Shripathy C
Technical Program Manager - Agile Delivery
Bangalore Urban
Summary
Currently working with Tech SMC Squared GCC ltd, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India as Sr. Technical Project Manager; assured quality & mentored team in a competitive & global delivery environment- Agile Delivery Proven success in working as SME in P&C, eCommerce space & leading large teams (30+) over 5+ years, with agile delivery Led organizational transformation to the Agile development process; leveraged industry best practices to implement Agile framework for Scrum teams Reduced new project development cycle through improved requirements documentation & translation to engineering & quality teams, while maintaining formal Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processes such as Agile Proficiency in delivering large-scale & complex projects with a focus on technology transformation / improvements; collaborated with leadership teams to evaluate technology challenges; excellence in presenting changes, issues, risks & contingency plans to senior management team while collaborating with other project managers to balance project resources, schedules and scope Track record in leading all strategic projects in various domains through aggressive project governance processes; developed relationships with business stakeholders & leadership teams across geographies & departments Successfully led large-scale end-to-end project activities, right from inception to closeout, technology integration & continuous improvement; skilled in technical discussion, providing advisory on technical aspects of project / business Proven success in implementing modern project execution methodologies & quality standards; strategizing detailed project reports & project execution plans after thorough discussion with clients Successfully led & developed frameworks, automated tools & reusable artifacts, managed developing proposals for business requirements/initiatives, planning & implementation A self-starter, an independent-thinker, curious and creative person Directed technology planning and direction, strategy development, leadership and implementation, business and operational transformation execution, business solution delivery, and business development
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Sr. Technical Project Manager
Tech SMC Squared GCC Ltd.
11.2023 - 03.2025
- Responsible for the day to day management of projects - Defining and managing scope, budget, timelines and quality, with full responsibility and authority to complete the assigned project using agile methodologies.
- Maintain project plans, anticipate, mitigate, and manage project risks and create and implement strategies to mitigate shortfalls in project timeline and budget
- Monitor project progress and alignment with strategic objectives
- Ensure consistency in Agile practices by collaborating with other Scrum Masters
- Leading project teams consisting of multi-functional, global and virtual groups and directly supervise staff, ensuring the appropriate expectations, principles, structures, tools and responsibilities are in place to deliver the plan and deliver excellence
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as the Scrum of Scrum , Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, System Demos, and Iteration Retrospective.
- Support the Product Owners to manage the backlog and guide the team in balancing the priorities and scope.
- Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and assist PO to document functional requirements / specifications to capture business needs and validates and obtains sign off from business representative
- Ensure that the project follows established client specific processes
- Key Result Areas:
Sr. Technical Project Manager
Tech Mahindra ( Client – British Telecom )
03.2019 - 10.2023
- Successfully steering functions of IT project cycle from scoping, estimation, planning, scheduling, risk & resource management, quality & timeline control & delivery
- Excellence in working directly with clients to ensure that project goals are achieved within scope & budget
- Proven success in implementing project plans within preset budgets and deadlines; monitoring and reporting on project progress
- Proficiency in forming alliances with department managers on projects & operational decisions
- Expertise in ensuring that the project delivery team structure is adequate and enforces compliance, best practices, approach & direction for the technical aspects of the organization’s practice; providing technical leadership to fellow team members
- Articulate leader with notable success in directing a broad range of corporate IT initiatives, while participating in yearly planning, analysis & implementation of solutions in support of business objectives
- Motivate and Lead Agile project delivery and instill a mindset of continuous process improvement amongst the delivering teams
- Play key role in resolving business and team conflicts
- Key Result Areas:
Project Lead / Manager
Infosys ( Client - Aon Risk Services )
08.2006 - 02.2016
- Implemented various development methodologies- Agile, Waterfall- based on requirements
- Manage project with SCRUM framework- Sprint planning, Backlog refinement , Sprint reviews, Retrospectives and daily standup
- Facilitate and assist in the definition of project scope, including , creating user stories with acceptance criteria , Product backlogs , Defect backlogs, Release plans, Backlog prioritization as well as identifying key dependencies and risks
- Facilitate Scrum of Scrum ceremonies to guide the reporting scrum masters to deliver better and resolve the internal impediments
- Assist team to break project into story maps, epics and user stories
- Ensure the JIRA , KANBAN boards are updated frequently to ensure transparency- from Developer to Higher management
- Forecast sprint iterations with Product Owner ( PO) and concerned Business stakeholders
- Deployed various tools, change orders through the SDLC of a project
- Identified client requirements by conducting interviews, workshops, process descriptions and document analysis
- Manage resource and capacity planning for the project
- As a member of PMO; managed budgeting, staffing profile & resource allocation
- Growth Path:
- Aug’06 to Mar’08 Software Engineer, Bengaluru
- Apr’08 to Dec’09 Senior Software Engineer, Bengaluru
- Jan’10 to Jul’13 Technical Lead (PL/SQL,MS-BI), Madrid, Spain
- Aug’13 to Feb’16 Scrum Master | Project Manager, Chicago, Illinois
- Key Result Areas:
Education
PGDM - Data Science
IIIT-B
Bengaluru, India04-2026
BE - Electronics & Communications Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bengaluru, India06-2005
Skills
Project management
Certification
SAFe4 Agilist (SA)
Accomplishments
- Received Star Performer Award for best performance, & suggesting innovative ways to reduce costs to the clients
- Awarded Most Valuable Player for 2 consecutive quarter for contribution to eCommerce portal of BT
- Managed complex accounting modules at Aon, accomplished client satisfaction rating of 6/7 for every quarter successively between 2012-2015 (Lead the team, Contributed as SME)
Soft Skills
- Cross-function Coordination | Interpersonal Communication | Negotiation
- Visionary | Innovator
- Thought Leadership
- Client Empathy
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Positive Attitude
- Strategist | Analyst
Timeline
Sr. Technical Project Manager
Tech SMC Squared GCC Ltd.
11.2023 - 03.2025
Sr. Technical Project Manager
Tech Mahindra ( Client – British Telecom )
03.2019 - 10.2023
Project Lead / Manager
Infosys ( Client - Aon Risk Services )
08.2006 - 02.2016
PGDM - Data Science
IIIT-B
BE - Electronics & Communications Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University