Aparna Pradhan
Bengaluru
Summary
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) with 12+ years of experience in Agile transformations and project delivery in dynamic environments. Proficient in Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe, with a track record of leading sprints, prioritizing backlogs, and enhancing stakeholder engagement. Expertise in facilitating Scrum ceremonies to align teams, resolve issues, and improve sprint performance. Experienced in Lean Six Sigma principles, achieving 20% efficiency gains and 30% defect reduction, driving superior product delivery and operational results.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Scrum Master
Biofourmis India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
01.2023 - 02.2025
- Led Scrum team of 12 members through Agile transformations, enhancing collaboration and productivity.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies to optimize team alignment and sprint outcomes.
- Guided team toward Agile maturity using continuous improvement practices and feedback loops.
- Collaborated with Product Owners to prioritize product backlog, ensuring timely delivery of high-value features.
- Delivered Agile training for junior Scrum Masters and team members, promoting self-sufficiency.
- Managed stakeholder expectations, aligning project milestones with business objectives.
- Utilized metrics to evaluate performance, achieving 25% increase in sprint delivery predictability.
- Coached development teams on Agile practices, resulting in 30% boost in productivity.
Scrum Master
Blume Global
Bengaluru
10.2020 - 01.2023
- Championed Agile best practices, achieving 20% reduction in project delays and 15% increase in team velocity.
- Collaborated with Product Owners to prioritize product backlogs, ensuring delivery of high-value features.
- Implemented Lean principles and feedback loops, resulting in 25% rise in team satisfaction and 10% boost in customer satisfaction scores.
- Resolved team conflicts, impediments, and dependencies, ensuring timely delivery of features within scope.
- Delivered tailored training sessions on Scrum and Agile methodologies, enhancing understanding among stakeholders.
- Developed Test Strategy and Test Plan while managing resource capacity planning for releases.
- Assigned tasks based on team members' bandwidth, facilitating impediment removal as needed.
- Conducted performance improvement plan reviews and monthly goal-setting sessions with team members.
Quality Analyst
IBM
Bengaluru
12.2017 - 10.2020
- Executed diverse testing types, including Sanity, Smoke, Black Box, Functional, Integration, Regression, Compatibility, Performance, Load, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for web-based applications.
- Conducted customer flow and end-to-end testing to prevent regression breaks.
- Tracked bugs, issues, and tickets using JIRA for effective resolution.
- Wrote SQL queries to extract data from multiple source tables for database testing.
- Coordinated daily activities between onsite and offshore teams while mentoring new joiners.
Assistant Manager
TRL Krosaki
Jharsuguda
01.2014 - 10.2017
- Managed manual and automated testing processes to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans, cases, and scripts while documenting results.
- Collaborated with development teams to resolve issues identified during testing.
- Conducted quality audits, ensuring adherence to ISO 9001 and regulatory standards.
- Utilized statistical analysis tools to identify quality trends and enhance testing methodologies.
Education
B.Tech - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Bhubaneshwar06-2012
Skills
- Agile methodologies and frameworks
- Scrum and Kanban facilitation
- Agile coaching and mentoring
- Cross-functional leadership
- Change management strategies
- Stakeholder communication
- Continuous improvement practices
- Strategic planning and execution
- Risk management techniques
- Performance analytics and metrics
- Project management tools expertise
- Conflict resolution skills
- Product lifecycle management
- Root cause analysis methods
- Jira and Confluence proficiency
- VersionOne and Git usage
- Kafka integration
- CI/CD processes implementation
- Azure DevOps
- Burn down and burn up charts analysis
- SQL database management
- Wiki documentation practices
- Lucidchart diagramming
Languages
English
Native
Native
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Odia
Proficient (C2)
C2
Bengali
Elementary (A2)
A2
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Accomplishments
Bravo Award (Biofourmis)
May 2024 | Recognized for outstanding performance in driving cross-functional team collaboration and ensuring team's success
May 2024 | Recognized for outstanding performance in driving cross-functional team collaboration and ensuring team's success
Timeline
Scrum Master
Biofourmis India Pvt Ltd
01.2023 - 02.2025
Scrum Master
Blume Global
10.2020 - 01.2023
Quality Analyst
IBM
12.2017 - 10.2020
Assistant Manager
TRL Krosaki
01.2014 - 10.2017
B.Tech - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Biju Patnaik University of Technology