Anirudh Prakash
Bengaluru
Summary
Accomplished Agile Scrum Master/Project Delivery Manager with 11+ years of experience and a proven track record at LTI Mindtree, enhancing project delivery through expert application of Agile Project Management and Stakeholder Management. Skilled in Agile methodologies, SAFe, ADO board management, stakeholder management, capacity planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines. Efficient in handling multiple cross functional teams and skilled at team management and team bonding.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager - Program and Project Management
LTIMindtree
Bangalore
10.2024 - Current
- Orchestrate cross-functional teams using advanced project management tools such as JIRA and Azure Boards to deliver complex technical solutions within scope, budget, and timeline.
- Implement cutting-edge DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines to streamline development processes and enhance product quality.
- Lead SAFe and Agile ceremonies in hybrid work environments, leveraging virtual collaboration platforms for seamless team coordination.
- Mentor junior team members in emerging technologies and methodologies, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
- Architect scalable, cloud-based solutions, optimizing resource allocation, and ensuring robust security measures.
- Facilitate strategic decision-making by presenting data-driven insights to C-level executives, using advanced data visualization techniques.
Agile Scrum Master/Project Delivery Manager
Randstad Digital
Bengaluru
02.2024 - 09.2024
- Facilitated Agile practices by creating and managing Azure Boards for sprint planning, backlog grooming, and tracking progress using Kanban, Scrum, and the Scaled Agile framework.
- Configured and customized work item types, fields, and workflows in Azure DevOps to align with project requirements and enhance tracking and reporting capabilities.
- Extensive experience working with industry standard agile PM tools, including Jira, Azure Devops, Trello and Smartsheet, to manage and track project progress, sprint planning and issue resolution.
- Integrated Azure Boards with CI/CD pipelines to automate the tracking of work item progress and deployments, ensuring visibility and traceability across development stages.
Scrum Master/Project Manager, PMO
Ericsson India Global Services Private Limited
Bangalore, Karnataka
02.2022 - 11.2023
- Spearheading PI planning, backlog refinement, scope, schedule, status and documentation. Collaborating with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Working with Product Owners to improve story writing, feature discovery, and requirements gathering process which led to an increase in customer satisfaction and a decrease in delivery time.
- Collaborated with business users, technical teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing, and planning sessions to validate requirements.
- Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum including Backlog creation, sizing, & grooming, developing Acceptance Criteria, scope management and all ceremonies.
- Extensive background in data management, focusing on transforming raw data into actionable insights to drive decision making.
Project Manager/Agile Scrum Master
IBM India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
12.2013 - 02.2022
- Encouraging Adaption and Transparency in the Scrum Teams through a systematic approach and ensuring daily status, velocity, team progress and performance are transparent and help the team perform better.
- Managed 3 project teams in Agile environment, realizing success through application of SDLC methodologies and exceptional leadership skills. Facilitated all the Scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives and managing projects with JIRA, TFS, RallyDev, iTrack.
- Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement. Supported team using servant leadership style and leading by example.
- Excellent knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and efficient in Complex, Agile, Dynamic, Onshore-Offshore project environment
- Pro-actively identified impediments and helped team remove them, therefore ensuring the delivery of quality shippable product within the allocated time (sprint).
- Coaching team members and Product Owners to develop Agile understanding and helping them in implementing Agile practices in the upcoming projects.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Construction Technology And Management
Sri Jayachamarajendra College Of Engineering
MysoreSkills
- Agile Project Management (Scrum & Kanban)
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Stakeholder management
- Budgeting and cost control
- Project scheduling and timelines
- Risk management
- Quality assurance
- Backlog grooming
- Requirements gathering
- Resource optimization
- Agile development
Certification
- Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
- JIRA Fundamentals
- Certified Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Practitioner Cert ID: 26857953-4543
- IBM Cloud Garage Test-Driven Development
- IBM design Thinking Practitioner
Languages
Kannada
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Technology and Tools
- JIRA
- Trello
- Confluence
- Azure Board
- Rally
- MS Excel, Project, Powerpoint
- Team Foundation Server
- SVN, GIT
- Oracle, MySQL
- Service Now, SONAR
Timeline
Senior Manager - Program and Project Management
LTIMindtree
10.2024 - Current
Agile Scrum Master/Project Delivery Manager
Randstad Digital
02.2024 - 09.2024
Scrum Master/Project Manager, PMO
Ericsson India Global Services Private Limited
02.2022 - 11.2023
Project Manager/Agile Scrum Master
IBM India Pvt Ltd
12.2013 - 02.2022
Bachelor of Engineering - Construction Technology And Management
Sri Jayachamarajendra College Of Engineering