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Prathiba Sriram

Chennai

Summary

Results-driven SAFe Scrum Master with expertise in leading Agile teams and facilitating scalable Agile Release Trains (ARTs). Skilled in fostering team collaboration, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement. Adept at aligning Agile practices with business objectives, mentoring the teams and product owners, and supporting cross-team collaboration to deliver high-value increments on schedule.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Agile Scrum Master

Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
12.2023 - Current
  • Facilitated Agile ceremonies for two cross-functional teams (10+ members) in a scaled Agile environment implementing SAFe practices.
  • Led and mentored teams through 9 Program Increments (PI), enabling on-time delivery
  • Coached team members and Product Owners on SAFe principles and Agile best practices, resulting in improved collaboration and self-organizing teams.
  • Identified and removed impediments, ensuring smooth execution of sprints and achievement of sprint goals.
  • Worked with Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, and other Scrum Masters to synchronize activities and dependencies across multiple teams—helping to achieve broader organizational objectives.
  • Monitored velocity, sprint burndown, and other Agile metrics, providing actionable insights to stakeholders, leadership and teams.

Scrum Master

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
02.2018 - 02.2020
  • Facilitate the Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Retrospective) for the team of 10+ members
  • Track and communicate the developmental metrics with the team and business
  • Work with Product Owner and Product Managers to prioritize and groom the Product backlog
  • Transitioned a Waterfall team to Agile Scrum, coaching team members on Agile mindset and ceremonies.
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts via restrospections

Associate Software Engineer

L&T Infotech
Chennai
12.2014 - 01.2018
  • Developed and maintained Java-based and Python-based enterprise applications.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver customer requirements on schedule.
  • Fostered knowledge-sharing through code reviews and team meetings.
  • Involved in requirement analysis

QA Test Engineer

L&T Infotech
Chennai
09.2013 - 11.2014
  • Reviewing requirements, specifications, and technical designs to provide meaningful feedback.
  • Creating detailed and well-structured test plans and test cases for both manual and automated testing.
  • Identifying, documenting, and tracking software bugs; ensuring thorough regression testing after fixes.
  • Testing products across various environments and ensuring they meet client needs and quality standards.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Panimalar Institute of Technology
Chennai
05-2013

Skills

  • SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
  • Scrum & Kanban
  • JIRA, confluence
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Excellent Communication, Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Core java, Python, TestNG, MySQL

Certification

  • SAFe 6 Scrum Master (SSM)
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM-1)
  • Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N3 level certified

Timeline

Agile Scrum Master

Tata Consultancy Services
12.2023 - Current

Scrum Master

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2018 - 02.2020

Associate Software Engineer

L&T Infotech
12.2014 - 01.2018

QA Test Engineer

L&T Infotech
09.2013 - 11.2014

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Panimalar Institute of Technology
Prathiba Sriram