Kanimozhi S
Scrum Master - Release Manager
Coimbatore
Summary
Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Scrum Master - Release Manager
Trustrace
04.2023 - Current
- Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion, aligning with releases, and organizational goals.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – Backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives also ensured effective communication among team members.
- Track and remove external and internal impediments for the Scrum teams to move ahead with the sprint goal.
- Frequently collaborate with other Scrum Masters, Product Managers/Product Owners, Delivery Managers, Solution Architects and Business Services Team to ensure cross-functional team coordination takes place and is smooth.
- Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team as part of metrics.
- Implemented key performance metrics to track team progress and identify areas of improvement consistently throughout projects' lifecycles: velocity, Burndown/Burnup Chart, and Capacity Planning.
- Knowledge in JIRA, created JIRA dashboards for various use cases, including metric tracking, release dashboards, and bug dashboards.
- Optimized resource allocation by closely monitoring team capacity and adjusting work assignments.
- Handled entire organization's release activity, which involves liaison with cross-functional teams, including release planning, release activity execution, and release communications to the relevant stakeholders.
- Risk identification in the areas of sprint execution, release execution, scope change, resource allocation, stakeholder communication, etc.
- Conducted training sessions on Agile/Scrum principles to the new joiners of the team.
Career Break
Self
01.2018 - 03.2023
- I was on a career break from January 2018 to March 2023.
Senior Systems Engineer (With SCRUM MASTER Experience)
Ipay88
08.2016 - 12.2017
- Facilitate all scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, Backlog Grooming, daily stand-up meetings, sprint demo, sprint retrospective, release demos with the internal & external Stakeholders
- Collaborated with Cross-Functional Team members of the Product, Business and Engineering Teams to develop and maintain Product Backlogs
- Hands-on Experience with software development as I was a full stack developer as well
- Monitored the sprint backlog on a daily basis and ensured it accurately reflects the current status of the sprint also Craft Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, backlog refinement)
- Track and report important KPI's like scrum team velocity, Burndown Charts
- Protected the team and handled the impediments which hindered the progress of the task and enable the team to work in finest performance
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities.
Senior Systems Engineer (With SCRUM MASTER Experience)
Infosys
8 2012 - 5 2016
- Helped the team to adapt all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, Backlog Grooming, daily stand-up meetings, sprint demo, sprint retrospective, and demos, with constant coordination between internal and external stakeholders. Also facilitated them.
- Monitored sprint backlog on a daily basis and utilized JIRA to prepare the metrics. Ensured timely delivery, and in case of delay, promptly communicated to stakeholders about the same.
- Liaised between developers and product stakeholders, thus ensuring fostering quality communication.
- Also, track and remove external and internal impediments for the Scrum teams.
- Hands-on experience with software development as I was a full-stack developer as well.
- Provide and guide KT about the team, domain, and best practices to new onboard team member.
- Good familiarity with various Agile frameworks like Kanban and XP.
- Good communication skills.
Education
Bachelor of Technology, - Electricals And Electronics Engineering
Amrita School of Engineering
Coimbatore, India 05.2008 - 05.2012
Skills
Agile Methodology
Meeting Facilitation
Scrum Framework
Backlog Management JIRA
Stakeholder Management
Risk identification and Management
Project/Program Management
Certification
Google Project Management, Coursera, 12/2022, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/certificate/YKQW5W7LV5W7
Accomplishments
- Successfully converted Team from waterfall model to Agile Frameworks( Scrum, Kanban and XP) and implemented it from scratch.
- Through continuous feedback system, we improved overall Team performance and confidence than before and made my whole Team to be self organized with minimal supervision.
- Improved the Team's productivity by 25%+ by implementing agile frameworks and reducing unnecessary meeting hours spent by each individual in the Team.
- Delivered Software faster and earlier than before which made our client happy and satisfied, inurn helped us to onboard few new clients.
Languages
English
Tamil
Volunteer Experience
Service Volunteer, Coimbatore Scribes, 05/2017, Present, Coimbatore, India, I am active scribe where I write exams for blind people right from 8th grade till college Masters level., Awarded as Best Performer for the year 2013, Received with 'Star Performer Award' in the year 2014 for improving Team Performance and bringing our team in the top 3 performers of the year., Awarded as 'Best Employee' of the year 2016
Timeline
Scrum Master - Release Manager
Trustrace
04.2023 - Current
Career Break
Self
01.2018 - 03.2023
Senior Systems Engineer (With SCRUM MASTER Experience)
Ipay88
08.2016 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Technology, - Electricals And Electronics Engineering
Amrita School of Engineering
05.2008 - 05.2012
Senior Systems Engineer (With SCRUM MASTER Experience)
Infosys
8 2012 - 5 2016
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