Scrum Master
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Pallavi Chauhan
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www.linkedin.com/in/pallavichauhan88/
OBJECTIVE
Seeking an opportunity to utilize my skills and abilities where I am
offered professional growth while being resourceful, innovative and
flexible.
ACADEMIA
. Completed Integrated MS (Masters in Software Engineering) Programme from
BITS Pilani with 8.06 CGPA.
. Bachelors of Science-Computer (B.Sc. CS) from Banasthali University,
Rajasthan with aggregate percentage of 73% in 2008.
. Senior Secondary Examination from G.T.B Public School, Meerut,(CBSE
Board) with 81%
. Higher secondary Examination from Darshan Academy, Meerut(CBSE Board)
with 79.64%
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
. Accomplished technical professional with 6+ years of experience leading
pilot and complex projects.
. Currently working as Scrum Master for AT&T.
. Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master.
. TechM certified TEST LEAD.
. Areas of Expertise:
. Mobile Testing (IOS, Android and Windows)- SME (Subject Matter Expert)
. Accessibility Testing on web and mobile - SME (Subject Matter Expert)
. Agile/Scrum Project Management over 4+ years.
. As a scrum master - Initiated project plans, facilitated productivity,
own planning meetings, execute project and Integrate multiple project
plans
. Experience in estimations and impact analysis of change requests.
. Excellent management skills.
. Excellent verbal and written communications and negotiation skills.
. Team player, eager to learn and unlearn and then relearn.
WORK HISTORY
Duration Organization Designation
Feb 2014-Till Tech Mahindra Scrum Master
Date Americas(Inc.)
July 2008-Feb 2014 Tech Mahindra Ltd Jr. Software Engineer,
Software Engineer,
Sr. Software Engineer,
Test Lead
Scrum Master
SKILLS SUMMARY
SKILLS TOOLS
Operating Systems Windows 9x, Windows 2000, Windows XP & Windows 7
Testing Skills VV&T, Functional & Regression Testing, Test Estimations,
Agile methodology, Web Accessibility and CATO
Tools Eclipse, Oracle Workshop, RallyDev, HP Quality Centre,
SQL Developer, Telegence, RequisitePro, NVDA,Voiceover,
WAT and FireEyes
Database(s) Oracle10g
Source Control Visual Source Safe(VSS)
System
WORK EXPEREINCE
1. Feb 2014 - Till date, Richardson, TX
Designation: Scrum Master
Client: AT&T
Description: Online Application of ATT where user register and can
manage various features like rate plan management, payment of
bill online, view enable order status online, transfer the billing
responsibility, manage profile etc. Handling multiple projects within
one agile team for multiple releases.
Roles and Responsibilities as a Scrum Master:
. Core responsibilities as scrum master:
o Coach the team
o Kept the team moving forward
o Helped everyone understand Scrum
. As a facilitator, delivered maximum values to the customer by
ensuring resources are communicating well, and are shielded from
distractions and interruptions.
. Helped team removing impediments by proper communication within
scrum team and timely mitigating project risks.
. Ensured timely delivery of projects irrespective of tight deadlines
and timeframes by motivating the team and keep them focused on
attaining their goals.
. Organized daily stand-up meetings to cover progress and blocking
issues
. Ensured grooming calls taking place for project planning to groom
user stories for future iterations from the backlog.
. Organized reviews, retrospectives, release planning, defect calls,
demo to client for sprint/iteration delivery on committed user
stories.
. Facilitated daily working sessions with scrum team to ensure team
is making progress and any issues are handled without any delay.
. Provided discussion forum, timely decision making, and conflict
resolution to scrum team.
. Delivered successfully multiple projects for multiple releases
simultaneously with one scrum team.
2. Nov 2012 - Jan 2014, INDIA
Designation: Test Lead/ Scrum Master
Client: AT&T
Tools: Quality center, RallyDev, WAT Tool, NVDA Screen Reader,
RequistePRo, Telegence
Description: Online Application of ATT where user register and can
manage various features like rate plan management, payment of
bill online, view enable order status online, transfer the billing
responsibility, manage profile etc. IST is performed to ensure that
the desired functionality is achieved.
Roles and Responsibilities as a Lead:
. Worked on Agile methodology
. Review and analyze the project requirements
. Subject Matter Expert(SME) for mobile testing (IOS, Android and
Windows)
. Mobile testing performed using actual device, emulators and
simulators.
. Subject Matter Expert(SME for accessibility testing on both desktop
and devices(NVDA, WAT, VoiceOver and FireEyes tools)
. Client Interaction
. Defining the scope of testing within the context of each release/
delivery.
. Involved in Test case Design, Test Case Execution and result
documentation.
. Identifying & reporting Defects i.e. Entire Defect Management
. Deploying and managing the appropriate testing framework to meet
the testing mandate.
. Managing and growing Testing assets required for meeting the
testing mandate:
o Team Members
o Testing Tools
o Testing Process
. Plan and organize the knowledge transfer to the Software Test
Engineers and self
. Plan, organize and lead the testing kick-off meeting
. Design the required test strategy in line with the scope and
organization standards
. Estimate the test effort and team (size, skills, attitude and
schedule)
. Create the test schedule (tasks, dependencies and assigned team
members)
. Create the software test plan, get it reviewed and approved/ signed-
off by the relevant stakeholders
. Escalate and obtain resolution of the issues related to the test
environment and team
. Plan, organize and lead team meetings and ensure action is taken
based on the team discussions
3. Nov 2010 - Oct 2012, INDIA
Designation: Sr. Software Engineer
Client: AT&T
Tools: Quality center, RallyDev, WAT Tool, NVDA Screen Reader,
RequistePRo, Telegence
Description: Online Application of ATT where user register and can
manage various features like rate plan management, payment of bill
online, view enable order status online, transfer the billing
responsibility, manage profile etc.
Responsibilities: Architecture, Design & development
. Worked on Agile methodology
. Mobile testing performed using actual device, emulators and
simulators.
. Mentoring new team members and imparting knowledge of existing
applications.
. Acted as a SPOC between multiple teams (Backend and Frontend) to
bring the issues to closure.
. Subject Matter Expert(SME) for mobile testing (IOS, Android and
Windows)
. Subject Matter Expert(SME for accessibility testing on both
desktop and devices(NVDA, WAT, VoiceOver and FireEyes tools)
. Verification & Validation of Test cases and Testing of End to
End scenarios for application
. Involved in Test case Design, Test Case Execution and result
documentation.
. Identifying & reporting Defects i.e. Entire Defect Management.
. Develop and maintain the Test matrix, Test plan over the
development period of product.
. Setup of Network and Application Client- Server based Test
Environment.
. Verify and Validate fix for Defects, thoroughly follow the
review process and give an absolutely good quality of work as
deliverables
4. November 2008 to October 2010, INDIA
Designation: Software Engineer
Client: AT&T
Technology: Core Java, J2EE, Oracle 9i, JSP, XML, Weblogic
10.3.5
Description: Online Application of ATT where user register and can
manage various features like rate plan
management, payment of bill online, view enable order status
online, transfer the billing responsibility,
manage profile etc.
Roles and Responsibilities:
. Involved in functional and technical analysis, review of
requirements and design documents.
. Involved in the technical design of the project.
. Involved in database design with ER diagrams, created tables and
relationships.
. Involved in designing the application based on UML diagrams.
. Designed and developed JSP to provide interactive presentation
layer using JavaScript.
5. July 2008 - November 2008, INDIA
Designation: Jr. Software Engineer
Undergone Initial Training Program (ITP) of Tech Mahindra Ltd.
. Database management system.
. Oracle8i fundamentals & concepts.
. PL/SQL programming.
. UNIX shell scripting
. Java Basics.
. Networking Basics training.
. Technical training BT tools.
. Project management training.
. Behavioral competencies.
. Communication Skills
ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PROJECTS
. Added value to business by training a team of 50 employees on Web
Accessibility working across organisation.
. Successful Transition of IST project as Test lead.
. Successful pilot projects for WA and mobile in Tech Mahindra for AT&T.
. SME for Web Accessibility testing and mobile testing (IOS, Android and
Windows).
. Received appreciations from the Customer for exceptional contribution
towards the project in short time and detailed knowledge of the
system.
. 3 Appreciation Awards from Tech Mahindra Organization for outstanding
performance.
o Pat on the Back - 2010 - For outstanding performance. Learning
and Innovative ideas.
o Pat on the Back - 2011 - Taking challenging projects, pilot
projects for web accessibility and agile and adding business to
organization
o 5 years Excellence service Award in July' 2013.
. Multiple client appreciations.
. Excellent team management skills
. Added value to business
. Exceptional Dynamic and versatile personality.
o Young achievers award July' 2013
. Exceptional career growth
. Achievements in bagging promotions year after year, showing
exceptional positive behavior towards work, team and
clients.
PERSONAL DETAILS
. Date of Birth 10th April, 1988
. Address 800 W Renner Road, Apt#
2224,Richardson, Texas, US
. Permanent Address G-184, Pandav Nagar, Meerut (U.P),
India
. Languages Known English, Hindi, Punjabi, German
. Visa Status Valid US-H1B Visa till Sep 2016
. Strengths Go and getter, Born leader, Dynamic team
player, Versatile,
Quick learner, positive attitude and
Flexible.
. Hobbies & Interest Exploring new places,
Dancing, fun activities, reading fiction and
Sports
- badminton, lawn tennis, cricket and swimming
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