Scrum Master Project Manager

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Nidhi Buddhiraja

https://www.linkedin.co

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Professional Experience

Sep 2021 – Present

UST (Vanquis Banking Group, U.K) – Scrum Master

Led multiple cross-functional Agile teams concurrently, ensuring successful delivery of complex projects within aggressive timelines.

Implemented Agile methodologies tailored to the organization's specific needs, resulting in increased productivity and delivery predictability.

Mentored and coached junior Scrum Masters and team members on Agile principles, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning.

Established and maintained effective communication channels between development teams, product owners, and

stakeholders, ensuring alignment on project objectives and priorities.

Successfully managed dependencies and coordinated efforts between multiple Agile teams working on interconnected projects.

Facilitated collaborative workshops and retrospectives to identify process improvements and implement actionable solutions, resulting in increased team efficiency and morale.

Performed risk analysis and impact assessment to identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize project disruptions.

Translated business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria for use by development teams.

Conducted gap analysis to identify areas of improvement and recommend solutions to enhance business processes and systems.

February 2021 –August 2021

IBM India Pvt. Ltd. - Senior Scrum Master (Contractor)

Facilitated Scrum events such as daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective. Education

2009-2013 Bachelor of

Engineering in Information and

Technology at the Sharda

University, Greater Noida,

Excellent grades

2008 – 2009 XII (PCM) from Noida

Public School, Noida with First

Division

Technical Expertise

Agile

Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP

Planning and Monitoring

Elicitation and Collaboration

Team Management

Process Improvement

Product Backlog Management

Jira and Confluence

Coaching

Facilitation

Certifications

PSM II ID - 690801

PSM I ID - 588141

CSM ID – 1775792

PSPO I ID – 1065517

CSPO ID – 1859364

SAFe 6 Agilist ID - 45234346-

6412

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-buddhiraja/

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Coach the development team in self-organization and cross-functionality.

Removed impediments or blockers that hinder the team's progress.

Shielded the team from external distractions and ensuring focus on sprint goals.

Facilitated discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.

Guided the team in estimating effort and creating realistic sprint plans.

Tracked and communicated sprint progress and burndown to stakeholders.

Supported product owners in managing the product backlog and prioritizing user stories.

Promoted and fostered a culture of continuous improvement within the team. Jan 2020 –Feb 2021

IT MNC Group – Scrum Master and Business Analyst

Delegated tasks to each team member, regularly assessing workloads to complete tasks on time and within project parameters.

Conducted application review meetings with end-users to document and gather business needs and translate into functional requirement documents.

Collaborated with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and success criteria, ensuring alignment with business goals and priorities.

Facilitated communication between business stakeholders and technical teams, bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions.

May 2016 –Dec 2019

BlackBerry Technologies – Senior Software Developer

Designed and developed user interfaces for web applications and mobile apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Translated design wireframes and mock-ups into responsive and visually appealing UI layouts, ensuring compatibility across different browsers and devices.

Collaborated with UX designers, graphic designers, and backend developers to implement UI components and integrate front-end code with backend systems.

Written clean, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards to maintain code quality and readability.

Optimized UI performance and page load times through techniques such as lazy loading, code splitting, and image optimization.

Conducted usability testing and gathering feedback from end-users to iterate on UI designs and improve user experience.

Integrated third-party libraries and APIs to add functionality to web applications, such as payment gateways, social media integrations, or mapping services.

Collaborated with product managers and stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into actionable UI designs and features. Nov 2014 –Dec 2016

Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. – Senior Process Associate

Design and develop layout of an email according to a client specification using freemarker, HTML, CSS and Adobe Photoshop.

Conducted UAT and Reporting in Jira

Collaborated with Quality Analysts and Project Managers to finalize requirements.

Extend support and help peers/leads to maximize the team performance by providing support. October 2013 - Mar 2014

iEnergizer - Junior Engineer

Diagnose and troubleshoot software and hardware problems and help our customers install applications and programs.

Resolving Network issues, configuring Operating systems and using remote desktop connections to provide immediate support.

Assisted seniors in gathering requirements, designing and testing products. Accomplishments

Received recognition for continuous releases on time and with good quality.

Provided Trainings for new starters and received good appreciation from Management

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