prototype programs.

  • Prepared detailed reports on updates to project specifications, progress, identified conflicts and team activities.
  • Checked client code for bugs and weaknesses
  • Led software development initiative as Subject Matter Expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
  • Wrote highly maintainable, solid code for software system, forming core framework and earning consistent praise from subsequent developers since initial version.
  • Installed and configured software applications and tested solutions for functionality.
  • Conducted regression testing, analyzed results and submitted observations to development team.
  • Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns.
  • Communicated technical development stages and provided design support to businesses and other stakeholders encouraging participation for on-time execution.
  • Introduced agile methodologies and effective development best practices to division to enhance product development.
  • Wrote shell scripts for daily maintenance activities, including indexes and tables analyses.
  • Worked closely with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Consulted with engineering team members to determine system loads and develop improvement plans.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad
06.1998 - 06.2002

Skills

Project planning and Management

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Software

Java

Jira

MS Project

Microsoft tool

COBOL

Confluence

DB2

Certification

Project Management Professional

Timeline

Certified Information Security Manager

05-2021

Associate Project Manager

HSBC Software Development Private Limited
08.2018 - Current

ITIL V3 Foundation

06-2017

Manager

Capgemini India Pvt Limited
07.2016 - 08.2018

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

07-2016

Prince2 Practioner

02-2016

Certified Product Owner

06-2015

Certified Scrum Master

01-2015

Project Management Professional

01-2014

Associate Manager

Computer Sciences Corporation
10.2008 - 07.2016

Senior Software Engineer

Covansys India Pvt Limited
10.2006 - 09.2008

Software Engineer

Covansys India Pvt Limited
10.2003 - 09.2006

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
06.1998 - 06.2002

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