Scrum Master Project Manager
Resume:
HIMABINDU SOMAVARAPU
Certified Scrum Master/Agile Project Manager/Agile Practitioner
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Professional Scrum Master
(PSM1)
CERTIFICATIONS
CAREER SUMMARY
ACHIEVEMENTS
• 70% increase in velocity for 3 teams by having me as a scrum master
• Successful transformation of 2 team from waterfall WOW to Agile
• Reduced delivery time up to 50% led to successful reduction of product cost.
• Reduced defect count by 70%.
• Increased team collaboration for a multi-cultural team
• Increased commitment reliability
• Launched New program for New Joiners.
• Driven dozens of improvement initiatives
• Formed Agile COE
• Designed Full end-to-end Agile WOW for feature and support teams SKILLS
Seasoned Scrum Master & Agile Project manager with 10+ years of experience as an Agile lean Practitioner and 4+ years as a Scrum Master/Agile Project manager in delivering high-quality software products, enterprise applications, driving end-to-end continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring product quality throughout SDLC.
Coach & facilitator for solving analytical complex problems, improving communication & collaboration, and building high performing teams & leadership, to drive agile project success with tools like JIRA, Confluence etc.
Worked in multiple domains - Banking, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Logistics, Finance. Specialized in implementation & optimization of complex workflow.
Helped, Guided and coached multiple teams on Agile Mindset, improving productivity, better estimations, correct prioritizations KPI/report generation, software testing, Testing strategy, Sanity, Load/Stress, UAT Testing.
Utilized the concepts of customer centricity and design thinking to coach PO to optimize value and design best solutions Highly experienced to transform teams and organization into Agile WOW to foster a culture of transparency, adaptability, and excellence.
• Scrum/Kanban Implementation
• Bringing Agility
• Coaching, Mentoring & Training
• Facilitation
• Servant leadership
• Collaboration & Communication
• Agile Project management
• Product & Sprint Planning
• MVP & MMF
• User Stories, BDD/TDD
• Estimation & Prioritization
• Stakeholder Management
• Agile Risk Management
• Process Improvement (Project
• & Program Level)
• Coaching for XP & Engineering
Practices
• RPA Tools: UI Path
• Leadership & management
• Analytical & Problem-Solving
• Online collaboration tools - Atlassian
Jira, confluence and Miro
• Metrics and Data Analysis
• Technical skills (SQL, SW Testing,
Jenkins, CI-CD)
• MS Excel, PowerPoint
• Coaching for Transparency,
Inspection & Adaption
• Dashboards in JIRA/Confluence
• Team player
• Managing third party
communications
HimabinduSomavarapu
Texas, USA
• Coached, Helped and Guided cross-functional team of 10 Dev+QA professionals for development of new product involving all aspect of the project from requirement to deployment & support phase.
• Collaborated closely with multiple cross-functional teams, supported product owners, developers, and stakeholders and coach them on product requirement gathering, making a cross functional team from starting, and advocate for agile process & quality improvement in each phase of SDLC.
• Acted as a servant-leader, focusing on making team empowered to handle impediments and driving changes to removing impediments with RCA techniques like 5-Why, fostering self-organization, and promoting continuous process improvement.
• Facilitated daily scrum meetings, sprint planning, sprint demo and sprint retrospectives, enhancing team communication, coordination and continuous improvement.
• Introduced agile principles into teams WOW, teams working agreement, incorporating Scrum and Kanban(team & program), XP practices such as Pair Programming to improve project visibility, identify issues in flow, optimize delivery speed, and increase quality.
• Spearheaded the integration of Agile principles with a focus on system thinking into every process and WOW, improving responsiveness to changing requirements and reducing time-to-market.
• Introduced and coached team on CI-CD, automated testing tools, decreasing manual testing efforts by 30% and increasing test coverage also resulting in quality improvement and defect reduction.
• Coached PO for MVP identification, US mapping and US writing using INVEST criteria.
• Delivered multiple trainings and workshops for various teams to inculcate Agile Mindset, educate teams and leaders the importance of Agile WOW, and help them to set correct leading-lagging indicators and used JIRA, Rally & Mural teams to track performance.
• Coached and worked with teams to improve their agile maturity. Scrum Master TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES – India FEB 2019 – DEC 2021
• Successfully transformed waterfall team to agile and focus on making team mature self-managing team.
• Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies including Iteration Planning, Daily Standups, Iteration retrospectives, Iteration Reviews, and Backlog Refinement for an Agile team.
• Facilitated, optimized Scrum practices and principles to increase customer and partner satisfaction.
• Supported the Product Owner in refining and managing the product backlog.
• Facilitated Scrum events and other meetings for effective collaboration.
• Identified and removed impediments to ensure team productivity and goal achievement.
• Used Jira and Kanban Board to track key Scrum metrics (burndown/burnup, velocity, capacity, CFD) to help deliver committed work.
• Tracked meaningful metrics for product delivery and improvement.
• Maintained information radiators and team tools for enhanced visibility.
• Engaged in Agile Community of Practice to exchange knowledge and improve skills.
• Fostered collaboration between stakeholders, product owners, and the development team to align backlog priorities and sprint goals using Jira dashboards.
• Proactively resolved conflicts, roadblocks, and challenges hindering team progress during backlog refinement and sprint planning, leveraging Jira for issue tracking and resolution.
• Led continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing team performance metrics in Jira related to backlog refinement and sprint planning, implementing process enhancements accordingly. WORK EXPERIENCES
Sr SCRUM MASTER CAPGEMNI – India Dec 2021 – Nov 2023 EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCES
Bachelor of computer Science (BS) Osmania University, 2013, India
BUSINESS ANALYST TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES – India JULY 2013 – JAN 2019
• Banking Domain: Collaborated with banking stakeholders to document Process Definition Documents and Solution Design Documents, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Led requirements gathering sessions within the banking domain, acquiring a deep understanding of processes and regulatory requirements & compliance eg PCIDSS.
• Conducted tool evaluations and feasibility studies for selecting RPA tools for banking automation projects. Provided guidance on leveraging UiPath Task Capture for efficient Process Design Document creation.
• Offered expertise in proposed architecture to RPA Developers, ensuring compliance with banking industry standards. Worked with business and technology teams to assess automation feasibility, prepare business cases, and develop RPA solutions.
• Developed detailed documentation, including process maps and technical specifications, guiding the RPA development team.
• Ensured RPA solutions adhered to banking regulations, security protocols, and data protection standards.
• Led and participated in testing efforts, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), to validate RPA solutions.
• Developed reporting mechanisms to provide insights into RPA performance and impact on banking operations.
• Collaborated with project managers to develop budgets and resource plans for successful RPA implementation.
• Managed offshore development teams, actively participating in the development process for banking projects.
• Utilized tools like Confluence for document storage and Jira for effective collaboration and progress monitoring.
• Translated complex banking business requirements into optimized automation workflows.
• Created Migration documents for UiPath, outlining coding standards and steps for migrating processes.
• Led teams of developers, ensuring efficient automation delivery within specified timelines.
• Healthcare Domain: Conducted in-depth requirements gathering for healthcare workflows and compliance requirements.
• Conducted data analysis to provide actionable insights for process optimization.
• Led feasibility studies to assess the viability of RPA solutions in healthcare.
• Worked closely with RPA development teams to design and implement automation solutions in line with healthcare standards.
• Facilitated communication between healthcare professionals and technical teams.
• Developed and executed comprehensive test plans, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations (e.g., HIPAA).
• Provided end-user training and ongoing support to healthcare staff post-implementation.
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