Certified Scrum Master Agile Leader with 19+ Years Experience

Krishnapriya Vemuri

Dallas, TX 734-***-**** ****************@*****.*** LinkedIn Profile

Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Agile Leader with 19+ years of experience driving enterprise-scale software development, system migration, and platform implementation projects. Proven expertise in end-to-end project lifecycle management, stakeholder engagement, and Agile delivery across cross-functional, distributed teams. Skilled in facilitating Scrum of Scrums, optimizing collaboration across diverse technologies, and delivering projects on time, within scope, and aligned with strategic objectives. Known for building high-performing teams, fostering a culture of accountability, and navigating complex enterprise environments to achieve measurable business outcomes.

CERTIFICATIONS

SAFe, PMI Generative AI Overview, PSM I, CSM, PSPO

Key Accomplishments:

Reduced sprint rollover by 40% and shortened planning/execution time by 20% through improved backlog refinement.

Enhanced Definition of Done (DoD), cutting post-release defects by 50%.

Delivered real-time product dashboards, reducing stakeholder status requests by 25%.

Received 'Exceeded Expectations' ratings from 25+ enterprise clients, including healthcare and insurance organizations.

Built and led a 10-member offshore delivery team for enterprise system upgrades, reducing implementation time and cost.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Leadership High EQ Agile Adaptable Facilitating Conflict Resolution Stakeholder Management Confluence Requirements Gathering Executive Communication Continuous Improvement Jira Rally Power BI Zephyr SQL ADPR PeopleCode MS Excel PowerPoint MS Project

LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES

Transparency Take Ownership Dive Deep Insist on High Standards Collaboration is Key to Success Empathy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SS&C Sr. IT Project Management Specialist Dallas, TX Jan 2022 – Sep 2024

Led three cross-functional Scrum teams (10–12 members each) to deliver key Claims system enhancements on time, improving delivery efficiency by 70% through SAFe adoption.

Streamlined Agile delivery by facilitating all ceremonies, removing blockers, and aligning sprint goals with business priorities, boosting team velocity by 25%.

Partnered with product owners and stakeholders to refine backlog priorities, define acceptance criteria, and accelerate release of high-value Claims features.

Developed analytics dashboards to track sprint health, velocity variance, and capacity utilization, enabling data-driven decision-making and improved forecast accuracy.

Strengthened product quality by implementing Xray testing dashboards, increasing test coverage and reducing post-release defects by 30%.

MindTree Sr, Scrum Master Dallas, TX Feb 2020 – Dec 2021

Lead 4 + Scrum teams consisting of 9-12 members to streamline a multifaceted project.

Facilitate teams planning and tracking activities by guiding team through continual improvement process through Coaching Agile practices and scrum framework within team to ensure a shift in mindset, behavior and facilitate events and ceremonies. Experience working in a multi-team environment and collaborating with management

Led cross functional team meetings to communicate project scope/timelines, identify integration touch points, allocate requirements, and negotiate system hand-offs of data and points of validation.

Tracked and managed product backlog, velocity, task breakdown and sprint release/planning progress using Jira and Confluence for metrics and requirements documentation.

Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, scrum or scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings and software demonstrations.

Monitor, track progress & communicate product status to all stakeholders.

BCBS of Florida (Florida Blue) / Signature Consulting Sr. Scrum Master Florida, FL Apr 2019 – Dec 2019

Proficiently organized and facilitated daily scrum, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint and

release planning.

Collaborated closely with product owner on backlog grooming to keep product backlog relevant and prioritized, ensuring acceptance criteria were agreed upon and stories were ready for sizing and refining sessions in the middle of ongoing sprints to help the product owners to be more prepared prior to the upcoming sprint.

Ensured Critical issues are addressed in a timely manner and team members update their tasks daily and log time in project management tools.

Track sprint metrics such as velocity, defects, sprint goals also effectively tracked team’s progress, including burn down, and release forecasting.

Successfully transform the team's waterfall mindset to Agile by developing effective training materials for teams

to understand Agile delivery.

Celebrates the success of the Team during every Sprint retrospective. This further boosted

morale and motivated the team to deliver high quality increments at a shorter time.

Additional Experience

Scrum Master – Digerati Systems, Frisco, TX (Sep 2016 – Mar 2019)

Scrum Master – ADP, Saline, MI (Jul 2014 – Aug 2016)

Implementation Consultant III – ADP, Saline, MI (Aug 2005 – Jul 2014)

Led multiple enterprise system implementations, upgrade initiatives, and Agile transformations, partnering with clients to deliver scalable, compliant, and high-performing solutions.

EDUCATION

Gulbarga University Master of Business Administration (MBA) Information Systems

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