Amala

Ability to translate stakeholder requirements in to different tangible deliverables such as functional specifications, use cases, user stories, workflow/process flow diagrams and user acceptance criteria document

 Resourceful in handling all aspects of SDLC/ STLC inclusive of analyzing client’s requirements, suggesting technology-based solutions, testing & scheduling project for releases; familiar & working in the Agile Form (Scrum) of SDLC

 Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, sprint/release planning, demos &other Scrum-related meetings.

 Manage sprint planning and execution, which includes the management of project progress and provide status & visibility

 Work with Product Management, Business Analyst, Architects, and UI designers to plan ahead and ensure product backlog is prioritized, groomed, and has sufficient detail, so that it is ready to be worked on by Scrum teams to avoid any downtime, ambiguity or rework

 Create and maintain release burn downs, velocity projections and project forecasts in order to create project visibility and enable timely project adjustments

 Led and coordinate the daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint demos, sprint retrospectives and backlog refinements resulting in on-time delivery rate of 97%

 Tight grip on agile estimating &planning, forecasting, conflict resolutions.

 Helped the team to develop, capture, and analyze metrics to facilitate team improvements resulting in the automation of manual reports that saved 35 hours monthly

 Assisted product owners and project managers in preparing and refining the backlog for Program Increment (large scale planning) as well as sprint planning, Familiar with the concepts of project planning & execution from scope management to activity sequencing, risk analysis to QA; successfully executed Testing & Automation projects for Web Applications using Selenium &Cypress – Automation Tools

 Proficiency in Software Testing involving setting-up of test environment, creation of test scripts / cases, execution of Testing, Defect Management, Bug Tracking & Reporting with expertise in utilizing Tools like HP ALM, Jira.

 A Customer-Centric Professional with abilities in custom designing Automation solutions & motivating team members to maintain deliverables as per SLAs negotiated with clients; recognized for outstanding problem solving, communication and analytical skills

 An Effective Leader with abilities in guiding team members, allocating resources among them and enabling knowledge sharing among the teams; regularly updated team on Testing Activities & Other Requirements through Daily Scrum Calls & Stand -up Meetings

 Worked onsite ( UK & UAE) as Scrum Master

 Have great communication skills, worked with USA, UK& Australian clients