Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Certification
Accomplishments
Timeline
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer Experience
ProjectManager
Sirisha Velugula

Sirisha Velugula

Bangalore

Summary

A strategic and result oriented technical project manager, built through 8+ years of experience driving complex projects in technology with proven records of successfully managing a wide range of projects in Insurance, Finance, and Cloud industries by utilizing data-driven decision-making. A PMP certified manager with immense knowledge of Program Management, Microsoft Power Platform, SQL Server, Software Delivery Life Cycle, Release Management, Web UI Automation, and Agile Project Management.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

PROJECT MANAGER

MICROSOFT (Virtuosity)
12.2021 - Current
  • Managed and directed end to end lifecycle of a Microsoft SQL Server 2022 delivery, third widely used database in the world, and its evolution through strategic planning and stakeholder collaboration
  • From project planning to product delivery at a global level, successfully managed product development stages and delivered SQL Server 2022, generating $15.5B in revenue
  • Lead SQL partner test passes and Data optimization with other Microsoft divisions globally, achieving $12M cost savings
  • Lead GB18030 compliance process for SQL22, A critical certification required for commercial availability in China
  • Highlights: Received appreciation from Microsoft Vice president for efficiently leading GB18030 compliance project, completing it successfully in one attempt after 30 years.

DELIVERY LEAD

ACCENTURE
06.2019 - 12.2021
  • Delivery lead with Accenture's DevOps practice within Advanced Technology and Architecture, managing 10+ quarterly agile releases and driving the changes to various environments such as Dev, Test, Stage and Production
  • Served as a POC for cross-functional teams spanning Manage My Sales, Manage My Pricing, and Manage My Business, played a pivotal role in orchestrating the successful delivery of ten high-impact agile releases, resulting in a 30% increase in sales and a significant 10% reduction in customer complaints
  • Implemented automation strategies within the MMS, resulting in reduced project delivery timeline by 20%
  • Highlights: Received Inspire steering lead award from Accenture Managing Director.

AUTOMATION TEST LEAD

IBM
01.2016 - 06.2019
  • Lead 20+ member automation team across India and USA for the complex automation projects for the client MetLife and developed 12+ web applications using JavaScript, generating $20M profits
  • Improved Mstax Java by devising efficient solutions for technical challenges and crafting reusable testing libraries, resulting in a 40% reduction in overall effort and higher quality deliverables
  • Highlights: Received The Star Performer Award from MetLife director for 2017
  • Received The Manager Choice Award four times in three years of service for successfully leading automation programs

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering -

Aacharya Nagarjuna University
05-2015

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Resource Allocation
  • Quality Control
  • Strategic Planning
  • Compliance Enforcement
  • Sprint Planning
  • Leading Scrum Meetings
  • Data Analysis
  • Schedule Management
  • Project Development
  • Stakeholder Communications

Websites

Certification

  • Scrum Alliance Certified: Scrum Master
  • Google and PMP Certified: Project Management Professional
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, Power Platform Fundamentals, and Power Apps
  • IBM Certified: Insurance Industry Foundations
  • Internationally Certified Public Speaker and Communicator

Accomplishments

  • Received IBM Best New Member'16 award.
  • Achieved IBM Asia Finance Women Award'19 out of 9000 participants from IBM Asia Finance division.
  • In Rural empowerment business idea competition, received second prize from Indian President Ramnath Kovind through Jagriti yatra, India's largest entrepreneurship train journey across the country. Through this yatra, I collaborated with prominent Indian leaders Ratan Tata, Sachin Bansal, Anshu Gupta on Indian rural people issues.

Timeline

PROJECT MANAGER

MICROSOFT (Virtuosity)
12.2021 - Current

DELIVERY LEAD

ACCENTURE
06.2019 - 12.2021

AUTOMATION TEST LEAD

IBM
01.2016 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering -

Aacharya Nagarjuna University

Volunteer Experience

  • SAC Founder (2014-PRESENT) An NGO that adopts underprivileged children, providing education, food, and shelter, helping 152 child laborers from slavery to the path of education.
  • Dream Mentoring Member (2019-PRESENT) Mentoring rural girls of India on the importance of education and financial independence.
  • Her Skill Academy (2023-PRESENT) Leadership accelerator training & community of women from 30+ countries.

Volunteer Experience

  • SAC Founder (2014-PRESENT) An NGO that adopts underprivileged children, providing education, food, and shelter, helping 152 child laborers from slavery to the path of education.
  • Dream Mentoring Member (2019-PRESENT) Mentoring rural girls of India on the importance of education and financial independence.
  • Her Skill Academy (2023-PRESENT) Leadership accelerator training & community of women from 30+ countries.

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