What Colleagues & Leaders Say.

"Kumar is an outstanding project manager with strong skills in process design, global coordination, and information visualization. Self-directed and highly detail-oriented, he excels at managing complex projects, meeting deadlines, and ensuring quality. His inquisitive nature and ability to streamline processes make him an invaluable asset to any team. I highly recommend Kumar for any project management role."

"I had the privilege of working with Kumar for 7 years at MetLife. He was a critical resource driving the adoption of IFRS17 and LDTI in countries around the globe. He excelled at creating relationships and collaborating with various global teams, eliciting requirements, creating presentations and workflow diagrams to communicate the vision, and designing and documenting processes and system interdependencies. I was impressed with his diplomacy, diligence and attention to detail. He is a results-driven individual who can juggle multiple priorities with ease. It was Kumar's work ethic and commitment that contributed to the success of this initiative."

"I am glad for having the opportunity to work with Kumar in several projects at MetLife. Kumar is a great team mate, always willing to collaborate. He gets involved in work having an inquisitive nature to understand every part of the processes and pay attention to all details. He resolves situations being self-directed and deadline driven. I recommend Kumar and I am sure he can add value in any position he takes, being specially good on process design, software project management, global coordination and information visualization."

"I had the pleasure of working with Kumar on IFRS17 implementation in Egypt. Highly professional and well-educated individual with amazing global communication skills and unique ice-breaking techniques. Always supportive and helpful on all levels. Looking forward to a chance of working together again."

"I worked with Kumar on the IFRS17 implementation for Cyprus and Bulgaria. Great professional, very supportive with high attention to urgency and hands-on on problem solving."

"Kumar has proven to be an amazing partner for Actuarial with his great software skills and his attitude to make complex things easier for businesses. He has been extremely supportive for actuarial teams to make them aware of systems and work with them for best possible solutions."

"I had the opportunity to work with Kumar on the IFRS 17 implementation project at MetLife. I highly appreciated Kumar's flexibility and adaptability in dealing with changing process and system requirements and his high sense of urgency to ensure delivery by set deadlines. Kumar's high attention to details was also instrumental in pinpointing issues and challenges early on, saving valuable time and resources. Kumar's friendly and confident attitude makes it a pleasure to work with him!"

"As a key convener for large projects, one needs to demonstrate superior grasp of subject matter, an empathetic working style to take everyone along, ability to break virtual barriers to help crystallise business needs, with great humility. And when you have such abilities personified, experience is enriching and progressive every single time. Any organization will have a massive asset by having Kumar in the team."

"I worked with Kumar for several years. Process Design, Software based Project Management and PMO are just a few of his strengths. His communication skills are excellent with an exceptionally demonstrated ability to coordinate globally across many teams. His keen eye for visualizing information made the complex simple to understand. I have no doubt that Kumar would be an asset on any team he is on."

"I worked closely with Kumar on several projects at MetLife. He was such a pleasure to work with and until this day I often think about his process design skills and unique and effective skill sets to deliver a message with information visualization techniques. On top of that his project management skills are outstanding. He is a true team player and successful leader."

"Kumar is one of the most passionate people I have ever worked with. He is always on top of a project and cares far more than just the status. Kumar takes the time to intimately understand everything he works on, takes action to remove roadblocks, and does it all with compassion and a smile. Every time I talk about project management in our company, I reference Kumar as the gold standard."

"Kumar has worked with me for the past 3 years, managing the IFRS 17 project at MetLife globally. He has strong knowledge and skill in managing various stakeholders including actuary, IT and finance teams. I enjoyed working with him on the challenging IFRS 17 project."

"Kumar's contribution to the team and the project has been truly extraordinary. He provides excellence in all areas — process design, software development, listening, integrity, and creativity. Kumar's creativity has shone through in visualising the architecture of the reporting system in a coherent and clear way so that it was easy for others to follow the complex structure. His commitment to delivery made the difference on the most demanding regulatory submissions."

"Few people have had the opportunity to work with someone as dedicated and personable as Kumar. During these initiatives, Kumar demonstrated strong leadership skills, working closely with numerous development teams and business partners to ensure successful delivery. He is self-directed, deadline-driven, attentive to details, and inquisitive in nature. The thing that stands out the most is his dedication and tireless effort. You can count on Kumar to do whatever it takes to get the job done. I would highly recommend him for any PMO or leadership role."

"I've worked with Kumar for over one year at MetLife. Kumar was the PMO for a large scale transformational project. He consistently found ways to step out of the traditional PMO role and find ways to help the project — from creating new process flows for the target state to helping drive UAT testing. Kumar has proven he can be value added to any project."

"Before Kumar joined the project, I constantly found myself having to step in and assist with Scrum Master tasks. After Kumar joined, not only did I not have to do those things anymore, but I had the wonderful experience of seeing Kumar take on difficult cross-team communications and help bring the project to new heights of functioning. A rare and wonderful skill."

"Kumar's ability to transform any complex workflow, conversation, or process into a visual format is the best I have seen and they have been happily adopted across the team. His project teams absolutely adored him and he stood by them through long hours spanning India and US time zones. Once a team has worked with Kumar, it is nearly impossible for the next manager to measure up to the high standards that he so easily establishes."

"Kumar is a synonym for the perfect passionate team leader who always contributes way beyond expectations. Very simple, methodical, and detailed-oriented. His acumen with technical delivery and Program Management is commendable. He possesses a unique skill of translating any data stream into visuals which are extremely easy to understand. The biggest bonus working with him is he never fails to make stressed project situations lighter with his uncanny knack of humor."

"I had the pleasure of working with Kumar on the same product and highly recommend him for any project or program management position. He is detail-oriented, driven, and always willing to go the extra mile. He's also a wizard at organizing long-term projects and visually representing processes, workflows, and system components."

"Kumar Kolaganti is hardworking and a quick learning person who brings out the best in his team. His communications are clear and with visual layout bring out the right amount of information. Kumar's presentations are exemplary in clarity and quickly focus on main topics. Kumar collaborates with every person related to a project on a personal level and helps others to do their job in a better manner."

"I worked closely with Kumar in his role as a Senior Project Manager at MetLife, and I strongly recommend him. He's easy to work with, does excellent work and is always ready to take on more responsibility. He helps out and volunteers to take things on. I would work with him again at any point."

"Kumar is an exceptional professional with outstanding project management and communication skills. He is thorough, reliable and you can trust that the work will get done if it is on his hands. It was a pleasure working with him and I hope to have the opportunity to work again with him in the future."

"Kumar was an insightful manager and one of the most creative thinkers on my team. I was always impressed with Kumar's ability to think out of the box when providing a technology solution or recommendation. He had a great balance of technical and interpersonal skills that served him well working in our diverse, global environment."

"I had the pleasure of working with Kumar for two years at KPMG International on a Global SAP implementation program. I was particularly impressed by Kumar's ability to understand every technical complexity and lead his team towards outstanding documentation material to be presented at the management level. Kumar would be an asset to any team."

"Kumar is a talented, creative leader who drives excellence through clarity and team cohesion. Beyond his undisputed grasp of project concepts, he has a knack for developing concise, visual templates to simplify complex ideas and using facts and humor to build lasting relationships. He also improves decision making by knowing how to sell ideas to clients and leadership. Kumar will always be an asset in any firm that values creativity, technical acumen and influence skills."

"Reflecting on the time working with Kumar, I have to say he is truly an exceptional professional and genuine personality. Kumar has repeatedly demonstrated his strength in visual and systems thinking as well as his ability to deliver on his commitments. He brings a unique mix of creativity, clarity and attention to detail. If Kumar is on the case, you know that you are in good hands."

"Kumar was vital to the changes that positively impacted the team. This includes not only the process initiatives but something that oftentimes consultants overlook — the people. The employee experience was critical and Kumar kept this in mind from the onset. Because of his approach, we were able to improve our custom content development processes by 27%."

"I had the pleasure of working with Kumar on very large deployment projects at MetLife for ATOS — the IE8, WinXP SP3, and Office 2010 deploy project with a target of 45k workstations. Kumar showed great strength in identifying all parts of the process and highlighting the gaps so they could be addressed in a timely manner. Many project managers depended on Kumar's flow charts to depict project goals and approach."

"He has a rare ability to capture volumes of subject-specific information and distill it down to its key points such that the appropriate message is conveyed in an effective and meaningful way. This is one of the many qualities that has made him such an asset. Others include his ability to work independently, his focus on deadlines, attention to detail and his inquisitive nature."

"Kumar's creativity and innovative thinking stands him apart from others, as he finds new ways to see problems and offer resolutions that are client-focused and cost effective. He also played a role as a transition coach at the start of my role, and in that capacity demonstrated strong coaching and mentoring ability with an insight which enabled a smoother integration into the group."

"I worked with Kumar implementing features of RWD's uPerform platform. Kumar's technical proficiency was apparent from day one, and he was the first person I turned to whenever I required a technical opinion. What makes Kumar unique is his rare combination of strengths — from technical expertise, to solution-oriented suggestions, to being a strong team player and a pleasure to work with."

"Kumar is truly a pleasure to work with and has a great many unique skills. Not only is he a good project manager but what really sets him apart is his process design abilities. He has a truly amazing ability to take a verbal concept and create high end visuals to convey very complex ideas. He is dedicated, self driven and a great asset to any team."

"Kumar has a real gift and equal passion for visual communications. He made countless significant improvements to all manner of visual presentations, helping to convey meaning through images and design. He is a very hard and dedicated worker who brings a lovely sense of decency, competence and calm to the environment in which he works. Kumar is a joy to work with."

"Kumar's impact on moving the focus of the Global Adoption group's offerings to a higher level was significant and noteworthy. Kumar's talent for data and information visualization was a principal part of engaging senior leadership. The significant growth in scope and stature we achieved were the direct result of his vision and contributions. Being self-directed and deadline-driven, as well as paying attention to details and having an inquisitive nature are second nature to Kumar."

"For the past four years, I worked with Kumar across multiple global initiatives — some multi-million, 150 countries in scope. Even under tight time frames, Kumar is calm under pressure, asks the right questions, deals with tough challenges, and always sets expectations. Kumar also has the unique ability to present complex ideas, processes, and data and transform them into simple, intuitive visuals to effectively communicate core ideas."

"Kumar's ability to represent complex scenarios in a visually simple way has amazed me any time I worked with him. He is highly creative and a very dedicated professional who has deep knowledge about software development and distribution processes. His attention to detail and ability to work with different teams at different levels of organization always helped the projects he was involved with."

"Kumar is an exceptional leader. Not only is he a visionary in his approach to problem-solving, but he has the ability to take complex technology challenges and break them down so that everyone can understand — both the technologists and those focused on the business side. His management style makes everyone around him want to do better. He was my favorite KPMG manager. I would strongly recommend Kumar for any leadership position in technology."

"Kumar is a rare breed of professional with a strong understanding of technology and business. I have seen him in action with customers and partners, where he clearly demonstrated his ability to understand their business needs and recommend areas where technology can deliver efficiency and value. He is an excellent team player and I learnt a lot from him."

"Among Kumar's many qualities, I hold these two in high regard: his standard for quality in everything he does makes him a sought-out trusted advisor to all that know him; and Kumar can transform even the most complicated, relativistic concepts into straightforward, easy-to-understand communication."

"Kumar has a great ability to concisely represent complex scenarios in simple, visual terms and then articulate them in easily digestible ways. Through that process, Kumar was consistently able to identify procedural and technical concerns that could be addressed before impacting a project. He has excellent technical skills, absorbs information quickly, and always researches new processes, tools, and technologies thoroughly."

"I have known Kumar for 16+ years. He is a very dynamic and enthusiastic person, full of energy and keeps the team in best of spirits. Kumar's knowledge and meticulousness in decision making is worth picking up. He believes in amicable solutions with all stakeholders going back satisfied — this speaks a lot about his knowledge and negotiation skills."

"Kumar has the skills and experience to translate complex technical deployment projects into easily readable and visual documentation. Within a large organization such as KPMG with its diverse culture and multiple languages, it is of vital importance to provide powerful tools in large scale transformation programs. In case you are looking for an efficient and reliable person on your adoption team, Kumar is the person."

"Kumar's attention to detail and ability to present the big picture in different levels of abstraction made him the go-to person on numerous cross-functional initiatives. He is knowledgeable, hardworking and quality focused."

"While working with Kumar I was impressed by his process-oriented and systems thinking approach to problem solving. He is a good communicator, business outcomes focused, and very hard working. A valuable asset to any organization."

"I have had the great pleasure of working on the same team with Kumar at KPMG. He is a highly creative and dedicated individual who has a broad spectrum of IT knowledge and experience. In addition to his expertise in highly technical global projects, he is a total professional who maintains an exceptional work ethic. He leads by example and is someone who would be an asset to any organization."

"Kumar is professional, pleasant, and creative. Kumar is able to provide leadership and solutions through challenging circumstances. It is refreshing to have a dedicated and knowledgeable staff member on your team with his level of talent. I highly recommend Kumar, and would welcome the opportunity to have him on my team in the future."