ANIL KUMAR THAKUR
Project Manger-Scrum Master
Summary
Successful Software Project Manager with self-starter nature and experience in planning and development. True go-getter successful collaborating with focused teams and handling multiple projects. Career background working with higher education institutions overseeing software build projects.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Software Project Manager
Carrier Technologies India Limited (formerly known as UTC Fire & Security India Limited)
Hyderabad
01.2018 - Current
- Monitored resource usage and managed tasks so costs did not exceed budget projections.
- Oversaw planning, application development, verification and risks involved in software projects.
- Streamlined tasks in effort to provide easier and more efficient workflows for peers and colleagues.
- Managed all communications between clients, stakeholders and in-house software development team.
- Resolved issues immediately ensuring project deliverables were not negatively impacted.
- Coordinated development, testing and release of complete suite of web-based software offerings.
- Evaluated, assessed and recommended software products that would meet project requirements.
- Collaborated with project owners and team members to set ambitious but achievable goals.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Analyzed projects to determine resource requirements and procured necessary equipment and software.
- Built and utilized reporting systems to keep customers and management in loop with latest information.
Agile Scrum Master
Carrier Technologies India Limited
Hyderabad
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
- Guided and coached Scrum team and organized Agile and Scrum practices and values while also meeting delivery commitment.
- Removed obstacles by finding right personnel to advance tasks and projects.
- Assisted with internal and external communication resulting in improved transparency.
- Supported team using servant leadership style and leading by example.
- Assessed Scrum maturity of team and organized and coached team to higher levels of development.
- Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore.
- Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
- Shielded scrum team from external interference for optimal productivity and success of Agile process.
- Anticipated impediments to team delivery involving cultural barriers and logistical challenges.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
Software Testing Lead
Symphony Teleca (currently Know as HARMAN Professional Solutions)
Bangalore
09.2011 - 01.2016
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
- Devised cohesive test plans for projects using advanced testing technologies.
- Directed teams completing regression tests to support successful product development stages.
- Tracked, prioritized and organized defects with Rally, working with development team to facilitate timely corrections.
- Incorporated delivery requirements into planning of testing schedules.
- Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.
Software Test Engineer
Cegedim India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
04.2010 - 09.2011
- Created successful test scripts to manage automated feature testing,
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team.
- Directed teams completing regression tests to support successful product development stages.
- Reviewed requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
- Designed testing scenarios for usability testing.
- Documented integration issues and vulnerabilities and outlined improvement recommendations.
- Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
Education
Master of Technology - Software System
BITS Pilani
Hyderabad 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological of University
PDACE College Of Gulbarga 07.2003 - 07.2007
Skills
Software projects
Resource scheduling
Planning and implementation
Project Documentation
Agile Methodology
Enterprise applications
Risk management
Stakeholder updates
Reporting template development
Risk mitigation planning
Organization and Time Management
Certification
Professional Scrum Master - I (scrum.org)
Timeline
Software Project Manager
Carrier Technologies India Limited (formerly known as UTC Fire & Security India Limited)
01.2018 - Current
Agile Scrum Master
Carrier Technologies India Limited
01.2016 - 01.2018
Software Testing Lead
Symphony Teleca (currently Know as HARMAN Professional Solutions)
09.2011 - 01.2016
Software Test Engineer
Cegedim India Pvt Ltd
04.2010 - 09.2011
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological of University
07.2003 - 07.2007
Master of Technology - Software System
BITS Pilani
04.2001 -