Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Languages
Accomplishments
Certification
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Bhuvana  Ramamurthy

Bhuvana Ramamurthy

Chennai

Summary

Dynamic Project Manager and Scrum Master with significant experience in transforming project delivery through Agile practices. Skilled in managing diverse teams, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, and optimizing project workflows to enhance communication and efficiency. Served significant clients in multiple domains (Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Retail, Airline, Healthcare) Results-driven professional with strong skills in Agile methodologies and project management. Known for leading teams of up to 50, optimizing project delivery, and ensuring alignment with business objectives in fast-paced environments.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager and Scrum Manager(AUS Airline)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Chennai
12.2024 - Current
  • Project Manager for a Fixed price project for Online Check for leading AUS Airline
  • Scrum Master for diverse scrum teams with various tech stacks (Java / Spring Boot / Selenium / React JS / Node JS)
  • Managing stories in JIRA
  • Leading a team of 20
  • Employed applications including Confluence and Lucid Park
  • Participated in project planning meetings with clients to determine scope, timeline, cost estimates.

Scrum Master /Project Manager (US Retail Chain)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Chennai
02.2019 - 11.2024
  • Transformed Product Order Management application from Mainframe to Google Cloud for largest US retail chain.
  • Facilitated Scrum standup meetings to foster communication and alignment on tasks.
  • Managed sprint planning sessions to prioritize tasks and allocate resources efficiently.
  • Coached team members on Agile principles to enhance project delivery processes.
  • Promoted continuous improvement through retrospective meetings and feedback sessions.
  • Developed training materials for onboarding new team members in Agile methodologies.
  • Oversaw team of 40 to 50 in Appraiser role, ensuring high-performance standards.
  • Served as Scrum Master for various teams utilizing diverse tech stacks including Java, Spring Boot, Selenium, React JS, Node JS.

Scrum Master /Project Manager (Omni Channel -CoE)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Chennai
07.2017 - 01.2019
  • Maintained product backlogs, ensuring that items are well defined and prioritized based on business value.
  • Created dashboards using various tools such as JIRA, Confluence, to track project progress and milestones.
  • Led daily Scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.

Analyst - BFSI

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Chennai
07.2016 - 05.2017
  • Contributed to Retirement Tax application development
  • Executed SDLC methodology for successful delivery of development projects
  • Drafting code design, test plans, and peer review checklist for components undergoing modification or creation for client review
  • Enabling collaboration between Client and onsite members concerning deliverables and quality
  • Conducting unit testing on components with regression analysis

Mainframe Production Support Exec(UK Insurance)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Chennai
01.2014 - 05.2016
  • Managing batch and online mainframe applications
  • Collaborating on defect resolutions for incidents raised in SM7/AXIS tools, including high-severity issues within SLA
  • Requirement Gathering
  • Delivering root cause analysis for significant application issues in a short timeframe
  • Expertise in Incident Response, Change Coordination, and Issue Resolution
  • Organize weekly calls on Incident Management with Onshore Client Service Manager and Business Relations Manager

Mainframe Developer (Large US Healthcare Provider)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Chennai
07.2010 - 01.2014
  • Developed and maintained mainframe applications using COBOL and JCL.
  • Did Feasibility analysis for the obtained Business requirements and prepared Tech Specs
  • Implemented code modifications based on the requirements and developed unit test cases
  • Designed and improved applications aligned with requirements employing COBOL, DB2 stored procedure, and JCL

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

MEENAKSHI SUNDARARAJAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
CHENNAI
08-2009

12th Standard -

Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Mat. Hr Sec School
Chennai
03-2005

10th Standard -

P S Senior Hr Sec School
Chennai
05-2003

Skills

  • Project management
  • Agile methodologies
  • JIRA management
  • Scrum facilitation
  • Team leadership
  • Problem solving
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Planning and scheduling
  • Project development and lifecycle

Affiliations

  • Hand Knitting with Yarns
  • Tanjore painting
  • Toast Master

Languages

Tamil
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

Accomplishments

· Have completed ‘Green Belt’ Certification and ‘Process Improvement’ certifications conducted by TCS

· Been awarded the 'Best Process Improvement' Faculty award in 2014

· Have received the ‘On the Spot Award’ thrice

· Have received ‘Service & Commitment Award’ twice

· Been awarded ‘CLP Faculty Award’ 6 times

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt - 2014
  • Process Improvement (PI) Certification

Timeline

Project Manager and Scrum Manager(AUS Airline)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
12.2024 - Current

Scrum Master /Project Manager (US Retail Chain)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
02.2019 - 11.2024

Scrum Master /Project Manager (Omni Channel -CoE)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
07.2017 - 01.2019

Analyst - BFSI

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
07.2016 - 05.2017

Mainframe Production Support Exec(UK Insurance)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
01.2014 - 05.2016

Mainframe Developer (Large US Healthcare Provider)

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
07.2010 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

MEENAKSHI SUNDARARAJAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE

12th Standard -

Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Mat. Hr Sec School

10th Standard -

P S Senior Hr Sec School
Bhuvana Ramamurthy