Shankar Harinayaran

With over 35 years of overall experience, including more than 25+ years of extensive and relevant expertise in the Information Technology domain. Experienced professional with a strong background in technology-related roles. Proficient in software development, system administration, and technical support. Skilled in problem-solving and optimizing performance. Capable of managing projects and collaborating effectively with teams. Committed to continuous learning and staying current with industry trends to contribute to organizational success.

• PgMP – Program Management Professional, PMI
• PMP – Project Management Professional, PMI
• PMI-ACP – Agile Certified Professional, PMI
• ICP-ACC – Agile Certified Coach, ICAgile
• SAFe 5 ASM – SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, Scaled Agile
• PSM II – Professional Scrum Master II, Scrum.org
• CSM – Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
• AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS
• ITIL 4 MPT / ITIL 3 Expert, PeopleCert
• SKP – Scrum Kanban Practitioner, Kanban University

• English
• Hindi
• Tamil
• Gujarati
• Telugu

• SAFe Agile Practices
• Agile Project Management
• Program Management
• Delivery Management
• Strategic Visioning and tactical execution
• Scrum & Kanban Practices
• Software Development & Support
• DevOps – CI/CD & Basics
• AWS Cloud Practitioner
• Risk Mitigation & Planning
• IT Security & Compliance
• BCP & DR Planning

8+ years of experience in implementing Agile methodologies, with a strong focus on Scrum practices and Agile coaching, enabling high-performing teams and successful Agile transformations., Over 4 years of hands-on experience in leading and managing complex, large-scale programs across diverse domains., More than 15 years of robust experience managing end-to-end delivery of IT Software Development and IT Infrastructure projects, encompassing planning, execution, monitoring, and stakeholder management.