- Srikanth Kumar is a Project Manager with over 9 years of experience in the IT industry, including 5 years focused on project management. He has a PMP certification from PMI and ITIL Foundation certification. - He has extensive experience managing end-to-end projects including planning, monitoring, controlling, and closing projects on time and on budget. - He has managed projects for clients in various industries such as CenturyLink, Accenture, and LightPharma.

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Srikanth Kumar, PMP, ITIL
Project Manager
SUMMARY
 Decisive, result-oriented professional having 9 years of experience in IT industry with last 5 years
focused on project management.
 PMP® (Project Management Professional) certified from Project Management Institute.
 ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management.
 End to End Project management experience(Initiation Planning, Monitoring, Controlling and closure of
the Project)
 Implementing project plans within preset budgets and deadlines.
 Resource allocation and setting up communication channels across the organization.
 Proficient in managing / coordinating at/from customer site – Interacting with end users, vendors,
business analysts and technology teams.
 Good experience in working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse work-groups with
strong team management, leadership and interpersonal skills.
 Mapping business requirements and leading efforts towards developing & implementing technical
processes; spearheading system development, implementation & up-gradation initiatives.
 Managing and leading project teams to drive deployment of several project and process improvement
initiatives, ensuring maximum operational efficiency.
 Implementing strategies for building team effectiveness by promoting a spirit of cooperation between
team members; monitoring performance & providing feedback on areas of improvement.
 Delivering and implementing the project as per scheduled deadlines; extending post-implementation
and maintenance support to the technical support team and client.
 Facilitate teams to set priorities and meet deliverables.
 Ensuring that the work is of good quality by using the set processes and procedures.
 Establish measurement system for the relevant process and handle process trainings.
 Implement change management approaches and strategies.
 Knowledge of Agile - Scrum framework to enable teams for achieving maximum business value.
 Responsible for adhering to CMMi Compliance Standards in all the projects.
 Complete understanding about all phases of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
 Experienced with globally used PM Tools, Policies and Best Practices.
 Sound understanding of Risk Management principles and life cycle.
 Apt in driving project schedules and tracking all deliverables to closure as per the plan.
 Experienced in Root Cause Analysis and Defect Prevention Practices.
 Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint.
TECHNICAL
 Primary Skills: Project Management, MS Office, MS Project, Database, Version Control Systems.
 Tools: HP ALM, PMT, SQL Server, TFS, Visual Studio, Dimension, SharePoint, Caliber.

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EXPERIENCE
Client Name: CenturyLink
Project Description/Scope: Project Management of Control Centre.
Role: Project Manager
Responsibilities/Deliverables:
 Responsible for managing the complete Project Management lifecycle for the offshore delivery of
CenturyLink Enterprise Portal.
 Owns the Project Estimates and updates/maintains the same in consultation with Managers.
 Owns project work plans and updates as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
 Manages day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope.
 Collaborated with cross functional teams for the successful deliveries.
 Proactively managed risks, issues and dependencies to minimize surprises.
 Complied with the process requirements for CMMi L5 practices.
 Participated in CCB meetings for appropriately dealing with Change Requests.
 Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
 Owns Status/Milestone/Metrics reviews (Reports) with inputs from Managers.
 Presented stakeholders with regular progress/status updates while highlighting the risks.
 Tracked and analyzed the metrics for initiating various proactive & corrective actions.
 Holds regular status meetings and effectively communicates relevant project information to all the
stakeholders.
 Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
 Keeps track of lessons learnt, shares those lessons with team members and implement in subsequent
releases.
 Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
 Coached the team for process compliance and project management.
Client Name: Accenture (Shell, BP, TESCO & DEMB)
Project Description/Scope: Designing & Developing solutions for Accenture Clients.
Role: PMO Lead
Responsibilities/Deliverables:
 Understanding Project requirements from the Customers.
 Owns project work plans and updates as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
 Works with development and test managers to identify resources needed for the project.
 Manages day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope.
 Owns Status/Milestone/Metrics reviews (Reports) with inputs from Tech Managers.
 Holds regular status meetings and effectively communicates relevant project information to all the
stakeholders.
 Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
 Complies with and helps to enforce standard policies and procedures.
 Manages day-to-day Stakeholders interaction; sets and manages stakeholder’s expectations; strives to
increase stakeholder satisfaction.
 Establish and maintain strong cross-team working relationships and collaboration.
 Develop effective customer/partner feedback loops, listen to feedback, understand its implications, and
translate feedback into better features and products.
 Monitoring project risks and scope creep to identify potential problems and proactively identifying
solutions to address them in advance.
 Managing client expectations by ensuring the delivery of the highest quality service.

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Client Name: LightPharma (Pfizer,Teva )
Project Description/Scope: Product Development for Life Sciences Client.
Role: Project Manager
Responsibilities/Deliverables:
 Owns Initiation Planning, Monitoring, Controlling and closure of the Project.
 Owns the Project Estimates and updates/maintains the same in consultation with Managers.
 Owns project work plans and updates as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
 Works with development and test managers to identify resources needed for the project.
 Manages day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope.
 Owns Status/Milestone/Metrics reviews (Reports) with inputs from Tech Managers.
 Updates the stake holders and management with KPI’s and relevant indices with the dependencies and
impact on the project delivery.
 Identifies and Manages impact of the risks on project.
 Holds regular status meetings and effectively communicates relevant project information to all the
stakeholders.
 Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
 Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
 Complies with and helps to enforce standard policies and procedures.
 Manages day-to-day Stakeholders interaction; sets and manages stakeholder’s expectations; strives to
increase stakeholder satisfaction.
 Keeps track of lessons learnt, shares those lessons with team members and implement in subsequent
releases.
 Establish and maintain strong cross-team working relationships and collaboration.
 Supporting projects by providing advice and guidance regarding project governance, management and
benefits realization.
 Manage complex, business led IT change projects including concurrent projects.
EDUCATION
 Master of Business Administration (M.B. A) From IGNOU
 Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A) from Sri Venkateswara University
 Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in Computer Science from Sri Venkateswara University
CERTIFICATIONS
 PMP
 ITIL Foundation (V3)
 Microsoft Project 2010
 MCTS, MCPD