Scrum Master Consumer Goods
Resume:
Borra Padmaja Reddy,
Ashburn, Virginia
************.*****@*****.***
US Work Status: Green Card
Summary
Experienced Agile Scrum Master with over 20 years of specialization in, Agile Methodology. Proven track record of leading multiple Agile teams of 100+ resources across global locations, managing portfolios of 3 million dollars. Skilled in Agile coaching, SAFe implementation, stakeholder management, and digital platform delivery across industries including pharma, healthcare, consumer goods, cable media, housing mortgage bank. Certified Scrum Master and SAFe Agilist. I have achieved notable success in driving projects that involve a mix of technologies, such as Salesforce, Java and Data analysis.
Led Agile teams of 100+ across 5+ global locations; managed $3M–$5M program budgets.
Coached 20+ Agile teams, increasing Agile maturity by 40% and achieving 90%+ team satisfaction.
Improved sprint velocity by 30% through enhanced backlog grooming and capacity planning.
Drove a 30% reduction in time-to-market by MVP focus.
Guided SAFe transformations for 2 enterprise clients, covering 150 to 200 team members.
Conducted 20+ Agile workshops and training sessions for over 200 participants overall.
Advised leadership at 4 Fortune 500 clients on Agile strategy and transformation.
Delivered projects across 5 sectors: healthcare, pharma, consumer goods, cable media and housing mortgage.
Experience
Employer: Ascendion From Nov 2023 – April 2025
Scrum Master – Client - Fannie Mae, USA, Nov 2023 – April 2025
Lead 4 Agile teams (Scrum and Kanban) delivering high-impact enterprise data solutions.
Improved team velocity by 15% YoY by implementing capacity forecasting and refining user story refinement, achieving 98% backlog readiness for 5 sprints.
Introduced a comprehensive Agile metrics dashboard, reducing sprint slippage by 25% and increasing delivery predictability by 20%.
Introduced Kanban board and metrics for measuring throughput and predictability
Conducted Agile ceremonies to ensure sprint consistency and increase team accountability.
Partnered with product owners and Product managers to define scope of Program Increment.
Improved cross-team dependency resolution speed by 15% through regular syncs and a shared risks and dependency board.
Employer: Accenture From Dec 2006 – Nov 2023
Lead Scrum Master/Agile Coach - Accenture, USA, 2015 – Nov 2023
Developed customized Agile processes tailored to each client, resulting in up to 15% improvement in scrum team productivity.
Mentored and trained over 20+ Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, Product Owners, and Managers.
Conducted 20+ training sessions over an eight-year period for various clients, with attendance from over 200 resources. Led
SAFe transformation efforts for two major clients with teams ranging from 50 to 100 resources.
Ensured user stories were 100% ordered, defined, and ready to be worked on by the team.
Identified complex impediments and assisted teams in identifying a path to deliver on their sprint commitments.
Conducted Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Story Refinement, and Release Planning
Managed end-to-end product lifecycles from conceptualization and planning to development, iteration, launch, and
measurement.
Worked closely with business teams to create roadmaps, translate manual processes into business requirements, and prioritize
feature sets and Sprint backlog.
Defined project roles and responsibilities in collaboration with.
Competency Development Lead/Technical SME – Accenture, Hyderabad India Dec 2006 till March 2015
Served as the competency lead for the India Portal and Content Management CoE group. Planned proficiency
development for over 600 resources within the CoE and delivered related training across Accenture facilities in India.
Training programs included both internal and vendor-based sessions.
Subject matter expert (SME) for Oracle WebCenter and UCM tools, supporting pre-sales tasks, technical
implementations in projects, and delivering training programs.
Other Experiences as Java and Oracle UCM developer:
Sr.Developer, Vertex Inc, Hyderabad India 2006
Sr.Developer, Syntel Mumbai, India 2005 - 2006
Developer, Indosoft, Hyderabad, India 2001 - 2005
Certifications
Certified Scrum Master Certification from Scrum Alliance
SAFe 5 Agilits Certification from Scale Agile inc
SAFe 5 Adv Scrum Master Trained from Scale Agile inc, preparing for certification
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts, Economics - Poona College, Pune, Maharashtra, India, 1993-1996
Diploma in Computer Science, NIIT, India 2001
Technical Skills
Technical & Project Management Skills
Tools
SAFe(Scale Agile Framework)
SAFe Agile coaching
Agile Planning & Estimation
Scrum Master
Scrum/Kanban
Risk Management
Scope Management
Change management
Negotiation & conflict resolution
Budget & Spend management
Knowledge of Salesforce, Enterprise content management domain, Java, C++
Jira
Rally
RTC
Version One
Microsoft Visio
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