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NIHARIKA BAJPAI

Noida

Summary

Dynamic Scrum/Project Management Professional with 12 years of total experience and 7 years of experience in leading multiple teams to complete, accomplish and deliver project using Agile Software Development & Management techniques. Equipped with the record of success in developing and implementing innovative processes with strategic direction at organization level. An effective and solution driven leader seeking opportunities to help organization achieve agility.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

S&P
Noida
12.2022 - Current
  • Currently working with 2 Teams having Multiple financial Clients Model responsible for the Development of new feature/enhancements of Client hosted Websites to handle financial Data required by Clients where we design, develop, and host data-rich, full-featured, high-traffic web and mobile applications for financial institutions, brokerages, and media clients
  • Enabled team to deliver increasing value to clients through the use of iterative product development in Agile methodology
  • Led team in achieving agile maturity
  • Facilitated team comprehension of requested/prioritized value, and adeptly factored in sequencing, timing, and dependencies.
  • Took accountability for all aspects of project management, including initiation, planning, scheduling, execution, and monitoring to meet client delivery dates.
  • Conducted stakeholder analysis and enhanced communication/management
  • Streamlined coordination efforts to enhance team collaboration and increase productivity during Scrum ceremonies, such as Scrum of Scrums.
  • Provided visibility and transparency for work delivery against a roadmap and milestone/sprint plan
  • Built team collaboration and commitment towards sprint objectives, prioritizing team needs above all.
  • Led Release Planning and coordinated communication efforts.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in a range of successful Agile techniques, including User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, DOR/DOD, BDD, TDD, CI/CD and Pair Programming.
  • Acted as a servant leader to the development team by removing impediments and resolving conflicts.
  • Tracked metrics related to sprint performance and identified areas of improvement for future sprints.
  • Coached stakeholders on their roles in the Scrum process and how to best support the team's success.
  • Provided guidance to Product Owners regarding Agile principles and best practices for managing product backlogs.
  • Worked closely with senior management and other stakeholders during strategic planning sessions for upcoming releases.

Scrum Master Senior

TSYS
Noida
08.2021 - 12.2022
  • Worked with 3 Scrum Teams responsible for the development of Web & Mobile (IOS/Android) Software Payment application which provides credit card holders to manage their account money transactions (Angular to React Migration, Front End, UI&UX)
  • Served 3 Scrum Teams (approx
  • 8 members each) in its efforts to deliver value and meet expectations of Business stakeholders
  • Assisted in Project Delivery planning and cross-team dependency modeling for efficient project execution.
  • Identified risks and issues related to the program and defined resolution paths as necessary
  • Resolved cross-team impediments and blocking issues.
  • Collected and consolidated cross-team status for delivery to stakeholders and executive management.
  • Scheduled and conducted meetings and ceremonies in alignment with best practices for Agile/Scrum software development
  • Built team collaboration and commitment towards sprint objectives by prioritizing team needs
  • Promoted team accountability, self-organization, and empowerment.
  • Facilitated Retrospectives, generating innovative ideas for process improvement
  • Maintained relevant metrics to guide the development team in achieving more efficient processes and satisfying their Product Owner and stakeholders
  • Have experience of PI planning for one of the SAFe projects implemented, and as a part of ART synch/Scrum of Scrum, responsible for managing risks and dependencies with other teams to help the team progress towards the sprint delivery.

Scrum Master

IDEMIA
Noida
07.2017 - 08.2021
  • Served 2 Scrums Teams (approx
  • 7 members) migration from Waterfall methodology to adapting Scrum values and Principles for the Software Development
  • Facilitated Scrum Ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily stand up, Retro, Backlog Grooming and Demo's)
  • Closely worked with PO for Backlog Grooming and Story workshops
  • Involved in Client and Business Stakeholders communications
  • Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams to make improvements
  • Maintained Required Team Metrics for Management and Team level progress
  • Supported Team for Impediments Resolution within and outside the Team.

Technical Consultant

Syscom Corp.Ltd
Noida
  • Led the team of 5 along with managing overall customer validation requests for India and sub continent regions
  • Understanding the customer requirement/requirement gathering and managing team for quality
  • Day to Day teamwork allocation and periodic follow up's if required
  • Monitored Team TAT/ FTR /SLA and maintaining corresponding proper reports for team data
  • Efficiently prioritizing multiple customer requests along with catering all urgent requests
  • Meeting with the interface teams for the on time and accurate delivery of the order to the customer
  • Customer Query Handling/Working on HLD and LLD
  • Ability to technically guide team members on various testing activities
  • Conducting various technical presentations for team grooming.

QA Engineer

Syscom Corp Ltd
Noida
  • Experience in the Smart card manufacturing industry as a QA engineer
  • Understanding of smart card life cycle and experience of various processes involved in complete product Test Life Cycle, i.e
  • Understanding the Requirement, preparing Test Plan, writing profile specific test Cases, Execution of Test, Defect Identification, Reporting & Tracking and Closure Activities
  • Performed Validation (final testing before mass production) for multiple Indian and sub-continent customer profiles.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication

UPTU, Lucknow

Skills

  • Expertise on Agile Framework & Scrum Practices
  • Expertise on Jira Tool, Jira Roadmap & Confluence & Kanban
  • Good knowledge of Quality Tools: Lean Six Sigma /5S Focused on Continuous Process Improvements
  • Forecasting and Planning & Scheduling
  • Risk Assessment & Monitoring, Stakeholder Management
  • Release Planning & Communication
  • Team Management & Leadership

Certification

  • Certified SAFe 5.1 Scrum Master
  • Certified RTE
  • Certified ISB IT Project Management Executive

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 06/20/89

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Scrum Master

S&P
12.2022 - Current

Scrum Master Senior

TSYS
08.2021 - 12.2022

Scrum Master

IDEMIA
07.2017 - 08.2021

Technical Consultant

Syscom Corp.Ltd

QA Engineer

Syscom Corp Ltd

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication

UPTU, Lucknow

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