Sambit Kumar Bhuyan
Bhubaneswar
Summary
Certified Scrum Master Manager with 9+ years of Agile Project Management experience delivering high-value outcomes for Fortune 500 clients in Retail and Mobility. Proven expertise in leading multiple Scrum teams, driving Agile and SAFe transformations, and enhancing delivery predictability, quality, and team performance. Demonstrated success in improving operational efficiency, accelerating release cycles, and elevating overall delivery maturity. Implemented AI and Copilot-driven solutions to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and increase profitability while strengthening client satisfaction and organizational productivity.
Overview
3
3
Languages
1
1
Certification
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Architecture Associate Manager (Scrum Master and Release Manager)
Accenture
02.2023 - Current
- Facilitate stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives for scrum teams..
- Act as Release Manager across multiple production releases: prepare deployment plans and coordinate rosters for 10+ teams, then drive testing and business validation through go-live and hypercare.
- Partner with the client Release Manager and DevOps team for seamless code promotion across environments; each successive go-live has delivered newer functionality with fewer incidents.
- Led four development teams and a DevOps team (60+ associates) in a SAFe Agile programme, delivering 40+ features with 100% on-time delivery through strategic PI planning, sprint feedback loops and continuous improvement.
- Tracked programme KPIs, identified delivery risks, and defined mitigation plans to ensure on-time project delivery.
- Investigated issues affecting organisational operations and service delivery; prepared detailed reports and recommended corrective actions based on root cause analysis.
- Report weekly SAST and penetration-testing defect status and resolutions to Accenture and client leadership; define code-quality KPIs targeting zero production defects and reduce the defect backlog.
- Analyse load versus capacity for every PI with the onshore team and raise work demand with the client to keep teams optimally utilised; capacity planning and demand forecasting generated cost savings for the client and Accenture, including savings equivalent to two resources.
- Led Copilot adoption across teams to streamline workflows and reduce manual effort, targeting a 30% AI productivity gain for the client.
- Mentored Agile teams on engineering practices using SAFe and Kanban; achieved zero attrition through team engagement activities.
- Recognised with multiple accolades from Accenture leadership and positive feedback from the client Product Owner; nominated team members who were recognised at the client All Hands.
IT Analyst (Senior Scrum Master)
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2016 - 12.2020
- Managed and coached six Scrum teams across multiple programmes, overseeing product and sprint backlogs, sprint execution, and cross-team coordination to enhance delivery outcomes.
- Facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Retrospective to enhance Agile maturity and team autonomy; coached leadership on Agile adoption, contributing to recognition as top Agile team across TCS projects.
- Conducted Agile estimation, capacity planning and impediment resolution to improve productivity and delivery predictability.
- Collaborated with customers to define requirements, resolve functional issues, and manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for seamless release processes.
- Maintained NPS above 80 by collaborating with users and development teams on continuous improvement.
- Led the mobile-first transformation of TCS GESS, removing legacy web-system delays and improving HR service response times by 80% and employee engagement by 90%.
- Partnered with the marketing team on targeted mailers and push notifications, achieving a 35% increase in new unique users.
- GESS (Global Employee Self-Service) Mobile Applications | Agile
Education
PGDM (Executive, Full-time) - IT and Marketing
IMT Ghaziabad
India01-2023
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
ITER, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University
Bhubaneswar, India01-2015
Skills
- Agile delivery and coaching
- Scrum, Kanban, and sprint planning
- Velocity and delivery metrics
- PI planning
- Release management
- DevOps coordination
- Risk management and mitigation
- Resource allocation and capacity planning
- Client relationship management
- Operational and production support
- Process implementation and quality control
- Risk Management
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Odia
Proficient
C2
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I), Scrum.org
- Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I), Scrum.org
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, KPMG
- Google Project Management Certificate
- Retail Management Certification, Udemy
- Accenture: Retail Foundation and Focused; Technology Strategy and Advisory
Tools
- JIRA
- Confluence
- ServiceNow
- Power BI
- Microsoft Copilot
- MS Office (PPT, Word, Excel)
Awards and Recognition
Accenture: ACE Award; Core Values – Client Value Creation; Core Values – Best People; People Leadership, TCS: Service and Commitment Award; Special Initiative Award; Certificates of Appreciation for Business Analysis, chatbot integration and Scrum Master role, and UAT testing
Timeline
Business Architecture Associate Manager (Scrum Master and Release Manager)
Accenture
02.2023 - Current
IT Analyst (Senior Scrum Master)
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2016 - 12.2020
PGDM (Executive, Full-time) - IT and Marketing
IMT Ghaziabad
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
ITER, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University