Richa Mahesh Mamgai
Scrum Master
Mumbai
Summary
Professional with comprehensive experience in agile methodologies and team facilitation. Skilled in guiding teams through agile practices, fostering collaboration, and driving successful project outcomes. Adept at adapting to changing requirements, resolving conflicts, and ensuring continuous improvement. Recognized for strong leadership, effective communication, and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services
08.2024 - Current
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies, ensuring adherence to Scrum practices and driving team accountability for deliverables.
- Mentored team members in Agile methodologies, enhancing collaboration and enabling quicker project turnaround times.
- Collaborated with product owners to prioritize backlog items, aligning team efforts with strategic business goals.
- Identified and mitigated project risks, fostering a proactive approach that improved overall project outcomes.
- Implemented process improvements that streamlined workflows, resulting in increased team efficiency and reduced delivery times.
- Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability.
- Developed and maintained project documentation, ensuring transparency and effective communication among stakeholders.
- Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
- Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Identified potential risks early in the project lifecycle and implemented mitigation strategies accordingly.
- Streamlined communication between developers and QA teams, ensuring smoother workflow and higher quality outputs.
- Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation.
Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services
04.2021 - 01.2023
- Led the BASF_Image Annotation Project for approx. 2 Years as a Team Lead, also worked as a Senior process associate for 4 Years in the same project.
- Managed and directed a team of 26 Annotators, overseeing various critical business processes.
- Executed daily team meetings to strategize the work allocation and implement plans for successful deliverables in the defined timeframe by conducting the scrum.
- Collaborated closely with the customer on a weekly and Monthly basis for the planning and sharing the challenges.
- Facilitated day to day production and quality report to the TCS and Customer for the better visibility.
- Enforced compliance with TCS policies and maintained essential documents for the successful IQMS and ISM internal audits.
- Connecting with the TCS leaderships and other stakeholders to give the project updates.
- Executed a Master Quality checker role and supervised the other Quality Checker to adapt the best practices, also responsible for updating the QC Template, CTQ and the QCP plan based on the project requirement.
- PI Certified, and always provided a number of PI plans for the project which were implemented and appreciated by the client and TCS leaders.
- Responsible for the preparation, documentation, and analysis of management information of key performance indicators to ensure targets set by the client and Internal TCS business.
- Ensured to conduct the planned BCP drill for the project on time to be 100% compliant and to update and take approval for the whole BCP document on a half yearly basis.
- Streamlined the Project planner (eUPP), eSIPOC, PHM, SLA activities under the Ultimatix and take the approval and authorization on time.
- To conduct the ISA spot check and ISA awareness session on a monthly basis and report the same to the ISM.
- Certified in LBC programs i.e. AOA, EMBARK, SWAG, ASCENT, G&T, Agile, and CM.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
- Conducted regular assessments of team performance, providing actionable insights that supported professional development and growth.
- Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
- Collaborated with Customers to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by incorporating their feedback into product backlog for future sprints.
Senior Process Associate
BASF SE
04.2019 - 01.2023
- Worked 4 years as a Senior Annotator and Quality Checker in AI based Digital Farming Project (BASF-Image Annotation New)
- Worked in several assignments under the client workspace like Disease Identification, insect and pest Damage, Weed identification, Yellow Trap, Image Sorting, and Disease crop sorting
- With over 7.5 years of experience in the agriculture technology sector, I specialize in data annotation and management for digital farming solutions and support sustainable farming practices
- Data Annotation & Management: Expert in annotating complex agricultural datasets, including satellite imagery and drone footage to train AI models
- Agricultural Technology: Proficient in the application of digital tools (Labelbox, AWS) and platforms designed to support farmers in making data-driven decisions
- Project Leadership: Proven ability to lead annotation projects from conception through to deployment, ensuring high-quality, actionable insights for stakeholders
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Experience working closely with agronomists, and software developers to integrate annotated data into comprehensive digital farming solutions
- Mentored 2 projects from 0.5 to 1 year in Drone Sense & Spray and New Drone Project
- Played SME as Plant pathologist throughout the project tenure
- To check the Quality of annotation and ensure the accurate submission of dataset to the client.
Senior Process Associate
Bayer AG
02.2019 - 03.2019
- Worked as a Senior Process Associate in a project at Bayer AG for 1 month.
Inventory Associate
Monsanto Holdings Pvt Ltd
09.2016 - 12.2018
- Managed Inventory and Supply planning activities for South Asia countries and Pakistan.
- Responsible for gap closing to minimize supply shortages, by planning inventory upgradation
- Co-ordination with cross functional teams like Commercial, QA, Operational, Production and Finance etc.
Education
Master of Science - Plant Pathology
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and
Pantnagar UttarakhandBachelor of Science - Horticulture
HEMVATI NANDAN BAHUGUNA GARHWAL UNIVERSITY
Srinagar UttarakhandSkills
Leadership
Digital farming
Microsoft Office
Lean Six Sigma (LSS)
Contextual Master
IQMS Documentation
Process Improvement Plans
Agile methodologies
Certification
IQMS for PLs Training - PM E0, Version-1, 12/08/2022
Previous Experience
Monsanto Holdings Pvt Ltd, 09/11/2016, 12/10/2018, MONSANTO HOLDING PVT LTD, INVENTORY ASSOCIATE
Personal Information
Employee ID: 1676133
Custom Section
- BASF SE, 03/15/2021, 01/31/2023, Team lead
- BASF SE, 04/01/2019, 03/14/2021, SENIOR PROCESS ASSOCIATE
- Bayer AG, 02/15/2019, 03/31/2019, SENIOR PROCESS ASSOCIATE
Education
other,other
Awards
- Special Initiative Award, 03/03/2023
- CLP Faculty Award, 02/09/2023
- Star of the Month Award, 01/06/2023
- Continuous Feedback Culture Builder Certificate, 12/12/2022
- Xcelerate Warrior Certificate, 12/06/2022
- Service & Commitment Award, 02/13/2022
Timeline
Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services
08.2024 - Current
Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services
04.2021 - 01.2023
Senior Process Associate
BASF SE
04.2019 - 01.2023
Senior Process Associate
Bayer AG
02.2019 - 03.2019
Inventory Associate
Monsanto Holdings Pvt Ltd
09.2016 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Horticulture
HEMVATI NANDAN BAHUGUNA GARHWAL UNIVERSITY
Master of Science - Plant Pathology
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and