Sivaram Athmakuri
Founder & Director 
LeaderGains Pte. Ltd.

Expert Coach, Consultant, Trainer

Sivaram Athmakuri is a successful Independent Consultant and Coach with strong Technology Expertise.  

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 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, Consumer Business, Electronics, Logistics, Information Technology, Oil and gas, Energy & Chemicals, Construction, Pharma & Bio Tech, Professional Services. 

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/Services

·     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 Microsoft Project Plan (MPP), Primavera

·     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 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.

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