Praveen Pillai

•Action and result oriented, IT professional with over 20 years of business leadership and technical management experience in building IT Services and consulting business in Canada and USA in the Banking, Telecom and HealthCare sectors •Certified PMP, SA (SAFe Agilist) CSM and CSPO professional •Managing medium to large Technology Programs using SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and Agile methodologies •Strategic Implementation of DevOps initiatives on Programs and Agile projects •Implementation of Project Management Methodologies and best practices for various clients, at the enterprise level •Managed Transformation and Change Management initiatives within Organizations •Led and established Agile COEs and organizational contribution to Scale Agile Framework •Strong understanding of client business process and ability to develop strategic solutions addressing customer needs in ambiguous, fast paced environments •Leadership and direction to teams, while engaging stakeholders across Lines of Business •Having extensive experience working on large consulting and outsourcing engagements •Managing accounts with yearly revenue exceeding $25 Million •Extremely familiar with process of establishing offshore delivery centers - quality process, audit, CMMi, PCMM and other processes •Led project teams in setting up Project and Program Management Offices for various major clients Specialties: SAFe, Agile Methodology, Program Management, Project Management,Process Consultancy, Quality Management. Change Management