
Naveena Ravindran PMP, CSM
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Toptal member since February 18, 2022
Naveena has proven success in managing portfolios of diverse applications across technology suites, from legacy to current trends. She also has remarkable efficiency in implementing Agile methodologies and working with people to enhance operational proficiency. Naveena has a track record of excellence in spearheading business transformation projects such as new platform migration, Cloud adoption, security gap implementation, API/product roll-out, and MS power apps integrations.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Cloud
- Data Analytics
- Data Lakes
- Data Migration
- IT Business Analysis
- IT Program Management
- IT Project Management
- Microsoft Power Apps
Work Experience
Director, Client IT Delivery
Teranet
- Worked with cross-functional teams determining the scope for Cloud migration from On-prem environments, on multiple apps with varied O/S, databases, and environments choosing the right Cloud vendor and choices between IaaS and SaaS.
- Supported a big client portfolio for over 25 applications with over 250 clients across legacy and new platforms while serving as IT director and partnering with data analytics R&D.
- Used Agile delivery approaches, launched a MVP product validated by clients that led its way to an MPP to release four that have three core financial clients within a year time-span.
- Reduced client migration time from seven to 2.5 years in conjunction with cross-functional teams using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) approaches of starting Agile development teams rolling up to a solid product management team.
IT Project Delivery Manager
Finastra
- Migrated data into a single platform by implementing repeatable ETL across source systems to ensure data integrity and reduce redundancy.
- Championed an Agile transformation journey in collaboration with multiple teams.
- Accomplished delivery excellence within each engagement as well as discussed delivery best practices and tools to enable successful delivery outcomes.
Product/Business Analyst
Filogix
- Liaised with the product management team to ensure alignment with objectives and facilitate change requests for their flagship product used by more than 1,000 independent brokers and financial institutions that processes mortgages.
- Gathered detailed user requirements through interviews and discussions, processed reviews, research, etc. Created functional specification documents from high level scope documentation.
- Provided business support to the delivery and sales teams when required. Performed system analysis to design enhancements to improve usability based on user feedback.
Project History
Digital Assistant Rollout
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement the digital transformation project from inception to production roll-out. The project involved analysis vendor selection to automate redundant operation processes with Bots.
I managed the Development teams who supported the vendors with their current system analysis with roll-out from a POC to phased roll-outs of multiple processes.
15-20 processes that used up almost 4,000 man-hours for handling the client request volume were 100% automated using Bots. The productivity rate increased to more than 50% by Phase two.
Data Initiatives Project Delivery
Launched several data insights within two to three months, merging data across platforms and third-party vendors to provide value add to clients for better decision making during pandemics and monitoring.
Found some great opportunities during the pandemic that tremendously helped with crucial decision-making. They were rolled out within a few months using interim data solutions, which today is launched as an independent product by itself with integrations from the company's Data Lakes.
I was involved in building UI, reporting, queue processing, and client configurable setup. All was achieved from MVP version to an MPP version with quarterly product progression releases planned with multiple customers in less than a year using Agile delivery methods via three releases.
Production Support Dashboard
Launched a support dashboard site for managing the multiple client input channels across several financial institutions, which includes batches, APIs, and the client UI.
Launch Across Geographies with Training Modules
Managed two scrum teams leading the training group with content creation and delivery on bi-lingual language platforms. Reviewed approved content rolled out as both e-learning modules and document guides.
Worked closely with content writers and vendors and reviewed approved content rolled out as both e-learning modules and document guides
Education
Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
SRM School of Management - Chennai, India
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Madras - Chennai, India
Certifications
Masters Certificate in Analytics for Leaders
Schulich Executive Education Centre, York University
Cloud Computing for Leaders
Udacity
Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
Scrum Alliance
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Skills
Tools
Zoom, Rally, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power BI, Slack, Jira, Microsoft Dynamics
Paradigms
Azure DevOps, Waterfall Delivery, Agile Leadership, Agile
Other
Microsoft Teams, IT Project Management, Project Management Professional (PMP), IT Outsourcing, IT Strategy, Data Migration, SharePoint Management, Microsoft Flow, IT Business Analysis, Business Process Analysis, Training, Training & Training Content Development, Data Lakes, Cloud, IT Program Management, Technical Project Management, Vendor Selection, Data Analytics, Data Management, Data Mapping, Dynamics CRM 365, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft, IT Projects, Project Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Azure Data Lake, Blue Prism, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Agile DevOps, Vendor Management, Cloud Migration, Big Data, Content
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