PRAVEENA K R

• Agile Transformation Leadership: Spearheaded Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospectives, etc.) to ensure cross-functional team alignment and timely delivery of nutritional products
• Comprehensive QA Leadership: Led QA efforts, designed test plans and strategies, and executed feature and regression testing to ensure highest quality for nutritional products, utilizing tools like Jira and Confluence
• Backlog Management & User Story Creation: Managed product backlogs using prioritization techniques, ensured user stories adhered to the INVEST guideline and aligned with Vitamin Shoppe’s wellness goals
• Customer Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Engaged directly with Vitamin Shoppe customers and stakeholders to gather feedback, translated it into actionable items for continuous improvement, supported by Scrum artifacts and cadence
• Risk Mitigation & Continuous Improvement: Applied risk analysis and mitigation strategies within Agile frameworks, drove process improvements across the team, and maintained a focus on team leadership, problem-solving, and servant leadership.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Enhanced Team Performance and Delivery Efficiency

· Situation: Development team faced missed deadlines and low morale due to unclear project requirements and inefficient processes

· Task: Aimed to boost team performance, accelerate delivery speed, and improve stakeholder satisfaction

· Action: Led sprint planning, prioritized backlogs, and facilitated Agile ceremonies. Streamlined workflows through process improvements and Agile best practices

· Result: Achieved 25% increase in team velocity, reduced sprint cycle times by 15%, and improved stakeholder satisfaction by 20%, as evidenced by feedback surveys and project delivery metrics.

Developed High Performing teams

· Situation: Team struggled with communication and collaboration issues, causing project delays and confusion about priorities

· Task: Enhance team communication and ensure alignment between team members and stakeholders

· Action: Conducted workshops to improve Agile practices and communication skills, facilitated effective sprint reviews, and implemented tools for increased transparency and collaboration

· Result: Achieved 30% reduction in project delays and significantly increased clarity of project goals and requirements.

• Agile Frameworks & Sprint Management: Led Scrum and Kanban frameworks, managed sprint activities and tracking progress with sprint velocity and burn up/burn down charts for timely eCommerce releases
• Strategic QA Oversight: Directed QA for 10,000+ healthcare products, ensured smooth functionality of features like prescription uploads and order management
• Customer Collaboration & User Story Prioritization: Worked with Aster Epharmacy customers to align product features with needs, prioritizing stories using INVEST guidelines
• Backlog & Risk Management: Managed backlog prioritization and risk mitigation to ensure robust prescription validation and delivery tracking
• Continuous Improvement & CI/CD Integration: Streamlined CI/CD pipelines to accelerate feature deployment, enhancing platform performance for healthcare purchases and delivery tracking.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Resolved Critical Project Blockers

· Situation: A critical project faced frequent impediments, affecting overall progress and delivery timelines

· Task: Identify and resolve impediments to ensure smooth project execution

· Action: Proactively identified blockers, coordinated with cross-functional teams to address them, and developed strategies to prevent future issues. Improved the process for tracking and managing impediments

· Result: Resolved 90% of identified impediments within the sprint cycle, leading to a 40% increase in on-time delivery and overall project efficiency.

Boosted Team Efficiency and Performance Metrics

· Situation: The organization needed to enhance Agile processes to align better with business objectives and boost team productivity

· Task: Drive continuous improvement in Agile practices across teams

· Action: Implemented continuous improvement framework, conducted regular Agile maturity assessments, and coached teams on effective Agile practices and Scrum methodologies

· Result: Increased team productivity by 35%, improved Agile maturity scores by 50%, and achieved better alignment with business objectives, leading to more successful project outcomes.

• Agile Execution with Scrum & Kanban: Spearheaded Scrum and Kanban methodologies to streamline project workflows, enhancing sprint cycles, backlog prioritization, and daily team alignment
• Quality Assurance & Testing Excellence: Oversaw thorough system testing for cost transfers, ensuring accuracy in bulk uploads and approvals, while maintaining top-notch quality control
• Collaborative Alignment with Stakeholders: Partnered with cross-functional teams, aligning business requirements with project deliverables, ensuring smooth implementation of user stories
• Risk Control & Process Enhancement: Applied proactive risk management and continuous improvement techniques to drive efficiency and improve system performance across the application lifecycle.
• KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Product Backlog Optimization

· Situation: Product backlog was disorganized, hindering task prioritization

· Task: My role was to help optimize and prioritize the product backlog for better organization and focus.

· Action: Worked with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the backlog based on business value, aligning user stories with stakeholder expectations

· Result: Reduced backlog items by 25%, resulting in a more focused development process and faster delivery of high-priority features.

• Agile Transformation & Team Leadership: Transitioned teams from traditional to Agile, cultivated an Agile mindset and practices within distributed Scrum teams
• Sprint Management & Progress Tracking: Managed daily Scrum activities, including user story estimation, stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and tracked progress in JIRA, ensuring high-quality deliverables
• QA Strategy & Testing Oversight: Led QA initiatives by Developing test strategies, managed functional and regression testing, and ensured defect-free sprints
• Backlog & Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborated with Product Owners and stakeholders to refine backlogs, set goals, and develop release roadmaps, while ensured QA coverage
• Impediment Removal & Team Empowerment: Removed impediments, facilitated Scrum events, and empowered self-organizing teams to maintain productivity and achieved sprint goals.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Increased team velocity and delivery speed by 25% with better sprint planning and backlog grooming
• Reduced project delays by 30% through improved team collaboration and communication
• Boosted sprint outcomes and productivity by 40% using Agile best practices
• Resolved 90% of impediments within sprint cycle for smooth execution
• Raised stakeholder satisfaction by 20% with clear communication and expectation management
• Cut backlog item aging by 50% with streamlined backlog management
• Improved sprint reviews leading to 35% rise in actionable feedback
• Enhanced process efficiency by 20% through effective use of Agile tools
• Achieved 98% on-time delivery rate for QA projects by optimizing workflows and enhancing team coordination

• Project Coordination: Collaborated with development team on change requests, provided project estimates and monitored daily team activities
• Defect Tracking: Logged and followed up on defects in JIRA, ensured timely resolution and re-testing
• Test Documentation: Created test logs, traceability matrices, and test data for UI and feeds, along with Test Status Reports for releases
• Testing Strategies: Conducted positive and negative testing to validate system functionality
• Knowledge Transfer & Deployment: Managed enhancements and validated production environments for successful deployments.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Streamlined QA process to improve team efficiency, slashed testing time by 20% and accelerated project delivery
• Led QA team in upgrading eCommerce platform, improved defect detection by 30% and minimized post-release issues by 25%
• Developed and executed robust regression testing strategy that improved software reliability and reduced production bugs by 50%
• Reduced Defect Leakage by 35% through implementation of rigorous testing protocols and early issue detection
• Enhanced Test Coverage by 40% through development of test plans and scenarios.

• Business Scenario Assessment: Evaluated test cases, deliverables, traceability matrices, and checklists to ensure accuracy and aligned with project requirements
• Comprehensive Testing Execution: Conducted smoke, functional, integration, regression, and cross-browser compatibility testing to validate software performance and requirement adherence
• Defect Analysis & Tracking: Logged defects in ClearQuest, analyzed issues, and tracked resolutions to ensure timely fixes.