Prakash Arunachalam

About Prakash Arunachalam

23+ years of experience providing expertise in Global Delivery, Project Management, SAP consultancy, Stakeholder Management, Resource Management, Hyper Automation, and BOT.• On-site experience with 6 years working in the US and 4 months in the UK at a Client location• Experienced in operating within an SAP service delivery role, providing administrative and customer-facing support across several delivery processes• Deep understanding of ITIL-based Service Delivery Processes and Framework, and can communicate effectively at all levels within the Customer and DXC organizations• Experienced working in a Managed Service environment, and conveying decisions and requirements succinctly and appropriately• Managed planning and overseeing Technology project delivery and operational acceptance of solutions deployed into production• Managed projects that involved the implementation and Application Management Support of SuccessFactors and SaaS applications. Modules - Core HR, Payroll, Performance, and Goal Management, Recruiting and Onboarding, and various third-party integration• Handling disperses teams (SAP, Workday, SuccessFactors Portal, Sharepoint, ServiceNow, EDI, Integration, MES.Net, Java, Non-SAP, Project Managers) across geographies (US, Canada, India, Central Europe, UK, Manila, Costa Rica)• Involved in full life cycle implementations, roll-out projects, Upgrade projects, transition to run, and production support experience• Strong background working with client, designers, and business users to identify requirements, provide cost analysis, assist with creating user interfaces, and develop implementation timelines• Diligent project manager offering a proven record of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects; Prince 2 Certified, SAP Activate PM, and SAP functional experience• Business strategist: plan and manage multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage, and bottom-line gains• Excellent communicator: leverage technical, business, and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.• Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Known for its ability to produce high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets

Experience

1. Delivery Manager, Senior Product Owner

   IKEA

   Jun 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

  Advanced Strategic Management, Business Administration and Management, General Management

• University of Madras

  M.S, Information Technology

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Sap Mm
• Sap Idoc
• Requirements Analysis
• Smartforms
• Sd
• Sap Ecc
• Test Management
• Sap Erp
• Sap Netweaver
• Ecc
• Sap HR
• Quality Management
• Sap Srm
• Sap Products
• Sap Crm
• Webdynpro
• Sap Xi
• Sapscript
• Project Management
• Sap Implementation
• Data Migration
• Business Objects
• Sap Sd
• Idoc
• Materials Management
• Software Project Management
• Abap
• Sap Bw
• Bapi
• Bdc
• Sap R/3
• Erp
• Sap Apo
• Alv
• Sap Portal
• Business Process
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Sap Workflow
• Rfc