Vasumathy Meenakshi Sundaram

• End to End Delivery using Appian Technology
• Acted as a liaison between the delivery team and upper management, effectively communicating concerns and suggestions for improvements.
• Implemented risk mitigation strategies to minimize potential disruptions caused by unforeseen events or issues.
• Analyzed data from various sources to identify trends and areas for improvement within the department.
• Enhanced team performance by providing regular feedback, coaching, and training opportunities.
• Integrated new technologies and best practices to improve quality
• Connect with customers, understand their business operations, Define the product strategy, vision and roadmaps
• Facilitated the team to translate the business operations to product requirements
• Oversaw complete program implementation starting from converting business operations to scope until implementation, change control and production support
• Understand the feasibility, gathering the requirement, Analyze and prioritize for product scope
• Lead the team for DB design, prototyping and UI/UX design in Appian by guiding on the product scope and requirements
• Clearly present product concepts, plan the product roadmap and delivery timelines to the teams for development, perform SIT and UAT testing and implementation in Appian
• Monitoring the progress of product developed, guide and support the team for quality delivery in Agile way
• Develop Release plans based on the priority and take product enhancements and feedbacks as part of production support
• Lead programs from building the team, providing them with the KT, setting up the process and delivering as expected
• Supervised the peak size of 60+ Core and Flex teams efficiently
• Publish weekly and monthly management reports and ensure Quality, Cost and Delivery targets are met.

Customers colloborated with and delivered for:

Lloyd's Banking Group (LBG)

Microfocus

IFDS

Symetra Life Insurance

Deutsche Bank

Citibank

MAJOR CRITICAL Responsibilities in ALL PROJECTS

• Experience in Leading and mentoring geographically distributed large teams to maintain KPI’s
• Instrumental in the growth of an account from 6 members to 720 members peak sized team, due to Customer Relationship Maintenance
• 30% of cost benefit in Testing by implementing appropriate Strategy and Prioritization
• 1% of deviation in my Estimation for 2 high Complex and Critical Projects and
• Plan and monitor the program progress and manage to deliver within the budget
• Manage wide range of projects with accurate planning, dynamic scheduling and allocation
• Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
• Prepared detailed reports on project status for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
• Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
• Effectively managed scope creep by establishing clear boundaries on requested changes while keeping projects aligned with original objectives and budgets.
• Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
• Mentored junior team members in project management best practices to enhance their skills and contribute to better overall performance.
• Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
• Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
• Implemented continuous improvement initiatives to optimize project outcomes while maintaining costeffectiveness.
• Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
• Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
• Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
• Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
• Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
• Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
• Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval.
• Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.

• Enhanced system efficiency by identifying and resolving complex technical issues.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions for business challenges.
• Established effective relationships with key stakeholders across departments to facilitate collaboration on critical projects.
• Assisted in the development of long-term IT strategies aligned with overarching organizational goals.
• Issue escalations beforehand instead of giving last minute surprises
• Organize and Conduct Trainings to the Team Members to scale them up
• Review and preparation of Daily Status Report, Execution Blocker Matrix and Defect Report using MS-Excel (Formulas)
• Participate in Various Calls Business/Status Calls for Requirement Analysis, Clarifications and providing status updates

• .Boosted customer satisfaction rates through timely resolution of reported technical issues during the support phase of projects.
• .Ensured seamless migrations from legacy systems to modern platforms through meticulous planning, testing, and execution.
• .Expanded client offerings by staying current with industry trends, learning new programming languages, frameworks, and technologies as needed.
• Enhanced user experience through designing and implementing user-friendly interfaces.
• Involved in DPIN/Test Data Management Activities, such as
• Participate in Business Calls for Requirement Analysis and Clarifications
• Review of Defects raised by the Team and provide clarifications by discussing with client
• Interaction and communication between Preparation and Execution Team to provide perfect data
• Preparation of Delivery Plan along with Team Lead
• Review and Maintenance of Traceability Matrix

• Involved in Testing of Purchase and Inventory Modules
• Resolving Deadlocks and Blockings in Stored Procedures, Functions, Views and SQL Statements
• Involved in Performance Testing of Stored Procedures in SQL Server 2000
• Raising of defects in Defect Tool (Vantive) and communicate the status to the Team Lead.

• Have collaborated in Entire SDLC and STLC, i.e
• From Feasibility study, requirement gathering and analysis, development (Design), testing, implementation and support
• Database and GUI Designing
• Development of Applications using Visual Basic, MS-Access and SQL Server
• Unit, SIT and UAT Testing
• Preparation of Software Package / Implementation, Maintenance and Support.