Babu Prathap

About Babu Prathap

15+ years of Experience in various areas like: Software Quality testing, Release Management and Program Management roles• Experience in program management roles - Coordinating cross-project activities, Formulating, organizing, and monitoring inter-connected projects• Ambitious, creative, and dedicated technology professional with strong background in testing web-based and product applications.• Offer invaluable experiences in test cases creation, execution, defects management and working closely with business users during UAT to make sure a quality application/product delivery.• Highly skilled in interacting with Business analysts and development teams, supporting variety of projects spanning entire software testing lifecycle.• Experience in Release Management to deploy and manage the release cycle of multiple interdependent software through all stages• Proven ability to manage and lead complex technology-based projects.• Solid understanding of SDLC methodologies. Good exposure to Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Defect Life cycle.• Experience working in agile methodology and waterfall methodology.• Experience in estimation, test strategy and test plan creation. Hands on Experience Design/execution of test cases.• Excellent experience with different Black Box testing techniques that include Functional, System, Regression, End to End and Acceptance testing and good experience in cross browser testing.• Extensive experience in developing Use Cases, conducting Gap Analysis and Impact Analysis, and Risk Analysis.• Managing the team of Manual/Automation Testers distributed across geographies.• Test Management, Functional Testing, Mobile testing, Web Testing, Product testing and Database/Backend testing.• Experience in working with multiple Clients in Information, Media, Entertainment and Life Insurance domains

Experience

1. Manager - Projects

   Cognizant

   Aug 2021 — Present · US

   Program Management:• Formulating, organizing, and monitoring inter-connected projects• Coordinating cross-project activities• Develop and control deadlines, budgets, and activities• Assume responsibility for the program’s people and vendors• Resolve projects’ higher scope issues• Prepare reports for program directorsTest Management:• Requirements Understanding. Participate in Program Increment, Backlog grooming and Sprint Planning to identify the testable requirements.• Test planning, estimation, and test strategy preparation.• Responsible for End-to-End Integration testing and User Acceptance Testing• Test planning & strategizing, effort estimation & staffing, demand planning and forecasting, automation feasibility study, Testing metrics & dashboards• Manage multiple testing teams across projects in a core-flexi global delivery model.• Client Interfacing, daily & weekly status reports, Defect Management, Monthly dashboards & metrics, project/program milestones etc. for effective reporting & providing status to senior management.Release Management:• Management, planning, scheduling, and controlling of an entire software build through every stage and environment involved, including testing, and deploying software releases.• Scheduling, coordinating, and managing releases across the enterprise for multiple applications across various portfolio streams• Building the IT Release Calendar in working closely with the IT release managers from different portfolios across IT and centralizing view of all releases

Education

• University of Madras

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering