PALLAVI BRAHME
PUNE
Summary
Strategic leader in Agile delivery for Investment Banking and Salesforce CRM initiatives, enhancing governance and release readiness. Facilitates PI Planning, Sprint Planning, and Scrum of Scrums while managing roadmaps, risks, and dependencies. Builds stakeholder relationships to enable swift decision-making and measurable outcomes. Drives project delivery with structure and transparency, aligning teams through effective facilitation and risk control to ensure quality and scope compliance.
Overview
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Certification
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager / Scrum Master
Synechron
11.2024 - 07.2026
- Managed project roadmaps, release planning, sprint execution, budgeting, and ensured delivery governance to align projects with business objectives.
- Facilitated PI Planning, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and Scrum of Scrums to enhance collaboration and alignment across teams.
- Led multiple Agile teams delivering Investment Banking and Salesforce CRM initiatives.
- Managed risks, dependencies, and release readiness across multiple workstreams.
- Improved delivery predictability using Velocity, Lead Time, and Cycle Time metrics.
- Enabled approximately 30% business revenue growth by implementing Agile delivery practices that improved project outcomes.
Project Manager / Scrum Master
KPIT
06.2023 - 08.2024
- Drove successful releases contributing to approximately 50% program revenue growth.
- Directed governance, release management, budgeting, resource planning, and dependency tracking, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Led Agile delivery for Automotive programmes, enhancing collaboration across global teams and stakeholders.
- Managed transition planning, production releases, hypercare support, and operational readiness.
- Established executive reporting dashboards and RAID management processes to support informed decision-making and risk management.
- Collaborated with Infrastructure, Security, Network, Identity, and Service Desk teams.
Senior Consultant / Scrum Master
Capgemini
12.2020 - 04.2023
- Coached teams on Scrum, Agile principles, and continuous improvement practices.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies while actively resolving delivery impediments.
- Managed dependencies and partnered with Product Owners to improve delivery outcomes.
- Enhanced backlog quality and sprint readiness to streamline delivery execution.
- Led Agile delivery for Commercial and Investment Banking initiatives.
- Achieved management recognition for exemplary delivery performance.
Quality Lead and Scrum Master
Zymr
05.2018 - 12.2020
- Spearheaded quality assurance initiatives, significantly reducing defect rates by 30% within the first year.
- Managed quality control audits, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 standards across all operations.
- Streamlined documentation processes for quality incidents, expediting resolution times by 40%.
- Analysed customer feedback to pinpoint areas for product improvement, leading to a 25% increase in positive reviews.
- Authored monthly quality reports for senior management, highlighting achievements and areas for focus.
- Monitored industry trends and regulatory changes to keep quality practices ahead of the curve.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Wipro
08.2017 - 01.2018
- Implemented performance testing initiatives to evaluate and improve system scalability and stability under load.
- Improved product durability, reliability and quality by conducting thorough quality assessments and recommending changes.
- Executed quality tests on company products to determine improvements or flaws.
- Analysed manufacturing processes for identification and elimination of defects, enhancing product quality.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to integrate quality assurance processes seamlessly within development cycles.
- Compiled and processed defect data to diagnose production issues and assess trends in failed products.
- Submitted quality audits and accreditation applications and enforced established standards to keep production processes in check.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Cybage
07.2013 - 07.2015
- Conducted thorough quality assessments to determine if products met company's high-quality standards.
- Monitored and reported on quality metrics, providing data-driven insights for continuous improvement.
- Analysed manufacturing processes for identification and elimination of defects, enhancing product quality.
- Collaborated with production team members to help the team produce high quality, cutting-edge products.
- Reviewed customer feedback to identify quality improvement opportunities and enhance satisfaction.
- Managed documentation for quality assurance activities, ensuring traceability and compliance.
- Assisted in the development of training materials for new QA staff, promoting best practices.
- Trained junior team members of quality standards and testing procedures.
Test Engineer
Harbinger
10.2011 - 06.2013
Test Engineer
GlobalStep
08.2010 - 10.2011
Lecturer
K.J. Somaiya Institute
01.2009 - 05.2010
Education
B.E. - Computer Engineering
N.M.U University
01-2007
Skills
- Agile project management
- Scrum and Kanban methodologies
- Agile transformation and coaching
- Release management
- Risk and resource management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Team leadership and delivery
- Executive reporting and metrics
Certification
PMP | PSM I | CSM | SAFe Scrum Master | ISTQB Certified Tester
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- 15+ years of IT experience with 12+ years in Agile delivery leadership.
- Led multiple cross-functional Scrum teams of 9–12 members.
- PMP, PSM I, CSM, SAFe Scrum Master, and ISTQB certified.
- Strong expertise in Agile Metrics, Delivery Governance, Stakeholder Management, and Agile Coaching.
Timeline
Project Manager / Scrum Master
Synechron
11.2024 - 07.2026
Project Manager / Scrum Master
KPIT
06.2023 - 08.2024
Senior Consultant / Scrum Master
Capgemini
12.2020 - 04.2023
Quality Lead and Scrum Master
Zymr
05.2018 - 12.2020
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Wipro
08.2017 - 01.2018
Quality Assurance Engineer
Cybage
07.2013 - 07.2015
Test Engineer
Harbinger
10.2011 - 06.2013
Test Engineer
GlobalStep
08.2010 - 10.2011
Lecturer
K.J. Somaiya Institute
01.2009 - 05.2010
B.E. - Computer Engineering
N.M.U University