N V P Agnihotra Somayajulu Surikuchi
Hyderabad
Summary
Senior professional with 13years industry experience and experienced Project Manager and SAFe Scrum Master with over 8 years of experience in Agile delivery across diverse sectors including Retail, Airlines, and Healthcare. Expertise in PI Planning, Agile Release Train leadership, and stakeholder alignment. Proven track record of enhancing delivery predictability and team velocity while ensuring executive visibility for global clients.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
ASSOCIATE MANAGER – PMO
MOURI Tech Ltd
Hyderabad
04.2023 - Current
- Lead and support Agile Release Train (ART) for Advance Auto Parts, ensuring alignment between strategy, roadmap, and execution.
- Facilitated Pre-PI readiness, capacity planning, dependency mapping, and risk management across multiple teams.
- Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, RTEs, Architects, and Engineering leadership for feature delivery.
- Manage delivery of 15+ concurrent initiatives with 98% on-time delivery and 25% reduction in project delays.
- Coach cross-functional Scrum teams on SAFe and Agile practices, improving velocity and predictability by 30%.
- Provide PI metrics, delivery dashboards, and executive reporting using Jira and Confluence.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, reducing sprint cycle time by 15%.
- Key Clients: Advance Auto Parts, SIPEF, Yaskawa, ILC Dover
CONSULTANT – MANAGER & SCRUM MASTER
Rythmos India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
07.2014 - 03.2023
- Led Agile and SAFe delivery for large global enterprises across Airlines, Retail, and Healthcare domains.
- Supported PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and cross-team dependency resolution.
- Coordinated global rollouts across 5+ regions, improving release predictability by 20%.
- Partnered with Product Management on roadmaps, MVP definition, and release strategy.
- Improved quality metrics by 25% through Agile coaching and process standardization.
- Key Clients: Southwest Airlines, Starbucks, Mirra Healthcare, Multilot Gaming, Shaklee
QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST
Seygen Technologies
06.2013 - 04.2014
- Executed functional, regression, and integration testing across enterprise applications.
- Managed defect lifecycle and collaborated closely with development teams.
- Validated data integrity using SQL and supported release cycles.
Education
B.Tech - Information Technology
JNTUH University
Skills
- SAFe
- PI Planning
- ART Leadership
- Scrum
- Jira
- Confluence
- Azure DevOps
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk & Dependency Management
- Release Management
- Coaching & Mentoring
Certification
PSM1 - Scrum.org
Timeline
ASSOCIATE MANAGER – PMO
MOURI Tech Ltd
04.2023 - Current
CONSULTANT – MANAGER & SCRUM MASTER
Rythmos India Pvt Ltd
07.2014 - 03.2023
QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST
Seygen Technologies
06.2013 - 04.2014
B.Tech - Information Technology
JNTUH University