Prasanna Ramamoorthy, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSP-SM
Details
Business Negotiation Skills
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
2017 : 2017
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bharathidasan University
1998 : 2002
Evolver
Senior Technical Project Manager | Cloud Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
▪ Managed Azure Landing Zone program that consists of different tracks – Foundation, Cloud Governance, and Application & Database migration from on-premise to Azure Cloud
▪ Led a team of 40+ members – multiple Scrum Master, Implementation partner, software engineers, testers, sumo logic & Microsoft service providers, and Lazard (InfoSec, Firewall, Networking, WIS, Infoblox, Architecture, Broker Research App, Database, Operations and Cloud) teams
▪ Managed the Data migration (for Lazard Asset Management - Market Data & Market Data Alerts) and Backend console jobs through Azure SQL managed instance and Azure Web jobs
▪ Prepared a Program Plan for overall Program tracks and tracked the tasks/backlogs through Sprints
▪ Facilitated Daily-stand ups, Scrum of Scrum meetings, ARB Reviews, Lazard Cloud Team Reviews, Code Reviews (through Terraform Enterprise), Product demos and Steering committee meetings
▪ Setup JIRA project with Scrum & Kanban boards for different program tracks, and managed the Stories, Sub-tasks, Project Risks and Dependencies
▪ Monitored the team progress through JIRA for each sprint to ensure team delivers the business value
▪ Ensured the Azure RBAC roles, Security Policies & Governance are implemented and the platform is fulfilled with the Lazard compliance standards
▪ Reviewed the VPN gateway, Vnet & Subnet, NSG and Route details for different regions. Verified the Lazard Network & Fortinet/Firewall team used the right data to validate the end-to-end traffic flow
▪ Oversaw the ServiceNow CMDB Integration with the Azure Cloud
▪ Coordinated 3rd party security assessment (PEN test) and ensured the vulnerability, storage, controls, system misconfigurations, security of system files, and data related issues are addressed on time
▪ Guided the team to document the Business continuity and Disaster Recovery for App/Data
▪ Presented Program status report (biweekly) to the Lazard executives and leadership team
2022 : 2023
Lazard
Program Manager | Azure Cloud Migration
▪ Led organizational Travel Expense program that involves Linux server migration, Informatica systems, 3rd party/vendors like AMEX and Concur and employee application hosted in Azure Cloud
▪ Setup Lean Agile principles & standards for PMO team and Implemented Agile processes across the organization - to deliver the quality product within budget and release schedule
▪ Collaborated with the sponsor and product owner and Prepared an Agile Project charter to cover the vision, business objective, potential risks, acceptance criteria and stakeholder responsibilities
▪ Managed the program budget (forecast & actuals) that includes capital & expense through SAP PPM
▪ Analyzed technical dependencies across applications and systems to architectural designs and confirm flow for end to end system integration
▪ Managed and Coordinated logistics for agile ceremonies (backlog prioritization, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos and retrospective)
▪ Leveraged Agile KPIs and Metrics (Story Cycle time, Defect ratio, Predictability) to measure the Travel Expense program team performance, and communicated the metrics along with the program status (Cost, Schedule, Scope) to the stakeholders and Agile PMO team
2021 : 2022
Avaya
Senior Project Manager | Agile PMO
▪ Managed a Digital Transformation Program (that involves SOW, Design, Build & Test, and Production) for 260 workflows that covers Finance, Analytics, Supply chain, Legal, Cyber, Infrastructure, Mobile, HR, Operations, Network modules and Workday Integration
▪ Prepared a Plan and Supported the data migration from two different data centers (Chicago & Piscataway) into Azure Cloud – prepared the checklist with the server name, data load, and environment that includes decommissioning the servers
▪ Oversaw the ServiceNow discovery integration with the Azure Cloud and ensured the cloud resources information are populated into ServiceNow CMDB
▪ Worked with the product owners globally to identify the product roadmap for each workflow
▪ Conducted Backlog Refinement to ensure the backlogs are built for multiple sprints to migrate the Hamilton workflows into Carrier environment using the AgilePoint and ServiceNow tools
▪ Established the Service model and Change management process based upon the business need
▪ Organized Sprint Planning with the scrum team and vendors to review the backlogs and ensured the work logs are updated for all the stories and tasks in JIRA
▪ Monitored the program status in JIRA and published the dashboard/report to the Senior management and Executives – that includes status on Domain, Initiatives, Epics and Story Burndown
2019 : 2021
Carrier
Agile Program Manager | Digital Transformation | Workflows
▪ Led multiple product teams (for Agricultural, Petrochemical and Catalyst products) globally (North America, South America, Asia, and Europe) for SAP S4 Hana migration and programs like Robotics Process Automation (RPA), Seed LIMS, and Precious metals trading includes 3rd party labs, vendor systems, mobile app and azure cloud hosting
▪ Implemented RFI/RFP process along with Procurement team to identify the right vendor to implement the project deliverables – for Commodity Position Management Trading platform
▪ Engaged Cybersecurity and Risk Management teams – to ensure the Business criticality scorecard, Security Concept and Risk Assessments are documented/reviewed and the process are followed
▪ Worked with the Product Owner to understand the requirement and convert them into user stories in JIRA, and provided feedback on Acceptance Criteria, UAT and QA/Regression Test cases
▪ Monitored the CI/CD pipeline are established using Jenkins for metal trading products
▪ Planned Sprint releases for the Remote Termite Detection system (SaaS model) by working along with the application owner and vendor that involves IoT device
▪ Built a JIRA Dashboard to determine the team capacity from the historical data and worked with the different agile teams to improve the velocity
▪ Ensured all technical and financial goals were accomplished within governance criteria established through the SLA and SOW
▪ Tracked and Communicated the program status and progress to the product stakeholders
▪ Coached the product team and stakeholders to transform into fully Agile successfully and mentored the team members on lean agile/scrum principles and standards
2018 : 2019
BASF
Senior Project Manager | Agile | Scrum Master
Skills
Agile Coaching, Agile Leadership, Agile Methodologies, Agile Project Management, Agile Transformation, Azure Cloud Migration, Azure DevOps, Business Analysis, Business Negotiation, Business Process Improvement, Change Management, Coaching & Mentoring, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Cybersecurity, Data Analysis, Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, End-to-end Testing, JIRA, Kanban, Leadership, Management, Microsoft Office, Planning Budgeting & Forecasting, Process Improvement, Program Management, Program Planning, Project Delivery, Project Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Planning, Project Portfolio Management, Quality Management, Requirements Analysis, Scaled Agile Framework, Scrum, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Project Management, Software Quality Assurance, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Team Leadership, Team Motivation, Test Management, User Acceptance Testing, Vendor Management, Waterfall
About
Contact Information ►PrasannaRamamoorthyNC@gmail.com ►201-680-9942
IMPACT
Strategic IT leader utilizing 17+ Years expertise in leading teams globally, improving processes, managing software development program and projects to deliver the business value and strategic initiatives.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
▪ Successfully managed a complex program/projects with annual budget ranging from $5M to $30+ million by aligning technology solutions with business objective.
▪ Effectively Led cross-functional team and delivered valuable products that enabled the firm to bring on large client with multimillion-dollar revenue stream.
▪ Implemented Agile and DevOps models successfully across the organization to establish the lean agile principles and procedures that saved cost and time.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Agile Program Management~Project Management~Scrum Master~Lean-Agile Budgeting~Adaptive Planning~Stakeholder Management~Scaled Agile Framework~Cross-Functional Team Leadership~Product Release Management~Business Process Improvement~Strategic Planning~Team Building~Portfolio Management~IT Leadership~Design Thinking~Scrum Practices~Scope Analysis~End To End Product Management~Team Performance~Microsoft Office~Infrastructure~Test Automation framework~Quality Assurance Management~Business Analysis~Risk Management~Agile Transformation~Decision Making~Project Delivery~Digital Transformation~Azure Cloud Migration
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