SaravanaKumar PMP® CSM® PSM I® PSPO I® Certified SAFe 4 Agilist

Project Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India23 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

18+ years of experience in project management.
Expertise in SAP CRM/ERP and integration.
Proven track record in team leadership and mentoring.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned SAP consultant with strong project management skills in enterprise software solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Strategic Technology InitiativesTeam ManagementSap CrmProject ManagementSap ErpTechnical Consulting

Other Skills

ABAP DevelopmentAdvanced Technology ResearchAgile MethodologiesClient Needs AnalysisCost Reduction StrategiesCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Data MigrationDevelopmentEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)IntegrationLogisticsManagementMentoringProgram ManagementProgramming

About

Confident, visionary leader with strong business savvy marked by deep blend of strategic, operations, technical acumen; 18+ years extensive experience delivering significantly increased performance in management capacities. Highly effective communicator skilled at leading large cross-functional teams in delivering measurable operational improvement. Equally proficient in both very large and very small organizations. Strong leader with innate ability to recruit, mentor and promote top talent. Passion for global operations excellence. Business & Leadership strengths: include software development and implementation, including software architecture, application development, training, Project management and, Presales, Customer handling and Competency Building. Pre-Sales & Customer Presentations Involved in Strategy & Roadmap Definition for Customers Strategizing, Defining & Implementing Measures to Increase Productivity in parallel with Increase in Team Morale Responsible for researching and building prototypes for new products/customers, specializing in the area of SAP CRM/ERP and SAP Integration. Experience in the area of supporting the pre-sales activity by preparing business proposals, Project Management, Team Management and Client Interaction. TEC – Technical Evaluation committee, Solution Validation/ Recommendations for Blue prints across projects. Solution Scoping at onsite for various clients. Work with Solution Architects and the Project managers to consolidate and integrate the plans.

Experience

Shell

2 roles

Senior Project Manager

Promoted

Aug 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

Project Manager

Oct 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

Project Manager for Shell India.

Sap sdc

Senior Business Process Consultant

Nov 2011 – Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Strategic Technology Initiatives
Rapid Prototyping & Programming
Team Building & Management
Advanced Technology Research
Training, Development, & Mentoring
Client Needs Analysis

Strategic Technology InitiativesRapid PrototypingProgrammingTeam BuildingManagementAdvanced Technology Research+5

Sap

SAP CRM Consultant

Nov 2006 – Nov 2011 · 5 yrs

Function as the Subject Matter Expertise and Solution Leadership in the area of specialization
Prepare module-wise activities in line with the overall project plan -Allocate weekly work schedules to SAP GD consultants as per overall project plan and timelines in conjunction with the SAP GD Program Management team
 Monitor and Review Project activities, identify risks and mitigation actions
 Work with the Quality Analysis to ensure all deliverables are reviewed and quality certified according to the Quality Analysis plan
Manage all SAP resource co-ordination within the team
Proactively manage issues in the issue log to closure in the area of their responsibility
Participate in weekly project reviews, specify actions to complete pending/delayed activities
Organize steering committee meetings; including ensuring that minute will be taken.
Report to the steering committee, raising strategic issues.
Prepare Project Status Reports and Project Change Requests for the steering committee.

SAP CRMProject PlanningQuality AnalysisResource CoordinationProject Status ReportingProject Management

Hewlett-packard

SAP Technical Consultant

Jun 2004 – Nov 2006 · 2 yrs 5 mos

 Defined and implemented cost reduction strategies Developed processes and procedures for project implementations and logistics to make operation cost effective and successful. Hired and developed staff, built and implemented projects under budget and ahead of schedule
Strong technical and subject matter expertise in on SAP CRM/ERP and Non-SAP Systems using Multiple Middleware like See beyond, Java
Monitor and manage the project risk.

Cost Reduction StrategiesProject ImplementationsLogisticsStaff DevelopmentProject Risk ManagementSAP CRM+1