Certified Scrum Master

SAI SRUJANA KURA adv1jn@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 309-***-****

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sai-kura-6b20571a8/

Summary

* ***** ** ********* ********** as a Certified Scrum Master, Waterfall Methodology, Agile Methodology(Scrum,Kanban)

Agile Scaled Framework, Agile Manifesto, Agile Coach, Sprint Backlogs, Product Backlogs, Sprint Stand-ups, Sprint Burn-down chart, Release Burn-down chart, Hybrid (Waterfall + Agile),

Define Business Process; identify the risk, doing risk analysis and providing baseline acceptance criteria and deliverables. Expertise in risk and impact analysis, change management, maintenance and production support.

Expertise in handling SCRUM artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Sprint Task list, Sprint Burn Down chart and Release Burn Down Chart).

Led the breaking-down of epics into user stories (INVEST format) and handled requirements churn. Experience with business process modeling, conducting JAD sessions and Root Cause Analysis.

Strong analytical, leadership and interpersonal skills; team-oriented and demonstrated ability to manage different

and often conflicting objectives/activities at one time.

CERTIFICATION

Scrum Master Accredited Certification Certificate ID: 727***********

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree I Biotechnology from National Institute of Technology, Warangal.2009-2013.

Master’s degree in information technology from Southern New Hampshire University.2014-2015

Master of Business Administration from Trine University.2018-2021.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools

Postman, SOAP UI, Swagger UI

Defect Tracking Tools

ALM, Rally, Jira, Azure DevOps

Databases

SQL Server, DB2, MongoDB

WORK EXPERIENCE

Client: Caterpillar Feb 2022 –

Role: Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

As a Scrum Master for three teams closely studying team dynamics to help the team member’s transition to

Agile from a traditional mindset.

Facilitated the 5 Scrum Ceremonies (Sprint planning, daily Stand-up meeting, Backlog refinement, Sprint review and Sprint retrospective).

Working with dealers Integration team and to enhance to move the dealer data from Legacy pipeline (ETL) to Talend.

Monitoring the work progress through the Azure DevOps boards and assigning issues to the right team for resolution.

Manage Scrum Teams Conflicts, identifying risks, resolutions, remove impediments, intra team and Inter team dependencies.

Manage software development Scrum teams throughout the entire software development project lifecycle, including facilitating the planning, construction, testing, and deployment phase.

As a Product Owner working with Solution team on the requirement, grooming the requirements and breaking the features.

into stories.

Maintained the Dashboards, Sprint Burn down and Release Burn Down Charts Using Azure DevOps.

Maintaining team documentation under Confluence.

Managed cross-functional teams, dependencies, impediments, and multi-dependent work streams, and releases for several products at the same time. Served as liaison between the dealer Connectivity team and development team to address the dealer.

Pipelines enhancements.

Experienced in all aspects of building and leading high-functioning groups including staffing, resource planning, budget development, and training.

Monitoring the cutover/production dealer issues using Service Now.

Working closely with the Software development manager to analyze and planning of the project.

Experience in SQL queries to validate the data and test the data at various levels.

Maintain Sprint report metrics that provide visibility to stakeholders on team-level progress and quality.

Establish team level cadence and drive team level ceremonies in alignment with organization direction.

Encourage and facilitate cross-team coordination and collaboration.

Establish team level cadence and drive team level ceremonies in alignment with organization direction.

Actively contribute to the company’s Agile and Lean Community through participation in the internal Agile Community

of Practice and Scrum Master Forum.

Client: Humana Sept 2021 – Feb 2022

Role: Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Facilitated the 5 Scrum Ceremonies (Sprint planning, daily Stand-up meeting, Backlog refinement, Sprint review and Sprint retrospective).

Working with business in analyzing the requirements and grooming the features, creating the required user stories, and assigning

Them to the team members.

Worked with the team in the grooming and prioritization of Product Backlog & sprint backlog using Azure DevOps.

Working with business and getting the sign off for UAT testing.

Coordinate with development team and business and report the progress accordingly.

Knowledge on API testing tools like Soap UI, Swagger UI and POSTMAN.

Introduced the Agile SCRUM process for the Steam and utilized Azure DevOps to manage the team's software development lifecycle including deriving product backlog items, assigning sprint work items to developers, and conducting sprint planning meetings.

As a part of the project team interacted closely with the business community to define and analyze the business requirements to present possible technical solutions.

Removed internal and external impediments that hinder team’s productivity.

Worked with the team in the grooming and prioritization of Product Backlog & sprint backlog.

Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and reporting to Management.

Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables of team.

Led the requirements gathering and road-mapping activities.

Facilitates scrum ceremonies and agile training workshops and 1-on-1 coaching to teams.

Assertive in areas of safeguarding the team from outside disruptions or interruptions.

Work with the team and stakeholders to help ensure projects meet the requirements and are delivered with quality in

a timely manner

Managed impediments, roadblocks, and issues for my teams

Provided Weekly project progress reports to Senior Management.

Experience in transitioning the team from Agile to SAFe Agile methodologies.

Participate in PI planning and Scrum of Scrum meetings.

Encouraged and implemented process improvements techniques and ensure that there was room for change. Introduced a

checklist during story time to ask the right questions while reviewing each story.

Client: Florida Blue BlueCross BlueShield, Jacksonville, FL March 2017 – Sept 2021

Role: Scrum Master

Domain: Health Insurance

Responsibilities:

As a Scrum Master for three teams closely studying team dynamics to help the team member’s transition to

Agile from a traditional mindset.

Facilitated the 5 Scrum Ceremonies (Sprint planning, daily Stand-up meeting, Backlog refinement, Sprint review and Sprint retrospective).

As a product Owner Working with business in analyzing the requirements and grooming the features, creating the required

user stories, and assigning Them to the team members.

Working with business and getting the sign off for UAT testing.

Coordinate with development team and business and report the progress accordingly.

Worked in member website application and handled projects related to member claims, payments and support the third-party applications which handle payments.

Hands on Experience in working with Providers and provider data projects, Payers, claims, plans., Registration.

Working on Visitor and member provider data site and integration of the provider data to member website,

mobile app and Sales team.

Working on Registration app integration to member and mobile app team.

Working on provider data integration through API Services and integration it to member and mobile app.

Experience in working on Kanban on one of the Cost estimate projects.

Reviewed and assisted the team in functional testing of the application prior to demo in the sprint review meeting. Maintained the Sprint Burn down and Release Burn Down Charts Using Agile Rally.

Knowledge on API testing tools like Soap UI, Swagger UI and POSTMAN.

Integration of registration and provider data to mobile app and sales teams through API integration.

Knowledge of Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) policies and processes with expertise in Medicare Part D (Pharmacy Benefit design and coverage policy).

Provide coaching, leadership and direction to the team to implement best agile practices.

Facilitating (Program Increment) in SAFe Environment and Participate in PI planning and Scrum of Scrum meetings.

Experience with Web and Mobile development (Android and IOS) projects.

Manage Scrum Teams Conflicts, identifying risks, resolutions, remove impediments, intra team and Inter team dependencies.

Manage software development Scrum teams throughout the entire software development project lifecycle, including facilitating the planning, construction, testing, and deployment phase

Managed cross-functional teams, dependencies, impediments, and multi-dependent work streams, and releases for a number of products at the same time. Experienced leader skilled in managing IT teams and developing staff to exceed expectations.

Experienced in all aspects of building and leading high-functioning groups including staffing, resource planning, budget development, and training.

Conducted a budget planning of the project through walkthroughs and meetings involving various leads from development, QA and technical support teams.

Worked closely with Product owners and developers on concurrent mobile development projects to validate mobile enhancements

Experience in SQL queries to validate the data and test the data at various levels.

Maintain Sprint report metrics that provide visibility to stakeholders on team-level progress and quality.

Establish team level cadence and drive team level ceremonies in alignment with organization direction.

Implementing Scrum using Agile Rally to track the progress of project and involved in creating Product Backlogs, EPICs and User Stories.

Encourage and facilitate cross-team coordination and collaboration.

Actively contribute to the company’s Agile and Lean Community through participation in the internal Agile Community

of Practice and Scrum Master Forum.

United Health Group, Boston, Massachusetts. Jan2016 – Feb 2017

Role: Scrum Master

Domain: Health Insurance

Responsibilities:

• Manage software development Scrum teams throughout the entire software development project lifecycle, including facilitating the planning, construction, testing, and deployment phase.

Planning the release and PI planning and facilating it in SAFe environment.

Monitored the Project using Jira tool.

Worked with the team in the grooming and prioritization of Product Backlog & sprint backlog.

Introduced the Agile SCRUM process for the team and utilized Jira tool to manage the team's software development lifecycle.

including deriving product backlog items, assigning sprint work items to developers, and conducting sprint planning meetings.

As a part of the project team interacted closely with the business community to define and analyze the business requirements to present possible technical solutions.

Removed internal and external impediments that hinder team’s productivity.

Worked with the team in the grooming and prioritization of Product Backlog & sprint backlog.

Manage project execution of team to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.

Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends and Provided Monthly project progress reports to Senior Management.

Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables of team.

Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.

Part of the team responsible for the analysis, design, and implementation of the business solution.

Analyzed business requirement document to acquire knowledge on the functional requirements.

Served as liaison between the scrum team, architect, and key stakeholders, earning their confidence with reliable.

follow-through

Facilitates scrum ceremonies and agile training workshops and 1-on-1 coaching to teams.

Assertive in areas of safeguarding the team from outside disruptions or interruptions.

Work with the team and stakeholders to help ensure projects meet the requirements and are delivered with quality in

a timely manner

Conducts training on agile delivery practices such as user story writing, Definition of Ready and Definition of Done,

scrum ceremonies, and the right team dynamics for successful delivery.

Providing status to the product stakeholders and executive leadership team

Maintain a strategic focus on the deliverables, including frequent interaction with the business area to ensure a

balance between the immediate project needs and the long-term goals of the company.

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