Suryanarayana Palepu Workday

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ABOUT SURYANARAYANA PALEPU WORKDAY

Lead multiple Enterprise Global Implementations with successful delivery for various Fortune 100 companies. Have a proven track record of successful project delivery across multiple projects, sizes, and multi-million-dollar new product launches. Surya is specialized in successful deployments of enterprise Human Resource ERP applications Workday, Saba, and E-Commerce Web Applications with.Net/Java technologies.As a Certified PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, and Scrum Master, Surya was able to leverage his expertise in Project Planning, Estimation, Execution, Risk Mitigation, Communication, Software methodologies to deliver projects on-time and on-budget.• Delivered large Workday global implementations, mergers and separations for companies Raytheon Technologies, Carrier, OTIS with employees.• Agile leader with extensive experience as Delivery Manager/PMO/Program Manager/Project Manager/Scrum Master with credentials of delivering $20 Million-dollar Software programs from initiation till completion. • Adopted multiple project management methodologies (Agile SCRUM, Waterfall, Stage-Gate) to deliver on budget and on schedule implementations.• Vast domain expertise - Human Resource IT, Workday, LMS, Oil & Gas, Energy, Finance, and E-Commerce Software.• Proactively manage project risks, issues and minimize their impact on the project.• Effective in communicating project expectations to stakeholders and executives, educating them with latest software technologies to enhance the efficiency and user experience.• Optimized the Change Management process with continuous improvement. • Developed, and optimized PMO Governing processes, tools and templates and continuous improvements to deliver HR Technology projects• Developed tools to monitor and forecast Resource Utilization, and Budget (Plan vs Actual).• Negotiated use of resources in a matrix management environment.• Instrumental in Vendor Management – outsourcing, setting up onsite-offshore model, negotiating contracts, drafting SOWs, defining SLAs.• Collaborated with highly dynamic cross functional teams to build the business case, formulate the requirements, test planning and execution, and deployment.• Proven experience as a Supervisor/Manager to coach and lead the teams and deliver all phases of SDLC Design, Development, and Testing.• Companies worked – Carrier, Raytheon Technologies, HP, DXC, HPE, IBM, ADT, Baker Hughes, ERCOT• Masters in Computer ScienceCertifications:1. PMP2. PMI-ACP3. SAFe4. PSM (Professional Scrum Master)5. Scrum Master Certified6. IBM Certified Specialist