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Kavya Karkera

Project Manager
Udupi

Summary

PMO specialist with 5+ years of experience in improving processes and complex products deliveries by implementing a scaled Agile environment. Hands on in facilitating team collaboration, impediment resolutions.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
2020
2020
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Specialist -PMO

Niveus Solutions private limited
07.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with 3 development teams, 2 business teams to successfully guide to project completion.
  • Facilitated agile delivery for ICICI Bank and insurance domain projects, aligning cross-functional teams to meet strict regulatory and compliance standards.
  • Implemented new training programs for staff, leading to higher employee retention rates and better overall performance.
  • Led quality assurance efforts, maintaining high standards for all products and services.
  • Streamlined project delivery processes, reducing completion times significantly.
  • Facilitated workshops for professional development of junior staff members.
  • Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
  • Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
  • Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.
  • Executed analysis of risks and identified risk mitigation strategies. Alongside handled onboarding and grooming of new joiners and exposed them to organizational expectations.
  • Led daily stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint reviews and sprint planning meetings to foster collaboration among team members and increase overall team morale.
  • Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.

Scrum Master/Project Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2023 - 07.2023
  • Spearheaded agile delivery in a data warehouse project for Apple Corporation, enhancing data accessibility and reporting for global business teams.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Implemented best agile practices and fostered team cohesion, enabling us to overcome impediments and increase productivity.
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives through regular retrospective meetings with the team.
  • Worked with product owners and helped with prioritization technique like MOSCOW.
  • Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion.

Quality Assurance Engineer/Scrum Master

Amiti Software Technologies
11.2019 - 02.2023
  • Managed ecommerce application development for vehicle remarketing, optimizing customer experience and accelerating time-to-market for B2B clients.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
  • Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework - sprint planning, backlog refinements, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives. Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Maintenance of Test Requirements.
  • Well acquainted with all phases of SDLC and STLC.
  • Involvement in Test Estimations and Test strategy implementation.
  • Documented integration issues and vulnerabilities and outlined improvement recommendations.
  • Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
  • Reduced defect rates by designing and executing comprehensive test plans and test cases.

Education

Electronics and Communication Engineering -

Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology And Management
Udupi, Karnataka

HSC - PCM

Shri Poorna Prajna Pre university college
Udupi, Karnataka

Skills

  • Planning and Coordination
  • Process Improvement
  • Team Work and Collaboration
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Customer Interaction
  • Agile methodologies
  • Documentation management
  • Resource allocation
  • Continuous improvement
  • Tracking tools like Jira, Confluence, Rally, Redmine

Certification

Google Project Management Professional Certificate

Timeline

Specialist -PMO

Niveus Solutions private limited
07.2023 - Current

Scrum Master/Project Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2023 - 07.2023

Quality Assurance Engineer/Scrum Master

Amiti Software Technologies
11.2019 - 02.2023

HSC - PCM

Shri Poorna Prajna Pre university college

Electronics and Communication Engineering -

Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology And Management

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