Raghavendra Rao

About Raghavendra Rao

Vision-oriented business leader with over 16 years of rich & extensive experience with key focus on Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Delivery Management, Project Management and Quality Engineering. I am a certified CSM, ACTD, RPT, CSTE, ACTE, ISTE/ISTQB. An active PMI Member, seeking PMP CertificationI\'ve successfully managed a large group of dedicated and highly talented Software Quality Engineering/Functional Architecture Team for POS, CRM and Self Serv applications which processes Multi Million Dollars of Transactions.Good collaboration experience team player with track record for meeting assignment deadlines on time without impacting Quality are my strengthsFirst time in my career that I was part of a small, elite team that launched a new startup telecommunication company in less than 1 year. I was part of the Test Program Management team (part of Business) responsible for integration of top ranked different products from 10+ individual vendors to fulfill the new business need. This project gave me a complete exposure of business strategy, Training, Marketing, POS system deployments along with IT collaborations. Lead 20+ vendor teams, provided required support along with remediation recommendation in proactive manner when project is at risk to the vendor teams and partners. I’ve received various appreciations from vendor and Client leadership for this activities Part of the Accenture Test Community and delivered several white papers on the topics like data grooming, Effective data request Management process, Critical Thinking and adoption of Continuous testing. Part of Test Architecture and Transformation Services which mainly concentrated on exploring new avenues like test methodology, Innovation led Delivery models, test measurement criteria’s, Digital Governance Framework to reduce the Test Management Cost etc.

Experience

1. Information Technology Delivery Manager

   Accenture

   Nov 2017 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   I deliver system architectures and solutions to our clients and in recent years I have scaled up to deliver end to end IT services that include design, solution, development and maintenance of applications. I am an Expert in concepts of end-to-end program planning & implementation including scope management, activity sequencing, cost estimation, risk analysis and quality Engineering

Education

• SDM COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT POST GRADUATE CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

  2001 — 2004