Scrum master

LOKESWARI YAMANURI, PMP, PSM-*

Charlotte, NC ****7 ************@*****.***

919-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/lokeswari-yamanuri-pmp%C2%AE-psm%C2%AE-93044121/

Scrum Master

Seasoned IT professional with exceptional leadership and project management and technical skills. Experienced and proven success as Scrum master and Project Test manager developing and leading multiple cross functional teams. Excellent problem-solving skills, skilled facilitator with great interpersonal and communication abilities. Servant leader well-versed in coordinating complex high value and technical projects and co-located and off-shore teams. Have a passion for Innovation, Thought leadership, Quality, On-time Delivery, Reduced Cost, Business Development, People Management and provide best-in-class services that benefit customers.

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS

Defect Management: Test Director, ALM, Quality center, MS Excel, Team Track, Jira, Change

Testing Framework: BDD, Data Driven, Cucumber

Testing Tools: Qtp, Selenium, Jenkins,

Programming Skills: VB Script, HTML.

Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Times Ten, DB2, MS Access.

Applications: MS-Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point), Jira

Web Technology: Html, Xml,

Reporting Tools: Crystal reports

Web Servers: Web Logic

Operating systems: Windows, Unix, AS400, Android and Mac OS X.

Domains: Financial domain (Retirement/Investment Advice), Pharma

Agile: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Problem Resolution, Team Building, Relationship Development, Process Improvement, Scheduling, Risk Mitigation, Jira Issue Tracking, Planning and Coordination

EXPERIENCE

TIAA, Charlotte NC 28262 January 2018 – November 2020

Scrum Master

Worked as Scrum Master under Advice and Planning services portfolio, resources (onsite/offshore), and team P&L. Generate Test metrics, status reports for stakeholders.

•Organize and facilitate all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Grooming, and Release Planning

• Provides a single point of contact for projects. Track and communicate team velocity and other development metrics with, and to all affected teams and management.

•Implemented and enforced Scrum principles and practices, facilitated continuous improvement (CI), and identified and removed team impediments.

• Works with Product Owner to define project scope and objectives

• Works effectively with others to remove delivery team roadblocks

• Monitored team backlog daily and ensured it accurately reflects the current state of the sprint

•Manage project delivery for a group of applications under Advice and Planning services, resources(onsite/offshore), and team P&L

•Worked in Waterfall to Agile transformations for Projects under Advice and planning services portfolio.

•Generate Test metrics, status reports for stakeholders

•Ensured web automation, API automation is done for all the projects

•Ensured end-end automation is done for all the projects. Ensure in sprint Automation effort and the regression test suite using BDD framework

•Led the CI/CD pipeline effort with Develops team

•Works effectively with others to remove delivery team roadblocks with respective QA teams.

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NTT Data Inc., Charlotte, NC June 2012 – December 2017

Project Manager – QA / Senior Principal Consultant at TIAA

Acted as single Point of Contact from NTT to TIAA-CREF IT Managers, Business Sponsors, and QA Managers under TIAA-CREF’s Investment Products & Advice Technology services division.

Implemented objectives and KRI’s for the reporting team, performing bi-annual and annual performance appraisals against the defined KRI’s for all the direct reports.

Increased awareness of upcoming QA Opportunities under Investment Products and Advice Technology services division and to demonstrate case NTT Data Capabilities.

Forecasted the demand pipeline and estimates the staff needs to meet the demand, partnering with Global Resource Management (GRM) team and Offshore Resource Management (RCM) for interviewing and recruiting

Led on boarding and off boarding activities for resources under this division.

Provided risk management guidance including early identification and preparation of mitigation strategies.

Nominated resources for quarterly rewards and recognition program to give due credits for hard work.

Planned key project artifacts like CRs, estimates, Project Schedules, Test Plan, Risk Plans, Test Strategies, Process and Procedure documents, Offshore Network Connectivity and Business Continuity Plans for all the projects.

Applied NTT DATA QATs (Quality Assurance Transformation) methodologies and enforced project standards to ensure compliance with NTT DATA project standards and quality assurance procedures.

Actively involved in Waterfall to Agile transformations for the projects from QA perspective.

NTT Data Inc. (formerly Keane Inc.), Durham, NC October 2010 – May 2012

Project Manager – QA at Glaxo SmithKline

Worked along with Engagement Manager on activities such as status reporting, resource loading, recruitment, responding to RFP, and Pilot works. Orchestrated client management, effort estimations, resource planning and resource loading, resource ramp-ups and ramp-downs.

Coordinated with Client Managers and Business Analysts for knowledge transition on new projects.

Completed smooth transitions to ensure documents were completed by offshore teams.

Offered reverse presentations on the transitioned projects to Client and obtained sign off to kick off projects.

Created test plans, test summary reports and weekly client status reporting for all the applications.

Successful execution of critical and major releases without any impediments.

Implemented NTT Proprietary ‘Mind Map’ techniques for application data flows in these projects.

Led the ‘Back End automation’ automating Teradata SQL’s for source to destination validations for ETL tables.

Introduced ‘Modular Test case design’ techniques for PRISM test cases to reduce test case design redundancy.

Experienced in handling MDM domain projects.

Trained resources on Teradata and Back End automation strategy and techniques.

Drove major effort for QlikView Report vs Teradata and Oracle database testing successfully for P&L project.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

NTT Data Inc. (formerlyKeane Inc.), Hyderabad, India January2005 – September2009

Project Manager/Assistant Manager/SSE/SE at Glaxo SmithKline

CTL, Vizag, India June2002 – December2004

Programmer

CERTIFICATIONS

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)#2925937

Professional Scrum Master

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