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Portfolio Manager | Program Manager | Project Manager
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Srikanth

Srikanth

Delhi

Summary

Agile Portfolio Management professional with over 18 years of experience in program, project, operations, and change management. Proven expertise in leading Agile Portfolio Staff, aligning Agile delivery with strategic goals, and driving continuous improvement. Skilled in automating management information (MI) reporting, enhancing data quality, and utilizing metrics (DORA, RAT, Team Health) to influence positive change. Strong track record in optimizing team performance, enabling transparency in value flow, and ensuring the timely delivery of customer value.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr Prin Tech Program Manager

UKG
Noida
04.2019 - 08.2024

• Led a team of Agile Portfolio Staff, focusing on delivering customer value and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

• Partnered with the Agile Delivery Organization to synchronize ways of working and drive faster value delivery.

• Automated MI reporting, providing timely and accurate insights for 20+ projects, enabling data-driven decisions.

• Championed continuous improvement initiatives, focusing on management information, automation, and data quality.

Utilized metrics and measures like DORA and RAT to drive insights, continuous improvement, and resolve impediments promptly.

• Achieved a 30% reduction in delivery times by implementing efficient Agile processes and aligning portfolio management with business objectives.

Sr Scrum Manager | Sr Management Consultant

NTTDaTa
Noida
12.2017 - 02.2019

• Led and coached a team of Scrum Masters, focusing on the continuous improvement of agile practices, tooling choices, and automated MI reporting.

• Enhanced agile practices across the product line, contributing to the strategic direction of the Agile Portfolio Office.

• Worked closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless delivery of projects, addressing constraints, dependencies, and risks.

• Implemented continuous improvement initiatives, fostering an agile mindset and positive, collaborative environments.

• Increased team productivity by 25% through targeted coaching and process optimization.

Scrum Master | Solution Lead

Aon Hewitt
Gurgaon
03.2005 - 05.2017
  • Enforced scrum values such as transparency, respect, commitment, courage, focus, openness and inspection.
  • Created dashboards using various tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, to track project progress and milestones.
  • Organized meetings between stakeholders from different departments to discuss potential solutions or strategies.
  • Worked closely with senior management and other stakeholders during strategic planning sessions for upcoming releases.
  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Retrospectives and Reviews.
  • Acted as a servant leader to the development team by removing impediments and resolving conflicts.
  • Coached stakeholders on their roles in the Scrum process and how to best support the team's success.
  • Monitored progress of sprints, providing visibility into project status for stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Andhra University

Master of Science - Computer Science

Andhra University

Skills

Core Competencies

Agile Portfolio Management

Continuous Improvement & Agile Ways of Working

Agile Tooling & Automation

Team Leadership & Mentoring

Driving Strategic Direction

Value Flow Transparency

Stakeholder Management

Alignment with Strategic Goals

Timely MI Reporting

Auditing & Agile Maturity

Team Health

Change Management

Risk Management

Impediment Resolution

Technical Skills

Tools : Jira, Easy Agile, Aha, Confluence, SharePoint, Smartsheet, MS Project

Frameworks: SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, Scrum ban

Metrics & Analysis: DORA, Team Health Dashboards , Agile Maturity

Version Control & CI/CD: GitHub, GitHub Actions

Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Cloud Computing: GCP

Testing & Automation Tools: TestRail, TestNG, Selenium, Night watch

Programming Languages: Java, Net

Performance Monitoring: Grafana, K6

Portfolio Manager | Program Manager | Project Manager

Immediate Joiner

Timeline

Sr Prin Tech Program Manager

UKG
04.2019 - 08.2024

Sr Scrum Manager | Sr Management Consultant

NTTDaTa
12.2017 - 02.2019

Scrum Master | Solution Lead

Aon Hewitt
03.2005 - 05.2017

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Andhra University

Master of Science - Computer Science

Andhra University
Srikanth