Sai Prashanth Vakati

813-***-**** adjv1g@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/saiprashanthv

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dynamic, hands-on, bilingual Agile Scrum Master with experience managing large enterprise software development projects that meet demanding time restraints and exceed all expectations. Accomplished project manager highly regarded for orchestrating high-profile IT projects and programs for entertainment, technology, and consumer engagement. Deep understanding of the competitive landscape of SVOD, OSS/BSS and OTT services. Out-of-the-box thinker who champions innovative technical solutions to address complex client needs and related business problems, ensuring superior outcomes. Sought for cross-functional expertise in Big Data/Hadoop, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Software-as-a-Service(SaaS), AWS Cloud, and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Management. Known as a superb communicator who builds productive stakeholder relationships while leading diverse teams to exceed all performance expectations.

CORE PROFICIENCIES

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Technical Project Management

Product Management

Strategic Planning

Process Documentation

Software as a Service (SaaS)

IT Strategy & Planning

Agile/Scrum/Waterfall Methodologies Tools (JIRA and Confluence)

Quality Assurance (QA)

Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint)

Process Improvement

Automated/Manual Testing

Product Development

Cloud Computer

Project Status

Performance Testing

EXPERIENCE

EVERGENT Technologies PVT Limited (Clientele: ATT-TV, DirecTV NOW, HBO-MAX)

Senior Business Analyst/Agile Scrum Master November 2018 – November 2020

As a Lean- Agile Leader helped team embrace Lean-Agile Mindset coach the team embrace SAFe 5.0 Core Values, adopt and apply SAFe 5.0 Principles, and implemented SAFe5.0 practices.

As a Senior Scrum master for multiple teams drove PI planning, standups, demos, retrospectives, and the execution of your sprints. Removes blockers and always find the path forward in challenging situations

Facilitated and owned Program Increment (PI) Planning to a clearly defined PI Objectives and Iteration Goals, User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing

Supported multi-year, multi-team and multi-disciplinary technology initiatives/projects involving the implementation of core technology and security infrastructure

Owned Architecture and UI/UX design sessions with scrum teams and integration with cross dependencies to foster an environment of engineering excellence, innovation and achieve reliable and scalable application design.

Owned Solution Architecture sessions with Product Management, Architects/ designers, and Engineers to plan and ensure product backlog is prioritized, refined, and has sufficient detail, so that it is ready to be worked on by Scrum teams to avoid any downtime, ambiguity, or rework; assist the team in dividing user stories into more implementable sections

Worked Closely with development teams to build and launch new products, features and programs.

Directly worked with 6+ Project Managers and 3 Program Managers responsible for launching $15M+ in IT projects supporting multiple lines of business for ATT-TV and DIRECTV NOW.

Led and collaborated 6 plus cross functional teams working in onshore-offshore model.

Business Analyst November 2017 – October 2018

Responsible for requirements gathering, backlog grooming, and resource management for business needs.

Owned daily stand up with Enterprise Application; create and present JIRA tickets with Business and Dev teams.

Owned weekly Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) prioritization review meetings with SKU team to ensure alignment of strategies, call out any risk, and conduct trade-off conversations.

Partnered with business requestors on timeline to ensure cross-functional identification and coordination of dependencies with other teams across the organization and supporting functions (IT, Pricing & Packaging, Revenue Operations, Finance, Provisioning, Product Marketing, Product Development, Sales, Field Enablement, etc.)

Created test plans, test orders, and coordinated UAT(User Acceptance Test) with UAT stakeholders; Subject Matter Expert (SME) on end to end-product testing.

Performed testing of new products and features including User Acceptance Testing in current and future systems.

Owner for workflow analysis to find opportunities to streamline business processes and find critical functionality gaps.

Responsible for prioritizing between existing versus new customers, and between features, architectural improvements, and operational excellence.

JUST GROW LLC.

Business Analyst January 2017 – November 2017

Worked with the stakeholders to understand the requirements and communicate the requirements effectively to the product team.

Owned Product roadmap and managed Program status on ticketing software such as JIRA and Asana.

Responsible for creating diagrams such as activity diagram, flow diagram, etc.

Researched and led solutions to increase work efficiency.

Operated in a complex environment of multiple projects and stakeholders and to participate in several projects simultaneously.

Performed primary liaison to QA team, created test scenarios and perform UAT. Owned requirements analysis such as analyzing requirements, constructing workflow charts and diagrams, studying system/product capabilities, writing specifications (process modeling, organization modeling, use cases, etc.)

Owned solution assessment and validation (support of user acceptance testing, defect, and issue reporting, etc.)

Documented detailed functional requirements, data business requirements, process flows, use cases, training material and facilitate UAT process

Worked with the Dev team to clarify functional requirements and validate user acceptance criteria

LOOSHES LABS LLC.

Associate Project Manager January 2016 – January 2017

Collaborated with business clients to analyze their individual needs, determine priorities, provide estimates, and determine project scope.

Managed project scope, schedule, and quality.

Lead requirements gathering sessions; investigate, document, and analyze key client organizational processes.

Analyzed and identified needs and develop customized solutions.

Maintained an effective client follow-up system to ensure clients are contacted regarding project progress and overall satisfaction.

Coordinated and executed A/B testing.

Coordinated and executed client training for inhouse business modules.

Performed and organized ongoing support for customers such as report building, data quality, new integrations, etc.

Contributed and owned to the development of a strategic customer roadmap.

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance, ID: 001126105 Certification Active through: 27 October 2022.

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Scrum Alliance, ID: 001126105 Certification Active through: 2 December 2022.

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®), International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Applied Technologies

University of South Florida, MUMA School of Business. Tampa, Florida.

Major : Entrepreneurship and Engineering Management

Master of Science in Electronics and Computer Sciences

GITAM University, India

Major: Computer Science

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering

GITAM University, India. Major: Electronics and Communication Engineering

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