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Dhanush Goverdhan

Bengaluru

Summary

Results-driven Certified Scrum Master with over 4 years of experience leading Agile teams and 6 years of overall IT expertise. Adept in implementing Scrum, SAFe, and Kanban frameworks to drive high-performing, self-organizing teams and deliver business value iteratively. Proven ability to coach cross-functional teams, manage stakeholder expectations, and enhance Agile maturity. Skilled in Agile metrics, backlog refinement, sprint planning, risk mitigation, and team facilitation. Hands-on with tools like Jira and Confluence, with a strong focus on continuous improvement, collaboration, and servant leadership in globally distributed environments.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

LTIMindtree
Bengaluru
11.2021 - Current
  • Facilitate Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews & Retrospectives
  • Guide teams on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and SAFe implementation.
  • Coach teams on self-organization, cross-functional collaboration, and an Agile mindset.
  • Identify and remove team impediments to ensure timely sprint delivery.
  • Align development teams with product vision and sprint goals
  • Track and report on team progress using Agile metrics (velocity, burn-down, cumulative flow)
  • Mentor team members and product owners on backlog refinement and prioritization
  • Enable continuous improvement through retrospectives and process optimization
  • Manage risks and handle conflict resolution across teams and stakeholders
  • Support Agile transformation initiatives at the project, program, or enterprise level
  • Collaborate with Release Management, QA, and DevOps to ensure smooth delivery
  • Represent scrum teams in cross-functional coordination and release planning
  • Promote transparency and stakeholder communication across distributed teams
  • Deliver Agile maturity assessments and coaching sessions tailored to role and team

Project Lead (Senior Cloud Engineer)

Mindtree
Bengaluru
07.2019 - 10.2021
  • Progressed from Jira Administrator, managing end-to-end Jira configurations, including workflows, permissions, dashboards, and automation for Agile and ITSM teams.
  • Promoted to Project Lead, overseeing cloud-based project execution, team management, resource planning, and timely delivery of high-impact initiatives in Agile environments.
  • Oversaw monthly operational and project meetings, reporting KPIs and status updates to stakeholders.
  • Maintained project documentation, risk logs, and skill matrices to ensure alignment with goals.
  • Provided expert-level JIRA Administration support including enhancements, workflows, and best practices

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication

Don Bosco Institute of Technology
Bengaluru
05-2019

Skills

  • Agile Tools: Jira, Confluence, Azure Dev-Ops
  • Frameworks: Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, CI / CD implementation, TDD and BDD
  • Other: MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneNote, Outlook), Miro

Certification

  • Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)
  • JIRA administration for cloud
  • Kanban practitioner
  • SAFe® 6.0 Scrum Master (SSM)

Core Competencies

  • Agile Coaching & Transformation
  • Scrum, SAFe, Kanban
  • Servant Leadership & Team Enablement
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Agile Metrics & Reporting (Velocity, Burn-down, Cycle Time)
  • Conflict Resolution & Impediment Removal
  • Cross-functional & Distributed Team Facilitation
  • Continuous Improvement & Agile Maturity Assessment
  • Risk Identification & Mitigation in Agile Environments

Timeline

Scrum Master

LTIMindtree
11.2021 - Current

Project Lead (Senior Cloud Engineer)

Mindtree
07.2019 - 10.2021

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication

Don Bosco Institute of Technology

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