Poornima Adusumilli

Strategic Portfolio & Program Leadership

• Directed IT Portfolio Management, strategically aligning technology investments with overarching business objectives and digital transformation initiatives.
• Developed and implemented portfolio-level processes and operating models, fostering innovation and effective decision-making across the organization.
• Actively managed diverse program portfolios, proactively surfacing issues/risks, driving critical decisions, and unblocking cross-functional delivery teams.
• Led executive-level operating mechanisms, including content development and facilitation, to review business and initiative performance.
• Connected disparate programs within portfolios to illuminate strategic 'why/what/how,' driving unified direction and outcomes.
• Guided cross-functional teams through annual strategic business planning and quarterly execution, aligning against common objectives, KPIs, and plans.

Process Optimization & Agile Transformation

• Championed and guided the organizational transformation from Waterfall to Agile methodologies for development environments.
• Collaborated extensively with Product Owners on key Agile artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burn-downs) using Rally.
• Contributed to the development of IT PMO standard operating procedures and cross-functional flows, providing direct guidance to Project Managers.
• Secured and coordinated internal/external resources, leading productive meetings with project teams, stakeholders, and vendors.

Advanced Project Management & Delivery Excellence

• Drove the creation and execution of comprehensive program roadmaps across all phases: planning, development, production readiness, and launch.
• Successfully completed numerous complex programs, including those for ARCC (Assessor Recorder County Clerk) and SDCERA (San Diego County Employees Retirement Association) accounts.
• Expertly managed multiple complex projects from inception to completion, encompassing scope, deliverables, schedules, budgets, risks, and performance with significant customer interaction.
• Accountable for driving project management best practices, developing detailed project plans, and delivering professional executive/steering committee presentations.
• Identified and clarified critical issues and dependencies, driving them to closure while balancing business needs with technical constraints.
• Managed risk, change control, financial aspects, and vendor/contract relationships according to IT PMO standards.

Key Achievements & Business Impact

• Spearheaded a $4M retail hardware and software transformation for 24-Hour Fitness, modernizing POS and Inventory Management systems and enhancing Accounts Receivable/Billing across 500+ clubs nationwide.
• Designed and implemented a comprehensive roadmap for PCI DSS 3.2 compliance, coordinating efforts across 10 distinct cross-functional teams (IT security, App Ops, Dev Ops, IT Infrastructure, End User Teams, etc.).
• Successfully delivered two cutting-edge, web-based editorial systems within an agile environment, releasing both applications on time and under budget.
• Resolved problematic GUI and compatibility issues for a major release without compromising timeline, budget, or deadline.
• Improved project cost and schedule control through meticulous analysis, forecasting, and reporting, including monitoring budget, actual, and forecast quantities, man-hours, and unit rates.
• Played a key role in Honda Parts Inventory projects (Demand Forecasting, Exports, E-quoting) and implemented Salesforce for Honda customer support.

Developer - Frontend & backend

COBOL, .Net, SQL, DB2, CICS, IMS DB, IMS DC