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NAGASEKHAR GOLAKOTI

Hyderabad
NAGASEKHAR GOLAKOTI

Summary

SCRUM Master || ITIL3.0 || CSM Certified

Team-driven scrum master knowledgeable in task prioritization, risk management and workflow optimization. Committed agile expert with several years of expertise in presenting information clearly and developing high performing teams. Collaborative individual remains poised in all types of situations.

Deadline-oriented critical thinker helps team members understand Agile scrum practices and principles. Certified Scrum Master with vast knowledge of web development technologies and automated testing. Comfortable leading large teams in process and product development.

Overview

14
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Tao Digital Solutions Pvt Limited

Senior Scrum Master
07.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Developed strategies for continuous improvement of the software development process.
  • Promoted cross-functional collaboration among different teams working on related projects or initiatives.
  • Identified and removed impediments to the team's progress through effective facilitation of problem solving sessions.
  • Organized regular workshops aimed at improving efficiency within agile teams by introducing new tools or techniques.
  • Managed stakeholder expectations throughout the entire project lifecycle ensuring timely delivery of agreed outcomes.
  • Created detailed reports outlining progress against key performance indicators set out at the beginning of each project phase.
  • Coached and mentored team members in Agile and Scrum concepts, values, principles, and practices.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders from different departments to ensure successful delivery of projects.

TetraSoft India Pvt Ltd

Scrum Master
10.2021 - 07.2023

Job overview

  • Lead the scrum team by applying Agile methodologies and scrum best practices
  • Helped in building a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working
  • Facilitated ceremonies: Sprint planning, Backlog refinement, daily stand ups, review and retrospectives
  • Driving the adoption and enforcement of Scrum rules, removing impediments, and fostering self-management
  • Lead the scrum teams in self-organization and removing impediments
  • Worked with the Product owner to align team with the product vision, Release and sprint goals
  • Report timely progress of Sprint via burn down/burn up charts to Product Owners and stakeholders involved
  • Active Participation in Product roadmap planning, scheduling, and release management
  • Planning/Managing the release cadence
  • Providing guidance and support to agile teams and organizations in implementing and improving their Scrum practices
  • Successfully delivered all project objectives within anticipated timelines and budgets
  • Ensured the completion of project milestones/deliverables within committed Quality (Q), Delivery (D), Project cost (C) & Product cost (C), track performance and progress of project against committed QDC targets
  • Protect team from over-commitment, manage backlog, prioritize resolution defects/bugs.

Wipro Technologies

Scrum Master
04.2021 - 09.2021

Job overview

  • Respect to managing the product backlog
  • Empowered teams to self-organize, grow cross-functionality and collaboration
  • Educate and reinforce scrum methodology and agile framework to team members and key stakeholders
  • Agile Metrics to create productive teams; Velocity, Team Capacity, Committed Vs Completed, Accuracy of forecast/estimation
  • Provide advice/guidance to the team, impediment/obstructions resolution to meet technical/functional objectives
  • Facilitating Scrum of Scrum to get the support from other project teams on dependencies/impediments solution
  • Implemented suitable estimation techniques ( User story points, T-Shirt sizing).

Wipro Technologies

Project Lead
04.2017 - 10.2020

Job overview

  • Delivered the banking product starting from requirement gathering/Inception to till Production
  • Serves the Engineering Team in its efforts to deliver value and meet expectations of stakeholders by conducting, daily scrum, planning the sprints, demonstrating the sprints, and scheduling process improvement meetings
  • Provides guidance on the team; helps them along the process of self-governance so they can realize the impact of Agile Scrum frameworks
  • Evaluates the Scrum Maturity of the team, coaches the team to achieve higher levels of maturity and at a pace that is sustainable for the organization.

mFino

Senior Software Engineer
07.2015 - 04.2017

Job overview

  • Worked as a Techincal Support Engineer for one of the Telecom Application with technical skills using Java, Oracle, Web logic and UNIX
  • Worked closely with Stakeholders and the Dev team and acted as Liaison between them
  • Postproduction Validation.

Wisemen Solution PVT LTD (Resolve Tech Solutions)

Senior Software Engineer
10.2014 - 07.2015

Job overview

  • Preparing the Low level and High Level Design Documents
  • Involved in writing the JSP and Servlets or major functionalities like payments
  • Involving all deployment activities and monitoring all Support Queues and resolving issues effectively with in the SLA.

LnT Infotech

Technical Lead
08.2010 - 09.2014

Job overview

  • Analyzed customer requirements to determine appropriate technology solutions.
  • Evaluated existing applications for defects or improvements in functionality or performance.
  • Mentored junior developers on coding best practices and standards.
  • Managed multiple tasks within tight deadlines while ensuring quality control throughout the process.

Education

JNT University

M.C.A
01.2007

Skills

  • Sprint Planning
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Agile Coaching
  • Product Backlog Management
  • Scrum Framework Expertise
  • Customer interaction
  • Effective customer communication
  • Backlog management
  • Risk Identification
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Project Management
  • Performance monitoring
  • Project Team Coordination

Certification

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum.org

Completed ITIL V3 foundation certification

Timeline

Senior Scrum Master

Tao Digital Solutions Pvt Limited
07.2023 - Current

Scrum Master

TetraSoft India Pvt Ltd
10.2021 - 07.2023

Scrum Master

Wipro Technologies
04.2021 - 09.2021

Project Lead

Wipro Technologies
04.2017 - 10.2020

Senior Software Engineer

mFino
07.2015 - 04.2017

Senior Software Engineer

Wisemen Solution PVT LTD (Resolve Tech Solutions)
10.2014 - 07.2015

Technical Lead

LnT Infotech
08.2010 - 09.2014

JNT University

M.C.A

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum.org Completed ITIL V3 foundation certification

NAGASEKHAR GOLAKOTI