Asha Dudekula
Agility Lead
Hyderabad
Summary
Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Agility Lead - VP
JP Morgan Chase
11.2022 - Current
- Working with Three Scrum teams under DPF (GT-EIS)
- Coaching the team on Scrum and other Agile Frameworks.
- Train the team on Scrum values and Empirical process.
- Help the team to have proper communication channel through internal and external to maintain the Transparency.
- Work as Servant Leader when ever possible by leading example.
- Coach the PO on creating valid backlog items and maintaining the backlog health.
- Partner with the business agility coaching team assess the agile fluency, health and maturity of the team and coach to higher levels, at a pace that is sustainable.
- Connect with other Agile and training orgnization within the firm to share ideas and collaborate where possible.
- Championed diversity and inclusion initiatives throughout the organization, fostering greater collaboration among teams and departments.
- Enhanced employee engagement and satisfaction through the implementation of comprehensive training programs and performance management systems.
- Cultivated a high-performance culture within the organization by setting clear expectations for employees at all levels, providing regular feedback, and recognizing achievement.
- Championed change management initiatives within the organization to ensure smooth transitions during periods of growth or restructuring.
Scrum coach/Tech.Proj Manager
Optum Global Solutions
06.2018 - 11.2022
- Implementation experience of Scaling agile frameworks like Scrum of Scrums(SoS), SAFe, LeSS
- Conduct Agile classroom training (Foundational and Advanced) to various Scrum projects and portfolio teams
- Deep knowledge of Agile principles and practices and the ability to transfer that understanding at all levels of the organization
- Coach teams to ensure highest Agile standards are uniformly met projects/portfolio products
- Facilitates Releasing planning sessions, works with Scrum teams to share the best practices
- Works with the Scrum teams to ensure product backlogs are prepared, refined, scoped and appropriately prioritized
- Participates/Works with Scrum teams to share best practices in Sprint planning meeting
- Helps the project Scrum teams with best practices to conduct Sprint review/demo and Sprint retrospection meeting
- Monitors various agile metrics, and share it with the leadership teams
- Mentor and Coach project teams to implement agile practices for the selected release
- Servant Leadership and facilitation skills in leading technical teams in the adoption and improvement of Agile methodologies
- Exposure of widely used successful Agile techniques like- TDD, ATDD, BDD, Continuous Integration, Kanban, Pair Programming, Automated Testing and Innovative Games
- Ability to deal with Senior leadership team, educate them to bring awareness of Enterprise Agility
- Good understanding of various reports/metrics and hand-on experience with CA-Rally tool.
Associate VP/Scrum Master
JP Morgan Chase
04.2017 - 06.2018
- Mentored and coached four teams new to Agile in Scrum and Lean Best Practices and Possess Agile Mindset
- Facilitated and conducted sprint planning, daily stand-up, sprint reviews, retrospectives
- Facilitated PO on Break down concepts into user stories and Prioritize the product backlog
- Discuss prioritized requirements and stories with the development team
- Coordinated software development with product and marketing groups to ensure feature release based on manufacturing commitments
- Establish continuous deployment processes and bring teams to an even higher level of performance in more self-organized way
- Led strategic Release Planning and tactical Iteration Planning sessions with all teams working for the same product
- Be adept in conflict management, conflict resolution and make work fun
- Gather data; provide metrics to stake holders and Program managers
- Provide coaching at organizational level to newly formed agile teams.
Scrum Master/Test Lead
Infosys Technologies limited
09.2011 - 04.2017
- Worked as a Scrum Master for a team of eight people
- Familiarize the team with Agility and Scrum events like Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective
- Work with Product Owner and Dev team for continues backlog refinement and try to remove any impediments within team
- Foster the trust and continuous collaboration across all team members
- Responsible for conducting Sprint Review with all Stake holders, PO and the team
- Responsible to conduct Retrospective with in Sprint Team in different ways
- Recognize the results and motivate the team to be self-organized
- Have performed various roles like SM, SME, Onsite coordinator, Test Lead & End to End Test Lead in client location, Sydney, Australia.
AMS- Advantage -Software Tester
CGI
06.2010 - 09.2011
- Responsible for creating Script for Newly Developed/Enhanced applications such as MSS –Managerial self Service and VSS-Vendor Self Service for testing the Accessibility (ADA-American Disability ACT 508
- Creating the Test Results for Accessibility by using JAWS and Windows Eye Software’s
- Coordinating with Onsite Counter parts to review the Test results and Test Scripts
- Also responsible for writing the test scripts for few of the financial modules and running the scripts through Rational Functional tester.
Associate S/W Engineer
TCS
05.2008 - 06.2010
- As a Developer, I was responsible for coding
- As a team member, carried out Unit Testing as well as System Integrated Testing, Accessibility Testing
- Extensively involved in creating and reviewing of Test Cases based on the BRT document
- Co-ordination with the team in analyzing, reporting and solving the issues
- Involved in each release of Regression Testing.
Education
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science -
SKU
01.2003 - 04.2007
Skills
Kanban
Certification
Certified Scrum master
Timeline
Agility Lead - VP
JP Morgan Chase
11.2022 - Current
Scrum coach/Tech.Proj Manager
Optum Global Solutions
06.2018 - 11.2022
Associate VP/Scrum Master
JP Morgan Chase
04.2017 - 06.2018
Scrum Master/Test Lead
Infosys Technologies limited
09.2011 - 04.2017
AMS- Advantage -Software Tester
CGI
06.2010 - 09.2011
Associate S/W Engineer
TCS
05.2008 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science -
SKU
01.2003 - 04.2007
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