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Sriram Kothapalli

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Sriram Kothapalli

Global Head - Quality & Business

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Could you tell us briefly about your family background?

I come from a academical family. My father is a retired Professor in Linguistics at Nagarjuna University and my mother is a School Teacher.

My Brother is India Location head for Amdocs and is a post graduate from IIM - A

My parents stay with along my immediate family

Work Accomplishments

Heading the QA team globally and driven the achievement of ISO 9001:2008, ISO 20K (IT Infrastructure Management Services), ISO 27k (IT Security Management System) SAS70 and CMMi L5 assessments.
Anchored and driven the initiative ‘Project Zero Defects’ and accomplished across 7 accounts of a MNC

Contributions

Ran effective Quality Control programs using TQM and Kaizen principles during the stint of Andhra Pradesh Productivity council – resulting in revival of 11 sick turned industries.
Architected and driven the Customer Centricity program, Exceuted 16 Six Sigma projects resulted in 20 Crore INR savings

Recommendation

MS- Quality Management - BITS Pilani

MBA - TQM

CSQA, CSTM

PMP

Six Sigma - Black Belt

Certified Lead Auditor - for various Intenational Standards

Money V/S Work

Its important for me, engaged in a work that creates enoromous wealth

For which : Means are as important as ends - and I relish at every instant of work whose end result is targeted in achieving abundant wealth - with which every one can prosper : identify and receive the value simultaneously

Parting thoughts

I wish to become a Janusian leader with a capacity to look ahead and back rather than marching ahead blindly.
As a precursory formula for winning on obstacles, I thoroughly trained my mind to control emotions and not to be panic on the spur of a moment. Victory never meant winning the medal, but..

Boss Qualities

Through conviction in Quality approach
Knowledgeable A Walking Encyclopedia
Great Leadership, cheerful personality
Create Leaders but not follwers

Long working hours

occasionally I keep working overtime, nights and at weekends due to some obvious mistakes of planning.
With 19 years of professional experience I realized that there can not be a situation of no mistakes, but we can ensure that we do new mistakes if not the same owing to the uncertainties.

Position Preference

As a team member, I’ll be a prime contributor irrespective of the hierarchy.
I ensure such a contribution refers to a superior value in terms of effective startegy/planning/enhancements/transformations/reviews/motivations/ than BAU operations
I delegate responsibility but takes the full accountab

Prized Accomplishment

Delivering Zero Defects in 7 accounts of a major MNC's GDC - that changed the over all GDC rankings and brought a new revnue focus for the serving organisation

This aprt from the 20 crores INR savings throgh the implementation of Six Sigma tools in 16 projects of the same GDC - shared with custo

Role Comparison

Global Quality & Business Excellence Head at ITC Infotech,from a previous position of AVP
Heading the Global Office for Quality & Business Excellence with a team of 75 FTE,in drawing out the blue print for the Quality system. Responsible for drawing Business Strategy in line with IT Outsourcing.

Contribution by you

Im a Doctorate in IT Management, Masters in International Business from IIFT and (Masters) in Quality Management from BITS Pilani with multiple MBAs and plethora of International Quality Certifications,19 + years of professional management experience – enriched with Strategy, Quality, Delivery, Opps

Dream Job

My Dream job lies in a Theory Y organization, where all the colleagues would be working in fullest synergy and emotional bonding
The highest reward is job itself, and I always for a situation that I work for self actualization – like Sachin trying to knock 101th ton with passion, but not for praise

Strongest Point

Strengths:

Enthusiasm, energy and resilience
The ability to adapt handle and manage change
Excellence in communication, negotiating and influencing skills.
Sound judgment and decision making skills

Weakness:

Diversified interests
Emotional sensitivity