Srinivas Bangalore
SAP Engagement Manager
Bangalore
Summary
Experienced SAP program delivery executive with a strategic and tactical approach in managing SAP implementations. Successfully led and managed the delivery of multiple SAP projects, including implementation, data migration, roll out, upgrade, and support projects with a peak team size of 80 resources. Skilled in representing the SAP customer and overseeing the execution and control of project delivery. Proficient in handling complex project circumstances such as high degree custom development, onsite-offshore delivery model, and managing contract resources. With over 22 years of SAP implementation experience in diversified industries, including retail, manufacturing, UN Organization, consumer goods, and oil & gas. Resourceful project manager with 22 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight, and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Proactively leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Diligently monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, effectively manages production team, identifies problems, and provides targeted solutions. Possesses strong knowledge in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budgeting, and financial management.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Engagement Manager
Postnord
Bangalore
11.2017 - Current
- Company Overview: Application Development and Maintenance
- Managing the ADM account of ~6.0 M Euro with 80 FTE in distributed delivery model (Onshore/Offshore)
- Accountable for Overall Service Delivery, Budget and Margin
- Lead and manage large teams across Various Towers
- (SAP, SFDC, RPA and Tibco Integration Teams)
- Responsible to have a healthy Pyramid and deliver the deliverables with good Quality
- Utilization, Billing, Management reporting, Conduct regular in-depth service and process audits
- Manage estimations for realization phase and staffing model to align with these estimates
- Responsible for SLA Measurement, Reporting, and adherence
- Involved in all cycles of Project Management (Starting from Project Initiation, Project Planning, Project execution, Controlling and Validation)
- Responsible for Capacity Planning, Escalations, Delivery management, Risk Management, Project Planning, Stakeholder Management
- Focus on project opportunities and transformation initiatives (Hana Transformation and Cloud Migration)
- Responsible for providing productivity improvement and improving the Margin
- Value adds to customer-YOY by working closely with the Transformation Plans
- Application Development and Maintenance
SDM (SAP Team)
DeLaval
Bangalore
02.2016 - 10.2017
- Company Overview: Application Development and Maintenance
- Manage the overall delivery of project done by Team
- Led project planning phase to define blueprint schedule, work plans, staffing model, etc
- Provide program management and project oversight to deliver high quality blueprint that streamlined business processes and leverage maximum SAP standard functionality
- Manage estimations for realization phase and staffing model to align with these estimates
- Responsible for the defined SLA and KPI’s for the project
- Involved in all cycle of the Project Management (Starting from Project Initiation, Project Planning, Project execution, Controlling and Validation)
- Responsible for Team Management, Delivery Management, Escalation Management and Risk Management
- Responsible for preparing the Invoice to the client and tracking the status of Invoice delivery
- Application Development and Maintenance
Change Manager
Statoil
Bangalore
07.2014 - 12.2015
- Company Overview: Application Maintenance, and support Project
- Responsible for ensuring smooth movement of changes through various phases (from build till deployment in production environment)
- To provide approval to start building of change & also to deploy it in production
- Representation in Change Advisory Board meetings
- Participate in release planning meeting & approve the SAP version releases
- Ensure compliance with change management process
- Perform impact assessments for changes & manage the risk
- Prioritize release of changes based on discussion with business leads
- Establish communication between business stake holders & consultants to solve complex issues
- Check dependencies and resolve conflicts before releasing the changes to production environment
- Coordinate with vendors (for specific cases) for deployment of changes
- Facilitate emergency change approval
- Application Maintenance, and support Project
Project Manager
UN Agency
Bangalore
08.2013 - 06.2014
- Direct oversight of around €3 million SAP project with 25 project resources that included own resources, Contract resources and Freshers
- As a Project manager, I was responsible for managing requirement workshops, Solution Definition, Scope Control and Business Stakeholder Expectations
- Analyzed business case, high level business requirements within the Project
- Led, creation of clear and detailed SOW (Statement of Work) for project planning, blueprint, and realization phases
- Responsible for interviews and selection of all resources from third party vendor companies
- Reviewed and fine-tuned WBS and project plan for entire RICEF Development and Implementation
- Led project estimation efforts early in planning phase and validation of estimates at the end of blueprint phase
- Conducted QA reviews of key project deliverables such as project charters, templates, functional specifications, fit/gap analysis, technical designs, test output, etc
SAP Project Manager
ABAP Factory
Bangalore
10.2011 - 07.2013
- Managed delivery of SAP projects against aggressive budget(s) and timeline(s)
- Led project planning including drafts of SOW, project charters, estimations, and creation of staffing models for each phase of the SAP implementation
- Developed project schedule along with project plans and worked with team leads to create a robust work breakdown structure (WBS) to manage delivery of the solution
- Managed teams of around 19 resources that were located at multiple locations
- Managed assembly, integration, and user acceptance testing
- Prepared project work plans and managed deliverables to meet project milestones on time and budget
- Mutualization of the resources
- Established project skill requirement matrix and led project resources onboarding efforts
- Design and implementation of complex/Custom developed Solution
Technical Lead (RICEF)
FIAT
Bangalore
06.2012 - 05.2013
- Company Overview: Rollout for APAC Region
- Responsible for Initiation, planning, estimation, and resource management
- Responsible for the performance appraisal of the team (Annual and Midyear)
- Assisting the team in case of any issues
- Responsible for the quality deliverables
- Responsible for the project Schedule & the deliverables
- Part of the sales team (involve in RFP and Technical estimation)
- SPOC for ABAP COE from Bangalore
- Rollout for APAC Region
Technical Lead (RICEF)
ALSTOM
Bangalore
03.2011 - 09.2011
- Company Overview: Support & Maintenance
- Responsible for Initiation, planning, estimation, and resource management
- Responsible for the performance appraisal of the team (Annual and Midyear)
- Assisting the team in case of any issues
- Responsible for the quality deliverables
- Responsible for the project Schedule & the deliverables
- Part of the sales team (involve in RFP and Technical estimation)
- SPOC for ABAP COE from Bangalore
- Support & Maintenance
Team Lead
Neopost
Bangalore
08.2008 - 12.2010
- Company Overview: Implementation of R/3 Project
- Managed the RICEF inventory and led the effort estimation work for the project realization phase
- Created staffing model with onsite and offshore delivery center for realization phase
- Interviewed project resources before on boarding
- Developed and managed the project work plans
- Worked with team leads to create efficient trackable project work breakdown structures (WBS) for business, application development, integration
- Managed the execution of realization phase including governance, RICEF development and testing phases
- Collaborated with business process owners and subject matter experts to facilitate review and approval of project deliverables
- Realign priorities and project resources to meet key project milestones and deadlines
- Implementation of R/3 Project
Team Lead (RICEF)
OMV
Bangalore
06.2007 - 07.2008
- Company Overview: Rollout from the Global Template
- My role was to lead the project team through requirements gathering, design, build and lead the team to meet the delivery dates and project milestones
- Creation of Global Template and pilot template implementation prior to global rollout
- Collaborate with business process owners to ensure business requirements are accurately transformed into the SAP solution and verify thorough user acceptance testing of the new SAP solution
- Managed and resolved OSS notes, Smart forms
- Led the Data Migration Team for the conversion of the date from the Legacy System
- Rollout from the Global Template
Team Lead
Hewlett Packard
Bangalore
11.2005 - 05.2007
- Worked as team lead with a team capacity of 10 members
- The responsibility includes from creating a ticket to closure of the ticket
- Conducting the weekly team meeting with team members & updating the status to Project Manager on weekly basis
- Monitoring the effort entry of the complete team
- Follow up with the customers & getting the doubts clarified
Senior Developer (RICEF)
SONY
08.2005 - 10.2005
- Company Overview: Global Invoicing System for SONY (R/3 Implementation)
- Part of SAP core development
- Performed several RICEF developments
- Conducted technical design reviews and peer reviews for the SAP technical resources within the team
- Global Invoicing System for SONY (R/3 Implementation)
Developer (RICEF)
SONY Electronics
02.2004 - 07.2005
- Company Overview: R/3 Implementation
- Part of SAP core development
- Performed several RICEF developments
- Conducted technical design reviews and peer reviews for the SAP technical resources within the team
- R/3 Implementation
Developer (RICEF)
Wipro Technologies
Bangalore
07.2003 - 02.2004
- Company Overview: GPCat(Global Catalog)
- GPCat(Global Catalog)
Developer (RICEF)
Sony
Bangalore
04.2002 - 05.2003
- Company Overview: New Repair Parts (R/3 Implementation for Parts)
- New Repair Parts (R/3 Implementation for Parts)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
SJM Institute of Technology
Chitradurga 07.1995 - 01.1999
Skills
- SAP Implementation Management
- Service Delivery Management
- Automation Implementation
- HANA Transformation Proposals
- SAP Data Migration
- End-to-End SAP Project Management
- ABAP Programming Expertise
Certification
Certified SAP Activate Project Manager
Personal Information
- Passport Expiry Date: 2029
- Date of Birth: 07/14/77
Timeline
Engagement Manager
Postnord
11.2017 - Current
SDM (SAP Team)
DeLaval
02.2016 - 10.2017
Change Manager
Statoil
07.2014 - 12.2015
Project Manager
UN Agency
08.2013 - 06.2014
Technical Lead (RICEF)
FIAT
06.2012 - 05.2013
SAP Project Manager
ABAP Factory
10.2011 - 07.2013
Technical Lead (RICEF)
ALSTOM
03.2011 - 09.2011
Team Lead
Neopost
08.2008 - 12.2010
Team Lead (RICEF)
OMV
06.2007 - 07.2008
Team Lead
Hewlett Packard
11.2005 - 05.2007
Senior Developer (RICEF)
SONY
08.2005 - 10.2005
Developer (RICEF)
SONY Electronics
02.2004 - 07.2005
Developer (RICEF)
Wipro Technologies
07.2003 - 02.2004
Developer (RICEF)
Sony
04.2002 - 05.2003
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
SJM Institute of Technology
07.1995 - 01.1999
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