PRIYA GOSWAMI
Test Manager
Pune
Summary
Results-driven Test Manager / Scrum Master / Project Manager with 15+ years of experience delivering high-quality software solutions across Agile and hybrid delivery models. Proven expertise in test strategy, Agile ceremonies, stakeholder management, delivery governance, and team leadership. Strong track record of driving quality, predictability, and continuous improvement across complex programs.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Project Manager
Accenture Services
12.2018 - Current
- Led end-to-end delivery of multiple Agile teams, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, and quality adherence.
- Defined and executed test strategies aligned with business and release objectives.
- Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies and coached teams on Agile best practices.
- Managed stakeholder communication, status reporting, and executive reviews.
- Identified and mitigated delivery risks and dependencies, ensuring smooth releases.
- Improved delivery predictability through process optimization and metrics-driven decisions.
- Key Achievements
- Successfully delivered 30+ releases with zero critical production defects.
- Recognized for leadership during high-pressure, time-bound releases.
Test Manager
Vodafone New Zealand
07.2018 - 12.2018
- Owned project planning, execution, and reporting for medium to large initiatives.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams including Development, QA, Business, and Operations.
- Ensured compliance with quality gates, governance standards, and audit requirements.
- Acted as a bridge between business and technical teams.
E2E Test Lead
Spark Telecomm, New Zealand
02.2016 - 05.2018
- Owned end-to-end test strategy for Telecom OSS/BSS applications across SIT, E2E, UAT, Regression and DVT.
- Established quality gates and sign-off governance aligned with Telecom release cycles and regulatory needs.
- Ensured end-to-end coverage across customer, order, service, network, and billing lifecycles.
- Designed test automation strategy and drove the automation team onboarding as per the project needs.
- Coordinated E2E integration testing across multiple upstream and downstream systems and vendors.
- Managed defect triage and resolution, partnering with development and business teams to mitigate release risk.
- Provided release readiness assessments and supported go/no-go decisions with senior stakeholders.
- Ensured post–go-live validation and hypercare support, minimizing production issues.
Senior Test Analyst
Accenture Services
06.2010 - 12.2015
- Acted as SIT and UAT Lead for complex Telecom OSS/BSS applications.
- Led end-to-end validation of telecom business journeys across CRM, order, provisioning, billing, and network systems.
- Owned SIT/UAT planning, including scope, estimation, schedules, and dependencies.
- Defined and enforced entry/exit criteria, quality gates, and sign-off readiness.
- Coordinated cross-functional and multi-vendor testing as the integration single point of contact.
- Led defect triage and prioritization to minimize release risk.
- Reported test status, quality metrics, and risks to project and client stakeholders.
- Mentored testers and supported team onboarding and task allocation.
- Supported release readiness, cutover, and post-go-live validation.
- Contributed to test strategy improvements, and continuous quality initiatives.
Education
B.Tech -
Amity University
NoidaSkills
- Delivery & Leadership
- Program & Project Management
- Agile & Scrum Frameworks
- Team Leadership & Mentoring
- Stakeholder & Client Management
- Risk, Dependency & Issue Management
- Capacity Planning and demand forecasting
- Financial management
- Agile / Scrum Master
- Sprint Planning, Reviews & Retrospectives
- Backlog Refinement & Story Grooming
- Velocity & Capacity Planning
- Agile Metrics (Burndown, Burnup, Velocity)
Websites
Certification
Professional Scrum Master
Key Projects
Project Name : Vodafone UK, Domain : Telecom
Role : SIT Test Manager
Team Size : 60
Delivery Model : Hybrid
Key Contributions:
- Owned release management, coordinating end to end planning, testing, cutover and deployment activities across teams owning various modules across the telecom architecture
- Defined and executed test strategy and test planning aligning scope , timelines and quality gates with business and release objectives
- Led capacity allocation and resource planning, ensuring optimal utilization across onshore and offshore teams.
- Built and managed high-performing teams, including team formation, onboarding and role alignment for large-scale releases.
- Owned demand management, team onboarding via internal and external sourcing strategy, financial planning, team forecasting on revenue and cost calculator tool and variance control.
Project Name : Accenture Internal Tool for Delivery Practitioners , Domain : Gen AI
Role : Project Manager
Team Size : 15
Delivery Model : Hybrid
Key Contributions:
- Led the beta testing for AI based Virtual Assistant tool which provides an integrated, shared methodology to apply the best of our collective experience to deliver value to the clients.
- Led the cross functional teams which focused on validating the real world usability, safety and performance before a wider release.
- Defined the delivery roadmap and timelines.
- Coordinated with Test team , development team and product manager on deployment schedules , project scope and deliverables to ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Acted as the main communication bridge between stakeholders and technical teams ( product managers, engineering teams, QA teams, business stakeholders and clients).
- Provide project updates and status reports and manage stakeholder expectations.
Timeline
Project Manager
Accenture Services
12.2018 - Current
Test Manager
Vodafone New Zealand
07.2018 - 12.2018
E2E Test Lead
Spark Telecomm, New Zealand
02.2016 - 05.2018
Senior Test Analyst
Accenture Services
06.2010 - 12.2015
B.Tech -
Amity University