Sandeep Garlapati

• Working as Agile coach for Organization (Internal Unit)
• Leading Agile vertical under PMO
• Enabled various initiatives such as Playbooks, Trainings, L&D sessions on Agile
• Created Agile Transformation framework including implementation roadmap for a project/program
• Presented many sessions on Agile Concepts includes Fundamentals, Scrum, Kanban and SAFe throughout organization from Trainees to Managers and above
• Designed agile maturity assessment framework to assess teams on agile maturity and coach/train teams as per need basis
• Key contributor on agile competency initiative in Organization
• Recruit Project managers and Scrum masters on request from accounts within Organization
• Enabling PMO team on agile knowledge transition
• Provided sessions on agile fundamentals and scrum framework to couple of clients
• Presented sessions on Jira tool in Organization wide
• Created Agile Competency roadmap with in Organization.

· Worked as Agile Coach for 2 Line of Business.

· Contribution towards various activities and belongs to Agile Transformation Community team in bank.

· Plays an important role in Tech Transformation community.

· Coach teams to improve agile maturity level in organization.

· Provided Training/Sessions to large number of teams on various agile topics to make them understand and change the mindset of way of working towards agile for continuous improvement of teams.

· Enable/Mentor Scrum master to build high performing teams and coach people to improve team agile maturity in organization.

· Partnered with other agile coaches in global and work with various work streams for Agile Transformation.

· Coach SM and Team on Collaboration tools to improve communication/collaboration between them.
· Contributed on Content creation of agile topics and training needs within Organization.

· Initiated PO Forum, SM Forum and Partnered with Agile Community of Practice.

· Successfully played role as Agile coach for Agile Transformation of teams.

· Contributed towards establishment of scrum master tool kit which enables scrum master to coach people to improve team agile maturity can be a great asset to Organization.

Assignments :

Wells Fargo/EGS, Hyderabad

01/2019 to 02/2020

Scrum Master

· Worked as Scrum Master for Product teams with a focus on guiding the teams towards improving the way they work with handling multiple (3) teams.

· Facilitate scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.)

· Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality.

· Protect team from over-commitment, manage backlog, prioritize resolution of defects/bugs as evidenced by the on-time delivery of Retail based clients.

· Assisted team to remove impediments by having an understanding the control and release processes.

· Assisted with prioritization and resolution of software defects.

· Coached Product Owners in creation and maintenance of Product Backlog.

· Coached team members on Agile principles and providing general guidance on the methodology.

· Continuously learned Agile/Scrum techniques and shared findings with the team.

· Engaged with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.

· Facilitated getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.

· Helped team to solve problems rather than provide solutions.

· Interfaced with Program Management Office to ensure project goals and requirements are being met.

· Organized and facilitated project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint, release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.

· Updated Agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs.

· Worked with the Scrum Team and the Product Owner to negotiate the minimum viable product for delivery.

Aviva Insurance, Hyderabad

05/2018 to 01/2019

Scrum Master

Digital Servicing, Synchrony Financial – USA 04/2014 to 04/2018
Scrum Master and Agile Coach, Stamford, CT.

GE Fleet Application, General Electric, USA

07/2013 to 04/2014

Automation Test Onsite Lead – Eden prairie, MN

GE Power and Water – General Electric, USA

04/2013 to 06/2013

Technical – Onsite support Lead – Atlanta, GA.

Siebel – SFDC Data migration, GE Aviation

01/2011 to 03/2013

Technical Lead/Programmer

FDM – GE Aviation, Bangalore

09/2010 to 01/2011

Software Developer