Skilled IT professional with 15 years of experience which includes 5 years of hands-on experience as a Scrum Master employing key Agile methodologies across BFSI Domain. Committed to exceeding client expectations and delivering complex projects on time with consistency. Proven and influential leader who develops, engages, and cultivates high performing engineering teams. Hands on experience in handling critical multi-tier banking projects and driving Scrum of Scrum calls across multiple scrum teams.
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PRAVEEN GURUSHANTHU
Scrum Master
Bangalore,
Summary
Overview
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Bank Of AmericaBangalore
Scrum Master
12.2022 - Current
Job overview
- • Conduct agile ceremonies like daily standup, sprint planning, sprint review and sprint retrospective
- • Participated in requirements gathering session with business users
- • Assist product owner in managing , prioritizing and refining product backlog
- • Manage sprint backlog and remove roadblocks for dev team
- • Represent dev team in scrum of scrum calls (SoS)
- • Track stories and epics to closure
- • Update project status in 4 blockers call
- • Track velocity and story points during each sprint
- • Coordinate with change management team for monthly releases
- • Share resource and project forecast as per allocated funds
- • Facilitated discussion between multiple cross functional teams
- • Trained, mentored, and coached team in agile practices for effective agile product delivery
American ExpressBangalore
Scrum Master
08.2019 - 10.2022
Job overview
- Conduct agile ceremonies like daily standup, sprint planning, sprint review and sprint retrospective for 3 scrum teams
- Assisted product owner in managing product backlog
- Worked across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel
- Provided extensive guidance on Agile scrum processes and methodologies to highly effective teams with goals of improving quality and productivity
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
Stearns Digital MortgageBangalore/California
Scrum Master
06.2017 - 07.2019
Job overview
- Conduct agile ceremonies like daily standup, sprint planning, sprint review and sprint retrospective
- Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload.
- Assisted product owner in managing product backlog
- Track features and user stories to closure
- Prepare agile charter and submit for approval
- Track velocity and story points during each sprint
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
AMEX Voice Application ServicesBangalore
UAT Test Lead
07.2013 - 04.2017
Job overview
- Implemented user acceptance testing with focus on documenting defects, identifying bottlenecks and executing test cases
- Validating business requirement and defining scope
- UAT planning, test case specification, test execution, defect management and test status reporting activities
- Lead and manage quality focused UAT test execution events, in alignment with UAT entry/exit criteria, timeline, budgetary and resourcing constraints
- Advised developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues
- Completed in-depth usability testing on Windows, Android and iOS mobile devices
- Participate in and facilitate pre-launch and post-launch Business verification testing activities for projects
JP Morgan Chase, MicrosoftBangalore
Test Analyst
08.2010 - 03.2013
Job overview
- Test scenario and test case preparation and execution
- Defect reporting/tracking till closure
- Performed conditioning of test accounts using QTP automation tool
- Involved in cross functional training
- Executing regression test cases using QTP
Hewlett Packard Bangalore
Test Engineer
09.2006 - 01.2010
Job overview
- Test scenario and test case preparation and execution
- Analyzed test results and prepared system-level evaluation reports to verify and validate system performance.
- Defect reporting/tracking till closure
- Sharing status report on daily basis
- Conditioning of test accounts using QTP automation tool
Education
Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of EngineeringBangalore
Bachelor of Engineering from Electronics And Communication
University Overview
Skills
PyCharm, Cyara, Eclipse, Soap UI, Postman, AWS
Project Management toolsQC, Jira, Rally, Confluence, ALM, MTM, TFSOther UtilitiesWord, Visio, Project, SharePointDomain Expertise: Credit Card Services, Mortgage Banking
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate,
- Certified Scrum Master
Timeline
Scrum Master
Bank Of America
12.2022 - Current
Scrum Master
American Express
08.2019 - 10.2022
Scrum Master
Stearns Digital Mortgage
06.2017 - 07.2019
UAT Test Lead
AMEX Voice Application Services
07.2013 - 04.2017
Test Analyst
JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft
08.2010 - 03.2013
Test Engineer
Hewlett Packard
09.2006 - 01.2010
Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering from Electronics And Communication