PREETHI GODHALWAR
Hyderabad
Summary
Dedicated and results-oriented professional with experience in driving project success and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and innovation by applying expertise in Agile methodologies, stakeholder management, and team leadership.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Project Manager
Optum Global Solutions
01.2022 - Current
- Led and delivered multiple IT projects including Infrastructure upgrades, ERP implementations, IT Security initiatives, M&A integrations, and Software/Application integrations from discovery to deployment.
- Defined project requirements, developed detailed project plans, and managed scope, schedule, financials, and RAID logs, ensuring successful and timely delivery.
- Collaborated with cross-functional, global teams and managed relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive project objectives and resolve issues.
- Provided regular, clear project status updates to senior leadership, enabling transparent communication and informed decision-making.
- Leveraged PMO standard processes to effectively manage shared resources, change controls, risk/issue tracking, testing, and end-user training.
- Coordinated project activities across multiple time zones, ensuring seamless execution and team alignment.
- Championed company values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork, demonstrating adherence to ethical standards and a strong team culture.
- Identified and implemented process improvements within the project management lifecycle, increasing project efficiency and success rates.
Scrum Master / Quality Engineer
Optum Global Solutions (OGS)
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Facilitating end-to-end Agile ceremonies—daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement—for distributed teams across geographies.
- Managing sprint velocity, team capacity, and release planning to ensure timely, high-quality product deliveries.
- Utilizing JIRA and Rally to manage workflow and generate actionable Agile metrics, including burn-up/down charts and velocity trends.
- Managing backlog and prioritizing user stories to ensure clear communication and promote Agile best practices in project execution.
- Monitoring Agile metrics and KPIs to identify bottlenecks and optimization opportunities, driving data-driven decisions and continuous team performance enhancement.
- Agile Practices & Tools
- Testing & Quality Assurance
- Healthcare Expertise
- Process Improvement & Analytics
Associate Software Engineer
Optum Global Solutions (OGS)
01.2014 - 01.2020
- Leading system integration and end-to-end testing efforts, authoring detailed test plans, coordinating defect triage, and consistently delivering releases with zero business escalations.
- Developing and executing functional and regression test cases based on user story acceptance criteria.
- Logging, tracking, and collaborating with developers on bug resolution to ensure issue-free deployments.
- Maintaining traceability matrices, test execution reports, and release documentation supporting compliance and audit readiness.
- Designing robust test strategies and scenarios for claims lifecycle automation projects to enhance accuracy and reduce operational costs.
- Testing & Quality Assurance
- Healthcare Expertise
- Process Improvement & Analytics
Education
B.Tech. - Information Technology
RITW
Hyderabad01.2014
Skills
- Agile & Project Management Tools: Jira, Rally, Azure DevOps (ADO Boards), Confluence
- Testing Tools: UTR, Rally, CDB
- Collaboration & Communication Tools: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, Mural, Miro
- Healthcare & Claims Systems: UNET, TOPS, COMET
- Agile Project Management
- Sprint Demo and Retrospective Meetings
- Stakeholder Management
- Incremental Development
- Application Enhancement
- Scrum/Agile Methodologies
- Scrum Framework Implementation
- Risk Assessment and Management
- User Story Development
- Change Management
- Requirement Gathering & Analysis
- Project Monitoring & Control
- Conflict Management
- Agile Transformation
- Team Leader
- Communication & Collaboration
- Planning & Innovation
- Decision-maker
- Adaptable
- Problem-solving
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (Star Alliance)
- SAFe 6.0 Agilist
- AHM-250 (Health Insurance Fundamentals)
- PMP Trained
Languages
English
Telugu
Hindi
Timeline
IT Project Manager
Optum Global Solutions
01.2022 - Current
Scrum Master / Quality Engineer
Optum Global Solutions (OGS)
01.2020 - 01.2022
Associate Software Engineer
Optum Global Solutions (OGS)
01.2014 - 01.2020
B.Tech. - Information Technology
RITW
ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECTS
Sherlock ARA, CLIA, PrePay, Z-Codes, PWP
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Contributed to multiple initiatives aimed at reducing costs and improving payment accuracy through automation and analytics.
PERSONAL DETAILS
- Date of Birth: 20th June 1993
- Languages Known: English, Telugu, and Hindi
- Address: Hyderabad – 500001, Telangana