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Prarthana Pratap

Bengaluru

Summary

I am a software professional with over 9 years of experience in software testing and agile project management. Over the years, I have collaborated with cross-functional teams to build and deliver high quality software products in a timely manner.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Engineering Manager

Simplify Workforce Technologies Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
10.2021 - Current
  • Established product requirements in a clear manner comprehensible to developers and the project team in collaboration with the product manager.
  • Acted as the primary point of contact for articulating requirements to the development team and also facilitated scrum rituals.
  • Worked with stakeholders and project team to prioritize collected requirements.
  • Collaborated with technical teams to oversee project progress on a daily basis.
  • Worked on test scenarios, test cases, and test execution along with a team of 4 members.
  • Motivated team members to continuously improve performance and meet daily goals.
  • Analyzed and verified requirements for completeness, consistency, and conformity to standards.
  • Responsible for the release process and maintaining release notes of the product.
  • Contributed to wider product roadmap planning and coordination efforts to drive holistic customer experience and professional operations.

Application Development Team Lead

Accenture
Bengaluru
07.2021 - 10.2021
  • Worked as part of a large team which was responsible to support a legacy application for a leading logistics and international shipping company

Test Manager | Scrum Master

Evaluationz India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
04.2019 - 07.2021
  • Worked closely with product manager to identify business requirements, plan deliverables execution while taking responsibility for planning the management of scope and schedule
  • Closely collaborated with development and QA teams to achieve release of deliverables
  • Executed projects using scrum to help improve productivity and address set business goals
  • Internal stakeholder involvement to keep them apprised of progress and address their needs
  • Investigated and corrected or escalated project problems
  • Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, team changes and operational specifications
  • Involved in design workshops to define product UX strategy
  • Led all sprint planning, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives and daily scrums with the team
  • Responsible for test estimation, test execution, defect management, status reporting and release certification
  • Involved in planning and assigning of tasks to the team
  • Worked on test scenarios/ test cases and test execution cycle plans
  • Performed regression and system level testing to verify software quality and function before release
  • Tracked, prioritized and organized defects, working with development team to facilitate timely corrections
  • Documentation of product release notes
  • Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality

Software Tester

Evaluationz India Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru
03.2018 - 03.2019
  • Responsible for writing and optimize test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches
  • Defined and identified test cases for new development
  • Involved in test execution, bug tracking and closure
  • Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality

Software Tester

C-Square Info Solution Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
09.2013 - 11.2015
  • Involved in the product requirement discussion, writing of test cases, execution of test cases and release certification
  • Ensure the product release criteria is met
  • Provide support and assistance in the deployment process at the customer's site
  • Documentation of product release notes and user manual
  • Interacted with Development team and other stake holders to bring the issues into logical closure

Education

MBA - Marketing & Systems

Canara Bank School of Management Studies
06.2012

B.E. - Information Science

Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering
06.2009

Skills

  • Agile and Scrum Methodologies
  • Sprint Planning and Execution
  • Backlog Management
  • Facilitation and Conflict Resolution
  • Continuous Improvement and Retrospective
  • Requirements Gathering and Analysis
  • User story writing and Refinement
  • Basic SQL
  • Jira and Confluence
  • Manual Testing

Certification

  • Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager

Timeline

Engineering Manager

Simplify Workforce Technologies Pvt Ltd
10.2021 - Current

Application Development Team Lead

Accenture
07.2021 - 10.2021

Test Manager | Scrum Master

Evaluationz India Pvt Ltd
04.2019 - 07.2021

Software Tester

Evaluationz India Pvt. Ltd
03.2018 - 03.2019

Software Tester

C-Square Info Solution Pvt. Ltd
09.2013 - 11.2015
  • Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager

MBA - Marketing & Systems

Canara Bank School of Management Studies

B.E. - Information Science

Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering
Prarthana Pratap