Prakash S
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic Scrum Master with a proven track record at Baxter, excelling in Agile project management and stakeholder engagement. Expert in sprint planning and backlog management, I foster team collaboration and drive process improvements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software solutions. Passionate about mentoring teams and enhancing productivity through effective communication.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Scrum Master
Baxter
Bangalore
01.2025 - Current
- Facilitated daily stand-up meetings to enhance team communication and collaboration.
- Coordinated sprint planning sessions to align project goals with team efforts.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements, and prioritize product backlog items.
- Monitored performance metrics to identify areas for process enhancement.
- Maintained prioritized product backlogs aligned with business value.
- Created dashboards in Jira, Confluence, to track project progress and milestones.
- Removed impediments to shield team members from distractions and maximize productivity.
- Conducted sprint demos to showcase completed work at end of each cycle.
Scrum Master/Verification Specialist
Capgemini Engineering
Bengaluru
05.2021 - 01.2025
- Identified risks associated with sprint goals, and worked with the team to mitigate them.
- Conducted application review meetings with end users to document and gather business needs, and translate them into functional requirement documents.
- Worked to gather customer requirements, clarify specifications, and translate them into the product backlog.
- Mentored junior testers in best practices and effective testing methodologies.
- Conducted risk assessments to prioritize testing efforts and resource allocation.
- Collaborated with developers to identify, isolate, reproduce and fix defects found during testing cycles.
- Worked closely with business analysts to analyze user stories and requirements documents for completeness prior to beginning any development work.
- Analyzed customer feedback data to identify trends in product usage patterns that could be addressed through additional testing activities.
- Developed test plans, strategies and approaches for the testing process.
- Conducted root cause analysis of test failures and identified potential improvements to reduce risk of similar issues occurring in future releases.
- Performed regression testing after bug fixes were implemented to ensure proper functionality was restored.
- Tracked project milestones and deliverables while providing regular status updates to stakeholders.
- Monitored bug resolution efforts and tracked progress using defect tracking tools.
- Worked with Agile and Scrum methodologies to accomplish project milestones and meet demanding timelines.
- Met project scope and delivery dates by planning optimal testing schedules.
- Trained new team members on the Scrum framework and organizational processes efficiently.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
Technical Specialist
Philips Healthcare
Bengaluru
11.2014 - 05.2021
- Designed and implemented comprehensive test strategies for various applications.
- Facilitated defect tracking and resolution with development teams.
- Reviewed test cases and documentation for accuracy and completeness.
- Performed regression testing after bug fixes were implemented to ensure proper functionality was restored.
- Met project scope and delivery dates by planning optimal testing schedules.
- Documented, triaged, and managed defects in software, and worked with developers to facilitate timely resolutions.
- Simulated software production environments to allow for enhanced testing.
System Specialist
GE Healthcare
Bengaluru
06.2007 - 10.2014
- Designed and executed test plans for software applications and systems.
- Conducted performance testing to ensure system reliability under various conditions.
- Reviewed user requirements documents to create comprehensive test cases.
- Documented test results and provided feedback for continuous improvement efforts.
- Created test data for validating scenarios based on functional requirements.
- Developed test plans and strategies for products.
- Created traceability matrices between user stories and test cases.
- Interacted with stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations from product releases.
Skills
- Agile methodology and project management
- Sprint planning and backlog management
- Risk assessment and change management
- Stakeholder engagement and communication
- Team facilitation and collaboration
- Project tracking and metrics
- Resource allocation and time management
- Requirements gathering and user stories
- Meeting facilitation and backlog grooming
- Software development lifecycle and testing
- Training and mentoring in agile practices
- Test strategy development and environment setup
Project Details
Title: Spectrum infusion pump
Team size: 8
Role: Scrum master
Description: The Spectrum Infusion Pump is a product developed by Baxter, and its primary purpose is to deliver fluids, medications, or nutrients to a patient in a controlled and precise manner, either continuously or intermittently. This controlled administration is crucial for ensuring accurate dosages and preventing potential complications like fluid overload or adverse drug reactions
Key features and functions include precise dosing, a drug library, a dose error reduction system (DERS), mobility and portability, and easy-to-read wireless connectivity that enables data integration with electronic medical records (EMR) and drug library updates
2. Title: Centricity WFM (Workflow Manager)
Team size: 8
Role: SME
Description: Centricity Workflow Manager (WFM) is a radiology workflow management application from GE Healthcare that helps streamline and optimize radiology department operations. It is designed to improve efficiency, productivity, and patient care by managing the workflow of radiology exams, from order to report. Key features of Centricity Workflow Manager include exam scheduling and management, prioritization and triage tools, real-time status tracking, integrated reporting and dictation, quality control and assurance tools, analytics and performance metrics, and integration with RIS, PACS, and EHR systems. This product mainly consists of different components such as AD, UV, XE, EA, PTOOLS, and CPACS & WFM
3. Title: IntelliSpace Portal (CT and MR applications)
Team Size: 7
Role: technical specialist
Description: IntelliSpace is a healthcare informatics portal developed by Philips Healthcare. It provides a single, integrated platform for healthcare professionals to access and manage patient data, medical images, and clinical information. The portal offers a range of features and tools, including radiology and imaging results, electronic health records (EHRs), patient monitoring and tracking, clinical decision support, and analytics and reporting. IntelliSpace aims to enhance patient care, streamline clinical workflows, and facilitate collaboration among healthcare professionals. Application Used CCA, CV, PAA, CTV,TAVI, DMP, EPP (CT Applications) & Whole Heart, Mapping (MR Applications).ISP has a rich portfolio of applications for review/analysis from different modalities like CT, MR, NM, US, and multimodality (MM). Each modality applications are intended for specific use like Cardiac apps for diagnosing the health of the heart like checking for coronary heart diseases, Brain Perfusion apps for analyzing strokes and many more applications.
CERTIFICATIONS
ISTQB Foundation Level certification in August 2015
Certified SCRUM Master (CSM) in March 2020 from the Scrum Alliance
Certified PMP professional from PMI Institute in October 2023 from Scrum Alliance
Languages
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Certification
ISTQB
Timeline
Scrum Master
Baxter
01.2025 - Current
Scrum Master/Verification Specialist
Capgemini Engineering
05.2021 - 01.2025
Technical Specialist
Philips Healthcare
11.2014 - 05.2021
System Specialist
GE Healthcare
06.2007 - 10.2014