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Bhavya Kataria

Pune

Summary

Certified SAFe 6.0 Release Train Engineer and Scrum Master with 10+ years of experience in Agile Methodology, Testing, and Process Automation. Proven success in driving high-quality project delivery and team collaboration as a Senior Scrum Master at Wolters Kluwer, achieving consistent progress and innovation in Agile practices.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Scrum Master

Wolters Kluwer
01.2023 - Current
  • Facilitated Product backlog Refinement, PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, PO/PM Sync and other ART level events.
  • Managed and executed release planning and readiness, enabling consistent on-time delivery of project releases without significant production incidents or rollbacks, improving team efficiency.
  • Facilitated distributed project team, improving coordination, and reducing blockers by 15% per sprint.
  • Streamlined communication channels using Azure DevOps and Confluence, ensuring alignment between product owners, analysts, developers, and QA, resulting in fewer blocked stories per sprint..
  • Supported risk management and facilitated release planning, improving release success rate by 20%.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create a positive Agile mindset.

QA Lead / Scrum Master

L&T Infotech
10.2020 - 01.2023
  • Facilitated Scrum framework - sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings, resulting in 90% team engagement.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and created a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Evangelized Agile as a strategic asset of culture and business value.
  • Achieved 80% automation for regression testing, reducing manual effort and testing cycles.

QA Lead

Cognizant
06.2015 - 10.2020
  • Executed test cases and documented defects, confirming resolution.
  • Collaborated with product owners to align with functional expectations.
  • Reported milestones, issues, and testing concerns to project managers.
  • Optimized and automated test cases for efficiency.
  • Created and managed automated test scripts.
  • Led a team of 3 for Process Automation development.

Education

B. Tech. - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Vellore Institute of Technology
Chennai, India
07.2014

Skills

  • Agile Methodology
  • SAFe
  • Scrum framework expertise
  • Release Planning
  • Power BI
  • Azure DevOps
  • Confluence
  • DORA Metrics
  • Process Automation
  • Servant leadership
  • Team Coach

Certification

  • SAFe 6.0 Release Train Engineer, 12/24
  • SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master, 02/24
  • Certified ScrumMaster, 09/22

Timeline

Senior Scrum Master

Wolters Kluwer
01.2023 - Current

QA Lead / Scrum Master

L&T Infotech
10.2020 - 01.2023

QA Lead

Cognizant
06.2015 - 10.2020

B. Tech. - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Vellore Institute of Technology

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