Monica Bhaskar
Agile Project Manager
BENGALURU
Summary
Highly skilled IT professional with 12 years of experience in Project leadership, and Agile Consultant roles, I have developed a broad range of leadership skills while delivering successful end to end projects across several industries. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions.
Overview
2
2
Certifications
6
6
years of post-secondary education
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Agile Consultant / Project Manager
Capco
Bengaluru
02.2022 - Current
- Led cross-functional teams in delivering complex projects using Agile methodologies, ensuring timely delivery, high quality, and customer satisfaction
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Facilitated daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, and ensured that each ceremony was well-planned and executed
- Collaborated with Product Owners and stakeholders to prioritize backlog items and ensure that project goals and requirements were well-understood
- Identified and mitigated project risks and impediments, and facilitated effective communication among team members and stakeholders
- Maintained Agile metrics such as velocity, cycle time, and team health, and used them to drive continuous improvement and team productivity
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
- Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
Scrum Master
MetricStream Infotech
Bengaluru
03.2014 - 02.2022
- Led 2 Scrum teams consisting of 16 members to streamline a multifaced compliance project.
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Facilitated teams planning and tracking activities while coaching Agile principles.
- Developed Processes and Procedures using Agile.
- Coordinated Release management activity and status update to the internal and external stakeholders.
- Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications.
- Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Engineering Technology
BITS Pilani
India 07.2019 - 12.2022
High School Diploma -
Nettur Technical Training Foundation
India 07.2006 - 05.2009
Skills
Project planning and development
Advanced problem solving
Business process re-engineering
Project Management
Software Development Lifecycle
Functional & Business Requirements
Strategic planning
Project estimation and bidding
Conflict Management
Agile Project Management
Cross-functional collaboration
Timeline
Agile Consultant / Project Manager
Capco
02.2022 - Current
Practical Project Management
03-2021
Bachelor of Science - Engineering Technology
BITS Pilani
07.2019 - 12.2022
ISTQB Foundation Level
07-2017
Scrum Master
MetricStream Infotech
03.2014 - 02.2022
High School Diploma -
Nettur Technical Training Foundation
07.2006 - 05.2009