Sivaram Athmakuri

Sivaram Athmakuri -,- A successful Independent Consultant and Coach with strong Technology Expertise. Provides services to Customers in a blended model (Virtual or Physical). Exhibits focus on meaningful and measurable Results (Charges Customers based on achieved results). Provides Marshall Goldsmith's Stakeholder Centric Leadership Coaching to Senior Leaders and Business Owners in Global Environments. Possess wide range of skills in Designing Business Dashboards Enterprise Planning (Strategic and Delivery) Business Analysis (Road Maps, ROI Dashboards etc) Product Management (Agile/Scrum/Lean Practices) PMO Setup & Operation (Project Management and Risk Management) Optimize Innovation/ R&D Investments (reduce Time to Market) Served customers across the continents and cultures include USA, Singapore, UK, Japan and the Middle East. Provided services in different verticals such as Education, Government, Healthcare, Information Technology, Petrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Information Media. Professional Certifications Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching, Certified Coach Marshall Goldsmith Global Leadership Assessment Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI, USA Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) from PMI, USA Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) from PMI, USA AgilePM Practitioner Certificate from APMG International, UK Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) from Scrum Alliance, USA Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) from Scrum Alliance, USA Certified Scrum Master(CSM) from Scrum Alliance, USA Microsoft Specialist: Managing Project and Portfolios with Project Server 2013 Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects IPMA Level C Certificate from PMA IPMA Level D Certificate from PMA Certificate In Project Risk Management from PMA Certificate in Project Management (CIPM) from PMA Speaker Presentations “Empower the Hidden Powers” at ‘BEACON 2017’, Hyderabad, India "3 Impediments for CEO of Start-up Products" at 'Agile Tour 2016', Chennai, India. "Baby steps to become Agile (for Bigger Organizations)" at 'Regional Scrum alliance 2014', Hyderabad, India. "Thinking and Customizing Agile" at 'Agile Tour 2013', Chennai, India. "Integration of Project Management and Risk Management" at '5th Annual Construction Risk Management Conference 2014', Mumbai, India "Project Management Workshop" at 'The Big 5 Construct India 2014', Mumbai, India Book Reviewed & Contributed Reviewer to book "Agile Project Management for Governments” by Brian Wernham. Contributor to book "A Day in Life of Project Manager" by Frank P.Saladis Significant Contributor to book “Say Yes to Project Success” by Karthik Ramamurthy, Sripriya Narayanasamy. Contributor to book "PMI Agile Certified Practitioner: Excel with Ease” by Subramanian Chandramouli. Offerings Leadership Coach / Executive Coach, certified by Marshall Goldsmith Coach PMOs on Managing Programs & Projects using Enterprise Planning tools such as Microsoft Project Enterprise Coach PMOs anticipating problems/road blocks Proactive manner using Risk Management Standards Consultant for Business Planning or Development across all levels Consultation on Preparing Leaders for Organization Transformation Consultation on Preparing Leaders for Mergers & Acquisition Third Party Evaluation on Innovation or R&D Investments Workshops on Project Management, Risk Management, Business Analysis Workshops on Agile, Scrum, XP, DSDM Atern, Lean Technical Trainings as needed and on request by Clients / Companies Consulting Experience Business/CEO/Entrepreneurs Evaluate Business Opportunities Prepare Business Case Preparing Strategic Plans Conduct SWOT on Consumer Product Launch Design Dashboards to track Business Health (ROI/Profitability etc.) Design Dashboard to track Investments on Innovation or R&D Traditional Helped Enterprise to Setup PMO & Handover to PMO Office Mentor Project Leads in Preparing Project Plans (Traditional) Help Business Unit Head to Prepare Project Plan (for Expansion) Help Business Unit Head to Prepare Project Plan (for Production) Coach Subject Matter Experts in Preparing WBS Coach Subject Matter Experts on Estimation (Time/Cost) Agile Help Business Unit Head to Monitor Production using Kanban Methods Agile Coaching for Implementing Scrum to Product Development Company Multiple Roles Played Coached/Mentored on Management at Public Sector Units (PSUs) such as HPCL, ONGC, BPCL, Coal India, CPRI, IOCL, NLC, NCL, Bridge & Roof, MECON, EIL , Mangalore Refinery Pvt Ltd, ITM Coached/Mentored on Management at BGR Energy, Genpact, ITD Cementation, Jindal Steel & Power, Ashok Leyland, TI Cycles, TVH Executed Management workshops at AIMA, FICCI, MMA Empanelled Management Consultant for SeeChange Consulting Empanelled Trainer at Simplilearn, NIIT Trainings / Workshops Conducted Conducted 200 plus Training sessions (class room & online) on Project Management Professional (certification) Conducted 15 plus Training sessions (class room and online) on Microsoft Project 201 Conducted 100 plus Training sessions (class room & online) on Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Conducted 10 plus Training sessions on Risk Management Conducted 15 plus Training on sessions on Microsoft Project Plan (2010/2013/2016) Co Trained 5 plus Certified Scrum Master Trainings (CST) Conducted Technical Trainings for more than 70 freshers Conduct Workshops/Coaching Agile Teams Conducted 100 plus Workshops on Project Management to Non-IT Companies (PSUs, Mini Ratnas and Maha Ratnas) Past Experience Provided IT Solutions to Clients such as World Bank, IFC, Reuters, BPL Mobile, Qatar Fertilizers, Roca, Singapore Polytechnique, DBS Bank, HP, etc. Has extensive Technical and Managerial experience. Played multiple roles such as Delivery Manager, Practice Manager, Project Manager, Solution Architect, Project Lead, Onsite/Offshore model.  Played vital role in Presales, Service Offerings & Centre of Excellence in presenting/submitting innovative technical proposals/solutions and participated in Technical Defence programs with various Customers. Acted as Single Point of Contact with various technical sales teams, relationship teams, business development teams and customer representatives Managed large-sized teams in collaborative environment with multiple Business Units Handled / Managed a range of Fixed Bid, Maintenance, Production support and T&M projects.