Lakshmi Naveena Mukthinutalapati
Hyderabad
Summary
Framework-Agnostic Agile Leader | Scrum Master | Program Manager
Dynamic and adaptable Agile Leader with 16+ years of IT experience, specializing in Agile Project Management, Release Management and Enterprise Agile Transformations. With deep expertise in Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and LeSS, skilled at tailoring Agile practices to meet organizational context and business needs.
Proven track record of leading Agile transitions from inception to release, coaching teams and leaders to embrace Lean-Agile thinking, and fostering a positive, self-organizing ecosystem that drives delivery excellence. Adept at scaling Agile across programs and portfolios, influencing teams, and acting as a strategic change agent to maximize value delivery and team performance.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Agility Lead
J.P. Morgan & Co.
03.2023 - Current
- Currently Agility Lead for 1 Frontend and 2 Backend teams that build 'Offers' Capabilities for Card Customers on Web for Connected Commerce & Banking
- Planning Monthly Releases from Inception to Initiation to Resource Planning, Capacity Planning and Release forecasting.
- Coaching around 7 teams to adopt Agile Practices by enabling early demos, resolving impediments, managing changes and interventions, Velocity Tracking to foster deliverables to clients
- Organized professional with expertise in managing teams and optimizing performance. Proficient in providing valuable insights and supporting decision-making processes. Committed to enhancing productivity and contributing to overall success.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
Principal Scrum Master
Pegasystems
02.2021 - 03.2023
- As a Principal Scrum Master, developed transparent processes connecting business delivery and people
- Curated process for 5 teams to continuously improve by educating them on Inspect & Adapt
- Coached around 5 teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Streamlining the whole Agile Delivery Process, by creating Rosters, Escalation Matrices, Checklists and Automated Bots
- Have played a key role in Goal Planning, Release Escalations and Stakeholder Management.
Agile Program Manager And Scrum Coach
Oracle
01.2020 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: Program Manager cum Scrum Master for Retail – Product Teams
- Coaching 2 teams to adopt Agile Practices by enabling early demos, resolving impediments, managing changes and interventions, Velocity Tracking to foster deliverables to clients
- Program Manager cum Scrum Master for Retail – Product Teams
- Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
- Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team.
Agile Project Manager & Scrum Master ADP - Lifion
Lifion by ADP
10.2018 - 12.2019
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Responsible for 2 Scrum and 1 Kanban teams. Release management by conducting Daily Scrums, Product backlog refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospectives in an effective way.
- Release Planning, Risk forecast, Mitigation Plans, Release hand over management, Dependency Management, Regression Planning, RCAs, Disaster Recovery Planning.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
ADP
05.2015 - 10.2018
- Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
- Proactively developed Traceability matrix for more than 2000 Business Rules to ensure coverage of a complex Payroll web application. Provided all kind of support to the team as a servant leader and led by example.
- Evaluated function, performance and design compliance of every product against design standards and customer needs.
- Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.
Software Quality Analyst
ADP India Pvt Ltd
11.2008 - 11.2011
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
- Proficient in devising strategies, Test Planning, Creation of Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Defect Reports and Test Summary Report as a Test Analyst.
- DB Testing, Web Services Testing.
- Curated a Test Plan with 3000 Business Rules and ensured its Automation
Education
Certified Product Management Professional - Product Management
Certified Product Management Professional
International Consortium For Agile (ICAgile)03.2025
AWS Certified Practitioner - Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified Practitioner
AWS10.2023
Certified SAFe 5 Agilist - Scaled Agile
Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
Scaled Agile Inc01.2023
Certified Scrum Professional - Professional Scrum
Certified Scrum Professional
Scrum Alliance06.2022
Post Graduate Certificate - Data Science
Upgrad & IIIT
Bengaluru01.2020
Executive Program For Young Managers - Operations Management
IIM Calcutta
Kolkata01.2013
Bachelors of Technology - Comuter Science & Technology
Vardhaman College Of Engineering
Hyderabad06.2008
Skills
- Project Oversight
- Effective Servant Leadership
- Organizational Change Facilitator
- Leadership Development in Agile
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Version Control Oversight
- Strategic Quarterly Planning
- Effective Solution Development
- Collaborative Leadership
- Team Leadership
- Confident Speaking Ability
- Strategic Project Planning
- First Aid Certification
Accomplishments
Conducting Alliance level Workshops for various Teams, Product Managers, Engineering Heads and Leadership teams to inculcate Agile Mindset. Implemented a variety of ways like Poster Creations, On floor Quizzes, Team Games to imbibe Agile mindset to reap Excellence.
Hobbies and Interests
- Training
- Mentoring & Coaching
- Effective Ceremonies
- Leadership Coach
- Product Coach
- Team Fun
- Self-Learning
- Social Responsibility Activities / Trainings
Certification
- ICP-PDM Product Management certification -2025
- AWS Certified Practitioner - 2023 Sept
- Post Graduate Certificate in Data Science from IIT Bengaluru in collaboration with UpGrad - 2021
- Speaker at ‘Grace Hoppers India – 2020’ on Agile Transformations
- Certified Professional Scrum Master - 2020
- Advanced Scrum Master - 2018
- Certified Scrum Master - 2012
- ‘Executive Program for Young Managers’ 2013 from IIM Kolkata
- Sun Certified Java Professional -2010
- ISTQB-ISEB – 2009
- Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science – Vardhaman College of Engineering - 2008
Timeline
Sr. Agility Lead
J.P. Morgan & Co.
03.2023 - Current
Principal Scrum Master
Pegasystems
02.2021 - 03.2023
Agile Program Manager And Scrum Coach
Oracle
01.2020 - 02.2021
Agile Project Manager & Scrum Master ADP - Lifion
Lifion by ADP
10.2018 - 12.2019
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
ADP
05.2015 - 10.2018
Software Quality Analyst
ADP India Pvt Ltd
11.2008 - 11.2011
Certified Product Management Professional - Product Management
Certified Product Management Professional
AWS Certified Practitioner - Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified Practitioner
Certified SAFe 5 Agilist - Scaled Agile
Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
Certified Scrum Professional - Professional Scrum
Certified Scrum Professional
Post Graduate Certificate - Data Science
Upgrad & IIIT
Executive Program For Young Managers - Operations Management
IIM Calcutta
Bachelors of Technology - Comuter Science & Technology
Vardhaman College Of Engineering
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