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Malarvizhi Corera

Malarvizhi Corera

Chennai

Summary

Exceptionally driven and results-focused Agile Coach and Scrum Master with 10.9 years of IT experience in consistently delivering high-quality products, leveraging new Agile methodologies, and facilitating Scrum ceremonies. Instrumental in managing metrics for Scrum/Kanban, offering data-driven insights, and driving continuous improvements. Visionary and strategic technical team leader with expertise in directing multi-functional teams through the agile development lifecycle, interacting with Product Owners, helping in prioritizing product backlogs, and establishing advanced dashboards. Well-versed in conducting detailed metrics analysis, elevating team performance, and promoting timely delivery of top-tier services. Adroit at deploying Agile practices/frameworks in liaison with key stakeholders to achieve significant outcomes.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Scrum Master

Walmart Global Tech
Bangalore
10.2022 - 12.2023

Duties and Responsibilities:

● Appointed as a coach and mentor for Scrum teams of 30 members, Product Owners, and stakeholders to cultivate a deep understanding of Agile principles, drive positive change, and enhance overall agility in process execution.

● Facilitated Scrum events, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum calls, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective for each of the five teams to effectively follow the Scrum framework and promote exceptional transparency.

● Well collaborated with technical team leads by Involving in all technical discussions and PR approval process due to strong technical knowledge in c#, angular, SQL, entity framework and node JS.

● Strong experience in handling tools like Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Version one and good exposure in creating innovative user-friendly dashboards to understand team’s progress.

Accomplishments:

● Championed a culture of continuous improvement through the implementation of CI/CD methodologies, while leading and supporting five teams in upholding adherence to Scrum practices and optimizing overall processes.

● Made sure to have healthy Product Backlog by preventing scope creep, significantly improving commitment reliability, and deploying robust monitoring and reporting mechanisms to track progress and make data-driven decisions.

● Enhanced the daily workflow and team members’ progress by implementing new Pair Programming and burn-down charts to support junior resources and provide expert-level guidance on various scenarios and issues.

● Addressed potential risks by implementing a risk tracker and program status tracker to monitor overall progress.

● Implemented risk matrix technique to identify risks at an early stage, transfer or avoid by categorizing and also mitigated to enhance overall product’s productivity.

Scrum Master/ Project Manager

Prodapt Solutions (Client - Virgin Media, UK)
Chennai
02.2021 - 09.2022

Duties & Responsibilities:

● Spearheaded the Agile transformation of two teams from traditional waterfall practices to Agile methodologies by conducting mock Agile ceremonies to improve the teams' progress and achieve more benefits of Agile practices.

● Played the role of a Project Manager for a shorter period and got good exposure in managing cost, time, scope, quality, risk and benefits involving RACI matrix handling throughout the project.

● Developed and implemented visually compelling dashboards for promoting transparency and communication with stakeholders to offer real-time insights into team progress, sprint performance, and key metrics.

Accomplishments:

● Maximized the on-time/high-quality product deliveries by 20% through the provision of strategic leadership and guidance to cross-functional Scrum teams on the Agile framework in line with Agile development processes.

● Enriched the company’s success by proactively identifying and resolving impediments in collaboration with cross-functional teams; executed new strategies to maintain a steady flow of progress and meet customer expectations.

Scrum Master/Team Leader

Hexaware Technologies (Client - LSEG, London)
Chennai
10.2019 - 02.2021

Duties & Responsibilities:

● Recognized as a dedicated Scrum Master and Team Lead for formulating/executing strategic plans and employing Agile methodologies to inspire teams toward a commitment to sprint goals and continuous process improvement.

● Interacted with teams, clients, and key stakeholders to consistently inform about critical product developments, decisions, and changes; delivered detailed reports using new reporting systems and corporate review boards.

● Conducted the Agile ceremonies and key client meetings to facilitate comprehensive discussions and ensure the timely resolution of raised issues and impediments, enabling teams to concentrate on delivering optimal value.

Accomplishments:

● Established an organizational culture centered around Agile best practices by providing clear direction/guidance to team members, external influencers, and key stakeholders in defining technical objectives and strategic goals.

● Nominated for representing Hexaware in the UK through a six-week engagement to deepen a grasp of the business and technology landscape; dealt with abruptly halted promising endeavors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

● Streamlined operational processes and efficiently reduced defect rate through risk management techniques while introducing detailed continuous defect leakage reports to improve key stakeholder and management satisfaction.

Agile Scrum Master

Wipro (Client - Wipro Galleghar Solutions)
Chennai
07.2018 - 10.2019

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Created reports summarizing project progress, highlighting key issues encountered during each sprint cycle.
  • Handled 2 teams of 18 members working collaboratively on the same project but in different modules. Participated in Scrum of Scrums with other Scrum Masters to understand the dependencies and best work practices to ensure a high quality deliverable to the clients.
  • Ensured TDD is being followed and used confluence effectively integrating with Jira providing a clear cut view on the road map for the epics and features planned for delivery.

Technical Team Lead / Scrum Master

Cognizant Technology Solutions (Client - Pearson Technologies, London)
Chennai
06.2016 - 07.2018

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Ensured compliance with industry standards, regulations, policies, and procedures.
  • Ensuring the team understands the user stories by conducting multiple internal and external meetings with the PO.
  • Making sure that the team identifies and working towards the sprint goal.
  • Got hands on various technologies like C# .Net, Asp .Net, MVC5, NHibernate, WCF, Web API, JavaScript, Sql Server 2012, CSS and HTML5.
  • Good exposure in Solid Principles, Quartz ob and Major patters.
  • Successfully completed the transition and was selected as an on-site coordinator to understand the business Stayed in United Kingdom(London) for 6 months to gain business knowledge to complete the transition.

System Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (Client - Sainsbury's, London)
Chennai
03.2013 - 06.2016
  • Developed, configured and maintained systems in a multi-platform environment.
  • Worked as a developer for an Under Writing Portal in various technologies like C#, Asp .Net, JavaScript, CSS, Html5,ECDev framework, SMC Tool, MVC4 and Sql Server 2012
  • Got good hands-on experience in Solid Principles, Quartz ob and Major Patters.
  • Successfully introduced a new advanced concept called "Telemetrics" in Q&I application for 3 sates and got direct client application for on-time deliveries. Sainsbury's Account - Support Analyst
  • Worked as a support analyst for data mining project in various technologies like C#, Asp .Net, JavaScript, CSS, Control-M, batch script and Remedy tool.
  • Implemented ITIL Processes ? Incident, Problem, Change Management.
  • Got Best Contributor award to Sanisbury's by client.
  • Developed 3 tools successfully out of own interest and got awards for the same.(Tools are Turn Over Council, Servers and Service Tracker and TLP Reporting) and automated Control-M job to perform housekeeping activities.

Education

MBA - IT Management

Mewar University
Rajasthan
07-2018

Computer Science And Engineering - Computer Science

Anna University
Tiruchendur
04-2012

Skills

  • Technical Product Management
  • Scrum & Agile Methodology
  • TDD & CI/CD Implementation
  • Sprint & release Management
  • Agile Coaching & Transformation
  • Jira & Confluence Deployment
  • Product Owner Collaboration
  • SAFe Practices & Lean Principles
  • Risk & Impediment Resolution
  • Team Leadership & Support
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Key Stakeholder Engagement

Accomplishments

  • Received the Best Contributor, Collaboration Excellence Award, Customer Satisfaction Award, Agile Champion Award, and Continuous Improvement Recognition through emails and internal portals from managers and stakeholders.

Languages

Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
German
Beginner
A1

Certification

  • ICP-ACC (ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching, Methodology & Scrum)
  • PSM 1 (Professional Scrum Master)
  • ITIL Foundation in IT Service Management
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • PRINCE2 AGILE Foundation (ongoing)
  • SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)
  • CSM (Certified Scrum Master)
  • HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Specialist
  • Fundamentals in Big Data and Hadoop

Affiliations

  • Classical Singing
  • Reading
  • Piano
  • Learning New Technologies

Timeline

Senior Scrum Master

Walmart Global Tech
10.2022 - 12.2023

Scrum Master/ Project Manager

Prodapt Solutions (Client - Virgin Media, UK)
02.2021 - 09.2022

Scrum Master/Team Leader

Hexaware Technologies (Client - LSEG, London)
10.2019 - 02.2021

Agile Scrum Master

Wipro (Client - Wipro Galleghar Solutions)
07.2018 - 10.2019

Technical Team Lead / Scrum Master

Cognizant Technology Solutions (Client - Pearson Technologies, London)
06.2016 - 07.2018

System Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (Client - Sainsbury's, London)
03.2013 - 06.2016

MBA - IT Management

Mewar University

Computer Science And Engineering - Computer Science

Anna University
Malarvizhi Corera