Title: HR Management ProductDescription: The company worked on several products, where I focused on Accounts, Contacts, and the Product team. My role was to run Agile Scrum and maintain the process, keeping track up to date.Here, I implemented regular backlog grooming sessions to ensure clearer requirements and smoother sprints, effectively addressing issues when teams struggled with unclear requirements. To boost morale and productivity, especially when teams felt down due to tight… Show more Title: HR Management ProductDescription: The company worked on several products, where I focused on Accounts, Contacts, and the Product team. My role was to run Agile Scrum and maintain the process, keeping track up to date.Here, I implemented regular backlog grooming sessions to ensure clearer requirements and smoother sprints, effectively addressing issues when teams struggled with unclear requirements. To boost morale and productivity, especially when teams felt down due to tight deadlines, I introduced team-building activities and realistic sprint planning. I also educated teams on effective stand-up practices to reduce meeting times and improve focus on technical work when daily stand-up meetings were inefficient. Additionally, I established strict sprint boundaries and improved stakeholder communication to significantly reduce scope creep and maintain project timelines when teams faced frequent scope creep.To enhance collaboration and reduce defects, I fostered cross-functional team practices and joint planning sessions, addressing poor collaboration between development and QA teams. I conducted executive workshops on Agile benefits to gain management buy-in and support for Agile practices, overcoming resistance from senior management. By introducing collaborative tools and practices such as pair programming, I broke down silos and improved knowledge sharing. I standardized estimation techniques and retrospectives to achieve more predictable sprint velocities and improved stakeholder engagement and communication to ensure alignment with project goals. Finally, I promoted a culture of continuous improvement and innovation by identifying and implementing process improvements, driving efficiency and effectiveness in Agile practices. Show less

Title: Oil and Gas (Shell Project)Here as an Expert Agile Coach, I handle Oil and Gas clients, Here I handled Development, Security, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure, Operation, and support Projects and applied different Agile frameworks for every project. Disaster Recovery I have applied Agile PM which provides Structured Flexibility a structured approach with flexibility for fast decision-making, making it suitable for the high-stakes, high-risk environment of disaster… Show more Title: Oil and Gas (Shell Project)Here as an Expert Agile Coach, I handle Oil and Gas clients, Here I handled Development, Security, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure, Operation, and support Projects and applied different Agile frameworks for every project. Disaster Recovery I have applied Agile PM which provides Structured Flexibility a structured approach with flexibility for fast decision-making, making it suitable for the high-stakes, high-risk environment of disaster recovery. Focus on Governance This integrates project governance with Agile principles, which helps maintain control over complex disaster recovery projects while still allowing for quick adaptation to changing conditions.I have applied the advanced Scrum Ban framework for development projects to track its work and align it with the client's vision, goal, and time-to-market strategy. For the Infrastructure project, I have applied SAFe 6.0 to manage the Scalability, Cross-Team Alignment, and Coordination, Faster Delivery of High Quality, Improved Risk Management and Compliance, DevOps, and Continuous Improvement Stakeholder Engagement and Visibility.For client security projects in the oil and gas sector, Scrum with DevOps (often called Agile DevSecOps) is a highly suitable Agile framework. Get the Benefits of Scrum with DevOps (Agile DevSecOps) for Client Security Projects such as Rapid Threat Response and Iterative Security Improvements, Embedding Security in the Development Cycle, Continuous Delivery and Security Monitoring, Cross-Functional Collaboration for Security Compliance, Scalability and Flexibility, Enhanced Compliance and Risk Management.For the Operation and Support projects, Kanban is an ideal Agile framework due to its focus on continuous delivery, real-time task prioritization, and flow-based work management. Show less

Title: PHILIPS ProjectRole: Scrum Coach and Technical Team ManagerTools: RallyDescription: Implemented agile scrum processes and managed a technical team of 25 members. The project involved enhancing a customer care application supporting three countries. Responsibilities included handling scrum ceremonies, creating and managing reports in Rally, assisting the product owner in prioritizing the product backlog, and maintaining country-specific changes in the application. Facilitated… Show more Title: PHILIPS ProjectRole: Scrum Coach and Technical Team ManagerTools: RallyDescription: Implemented agile scrum processes and managed a technical team of 25 members. The project involved enhancing a customer care application supporting three countries. Responsibilities included handling scrum ceremonies, creating and managing reports in Rally, assisting the product owner in prioritizing the product backlog, and maintaining country-specific changes in the application. Facilitated team engagement and productivity.I successfully implemented Agile methodologies across three major software projects, which significantly reduced delivery time. This accelerated the rollout of critical hospital software features, thereby improving patient care and operational efficiency. I fostered cross-functional teams by integrating developers, QA engineers, and healthcare professionals, enhancing team collaboration and communication. This initiative reduced defects and ensured high-quality software delivery.I introduced effective backlog grooming and prioritization techniques, aligning project goals with hospital needs, which increased project transparency, improved stakeholder satisfaction, and reduced last-minute requirement changes. By identifying and implementing process improvements, I streamlined software development, boosting productivity and reducing time-to-market for hospital software solutions. I also developed and executed risk management strategies to mitigate potential obstacles, ensuring smooth project execution. Additionally, I conducted comprehensive training programs on Agile practices, building internal expertise and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, sustaining Agile adoption across the organization. Show less

Title: Insurance ProductRole: Scrum MasterHere, I organized and facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring these ceremonies were productive and focused on achieving their intended outcomes. I also assisted the Product Owner in maintaining a clear and prioritized product backlog, facilitating effective communication between the Product Owner and the development team to ensure a shared understanding of product goals and… Show more Title: Insurance ProductRole: Scrum MasterHere, I organized and facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring these ceremonies were productive and focused on achieving their intended outcomes. I also assisted the Product Owner in maintaining a clear and prioritized product backlog, facilitating effective communication between the Product Owner and the development team to ensure a shared understanding of product goals and requirements.I promoted effective communication within the team and with external stakeholders, fostering a collaborative environment where team members felt comfortable sharing ideas and feedback. By creating a supportive and motivating team environment, I encouraged members to excel and addressed any conflicts or issues constructively. Additionally, I led continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process enhancements, facilitating retrospectives, and implementing feedback to improve team performance and project outcomes. Show less

• Strategic leadership role in test design, execution and providing key project deliverables. Mentored and trained the team on methodologies, tools, and techniques.• Managed QA efforts for our team and coordinated testing efforts of 25 other QA teams and their deliverables.• Proactively managed testing for highly visible and challenging applications under tight schedules by adapting well-defined process for testing.• Implemented processes to ensure that all the testing was completed… Show more • Strategic leadership role in test design, execution and providing key project deliverables. Mentored and trained the team on methodologies, tools, and techniques.• Managed QA efforts for our team and coordinated testing efforts of 25 other QA teams and their deliverables.• Proactively managed testing for highly visible and challenging applications under tight schedules by adapting well-defined process for testing.• Implemented processes to ensure that all the testing was completed and defects were retested and closed.• Demonstrated ability in performing the defect coordination functions to consistently ensure the test defects were tracked to closure and that the defect repository was kept up-to-date with the current status.• Domain expertise in Cloud Computing, E-Learning, Health Care, Life Science, Insurance and ESOP.• Experience in tracking bugs in BugZilla, Tracker, Jira, Mantis, Bugzilla, HP QC, TFS & MTM Tools, design.• Proficiency at grasping new technical concepts quickly and utilize the same in a productive manner Show less

• I always love automation in my testing life because it reduce my efforts and provide me a strong result always.• I'm a big fan of agile processes (especially iterative, test driven development!) but not attached to any single methodology or tool. I focus on working effectively with others and getting things done.• Successfully migrated complex projects from Waterfall to Scrum within 6 months.• Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews… Show more • I always love automation in my testing life because it reduce my efforts and provide me a strong result always.• I'm a big fan of agile processes (especially iterative, test driven development!) but not attached to any single methodology or tool. I focus on working effectively with others and getting things done.• Successfully migrated complex projects from Waterfall to Scrum within 6 months.• Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings• Facilitate scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.)• Enact change and continuous improvement increasing the productivity of Scrum teams by 30% and the quality of deliverables by 50%.• Instructed and modeled core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility; ensured consistent application of scrum methodologies across the enterprise.• Worked with the engineering managers to identify cross-team dependencies and manage inter-team tasks.• Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality.• Protect team from over-commitment, manage backlog, and prioritize resolution of defects/bugs as evidenced by the on-time delivery.• Met goal of addressing and resolving Technical and client issues within 24 hours.• Manage the lifecycle of code development, from ideation to sprints to deployment• Coordinate and manage code releases and shared APIs with other IT groups• Communicate with other management, engineers, product managers and support specialists on product issues• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.• Evangelized the benefits of Scrum to ensure its smooth adoption.• Authored and persuasively presented proposal to executive team, and directed initiative for a major project’s to save up to $20M per year. Show less

• Managed QA efforts for our team and coordinated testing efforts of 25 other QA teams and their deliverables.• Proactively managed testing for highly visible and challenging applications under tight schedules by adapting well-defined process for testing.• Implemented processes to ensure that all the testing was completed and defects were retested and closed.• Demonstrated ability in performing the defect coordination functions to consistently ensure the test defects were tracked to… Show more • Managed QA efforts for our team and coordinated testing efforts of 25 other QA teams and their deliverables.• Proactively managed testing for highly visible and challenging applications under tight schedules by adapting well-defined process for testing.• Implemented processes to ensure that all the testing was completed and defects were retested and closed.• Demonstrated ability in performing the defect coordination functions to consistently ensure the test defects were tracked to closure and that the defect repository was kept up-to-date with the current status. Show less