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Pranay Sharda

Summary

Strategic and results-driven Scrum Master with 8+ years of project management experience in banking and supply chain. Certified by Scrum.org, known for creative thinking, strong analytical skills, and aligning solutions with business strategy. Excellent communicator with strong work ethics.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Application Development Senior Analyst

Accenture
Noida
10.2021 - Current
  • Documented all phases of SDLC including design specifications, test plans for future reference purposes .
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and develop appropriate solutions.
  • Worked closely with the PO to enhance the product backlog and plan for forthcoming features
  • Effectively addressed impediments at both team and organizational levels, resulting in enhanced efficiency of Scrum Framework in the project.
  • Developed and implemented product release strategy to ensure on-time delivery of key features.
  • Generated Sprint cadence report, Burn down charts with sprint velocity, performed capacity planning for precise team forecasting.
  • Facilitated cohesive work environment through active participation in team-building activities.
  • Monitored application performance metrics, identifying and addressing potential issues before they impacted users.

Operations Support

American Express
Gurgaon
01.2020 - 10.2021
  • Worked closely with product owner to groom backlog, maintaining relevance and priority of product backlog. Achieved consensus on acceptance criteria and prepared stories for sizing while collaborating with 2 Scrum Masters in the onshore team.
  • Organized and led meetings to gather project requirements using various techniques such as interviews, questionnaires, interface analysis, document analysis, brainstorming sessions, and focus group discussions.
  • Created detailed documentation on processes and procedures related to operations support activities.

Business Development Executive

WeddingWire
Gurgaon
01.2019 - 05.2019
  • Developed business plans, determined key performance indicators (KPI) and coordinated the measurement result.
  • Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data to uncover competition and industry information to drive business results.
  • Gathered information, analyzed new products and services and allocated relevant data to different departments.
  • Tailored business proposals to individual client needs, significantly improving proposal acceptance rates.

Senior Customer Care Professional

American Express
Gurgaon
12.2016 - 12.2018
  • Analyzed customer feedback to identify areas for improvement and actioned changes.
  • Collaborated with Product Owner to prioritize product backlog by identifying key user needs.
  • Contributed to the development of the Product Backlog by crafting user stories and acceptance criteria alongside the PO.
  • Prevented late no scope changes, Prioritized & took ownership for backlog decisions.
  • Participated in the SCRUM Ceremonies filled as an Entry Level SCRUM Master
  • Worked closely with Sprint Team & monitored deadlines.

Education

MBA - Business Management

IMT CDL
Ghaziabad
03-2024

Skills

  • Requirement gathering
  • Project Management
  • Backlog Management
  • User Acceptance Testing
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Negotiations
  • Microsoft office suite
  • JIRA/Confluence/Trello
  • Gap/Risk Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
  • Change Management

Certification

  • PSM 1 - May 2021
  • SAFe - Ongoing

Accomplishments

  • Accenture Ace Award - Q4 2023
  • Accenture Ace Award - Q1 2024

Affiliations

  • Reading
  • Trekking
  • Football

Timeline

Application Development Senior Analyst

Accenture
10.2021 - Current

Operations Support

American Express
01.2020 - 10.2021

Business Development Executive

WeddingWire
01.2019 - 05.2019

Senior Customer Care Professional

American Express
12.2016 - 12.2018

MBA - Business Management

IMT CDL
Pranay Sharda