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Vennila Lakshmi Priya M

Vennila Lakshmi Priya M

Chennai

Summary

Dynamic Project Manager and Certified SAFe Agile Scrum Master with over 12 years of experience in Program and Project Management, Team Management, Quality Assurance, and Agile methodologies. Expertise in developing strategic visions and implementing business-critical information systems that drive success. Proficient in software development, CMS applications, analytics, SEO, and web strategies, consistently delivering impactful projects for clients across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA regions. Committed to fostering collaboration and guiding teams through Agile transformations to achieve high-value outcomes aligned with organizational objectives.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager / Scrum Master

CIEC
06.2022 - Current

Project Manager (Jan 2024 – Present)

  • Manage multiple work streams simultaneously, ensuring on-time and quality delivery across projects.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to align delivery with business priorities and strategic objectives.
  • Track, monitor, and report project progress, risks, and outcomes to leadership and stakeholders.
  • Drive dependency management, risk mitigation, and resource planning for successful delivery.
  • Implement governance practices and metrics to provide visibility into delivery health.

Scrum Master (June 2022 – Dec 2023)

  • Mentored and coached team members to improve their understanding of Agile/Scrum principles and best practices.
  • Ensured sprint deliverables and objectives were met on time and within budget.
  • Collaborated with product owners to prioritize tasks and ensure product requirements were met.
  • Resolved conflicts and challenges within the team in a timely and effective manner.
  • Facilitated retrospectives to identify areas of improvement and ensure continuous improvement.
  • Monitored team performance and identified areas for improvement, resulting in increased productivity.

Project Management

Photon Infotech Private ltd.
07.2016 - 05.2022
  • Managed a team of 20+ Developer / QA Engineer delivering a new master and created a process for Maintenance for the Master + Country sites at a global level.
  • Involved in Managing the Business with the stakeholders and encourage Business to adapt to the proposed process.
  • Create / Present project road map timelines, budgets, risks, status, and schedule updates to senior executives.
  • Task allocation and follow up of task on daily basis.
  • Managing multiple development teams simultaneously.
  • Principal point of contact for the executive steering committee, project managers / team leads & project sponsors
  • Involved in Appraisal process for the team members.

Senior QA Engineer

Photon Infotech Private ltd.
09.2013 - 07.2016
  • Managed 5-member team with Functional, Regression, Integration, User Acceptance Testing and Performance Testing.
  • Involved in preparation of Test Plan, Test Strategy and Test Exit.
  • Used Atlassian JIRA to report bugs and follow up.
  • Created Requirement Traceability Matrix to map between the requirements and test cases.
  • Client interaction and status reporting.
  • Maintaining Test coverage report on daily basis for tracking the feature coverage mainly and also for tracking the status of development and testing
  • Attending Triage meeting on regular basis

Education

B.E - Bio Medical Engineering

Adhiyamaan College of Engineering
06.2013

High School - undefined

Periyar University
05.2009

Skills

  • Project execution management
  • Strategic project planning
  • Deadline prioritization
  • Agile project management skills
  • Quality assurance management
  • Expense oversight
  • Workflow optimization
  • Experience in risk analysis
  • Project restoration

Accomplishments

  • Photon - Client award for Instrumental in delivering towards client satisfaction.
  • Photon - Champion award for Consistent performer, providing outstanding support.
  • Comcast - Received Pinnacle Award for Setting team culture in CIEC.

Timeline

Project Manager / Scrum Master

CIEC
06.2022 - Current

Project Management

Photon Infotech Private ltd.
07.2016 - 05.2022

Senior QA Engineer

Photon Infotech Private ltd.
09.2013 - 07.2016

High School - undefined

Periyar University

B.E - Bio Medical Engineering

Adhiyamaan College of Engineering
Vennila Lakshmi Priya M