Rajesh Kumar Uddandarao

About Rajesh Kumar Uddandarao

An accomplished Agile Project Manager/ Scrum Master / Business Analyst / Finance Operations Manager with over 15+ years of experience working in various domains such as CRM (Healthcare)/ IT / Finance (Shared Services) with a solid experience in various business and finance transformation projects (project include salesforce - apttus CPQ/CLM implementation, implementation of fully integrated SAP,), manage finance operations in a shared service. Specialize in all aspects of agile development through Scrum practices and a proven track record of applying project management and delivery methodologies.Certified Scrum Master/PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitoner in Project ManagementSkilled with technologies such as Salesforce.com/apttus CPQ/CLM and SAP ECC, Tableau, and Worked in various development projects with major clients like GE Healthcare (via Tech Mahindra) and Informa Plc.Assisted in preparing business requirements, specifications, business processes, and recommendations. Co-ordinate and Support UAT, communicate project status to management and elevate project concerns to appropriate internal project sponsors etc.Expertise in preparing and developing training manuals, train end-users on new functionality development, Assisted on Techincal Writing (Developed and Documented Software Documentation (High-Level Design Documents, Low-Level Design Documents, Technical Documents, User Manual Documents)Improvement to and maintenance of Business Analysis Practice Area process and templatesExperience in managing and overseeing of operational finance teams in Shared Services Centre and those located in different locations. Strong knowledge of Purchase to Pay (A/P accounting), Order to Cash (A/R Accounting, Record to Report (GL accounting including Asset Management) and technical SavvyExpertise in change management and training methods surrounding systems implementations and organizational change. Able to understand the key requirements of different stakeholders and ensure that systems are implemented to meet their needs.Trusted Business Partner to senior management and commercial teams to drive performance value and develop business strategy.

Experience

1. Project Manager

   Tech Mahindra

   Jan 2020 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Client - GE Healthcare:Project Manager/Scrum Master:• Manage the delivery of the entire project in releases which includes assisting the Product Owner in effectively managing Product Backlog items, Facilitating user story mapping workshops and assigning the User Stories to the team, team facilitation on Scrum ceremonies (Backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily standup, tracking of sprint retrospective actions)• Following up with the Team on risks and issues are seen in Scrum ceremonies• Act as the first shield/point for squads in cases where the external request comes and also manage business escalations.• Functioned as Scrum Master for 30+ releases, each delivered on time with no critical bugs released to production (assisted teams with prioritization and resolution of software defects).• Work with cross-functional teams and related stakeholders to gather requirements, plan, and manage the delivery of enhanced analytical capabilities• Handled Scrum of Scrum calls, coordinating four distributed teams all working on the same product.• Developed detailed project plans and estimates based on identified risks and options.• Monitored the project progress and communicated the information to stakeholders. Identified and mitigated team risks and impediments (Blocking Issues, Critical Defects) on daily basis.BUSINESS ANALYST:• Work closely with the product owner and stakeholders and assist them with user story writing including detailed acceptance criteria• Articulate the scope of work, deliverables, and outcomes to the local and regional stakeholders.• Test the functionality and do a demo presentation on the functional user stories to the business.TECHNICAL WRITER:• Documentation of salesforce functionality (Functional Design Documents and Technical Design Documents of the Apttus - Salesforce CPQ module)• Developed a detailed project plan to monitor and track the documentation project status progress•

Education

• Pydah College (PG Courses)

  Master's degree, Accounting and Finance

  2004 — 2006