Sundara Rao Damaraju
Bangalore
Summary
Experienced Sr. Program Manager with a strong background in establishing and leading Project Management Offices. Skilled in driving project governance, Agile transformations, and portfolio management. Adept at aligning strategic initiatives with organizational goals and enhancing Agile maturity to deliver successful outcomes. Certified PMP and PMI-ACP, with several years of experience working in multinational companies and cross-cultural environments. Successfully led Agile Communities of Practice for APAC, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement. A firm believer in Being Agile than doing Agile.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
SR PROGRAM MANAGER
Abbott Healthcare
01.2022 - Current
- The program aimed to provide insights to our Structural Heart division by generating evidence from various data sources, including wearable technology, patient feedback, electronic health records, insurance companies, and social media
- Conducts product roadmaps (Quarterly & Yearly)
- Define KPIs, Success factors, Measure metrics in weekly status reports
- Create Dashboards in JIRA and share it with Business, Technology middle management leaders on sprints progress
- Create Power BI dashboards and publish to C-suite (Divisional and Executive vice presidents) on Product roadmap progress, escaped defects, Revenue, Capacity planning for the next 90 days
AGILE PROGRAM MANAGER
Clarivate
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Introduced agile metrics such as velocity tracking and burn-down charts, enabling data-driven decision-making during sprint planning sessions.
- Lead the 6 Agile teams towards relative estimation techniques
- Reduced time to market with the introduction of cross-functional teams and efficient backlog management.
- Mentored Scrum Masters, Developers, Testers for prioritization of epics and user stories
- Introduced Kanban way of working whenever we observed customer interactions are more and wanted a quick cycle time
- Developed Agile Communities of Practice and it is still operational on their own.
- Developed self-organized teams.
- Strong Advocate of T-Shaped teams
SR PROGRAM MANAGER
Adobe
03.2019 - 08.2019
- Devised strategic plans in coordination with executive leadership to drive business growth through effective project execution.
- Optimized resource allocation across multiple projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
- Taking ownership of kick-off meetings and resource deployment (both onsite and offshore)
- Preparing detailed scope statements, resolving scope creep issues, defining the 'Definition of Done,' and obtaining acceptance on iterations
- Preparing and adhering to the RACI Chart for onsite-offshore responsibilities
- Defining KPIs
SR PROJECT MANAGER
EVRY India
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Transitioned legacy migration work from onsite to offshore
- Prepared and executed knowledge transition plans to the Offshore Development Center from GDC
- Administered project progress to meet scheduled deadlines
- Mapped requirements and defined project scope
- Identified client needs and implemented improvement measures
- Established quality standards and ensured adherence to SLAs
- Conceptualized and implemented best practices for operational excellence
- Ensured client delivery within time and budget constraints
- Enabled cost-effective solutions through automation and reusable assets
- Implemented project performance metrics, profitability improvement plans, and achieved zero defect delivery for 9 consecutive releases
- Ensured quality across all delivery units with initiatives like process games, generalized specialists, and reducing work in progress items
- Established an Agile delivery process, reducing cycle time by 20%
- Received awards for maintaining customer satisfaction and high-quality product delivery
Senior Project Manager
Virtusa Polaris
09.2009 - 06.2015
- Company Overview: Formerly Known as Polaris
- Formerly Known as Polaris
Delivery Lead/Manager
Tech Mahindra
11.2005 - 09.2009
- Company Overview: Formerly Known as Mahindra Satyam/Satyam Computers
- Formerly Known as Mahindra Satyam/Satyam Computers
Project Lead
HP
03.2004 - 11.2005
- Company Overview: Formerly Known as Electronic Data Systems
- Formerly Known as Electronic Data Systems
Senior Product Engineer
Symphony
10.2003 - 03.2004
Software Engineer
IBM Global Services
01.2001 - 10.2003
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
ANDHRA UNIVERSITY
01.1993 - 01.1996
Skills
Deliver value early & Continuously
Accomplishments
- Enabled cost-effective solutions through automation and reusable assets.
- Implemented project performance metrics, profitability improvement plans, and achieved zero defect delivery for 9 consecutive releases.
- Ensured quality across all delivery units with initiatives like process games, generalized specialists, and reducing work in progress items.
- Established an Agile delivery process, reducing cycle time by 20%.
- Received awards for maintaining customer satisfaction and high-quality product delivery.
Onsite Assignments
- ANZ Bank, Melbourne, Service Delivery Manager, 09/01/09, 03/31/11
- Melbourne (National Bank), Onsite Delivery Manager, 03/01/08, 09/30/08
- Knowledge Transfer of GM Applications, Brazil to Satyam, Project Lead
- EDS Migration of 11 Applications, Sydney (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) to India
- Business Study, Nashville, TN (USA), 12/01/03
- Jes2 Development and Maintenance Project, IBM Poughkeepsie, USA, 04/01/01, 06/30/02
Certification
PMP
Timeline
PMP
01-2025
PMI-ACP
12-2024
SR PROGRAM MANAGER
Abbott Healthcare
01.2022 - Current
SR PROGRAM MANAGER
Adobe
03.2019 - 08.2019
AGILE PROGRAM MANAGER
Clarivate
01.2019 - 01.2022
SR PROJECT MANAGER
EVRY India
01.2015 - 01.2019
Senior Project Manager
Virtusa Polaris
09.2009 - 06.2015
Delivery Lead/Manager
Tech Mahindra
11.2005 - 09.2009
Project Lead
HP
03.2004 - 11.2005
Senior Product Engineer
Symphony
10.2003 - 03.2004
Software Engineer
IBM Global Services
01.2001 - 10.2003
Master of Computer Applications -
ANDHRA UNIVERSITY
01.1993 - 01.1996