Ranjini Srinivas

Experience

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  Cognizant

  Jul 2007 - Aug 2010

  Programmer Analyst

  Worked as developer for clarify CRM application using CB coding, product manager configurations comprising of Order management, Integration and Billing services

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  Cognizant

  Mar 2011 - now

  Working on client role as Release Train Engineer and Solutions Manager for Philips, day to today responsibilities include working closely with Client leadership team in planning, executing and driving critical initiatives. Responsible for client engagement, internal resource planning and management, managing the entire ART and involved from Pre-Build, RPS, development up until Go-live. Working closely with CTS leadership on managing delivery and profitability, continuous improvements and many more.Responsibilities include - • Facilitated solutioning sessions with architects and made sure solutions are drafted with great accuracy.• Worked along side business to come up with prioritized backlog based on strategical decisions for multiple scrum teams.• External and internal team or program dependencies were clearly called out and necessary steps taken to ensure dependent teams supporting the program.• Facilitated Release Planning sessions to make sure the vision and roadmap is communicated clearly to the agile release train and sprint commitments were projected during PI planning with minimal deviations.• Proactive measures were taken to make sure there are minimal risks raised and issue addressed well within SLA’s• Effectively communicated with all stakeholders to ensure project alignment and successful delivery.• Managed project resources, including staffing, budgets to ensure optimal project performance.• Led overall aspects of project delivery from initiation to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, quality standards.• Implemented robust quality assurance processes to ensure project deliverables meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements.• Driven continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging industry best practices and technological advancements to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness. Show less Being the PM and scrum master was responsible for Stakeholder Management, Capacity Planning, risk mitigation, conflict resolution, delivery and forecasting. Roles and responsibilities include -Responsibilities:• Actively participated in RPS (Release Planning Sessions) to align with the business expectations on the release roadmap and expected deliverables from the team.• Facilitated sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand ups, sprint demos and retrospective meetings as per Agile scrum software development methodology • Conducted user story refinement sessions with product owners, BAs and Business Process Executives to understand the user story requirements• Prioritized and allocated user stories on the Product Backlog and Sprint Backlogs for 3-Month look ahead Plans benefitting stakeholder review• Performed capacity planning and story point estimation of user stories for the team for the upcoming sprints based on resource availability and technical complexities of stories• Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity. Encouraged and implemented process improvements.• Monitored the project progress and communicate the information to the stake holders• Maintained Azure boards, reports, dashboards and filters to support smooth functioning of all ceremonies• Supported the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance• Assisted in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members. Show less Have worked as technical lead for Tele2 Netherlands and responsible for delivering fixed bid engagement managing onsite client engagement and stakeholder managementResponsibilities:• Involved in setting up Continuous Integration and deployment (CICD) pipeline for legacy application• Identified potential risks related to data integrity in the B2B landscape and proposed a mitigation plan, which post implementation yielded 98% data consistency across the ecosystem• Proposed high level design for enforcing Global data protection regulation (GDPR) across customer base• Implemented synchronous communication framework for all handshakes happening from clarify towards external systems• Migrated complex legacy product configuration to high performing questionnaires• Have highly customized clarify out of box functionality to provide restricted role-based access for Robotics implementation• Leading development for migration of customers from Paper Billing to Electronic billing mechanism• Took lead in design and delivery for the Roam like at home (RLAH) project for mobile customers• Facilitate, planned and actively been part of Go-live activities• Synchronous communication framework setup including robust logging mechanism Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Principal Consultant

    Mar 2017 - Oct 2021

  • Senior Consultant

    Jul 2014 - Feb 2017

  • Technical Analyst

    Mar 2011 - Jun 2014