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Birendra Gope

Pune

Summary

Accomplished Scrum Master with 17 years of expertise in leading high-performing teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. Proficient in facilitating Scrum ceremonies, resolving impediments, driving continuous improvement and accelerating speed to market by reducing delivery timelines and enhancing product quality, achieving a 15% reduction in Lead and Cycle Time.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

Ventura (India) Private Limited
Pune
10.2024 - Current
  • Led multiple Scrum teams through Agile ceremonies and backlog grooming, maintaining 95% sprint goal achievement rate for two consecutive quarters.
  • Removed key process bottlenecks and introduced Agile tools (Azure DevOps, Confluence), improving project transparency and team accountability, which led to a 20% increase in stakeholder satisfaction.

Scrum Master

John Deere India Pvt Ltd
05.2020 - 07.2024
  • Facilitated Agile transformations, streamlined processes, and drove continuous improvement, resulting in a 30% increase in team velocity and 40% increase in number functions deployed.
  • Coached teams on Agile and Scrum principles to foster self-organization and continuous improvement, creating high-performing teams. Utilized VSM (Value Stream Mapping) to reduce cycle time from a month to a week.
  • Implemented an automated deployment pipeline, increasing release frequency by 40%, leading to faster time-to-market and delivered 50% more functions in same time.
  • Coordinated between development and QA teams to streamline release processes, resulting in a 30% reduction in post-release defects.

Senior QA Analyst/ Test Lead

John Deere India Pvt Ltd
11.2013 - 02.2020
  • Led a QA team through a major product launch, achieving 100% on-time delivery with quality and ensuring that all critical bugs were resolved before release, resulting increase in Customer satisfaction index to 85%.
  • Spearheaded the adoption of a new test management tool, resulting in a 30% increase in testing efficiency and a 50% reduction in test cycle times.
  • Implemented a comprehensive test automation strategy that reduced the defect rate by 40% and accelerated the release cycle by 30%.

QA Analyst

John Deere India Pvt Ltd
02.2008 - 10.2013
  • Implemented automation for regression test cases through Selenium Web driver, resulting in 90% reduction in manual efforts and saved $1280 per month in test case execution.
  • Skillfully Performed both manual and automation testing, leading to the detection of 80+ software defects.
  • Conducted comprehensive usability testing that provided actionable insights, leading to a 15% improvement in user satisfaction.

Education

DAC - Advance computing

Sunbeam institute of information Technology
Pune, MH
01.2008

B.Tech - Computer Science

Asansol Engineering College
W.B
06.2006

Skills

  • Agile methodologies
  • Scrum framework
  • Backlog management
  • Continuous improvement
  • Team facilitation
  • Stakeholder engagement

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) by Scrum Alliance
  • Certified Scrum Master by Scruminc.
  • Certified Product Owner by Scruminc.
  • Certified Scrum@Scale Practitioner by Scruminc.
  • Java - Sun Certified Professional (OCJP)
  • ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level

Timeline

Scrum Master

Ventura (India) Private Limited
10.2024 - Current

Scrum Master

John Deere India Pvt Ltd
05.2020 - 07.2024

Senior QA Analyst/ Test Lead

John Deere India Pvt Ltd
11.2013 - 02.2020

QA Analyst

John Deere India Pvt Ltd
02.2008 - 10.2013

DAC - Advance computing

Sunbeam institute of information Technology

B.Tech - Computer Science

Asansol Engineering College

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