Suvarna Shashikala
@suvarnashashikala
Independent Business Consultant
Trivandrum, India
Suvarna Shashikala is a senior leader with over 18 years of experience delivering strategic global business transformation initiatives across sectors including Banking, Retail, and Healthcare. She is skilled in establishing strategies, roadmaps, and business cases for both Fortune 500 companies and small businesses. Suvarna possesses strong instincts for managing cultural dynamics and leading large-scale project deliveries in global environments.
Experience
Independent Business Consultant
Small, Medium and Micro Businesses
Engaged directly with business owners and CXOs to roll out process improvement initiatives across departments including Purchase, Manufacturing, HR, and Finance. Directed Go-to-Market strategies, brand building, and IT strategies. Streamlined organizational ways of working to increase profitability and customer base.
Senior Consultant
TATA Consultancy Services
Held roles as Programme Manager, Project Manager, Agile Coach, and Scrum Master. Delivered highly visible initiatives for Open Innovation in the UK banking sector. Managed business portfolios, budgets, and risk plans. Led Agile consulting engagements and defined organizational processes based on CMMI, SCRUM, and Six Sigma.
Education
College of Engineering, Trivandrum, University of Kerala
Bachelor’s Degree
Industrial Engineering
Licenses & Certifications
Certified Scrum Master
Six-Sigma Black Belt
TATA Consultancy Services
Advanced Consultant Development Programmes
TATA Consultancy Services
Leadership Development Programme
TATA Consultancy Services