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Aadavan Dhashnamurthy

Aadavan Dhashnamurthy

Mississauga,ON

Summary

PMP Certified Project Manager with 15+ years of experience delivering complex projects on time and within budget across diverse industries. Proven expertise in Waterfall and Agile methodologies, leading team of 30+ resources and prioritizing risk management and people leadership. Track record of consistently achieving over 10 successful project deliveries while maintaining scope, schedule, and budget.

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Work History

Project Manager - Temenos Upgrade Services

Temenos India Pvt. Ltd
  • Managing multiple T24 upgrade projects (On-premise and Cloud) from the scoping phase till closing, coordinating with the Regional Services team.
  • Successfully delivered around 5+ upgrade projects and 30+ scoping exercises without any significant schedule or cost variance.
  • Managed a team size of 40 members.
  • Managing pipelines and allocation of slots for upgrade, scoping, and upgrades.
  • Supported Client engagement and Regional Services team in SOW Creations & support.
  • Resource/work allocation across multiple projects.
  • Preparing weekly status reports for upgrade projects tracking RAG status, risks, and issues.
  • Managing project team, both internal staff and external contractors, through vendor management.
  • Conduct performance reviews and appraisals for the team members.
  • Plan and control continuous process improvements.
  • Managing training needs and upskilling requirements of all team members.

Project Manager - Strategic Investments

Wipro Technologies
  • Align the technology investment strategy with the regional product team's roadmap and key initiatives, and define/prioritize the tech Book of Work accordingly.
  • Responsible for overseeing and driving all demand initiatives for all portfolios across the organization within the approved budget.
  • Track and report on upcoming business initiatives, the current demand pipeline, and the current IT portfolio via KPIs, monthly reviews, and other metrics.
  • Organize and facilitate Steering committee meetings with the Business Portfolio leads.
  • Coordinate with the regional/country teams to align tech allocations to the market.

Project Manager - Migration Projects

Cognizant Technology solutions
  • Managed Infrastructure Migration projects for MLEU Client
  • Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
  • Assist in project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility with the help of Architects
  • Developed a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
  • Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
  • Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
  • Report and escalate to management as needed
  • Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
  • Perform risk management to minimize project risks
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
  • Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project
  • Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
  • Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis

PMO Lead/ PMO Analyst

Cognizant Technology solutions / HCL Technologies / CSC India (P) Ltd
  • Led a team of PMO Analysts in the PMO shared services team for different clients in BFSI.
  • Planning, Scheduling, and forecasting of Resources for different programs/projects under HOP.
  • Setting up PMO support processes for new programmers coming up within the portfolio.
  • Support Project Managers in handling the budget and business forecasting, financial analysis activities, and identify opportunities and risks, along with action plans, to ensure the attainment of financial goals, Governance, and assurance of all projects within the programme.

Education

MBA - Technology Management

Anna University

B.E - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Ganathipathy Tulsi's Engineering College

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Project planning, scheduling, and tracking
  • T24 Upgrades
  • SDLC: Waterfall, Agile
  • People Management
  • Demand Management
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Risk and Issues Management

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) - 2024
  • IT Service Management (ITIL V3 Certified)

EMPLOYERS:

  • Temenos India : Sep 2022 - May 2024
  • Wipro Technologies : May 2020-Sep 2022
  • Cognizant Technology Solutions: May 2014- May 2020
  • CSC India (P) Ltd : Oct 2013-Apr 2014
  • HCL Technologies : Oct 2009-Oct 2013
  • Sutherland Global Services : Nov 2007 - Sep 2008

Languages

English
Full Professional
Tamil
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Project Manager - Temenos Upgrade Services

Temenos India Pvt. Ltd

Project Manager - Strategic Investments

Wipro Technologies

Project Manager - Migration Projects

Cognizant Technology solutions

PMO Lead/ PMO Analyst

Cognizant Technology solutions / HCL Technologies / CSC India (P) Ltd

MBA - Technology Management

Anna University

B.E - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Ganathipathy Tulsi's Engineering College

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