Sivakumar
I believe story-telling is very important in training and coaching – even in such serious topics like Program and Delivery Management. When I create stories aka case studies that are very contextual, it is that much more effective and fun for the learners
(and for me as well!)
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Let's Dig More About Me !!
Before I walk you through my professional life, let me tell you some fun facts about myself! One, I am a movie & TV buff- I have seen classics like Casablanca, Psycho, Sholay to name a few more than a dozen times each and now the many web series on OTT platforms. I am totally hooked on Peter Sellers, Anthony Hopkins, Tom
Hanks, and Julia Roberts. Two, I revel in food adventurism – trying the exotic in many lands! Three, I am a lover of physical books and have a sizeable collection across many genres at home.
Here’s what I have been doing apart from watching movies and trying exotic food! As a Principal Consultant at PM Power, I am involved in many offerings for competency development of Project Managers and Delivery Managers. I have assisted a number of organizations in their agile transformation journeys through training, coaching and consulting.
I started my career in Tata Unisys Limited (now merged with TCS), Mumbai as a software engineer and moved on to leadership positions in software delivery management in India and the US.
Subsequently, I worked for the ANZ Banking Group and led the growth of its captive software organization in Bangalore supporting ANZ operations in multiple geographies; USA, UK, Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.
After ANZ, I moved to iGATE (now part of Cap Gemini) to head delivery operations in Bangalore & Chennai where I managed programs and large Offshore Development Centres (ODCs) for US and UK-based customer organizations in electronics retail, manufacturing and software product development.
I have been involved in the academic world as well as adjunct faculty delivering full semester courses for senior MBA students.
One more fun fact to finish my write up with – In school, I played kabbadi with gusto, given my king size advantage – till I tore a knee ligament! I then tried out cricket as a left-handed opening batter. But then, I got kicked out since the rival team bowlers kept complaining to the umpire that when I batted, they could not make out where the stumps were (I am still referred to as “Big Shiv” for good reason!).
