Shyam Sundar Mohana Sundaram
Project Manager
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic Project Manager with a proven track record of successfully steering Generative AI projects from inception to completion using Agile methodologies and strategic planning. Expertise in cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder communication ensures alignment and drives project success. Strong skills in risk management and resource allocation facilitate the achievement of critical milestones. Committed to leveraging extensive experience to deliver innovative solutions and impactful results in a new role. Passionate about fostering team synergy and enhancing project outcomes in fast-paced environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Project Manager
Accenture
12.2019 - 02.2026
- Team Leadership: Led development teams of 12-15 members, including Developers/testers, Data Analysts, Business Analysts, Solution/Technical Architects, DevOps resources and Business/client stakeholders
- Functional Expertise: Have worked in Healthcare, Banking and Life-science domains which involved ETL BigData, web application and Gen AI applications development projects.
- E2E Management: Managed end-to-end SDLC in projects, covering all phases from requirement understanding to production deployment and even Hypercare support.
- Team Collaboration: Collaborated closely with development teams to ensure coding, testing deliverables, and reporting standards met business requirements.
- Project Estimation: Played a key role in project estimation using ADM Estimator, ensuring accurate estimations.
- Resource Management: Optimized resource allocation, maximizing team efficiency and productivity
- Risk Management: Identified and mitigated risks proactively, maintaining project stability developed contingency plans, improving team velocity.
- Requirement Gathering: Supported Business stakeholders to define the requirements and changes clear and accurate
- Project Status Reporting: Shared weekly status reports with help of Azure DevOps or JIRA Dashboard with all business stakeholders. Reported key project updates, providing senior management with actionable insights. Tracked project milestones, preparing comprehensive status reports and closure summaries.
- Project Delivery: Led cross-functional coordination, ensuring seamless execution and collaboration, expediting problem-solving processes and receiving appreciation from client/business stakeholders for smooth project delivery.
ETL Senior Tester/Test Lead
Accenture & Cognizant
09.2009 - 11.2019
- Prepared comprehensive test documentation: Responsible for preparing Test Design documents, Test Plan, Test Scenarios/Test cases, Test Data, Test Execution, and Test Result/Evidence documents in ETL Datawarehousing projects for multiple Healthcare clients.
- Efficient defect management: Identified Approx. 500+ defects, performed Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and prepared defect logs.
- Client communication: Provided Scenario & Evidence Walkthrough on Client calls and received direct appreciation from Clients for handling the offshore team efficiently.
- Leadership and Team Management: Successfully led both SSIS and Big Data driven projects with a testing team size of 5-10 resources.
- Quality Assurance: Reviewed test cases, test scripts, test data, and test execution results, along with defect management to ensure comprehensive coverage of technical and business scenarios.
- Functional Knowledge: Leveraged sound functional knowledge in Healthcare Membership and Claims data for data analysis and testing approach development.
- Project Management: Involved in test estimation, risk assessment, and metric calculations to ensure quality and timely test deliverables.
- Test Automation: Prepared Regression Suite for existing models and created/customized automation tools for Data validation compliance with Teradata, Oracle, and DB2 platforms which saved around 50-60% of Testing efforts
Education
B.E - Electronics and Communication
GKM College of Engineering
Chennai05-2008
Skills
Agile Project management
Stakeholder Management
Resource Management
Risk management
Team Leadership
Cross-functional Team collaboration
Analytical and Design Thinking
Data analysis and Management
Agile Tools Knowledge (JIRA, Confluence and Azure DevOps)
SQL and Datawarehousing
Healthcare, Banking and Life-Science Domain knowledge
Strategic Project planning and development
Certification
Certified Scrum Master(CSM) valid until 01/2028
Timeline
Project Manager
Accenture
12.2019 - 02.2026
ETL Senior Tester/Test Lead
Accenture & Cognizant
09.2009 - 11.2019
B.E - Electronics and Communication
GKM College of Engineering