Khumeer Shareef
Bengaluru
Summary
With 17+ years of experience in Software Engineering and Agile Project Management, bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Scrum Master for 7+ years, honing problem-solving, critical thinking, and servant leadership skills. Track record speaks for itself, successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions within budget and on time. Well-versed in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management, and sprint planning. Highly organized nature allows for effective management of complex projects with multiple deadlines.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Spigot Software Pvt. Ltd.
02.2024 - 07.2024
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Identified and eliminated impediments, blocking issues and dependencies
- Tracked and reported metrics such as throughput, velocity, burndown chart, and defects density
- Communicated the status of projects to key executives and stakeholders
- Identified key tasks and publishes meeting minutes post calls along with clear communication strategy on a weekly basis for key initiatives
- Identified and diffused problems proactively with effective communication and team management / collaboration strategies
- Tracked and monitored sprint progress and metrics regularly
- Worked with Product Owner in product backlog refinement and prioritization.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
- Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks.
- Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
- Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
- Generated reports for IT project progress and performance.
- Resolved conflicts and identified potential areas of improvement.
Scrum Master
TEKsystems
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Facilitated scrum events including daily stand-up, Sprint planning, Sprint review, and Sprint retrospective
- Identified and eliminated impediments, blocking issues and dependencies
- Assisted in overall project planning and ensure cross-team dependencies are well-understood
- Identify, document, and publish risks and issues related to the overall program and to define resolution paths where required
- Collected and consolidated cross-team status for delivery to stakeholders and executive management
- Build team collaboration, communication, and commitment towards achieving sprint objectives
- Maintained relevant metrics that guide the development team to more efficient processes in their work and in satisfying their Product Owner and stakeholders
- Identified and communicated key slippages and acts with a sense of urgency to help eliminate any roadblocks to ensure successful completion of projects
- Tracked and reported metrics such as throughput, velocity, burndown chart, cycle time and defects
- Communicated the status of projects to key executives and stakeholders
- Identified key tasks and publishes meeting minutes post calls along with clear communication strategy on a weekly and monthly basis for key initiatives
- Identified and diffuses problems proactively with effective communication and team management / collaboration strategies
- Tracked and monitored sprint progress and metrics regularly
- Worked with Product Owner in product backlog refinement and prioritization.
Senior Scrum Master
Encora Innovation Labs Pvt. Ltd.
04.2021 - 12.2022
- Facilitated daily stand ups, sprint planning, review, backlog grooming and retrospective
- Worked with product owner, defined roadmap, prioritised and managed product backlog
- Identified and eliminated impediments / blockers and dependencies
- Facilitated discussions, decision making and conflict resolution
- Collaborated with cross functional and external teams
- Ensured user stories are clear and understood by the development teams
- Ensured timely escalation to product owner or senior management on any impediments
- Managed scope, timelines, quality, goals, and deliverables that support business goals
- Ensured team delivers Quality code by following coding standards, proper unit testing and peer reviews
- Coached and supported Scrum team in estimation and planning
- Ensured team completes committed work and delivers on time
- Managed project conflicts, challenges and dynamic business requirements
- Maintained team data in project management software (Jira) to support estimates and execution
- Ensured Scrum team always have adequate backlog to work on
- Managed and maintained project boards regularly and keep up to date.
Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services
09.2016 - 08.2019
- Identified potential risks and developed risk mitigation strategies
- Regularly assessed project risks and implement proactive measures to address them
- Tracked project timelines and milestones
- Addressed stakeholder concerns and maintain positive relationships
- Identified and addressed project issues promptly
- Collaborated with the team to find effective solutions
- Managed scope changes
- Ensured that changes are communicated and approved by relevant stakeholders
- Identified opportunities for process improvement within the project
- Provided guidance and mentorship to team members
- Facilitated Scrum events and supported PO in Product backlog management.
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
Project Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
09.2014 - 08.2019
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Senior Software Engineer
Trinus Corporation
08.2013 - 08.2014
- Collaborated with management, internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress.
- Analyzed proposed technical solutions based on customer requirements.
- Delivered unit-tested systems within customer-prescribed timeframes.
- Conducted data modeling, performance and integration testing.
- Designed and implemented scalable applications for data extraction and analysis.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Technical Lead
Mannara Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
12.2009 - 07.2013
- Provided educational expertise and mentoring to junior team members.
- Improved systems with addition of new features and infrastructure.
- Supervised work of programmers, designers and technicians, assigned tasks and monitored performance against targets.
- Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
- Designed and implemented scalable applications for data extraction and analysis.
- Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Designed and developed forward-thinking systems that meet user needs and improve productivity.
- Conducted data modeling, performance and integration testing.
Assistant Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2004 - 07.2009
- Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.
- Translated technical concepts and information into terms parties could easily comprehend.
- Tested functional compliance of company products.
- Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
- Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Supervised work of programmers, designers and technicians, assigned tasks and monitored performance against targets.
- Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
- Analyzed work to generate logic for new systems, procedures and tests.
- Conducted data modeling, performance and integration testing.
Education
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) -
University of Madras
04.2001
Bachelor of Arts (B.A) -
Nagarjuna University
04.1997
Skills
- Agile Methodologies
- Scrum Mastery
- Sprint Planning
- Kanban
- Scaled Agile Framework
- Agile Project Management
- Global Team Management
- Impediment Resolution
- Facilitation, Coaching and Mentorship
- Stakeholder Management
- Effective Communication
- Product Backlog Management
- Metrics and Status Reporting
- Team building
- Root Cause Analysis
- Risk Management
- Process Improvement
- Risk Assessment
- Problem-solving and Critical thinking
Certification
- Scrum Alliance, Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM)
- Scrum Alliance, Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Scrum.org, Professional Scrum Master l (PSM l)
- Scaled Agile Inc., Certified SAFe 6.0 Agilist
Accomplishments
- Improved team productivity
- Enhanced Stakeholder satisfaction
- Resolved complex issues and challenges
- Implemented continuous improvement
- Coached and mentored teams to self-organization and cross-functional
- Achieved high level of transparency
- Received recognition for outstanding contributions to project success.
Timeline
Scrum Master
Spigot Software Pvt. Ltd.
02.2024 - 07.2024
Scrum Master
TEKsystems
07.2023 - 12.2023
Senior Scrum Master
Encora Innovation Labs Pvt. Ltd.
04.2021 - 12.2022
Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services
09.2016 - 08.2019
Project Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
09.2014 - 08.2019
Senior Software Engineer
Trinus Corporation
08.2013 - 08.2014
Technical Lead
Mannara Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
12.2009 - 07.2013
Assistant Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2004 - 07.2009
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) -
University of Madras
Bachelor of Arts (B.A) -
Nagarjuna University
- Scrum Alliance, Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM)
- Scrum Alliance, Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Scrum.org, Professional Scrum Master l (PSM l)
- Scaled Agile Inc., Certified SAFe 6.0 Agilist
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