SAP Project Manager

Venkat Reddy Muduganti

SAP Project Manager
Chicago, IL
Member Since Mar 11, 2023

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Venkat Reddy Muduganti

Summary:

· Over 16 years of experience in SAP Project Management as a Senior Project Manager and Development of various business applications with all project stages including business development, project estimating, requirements determination, gap analysis, business process reengineering, issue resolution, configuration, custom code specifications, testing, training, go-live assistance and post implementation support

· Strong experience in Finance Procurement Logistics and Distribution, Manufacturing, MDM EWM 9.2/9.3, SAP ECC Global Template Rollout and S/4 HANA

· Experience in leading and delivering on-time and on-budget large, complex and high-impact IT projects and program teams within multiple industries.

· Experience in managing the integration and optimization of 3PL EWM systems

· Strong experience in PMBOK, PRINCE2 and Agile Scrum Project Management methodologies

· Management experience with responsibilities for analyzing and establishing budgets, providing integrated cost efficient solutions, capturing revenue, effectively managing resources, and ensuring continuing team cohesion.

· Experience in IT Project/Program Management technical and business/leadership capabilities including people and team skills, resource planning, training, presentations, and mentoring.

· Excellent Communication and Customer Service capabilities including consulting with senior management and business line managers on evolving business requirements, risks and issues.

· Familiar with programming languages, Prototyping, and other application development methodologies including software Analysis and Design. Experienced in recruiting, performance development and managing large teams. Ensures consistent and timely delivery on projects/programs within a set budget.

· Expertise in managing SAP infrastructure upgrade project including System Build, deployments, system migrations and project planning

· Strong experience in SAP Basis, Upgrade and migration to BW 7.4 on HANA

· Strong experience in SAP ECC FI CO OTC P2P EHP 7.0 PM SD Vistex MM PP SCM EWM CRM SRM HCM Succes Factor and Hybris and ABAP.

· Strong experience in SAP BW, SAP HANA 1.0 SPS11, HANA STUDIO, SLT, BODS 4.0/4.1, Data modeling and BI, SAP BI Net weaver 7.0/BW7.3/BW 7.4, SAP ECC 6.0 & R/3 (4.7, 4.6C), SAP BO XI 3.X, SAP BO 4.1/4.0 and SAP Data archiving.

· Managed 3 full life cycle implementations in SAP FICO – GL, AR, AP, Budget AM PS CO and Procurement, PM SD MM PP EWM HCM Success Factors which involves Development, Testing, Documentation, Requirement analysis and End user documentation.

· Strong experience with DWH and SAP BI concepts and implementation including ETL processes, Data sourcing, Data model analysis, Fact & Dimension Files, Cubes, Data snapshots and Change Delta Capture (CDC) and EDI file formats.

· Solid hands on experience with Data warehousing tools, Data Analysis, Data Mapping, Unit Testing, Migration, Conversions, and Process Documentation

· Strong experience in managing the System Integration Testing activities.

EDUCATION:

· Bachelors: Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering, Amravati University -1998-INDIA

CERTIFICATIONS:

· PMP Certified, HANA Certified

Core business competencies include:

Project Management	Strategic Business Planning	Financial Management
Change Management	Interdepartmental coordination	Resource Management
Technology Transfer	Management & Administration	Client Relations
Risk Assessment	Business Analysis	Contingency Plan

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Management, Scrum Master, Sigma Six and Lean experience, Resource Allocation, Software Development Life Cycle, Infrastructure & Architecture, Defect Reporting & Tracking, Capability Assessments, Process Auditing, Process & Test Training, Requirements Management, Project Planning & Management, EAI, Metrics Reporting & Analysis, Phased Development, Technical writing, Documentation review, Budgeting.

Modules: FI CO, Procurement, PM, SD, MM, SCM, PP, SM, CRM, SRM, HCM, EWM 9.3, Solution Manager 7.1
SAP HANA: HANA SP11.0, HANA STUDIO, SLT, BODS 4.0/4.1, HANA Security, HANA Modelling, HANA BW 7.4, HANA Reporting and SAP ECC 6.0
SAP Basis: SAP Net Weaver BW 7.3x SP11, Unicode, ABAP, SAP Net Weaver BW 7.4 SP9, SUM, DMO, SAP HANA Platform Edition 1.0 SP11
Business Intelligence: SAP Business Objects 4.1/4.0/3.1/XI R2/ 6.5/ 6.1X/ 5.X, SAP BI, Oracle BI discoverer, Data Integrator, Business objects Query for Excel, Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Dashboards, SAP Lumira and OLAP
RDBMS: SAP HANA IMCE, Oracle 10g/ 9i/ 8i, SQL Server 2012/2013, MDM, Teradata 8.5/ 12, MS Access, SAP BW 3.5, 7.0, 7.4, SAP R/3, SAP ECC 6.0/5.0, Net Weaver and IBM DB2
Project Management: MS Project, MS Project Server, Clarizen, SAP CCPM, MS Access, MS Visio, MS Excel, CA Clarity, Innotas, Agile and ASAP.
ETL Tools: BODS 4.0/4.1, LSMW.
Testing Tools: HP ALM Quality Center 11.0
Defect Tracking Tools: HP ALM Quality Center 11.0, JIRA, Bugzilla and Rational Clear Quest
Certifications: PMP Certified, HANA Certified

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Great Lakes CocaCola Distribution, Chicago, IL July 2016 – Present

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project Manager for SAP ECC 6.0, FI CO PTP OTC HCM EWM 9.3 SD MM PP PM RTR PI Movilizer, Data Migration, LSMW, Solution Manager 7.1, EHP 7.0 SAP HANA S/4, HCM Success Factors, Vistex, HP ALM Quality Center 11.0 and Service Now.
Managed the Customer Asset Management(CAM) territory transitions from CCR and CONA to Great Lakes Coca Cola Distribution (GLCCD) for IL, WI/MN, East MI and West MI plants.
Participated in the CAM weekly bottler meetings and provided updates from GLCCD
Created and executed tactical project work plans in MS Project in accordance with program objectives and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements of the team
Responsible for managing projects of $25M value and managed 30 resources of CapGemini, CCR, CONA, Coca Cola Shared Services, Quinnox and GLCCD in an onsite and offshore model
Developed and executed project deliverables, milestones and required tasks and helps determine priority, scope, time frames, costs, risks and staffing requirements for projects.
Managed interdependencies across IS, working with leads, business leads, and consulting partner representatives and other Project and Program Managers inorder to identified and manage interdependent deliverables.
Responsible for leading blueprint workshops, SAP Configuration, Custom Development, IDoc and/or EDI Interface development, Cutover Activities, Data Migration, Testing and User Training and hyper-care support
Managed the FI CO PTP RTR PM SD MM PP EWM planning, organization and scope management activities.
Managed the GAAP rules and SSP Changes. Lead the Revenue Accounting and Recognition business processes for new General Ledger.
Managed the GL, AR, AP, Period End Closing, Cost of Sales Accounting, Cost Center, Profit Center, Overhead Cost Accounting and Revenue planning business processes.
Managed the GL activities which includes Post GL account documents, Reverse GL account documents, Display GL account balances, Post recurring entries, post accruals, Account Maintenance Manual clearing, automatic clearing and execute tax accounting.
Managed the CO configuration activities for Cost Center Accounting, Profit center accounting and COPA
Managed the BPC Financial planning business processes for FI G/L Sales Planning, S&O Planning, Capital Planning, Expense Planning and Operational Headcount planning.
Managed the configuration activities for Customer Asset Management CAM – Create Placement Order, Equipment Schedule Placement, Equipment Execution (Movilizer), MRC Process and confirm ZM04 order and Equipment available report.
Managed the CAM – FSV and Duplicate Checks on ZC04 placement order, Identification of equipment on Inbound – Outbound STOs, Resend Purchase Orders and Service Orders via Movilizer to technicians
Managed the Inbound and Outbound interfaces for Cold Drink Equipments. Managed the mapping specifications for Inbound and Outbound interfaces
Managed the Data Migration activities from Legacy Systems to SAP using LSMW
Worked with MDM team and GLCCD BPLs for Pre and Post data load approvals in TNR and PNR environments
Ensuring adequate test cycles are defined and executed to support a smooth production launch for EWM SD MM PP PM FI CO PTP RTR Modules
Managed and tracked the progress of test cases for - CAM, CAM Mobile, FTD Warehouse Management, MTO Contact Cost Center, OTC Order entry, Billing and Pricing test cases, RTR FI Asset Accounting, GL and NA taxation test cases, RTR Investment Management & Projects, Month End closing and Reporting test cases
Worked with CCR resources to place the work orders in CRM system for transactional data.
Coordinated with CCR resources in Tampa, Atlanta and Tulsa to complete the testing activities for Dry Run Cycle1 and Cycle 2.
Tracked the test execution progress of Integration testing cycles in HP ALM Quality Center 11.0. Managed the transactional data sheet for the integration testing.
Scheduled a daily defect call to track the progress of the defects logged during the Test Execution Cycle 1 and Cycle 2
Lead and managed the team to develop the trainging materials
Trained the technicians on Movilizer and Hand Held devices
Trained the Equipment Field Service director on Movilizer functionality and MRC Manager on hand held devices
Managing cutover and other implementation activities across multiple teams, including business and technical teams. Managed the Hyper care activities after go live for the first 2 weeks to resolve the issues.
Tracked the incidents in Service Now which were logged during the hypercare.
Managed the Coca Cola Parts pricing integration between AD Bridge, Neterprise and GLCCD. Coordinated with CCR team in setting up the Service Provider SP Codes Profile setup and making sure the SP Codes are tested and working fine in TNR and PNR environments.
Configured the Movilizer, Airwatch Agent, Kronos and XRS applications in Samsung Smart phone devices
Ensured printers are configured properly in SAP Basis by Cap Gemini team for each Facility and STOs are printed properly in Production environment

State of IL, Springfield, IL Dec 2015 – June 2016

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project Manager for SAP ECC 6.0, FI CO Procurement PTP RTR HCM PI BODS Solution Manager 7.1, HANA S/4, HP ALM Quality Center 11.0 and HP Service Manager 9.0. Managed the Data Migration and System build activities at NS2 Data Center
Created and executed tactical project work plans in MS Project in accordance with program objectives and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements of the team
Responsible for managing projects of $20M value and managed 20 resources of Deloitte in an onsite and offshore model and IL State employees
Managed the FI CO planning, organization and scope management activities.
Managed the configuration activities for Asset Management – AM, Project Systems – PS, Costing – CO, AR, AP Budget and GL
Managed the GAAP rules and SSP Changes. Lead the Revenue Accounting and Recognition business processes for new General Ledger.
Managed the integration between SAP and Non-SAP systems with various IL State agencies which includes SAMS, Athena, IDES, EPA and IOC
Responsible for managing the RICEFW inventory, mock conversions and data loads
Manage projects from project scoping, sizing to implementing and supporting through warranty period. Managed, facilitated and maintained all project related historical documentation, project schedules and milestone due dates, resources requirements and identifies task relationships
Monitor the project status and track key performance indicators. Managed costs, budget, and schedule.
Manage the intake and documentation of project requests, project change order documentation, and facilitation of collaborative documentation capture and archiving
Lead project building meetings to include information for schedules, data requirements, resource assignments. Develop and publish communications to project teams and management
Develop resource strategies, budgets, staffing models, tools, and support plans necessary to execute the project
Regularly coordinates with functional and technical teams to assess task assignment and deliverables completion and ensure that all project plan objectives are met
Participated in the weekly PMO checkin and provided updates on SAP NS2, functional and testing work streams to IL State SAP Director.
Closely worked with Deloitte functional leads and state functional leads to develop the integration test scenarios for AR, AP, GL, Budget, AM CO PS and Procurement modules
Monitored all testing preparation activities for integration testing cycles - ITC1, ITC2 and ITC3 and suggested recommendations where needed
Tracked the progress of Test Execution in HP ALM Quality Center 11.0
Responsible for managing various aspects of the SAP infrastructure upgrade project including deployments, system migrations and project planning.
Scheduled daily status calls with Deloitte, NS2, Virtustream and State of IL to track the progress of System build activities at NS2 Datacenter for Sandbox, Development and Quality Systems
Involved in meetings with various agencies which includes IDES, EPA, DVA and IOC
Reviewed the business processes and workflows of Finance and Procurement Modules

Rush Enterprises, New Braunfels, TX Jul 2015 – Dec 2015

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Responsible for managing the SAP ECC 6.0 FI CO SD MM PP QM PM SM EWM 9.3 SCM WMS APO modules, Vistex, SAP CRs and AMS projects. Managed the SAP BW BI BPC Basis and SAP HANA 1.0 SP09 projects.
Responsible for managing the integration and optimization of 3PL EWM systems.
Manage projects from project scoping, sizing to implementing and supporting through warranty period. Managed, facilitated and maintained all project related historical documentation, project schedules and milestone due dates, resources requirements and identifies task relationships.
Responsible for forecasting, managing, tracking, and reporting project progress, issues, budget and scope changes to achieve successful project completion, on-time and within budget.
Managed the B2B Integration between RUSH and Paccar WHI Solutions for parts online sales solution.
Responsible for managing the RICEFW for Paccar WHI solutions
Managed the EDI for transmitting IDEALEASE invoices to Navistar
Responsible for managing projects of $25M value and managed 20 resources of IBM in an onsite and offshore model and RUSH employees
Ensured project documents and artifacts are complete, current and stored in SharePoint
Created and executed tactical project work plans in accordance with program objectives and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements of the team
Facilitated meetings with the Business during requirements gathering.
Responsible for driving the functional and technical gap analysis of FI CO SD MM PP QM PM SM WM configuration and MDM.
Managed the GAAP rules and SSP Changes. Lead the Revenue Accounting and Recognition business processes for new General Ledger.
Managed the BPC Financial planning business processes for FI G/L Sales Planning, S&O Planning, Capital Planning, Expense Planning and Operational Headcount planning.
Responsible for managing the warehouse receiving/put away strategies, shipping, warehouse KPIs and master data management business processes.
Responsible for identifying the level of effort and scope, tracking and managing deliverables related to Logistics deliverables and CRs.
Responsible for developing the Rush Enterprises SAP Portfolio project plans, deliverables, dependencies and risk mitigation plans for Logistics and Distribution CRs and AMS projects.
Managed the Network and Infrastructure teams.
Managed the project(s) to the project budget and includes actual and forecast budget information in management reports.
Closely worked with the release management, matrix groups, infrastructure, PMOQA and Business Readiness.
Worked on strategy plan, risk mitigation plan, project plan, resource hiring strategy plan. Lead the steering committee on sap process change management activities.
Ensuring adequate test cycles are defined and executed to support a smooth production launch
Tracked the test execution progress of Integration testing cycles in HP ALM Quality Center 11.0
Managing cutover and other implementation activities across multiple teams, including business and technical teams
Scheduled a weekly status call with the team members to track the progress of CRs
Presented the SAP Projects portfolio status report to SAP Director on a weekly basis.
Created new Change Requests and participated in Organization Change Management meeting every week.
Managed the weekly transport meeting with Basis, Functional and Technical teams
Facilitated meetings with the global teams – IBM and Rush CoE to track the progress of the deliverables

Coca Cola, Atlanta, GA Nov 2014 – Jun 2015

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project manager for SAP ECC FI CO SD EWM 9.2 MM PP QM PM SM SCM WMS, technical upgrade and Migration of SAP BW 7.3 to BW 7.4, SAP HANA 1.0 SP09, SAP Basis and BW portal projects.
Responsible for managing projects $20M value and team size of 30 resources from IBM, Accenture, Virtustream and Coke
Responsible for managing the Logistics and Distribution EWM systems
Created and executed tactical project work plans in accordance with program objectives and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements of the team
Regularly coordinates with functional and technical teams to assess task assignment and deliverables completion and ensure that all project plan objectives are met
Responsible for identifying, tracking and managing deliverables related to upgrade and migration of BW on HANA.
Responsible for developing the Coca Cola Bottler Investment Group (CBIG) project plans for each landscape which includes Sandbox, Development, Testing, Dry Run and Production environments for Shared, Germany and India.
Managed the BW on HANA upgrade and migration activities which includes taking the backup from IBM Data Center, Shipping the data to VS Data Center, AIX Setup and Restore the Backup, Prepare HANA landscape, Execute Pre PCA cloning and Apply log files.
Managed the Upgrade and Migration of DMO Process which includes AIX/DB2 System Preparation, Phase extraction, configuration, checks, preprocessing and downtime
Managed the Post upgrade migration activities, HANA specific post steps, BW post migration tasks, security processing and system validation
Managed the testing activities in HP ALM Quality Center 11.0
Prepared the HANA sizing reports and worked with infrastructure team on Storage, Hardware and network connectivity from IBM to VS data center
Scheduled a daily status call with the team members to track the progress of the deliverables and resolve issues
Manage projects from project scoping, sizing to implementing and supporting through warranty period. Managed, facilitated and maintained all project related historical documentation, project schedules and milestone due dates, resources requirements and identifies task relationships.
Closely worked with the release management, matrix groups, infrastructure, PMOQA and Business Readiness.
Responsible for forecasting, managing, tracking, and reporting project progress, issues, budget and scope changes to achieve successful project completion, on-time and within budget.
Worked on strategy plan, risk mitigation plan, project plan, resource hiring strategy plan. Lead the steering committee on sap process change management activities. Performed sap data archiving (SAP Data Volume Management)
Managed the SAP BW components which includes Info providers, Info Cubes, DSO objects, Info objects, Multi Providers, Info sets.
Facilitated meetings with the global teams – Accenture, IBM, CoE and VS to track the upgrade and migration activities.

Mizkan Foods, Rosemont, IL Nov 2011 – Nov 2014

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project manager for SAP ECC EWM 9.2 APO FI CO SD MM PP QM PM SM, Vistex, SAP BW, SAP HANA BODS for Logistics and Distribution modules and SAP HANA BI – BOBJ BW projects.
Participated in requirements gathering and blue printing. Managed the Logistics – SD MM PP QM PM SM business processes.
Managed the Logistics configuration activities and business processes mapping
Responsible for managing the integration and optimization between 3PL EWM systems and MDM
Responsible for managing the warehouse receiving/put away strategies, shipping, warehouse KPIs and master data management business processes.
Expertise in working with non-SAP WMS Red Prairie systems
Responsible for managing multiple teams that develop, implement, and maintain software application systems which enable the automation of business processes. Prepared business case. Created and executed project work plans. Identified resources needed and assigned individual responsibilities.
Enforced project standards, minimized exposure and risk on projects, and ensured project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately. Tracked and reported team hours and expenses on a weekly basis. Managed project budget.
Managed, facilitated and maintained all project related historical documentation, project schedules and milestone due dates, resources requirements and identifies task relationships.
Managed the project(s) to the project budget and includes actual and forecast budget information in management reports. Responsible for managing various aspects of the SAP infrastructure upgrade project including deployments, system migrations and project planning.
Track progress and coordinating on time development of project deliverables as per the project plan
Review, analyze project plans, project status, and communicate to SAP project teams and senior management. Managed the SAP BW components which includes Info providers, Info Cubes, DSO objects, Info objects, Multi Providers, Info sets.
Managed the attribute views, analytical views and calculation views in HANA Data Modelling.
Managed the Graphical method, SQL script method Calculation views, variables, input parameters – calculated columns, currency conversion and decision tables, import, export and mass copying of information models
Closely worked with IT and Business counterparts and stakeholders to determine feasibility of implementing business requirements for the solutions and working with the Project Management team to make adjustments to the strategy and implementation plan based on technical, resource, and timeline constraints.
Scheduled code review meetings with the tech leads and solution architects and suggested recommendations where needed.
Responsible for managing multi-million dollar projects, and the sap projects were delivered successfully on time within a set budget.
Managed all sap functional core modules including but not limited to: Configuration activities, Business Process Mappings, Business Process Design, Functional specifications, Data Integration, Build Connectors to pass data back and forth and Functional/Technical Testing.
Responsible for creating successful sap ASAP methodology project plan. Supported all team leads on critical issues for functional/technical levels.
Worked on strategy plan, risk mitigation plan, project plan, resource hiring strategy plan. Lead the steering committee on sap process change management activities. Performed sap data archiving (SAP Data Volume Management) and managed overall project management supporting SAP SD MM PP QM PM SM WMS HANA BI 7.0, BW 7.4, SAP Plug-ins/Add-on's and sap Hana security.
Managed the BODS 4.1 ETL jobs. Loading the data from different source systems SAP ECC, Oracle to the target system SAP HANA
Managed the sap data migration team, SAP Basis team & SAP BI Development Team for B2B portal on SAP ECC 6.0 implementation & support projects. Facilitate the scheduling and deployment of build and release management.

Pfizer, Groton, CT Sep 2010 – Oct 2011

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project manager for Logistics and Distribution SAP ECC 6.0 FI SD MM PP QM PM SM SAP HANA BW/BI for the GAMP PRG Projects.
Manage projects from project scoping, sizing to implementing and supporting through warranty period. Managed, facilitated and maintained all project related historical documentation, project schedules and milestone due dates, resources requirements and identifies task relationships.
Responsible for managing multiple teams that develop, implement, and maintain software application systems which enable the automation of business processes. Prepared business case. Created and executed project work plans. Identified resources needed and assigned individual responsibilities.
Enforced project standards, minimized exposure and risk on projects, and ensured project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately. Tracked and reported team hours and expenses on a weekly basis. Managed project budget.
Responsible for delivering all SAP infrastructure landscapes on time. Responsible for identifying and tracking infrastructure projects risks. Assisted Infrastructure PM with tracking and managing additional SAP program deliverables as required.
Managed the attribute views, analytical views and calculation views in HANA modelling.
Responsible for identifying, tracking and managing deliverables related to BW on HANA. Managing the BW on HANA implementation for HANA BI BW reports such as Master Detail, Slice and Dice, Drilling Methodology, Filters, Ranking, Sections, Graphs and Breaks.
Managed the configuration activities. Review, analyze project plan, project status, and communicate to SAP project teams and senior management. Managed the SAP BW components which includes Info providers, Info Cubes, DSO objects, Info objects, Multi Providers, Info sets and Data integration and build connectors to pass data back and forth between client and SAP.
Managing successful test plans so that Functional/Technical Testing can successfully be delivered. Supported all team leads on critical issues for functional/technical levels. Worked on strategy plan, risk mitigation plan, project plan, resource hiring strategy plan. Communicate with business users and stake holders

Chrysler, Detroit, MI June 2008 – Aug 2010

SAP Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Project Manager for SAP FI CO SD MM PP QM PM SM EWM Optimization Blueprint. Developed the pre-project work products required for project planning, budget estimation and statement of work. Managed, facilitated and maintained all project related historical documentation, project schedules and milestone due dates, resources requirements and identifies task relationships.
Managed the GL, AR, AP, Period End Closing, Cost of Sales Accounting, Cost Center, Profit Center, Overhead Cost Accounting and Revenue planning business processes.
Managed the GL activities which includes Post GL account documents, Reverse GL account documents, Display GL account balances, Post recurring entries, post accruals, Run Foreign exchange currency evaluation, Account Maintenance Manual clearing, automatic clearing and execute tax accounting.
Managed the CO configuration activities for Cost Center Accounting, Profit center accounting and COPA
Managed the GAAP rules and SSP Changes. Lead the Revenue Accounting and Recognition business processes for new General Ledger.
Managed the project(s) to the project budget and includes actual and forecast budget information in management reports. Responsible for delivering all SAP infrastructure landscapes on time. Responsible for identifying and tracking infrastructure projects risks. Assisted Infrastructure PM with tracking and managing additional SAP program deliverables as required.
Managed a team of 10 consultants to conduct Inventory, MRP, Purchasing, Quality, Production and Logistics process improvement workshops, document technical requirements, establish data governance organization, cleanse data and developed the implementation plan

Skyline Displays, Minneapolis, MN Jan 2008 – May 2008