Sanjay Lakshmanrao
Bangalore
Summary
A competent & qualified software project management professional with vast exposure in managing Software Quality Assurance & Software Development projects. Currently working with Mindtree LTD as Senior Test Manager from Mar'2015. Offering 20+ years of career success in managing Software Quality Assurance & Testing projects within IT industry.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Test Manager
Mindtree Ltd
Bangalore
- Current
- Functioning as a Program Manager/Delivery Manager for End to End deliverables for Large Commercial Banking customer
- Responsible for Program managing end to end delivery of testing the multi-channel commercial banking applications/projects
- Responsible for managing large scale teams (80+) simultaneously delivering multiple projects/tracks per release
- Developed new pricing model for the Testing activities performed and introduced new sizing methods to measure the delivery in predictive way release on release
- Provide leadership and strategic directions to 8+ parallel testing teams involved for enterprise applications
- Devising effective Test strategies to cover UI and Integration and System Testing
- Define, Refine and implement Quality Gates criteria's at each stage of SDLC
- Drive continuous improvement by utilizing open source tools (selenium) to improve the coverage like browser compatibility testing, thereby reducing the operational cost of testing
- Responsible for developing and implementing Value Adds like Test Data Generator and Validator tools to help reduce the cycle time for ETL (data warehouse) testing
- Developed a comprehensive Test Dashboard highlighting the progress and coverage for testing across the 4 major IT verticals of the bank
- Defined and Implemented quarterly Service Improvement Initiatives (SIP) both qualitative and quantitative aimed to improve overall delivery and customer satisfaction
- Tracking and achieved 100% KPIs throughout the engagement along with framework defined for Risk Management, Communication Management for all the stakeholders involved
- Created and maintained project schedules, prepared milestone reviews, organized design reviews
- Provided direction to the teams involved (multi-vendor) during STLC phases to reduce the overall on-boarding and transition times
- Implementing LEAN recommendations to improve the productivity and efficiency
- Drive continuous improvement by defining project specific metrics and adherence
- Ensured impediments to the team were raised and resolved early
- It required frequently working with leadership and dependent teams to prioritize the support to the team
- Team management, Mentoring and coaching to improve efficiency of offshore teams
- Created Release Plans and periodic tracking and communicating to the stakeholders
- Facilitated high level of collaboration between distributed teams and interaction among team members and the Project management
- Developed a comprehensive Knowledge Management plan to for seamless transition from both vendors to QA teams and also for internal transition
- Facilitated GAP analysis for AS-IS and TO-BE testing process using TPI Next assessment framework and implementation of recommendations.
QA Manager
Emids Technologies Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
02.2013 - 11.2014
- Functioning as a QA Manager for End to End testing of healthcare products/projects, utilizing tools/technologies like Rally, QTP, Load Runner, Jmeter, QC, TFS, etc
- Tools
- Responsible for managing large scale projects and teams (80+) simultaneously delivering multiple projects/tracks per release
- Responsible for coming up with a well-defined release strategy for major and dot releases
- Provide leadership and strategic directions to 8+ testing teams involved for enterprise applications
- Devising effective Test strategies to cover UI and Integration and UAT testing
- Drive continuous improvement by utilizing open source tools (selenium) to improve the coverage like browser compatibility testing, thereby reducing the operation cost of testing
- Responsible for developing and implementing value adds like Test Data Generator and Validator tools to help reduce the cycle time for ETL (data warehouse) testing.
Associate Dev Ops Manager
Misys Software Solution (India) Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
10.2009 - 08.2012
- Functioning as a Program Manager for automated unit, functional, UI and regression testing, utilizing tools and technologies like FitPro, Load Runner, QTP, Jenkins, ANT, EMMA etc
- For core banking product Universal Banking
- Responsible for managing the functional testing and automation teams for multi-product development
- Managing and executing projects in AGILE Methodologies/Life Cycle including Project Setup & Scoping, Requirement Analysis & Technical Specifications, Review user stories and come up with RM, Effort & Cost Estimates, Risk Management, Planning, Monitoring and Tracking, Reporting and Communication Management with the team, stakeholders and customers, Release Management, Defining KPIs/Metrics to take corrective measures, Supervising programs/engagements from inception to completion, liaising with internal teams to ensure project delivery on time and on budget
- Devising effective strategies to ensure adherence to organization quality standards.
Project Manager
Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Bangalore
03.2007 - 10.2009
- Project Manager for British Telecom & Citibank
- N/A
Test Manager
Covansys India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
06.2006 - 02.2007
- Test Manager for Washington Mutual
- N/A
Senior Consultant
Covansys
Farmington Hills
02.2005 - 05.2006
- Senior Consultant for Washington Mutual
- N/A
Test Manager
RelQ Software Inc.
New Jersey
04.2000 - 01.2005
- Test Manager for Franklin Templeton
- N/A
Test Team Lead
RelQ Software Pvt. LTD
Bangalore
06.1999 - 04.2000
- Test Team Lead for Cyber Cash
- N/A
Education
Bachelor Of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering
AIT
Skills
Software Quality Assurance
Performance Testing
Security Testing
Usability Testing
Test automation
Stakeholder Communication
Regression Testing
Requirements Analysis
User Acceptance Testing
Scrum Framework
Team Mentoring
Test Data Management
Test Process Improvement
Test environment setup
Test strategy development
Test Tool Selection
Test case design
Accessibility Testing
Mobile Application Testing
Test automation expertise
Data Analysis
Diagnostic Management
Test script writing
System Testing
Bug Report Oversight
Compatibility Verification
Product optimization
Training and mentoring
Business Analysis
Quality assurance understanding
Software Development Lifecycle
Process Management
Team Coordination
Integration Testing
Test Automation
Functional Testing
Project Management
Stakeholder Management
Test Planning
Project management skills
Tool selection
Quality Assurance
Manual Testing
Results and Deadline-Driven
Test Plans and Test Methodologies
Testing Analytics
Test Procedure Documentation
Test Scheduling
Automated Testing Frameworks
Strong Problem Solver
Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
Defect Tracking and Reporting
Decision-Making
Collaborative Team Player
Continuous Improvement
Continuous-Integration Testing
Root Cause Analysis
Agile Best Practices
Compliance Testing
Test implementation
Written Communication
Cross-platform testing
Organizational Skills
Key Performance Indicator Tracking
Scrum Methodology
Timeline
QA Manager
Emids Technologies Pvt Ltd
02.2013 - 11.2014
Associate Dev Ops Manager
Misys Software Solution (India) Pvt Ltd
10.2009 - 08.2012
Project Manager
Infosys Technologies Ltd.
03.2007 - 10.2009
Test Manager
Covansys India Pvt Ltd
06.2006 - 02.2007
Senior Consultant
Covansys
02.2005 - 05.2006
Test Manager
RelQ Software Inc.
04.2000 - 01.2005
Test Team Lead
RelQ Software Pvt. LTD
06.1999 - 04.2000
Senior Test Manager
Mindtree Ltd
- Current
Bachelor Of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering
AIT