Priyanka Kumbhar

As a Release Train Engineer

• Pioneered SAFe transformation within the organization. Release Train Engineer for last 2 years , continuously improving the process of PI planning to get reliable and robust program plans.
• Facilitating SAFe ceremonies like PI planning , Scrum of Scrum Meeting, Inspect and Adopt workshops , IP Sprint execution.
• Improving Continuously with retrospectives and innovation workshops.
• Bridging the gaps between product, engineering, implementation, sales and marketing teams with every Planning session.
• Inculcating the value of Customer Centricity within the ART by continuous feedback loops and alignment within cross functional teams.
• Proven expertise of helping solution leads build the roadmaps , knowledge of multiple levels of planning for the product roadmap.

As a Senior Scrum Master

• Proven record of establishing teams from Scratch / improve the working model for teams struggling to find best suitable framework. Practical knowledge of Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, ScrumBan, XP, TDD etc.
• Improved Team velocity by 20 % and overall Sprint target Completion rate by 40 % within a span of 6 months.
• Helped and coached PO build the product roadmap, implement adaptive planning and risk mitigation support.
• Helped the teams to break silos and foster collaborative environment.
• Conducting Agile maturity assessments within the organization for more than 12 teams to identify the improvement and focus areas.
• Coaching junior scrum masters to build the teams, remove impediments and handle complex situations.
• Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
• Enabled efficient knowledge transfer across the organization by developing comprehensive training materials and conducting informative workshops on Agile best practices.

• Integral part of agile transformation within organization. Scrum implementation and process defining.
• Coach and mentor team members to develop agile capabilities self-organization etc.
• Resolve any issues that may arise. Escalate critical issues to relevant stakeholders for resolution.
• Guide teams towards improving scrum way of working including ensuring cross term coordination. Facilitate daily stand up meetings sprint planning retrospective and sprint demos.
• Led cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Track metrics and leverage scrum artifacts (eg backlogs, burn down charts etc) to communicate progress to customer sponsors.

• Boeing Client
• Toyota Client