Balakumar (Bala) Ramakrishnan Email & Phone Number

Chennai, Tn, In

Specializing in Agile transformation, digital innovation, and guiding aspiring leaders in Agile and Product Management through mentorship and consulting engagements.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

- Defined product vision and strategy for Privacy Governance product suite - Built privacy centric roadmap to enhance Privacy Governance capabilities - Identified 60+ privacy KRIs across data lifecycle, Consent management, Data Subject Rights- Collaborated with cross functional teams (Business/Eng/Legal etc.,) and made successful product delivery. - Safeguarded sensitive PII. reduced regulatory and reputational risks and potentially saved up to $2M in fines for non-compliance.- Coached six data privacy scrum teams in adopting Agile methodologies.- Facilitated Agile ceremonies (Release Planning, Grooming, Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Demos, and Retrospectives).- Ensured POs wrote stories with acceptance criteria and the development team met the DoD.- Actively eliminated impediments, enabling the team to focus on Sprint objectives.- Led the scrum team to achieve sprint targets, backlog health up to 200%, Retro index up to 90%.- Drove the privacy org to achieve 100% JIRA compliance, contributing to meeting the monthly cap credit target of $50K.

Chennai Area, India

- Collaborated on-site with UK clients to capture detailed learning content delivery requirements- Coordinated cross-functional teams for project alignment and quality- Orchestrated Agile ceremonies (PI Planning, Grooming, Planning, Standups, Demo and Retro)- Resolved impediments to maintain Sprint focus - Delivered Abacus eLearning modules with accessibility features on time, enhancing customer traction- Worked closely with a telecom client to establish SAFe processes and build a new scrum team for service delivery- Guided team alignment with Program Increment objectives- Coached the service delivery team using KANBAN to ensure 100% SLA adherence for Level 1 and 2 tickets.

Bangalore

- Involved in strategic delivery planning for Fixed bid / T&M projects for each program - Led a cross-functional team to deliver B2B eCommerce websites with custom solution, receiving client appreciation - Established and maintained strong client relationships, leading to a 20% increase in project revenue and a 15% increase in conversion rates for B2C website- Mentoring project managers to implement Agiile and Scrum methodologies to ensure successful execution, deliver high quality ecommerce solutions.

Bangalore Area, India

- Sourcing Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)/Business Matter Experts (BMEs).- Project planning, scheduling, execution, reviewing/monitoring, Vendor Management- Monitored and reviewed project standards/metrics.- Identified key risks and review mitigation plans for the projects.- Motivated and lead project teams to set & review goals.

Chennai Area, India

End to End Project Management and delivered Various SAP eLearning modules like FICO, S&D, HCM and MM on time within budget.

Chennai

- E2E project management to deliver 80+ ILT and Self-paced eLearning modules. - Ensured implementation of best practices in Project Management across projects/vertical- Maximized returns for the organization by process improvement, skill development, reuse, people allocation etc.- Ensured adherence and compliance to Project/organization processes and standards.- Part of PMO strategy committee to setup the PMO office.

Visualization, Graphic layout creation, storyboarding, Animation development, Integration with xml for online eLearning modules.

• Analyzed and logically determined the documents and captured the relevant information for Litigation support services• Involved in image processing and graphic design for the ebook published for various ebook formats.• Developed the web pages for K-12 learning using HTML, CSS and Javascript

C-Pgdba, Information Technology

Honors Dipoloma In Network Centered Computing & Java Programming

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Commerce/Business Management/Accounting/Marketing