Pavithran Srinivasan

About Pavithran Srinivasan

Overall 18+ years of experience in Software industry spread across Program Management, Agile coaching, Quality Program accountable, Quality Manager.Certified in ITIL Foundation for IT Service Management (ITIL 4 Edition) & SAP Certified Application Consultant for SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer (C4C) Product.Proficient in Test planning and estimation, manual testing approaches and Automation tools like SAHI Pro, Cucumber, JMeter, Postman, Ecatt and BOUM2.Hands-on experience in setting up the system landscape on the On-premise and cloud products, driving strategy, testing process and handling audit requirements for multiple products. Managing a core team of passionate individuals as part of the Lead Together Communities of excellence for Quality at the Organization level.Experienced in budgeting and managing contractors. Proven capability in analysing process metrics and review of incidents to discover trends, areas of risk.Well versed in running cloud operations for products by working with stakeholders in different geographies and time zones.Experienced in all forms of Agile, lean principles, kaizen and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Experienced in driving the Quality Program Strategy for SAP Business ByDesign product across India, Germany and China and lead a team of people to ensure adherence to SAP\'s standards and procedures.Specialities: Program Management, Quality Strategy, Cloud Operations, CI/CD, Process Metrics, Change Management, People Management, Agile, Lean Principles, Kaizen, Continuous Improvement, Initiatives, Quality Mentor, SCRUM mentor and SCRUM Master.

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Program Manager

   SAP

   Apr 2020 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   1) Playing the role of Program/Delivery Manager responsible for all activities ensuring successful release of the product starting from requirements planning until deployment of code into the customer landscape.2) Participate in Portfolio planning with Product Management team for successfully defining Product Roadmap.3) Facilitate Requirements planning and resolve dependencies to finalize Release backlog with the Product Management Team 4) Organize backlog grooming meetings with Product Owners and finalize requirements in the JIRA tool.5) Define project milestones and kick-off the Release along with additional stakeholders of Operations and Support.6) Run program status meetings and track adherence to milestones. Identify and report issues & Risks and develop mitigation plans7) Ensure continual monitoring of program progress via JIRA dashboards and other tools to ensure that all programs on schedule. 8) Be responsible for compliance: Ensure all products meet corporate requirements and product standards like Security, Performance, Accessibility etc.9) Responsible for maintaining the Delivery Management tool (Sirius) uptodate for a successful Release sign-off. 10) As a Product & Production Management system (PPMS) entry owner, responsible for Release build creation and maintenance of Software Components up to date with appropriate license and risk ratings. 11) Conduct Release decision meetings to officially sign-off the Release and communicate to various stakeholders for further upgrade.12) Coordination of SOC and ISO Audits and ensure compliance.13) Partner with internal stakeholders on engagement and communication models, and refine as necessary to enhance the process (presently, owner of the Continuous Improvement process)14) Act as an Agile Coach for the teams to conduct different SCRUM meetings at Program level. 15) Successfully track Release Upgrades and participate in meetings with customers and Management to mitigate Escalations.

Education

• Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

• Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Statistics