Seshadri Venkataraman, CSP, PMP, PMI.ACP, PMI.PgMP

Authorized Training Partner Instructor for the PMI-PMP certification

Authorized Training Partner Instructor for the PMI-CAPM certification

Authorized Training Partner Instructor for the PMI-ACP certification

Authorized Training Partner Instructor for the PMI-DAF certification

Mobile: +91.98407.73196

Email: seshguru@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/seshadri-venkataraman-33180027b

Professional YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXk1TVkV1mQ7dkHgToWtYIg

Professional Summary

? Successful mentoring, implementation of the Agile Practices, Agile frameworks for teams using conventional techniques and Disciplined Agile techniques

? Business Transformation processes at Enterprise levels/Portfolio units to ensure that organizations and stakeholders embrace agile ways of working

? Proven crisis leadership and crisis management skills in working with varied function units in organizations. Worked with teams, support function units and PMO units for the business initiatives of project, program and portfolio initiation, governance, execution, change management, release management and deployment. High levels of customer satisfaction, customer appreciations and repeated businesses were the measured outcomes

? Worked with business and stakeholders in ensuring that the respective project, program, and team charters are allied towards the optimization of project execution, program execution and expectation sets of successful portfolio outcomes

? Tracking, monitoring, and controlling the overall project and program management and portfolio revenue realization for multiple business clusters and business geographies to ensure continuous business funding from the key executive sponsors

? Worked towards reduction in waste of working processes by the reduction in overall turnaround times and optimization of the working cycle times by optimization of data capture.

a. This was done by factoring an early risk factor assessment both by practices and continuous improvements

b. This was intentionally done to ensure that data capture is fully done

? Proven experience with Key Strategic Defense initiatives for Research, Design and Development of National projects and turnkey programs

? Experience in owning, leading, and successfully delivering Large P & L Account Services Management catering to multiple customer requirements and value delivery analyses and streams. Well experienced in working with multiple P&L service units and Big 4 concerns

? Delivery experience in working with Businesses, SBU Engagements catering to multiple industry solution units in various business roles and capacities. Customers are from multiple geographies & multiple industry solution units

Professional Experience

1. KPMG: A consultant to one of the Big 4 concerns??? Business Customers in E&U P&L services unit

Role Lead Agile Transformation Mentor, Product Management and Release Facilitator Coach to project

teams, Associate Director ??? Business Transformation & Lifecycle Engineering, March 2022 till date

2. Zetta mine Labs Limited: A consultant to one of the Big 4 concerns (KPMG) and its Business Customers

Role Lead Agile Transformation Mentor, Product Management and Release Facilitator Coach to project

teams, Senior Manager ??? Projects, February 2021 till March 2022

3. V2Soft Technology Solutions Limited

Role Lead Agile Transformation Mentor and Business Program Transformation Coach,

Senior Manager ??? Projects, August 2019 till February 2020

4. Capgemini Technologies Limited

Role Senior Agile Transformation Coach/Mentor for the program, Manager ??? Projects,

June 2018 till August 2019

5. Hexaware Technologies Limited

Role Senior Agile Transformation Coach/Product Management Mentor for the program and relationship.

Manager-Projects, February 2017 till February 2018

6. Third Ware Technology Solutions Limited

Role Lead Agile Business Analyst and Domain Consultant, Contractual Engagement,

Nov 2015 till March 2016

7. Additional Activates as an Independent Consultant

Role Freelancer Trainer Consultant and Independent Mentor and Coach, Feb 2015 till Nov 2015

8. Tata Consultancy Services

Roles Multiple: Program Scrum Master, Lead Functional Consultant & Business Engagement Leader,

Program Scrum Master, Enterprise Account Manager & Business Engagement Lead,

Lead Agile Business Analyst and Proxy Business Product Owner (PO), March 2011 ??? February 2015

9. In Go frugal Technologies

Role Business Product Owner, Domain Consultant - Retail Business Solution Delivery,

June 2010 to February 2011

Tools Proprietary Software Solutions ??? Ray Medi Point of Sale (R-POS), Head Quarter (HQ) and Enterprise

Middleware Abstraction Layer Net Trade (NT).

10. Cease Fire Industries

Role Area Relationship Manager ??? Corporate and Institutional Sales, January 2010 to April 2010

11. Cognizant Technology Solutions

Role Senior Agile Functional Analyst and Business Domain Consultant,

Scrum Team Member and Senior Business Analyst (October 2006 till December 2009)

Experiences in NAL-CSIR and DRDO-GTRE as R & D Scientist using both Adaptive Agile frameworks, Agile Engineering Practices, Predictive Frameworks and Hybrid frameworks for following initiatives

All of these details shall be provided on request.

Professional Publications/Presentations and Associations

I am both a volunteer and a member of the following organizations and professional associations.

1. The Project Management Institute (PMI)

a. Chennai Chapter (PMI ??? Chennai),

b. Trivandrum, Kerala Chapter (PMI-Kerala),

c. Pearl City Chapter, Hyderabad (PMI ??? PCC)

2. Lean Pitch / Play Scrum forum

3. ISEC (Indian Scrum Enthusiasts Society)

Skills Profile

Leadership Coaching & Organizational Development I have experience in facilitation of sessions on

??? Essentials of Agile, Agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, Lean principles, and Agile Engineering practices like TDD, BDD, FDD, SDD, DDD

??? Key aspects of Enterprise Risk Management and Project/Program Scheduling

??? Key aspects of Business requirements analysis for projects, program sand portfolios

??? Key aspects of delivery governance for Project, Program and Portfolios

??? Mentoring of PMOs for both plan driven and adaptive initiatives for multiple business clusters and business geography locations

Management & Leadership Skills ??? I possess proven Project, Program and Strategic Account Management skills and Business Relationship/ customer association acumen and skills

??? I possess Business Requirement Analysis for Projects, Programs and Portfolios

??? I possess experience in working on Enterprise Risk Management and arriving at logical Project/Program Schedules and facilitating Release Planning and Management schemas

??? I have experience in Agile Adoption, Agile Transformation processes, coaching techniques & mentoring activities for small, medium, and large teams and clientele. The PMO is a key stakeholder in all these initiatives.

Professional Certifications Held

Serial No Date Certification Name Organized By/Certifying Body

1 March 2023 PMI -Program Management Professional (PgMP) The Project Management Institute (PMI)

2 July 2020 PMI -Disciplined Agilist, Choose your WoW (PMI-DA) The Project Management Institute (PMI)

3 July 2019 PMI- Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) The Project Management Institute (PMI)

4 November 2017 PMI - Project Management Professional (PMP) The Project Management Institute (PMI)

5 August 2016 Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) The Scrum Alliance

6 June 2016 Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) The Scrum Alliance

7 March 2016 Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) The Scrum Alliance

8 February 2016 Certified Scrum Master (CSM) The Scrum Alliance

9 January 2015 Business Enterprise Risk Management Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

10 September 2014 Ascent Leadership Training for Program Management Executives Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

11 October 2013 ITIL Version 3.0. Foundation EXIN Soft Inc.

12 September 2010 Customer Requirement Analysis Brain Bench Inc.

Education

Serial No Degree and Date Major and Specialization Institute/Certifying Body

1. PGDM in International Business, October 2006. International Business, Silver Medalist in convocation. St. Josephs Evening College of Business Administration.

2. Bachelor of Engineering, September 2002. Mechanical Engineering, First Class with Distinction. UVCE, Bangalore University.