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Santhosh R

Santhosh R

Scrum Master
Chennai

Summary

Hard working and passionate with strong organizational skills eager to secure Scrum Master position. Ready to help to team achieve project goals. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering and scope development.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Scrum Master

Tata Consultancy Services
01.2024 - Current
  • Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles.
  • Facilitated seamless integration of new team members into existing projects, without compromising productivity levels.
  • Assessed and reported progress to stakeholders regularly, maintaining transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
  • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives through regular retrospective meetings with the team.
  • Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment.
  • Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion.
  • Collaborated with team members, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.

Scrum Master

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2018 - 08.2022
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Led daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to promote full team engagement.
  • Collaborated with the product owner and development team to ensure clear communication and prioritization of user stories.
  • Facilitated team self-organization and supported continuous improvement.
  • Identified and resolved impediments, removing obstacles to team progress.
  • Tracked project metrics and provided regular reports to stakeholders.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Managed and motivated project teams to promote collaboration and keep members on-task and productive.

Senior Test Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
03.2016 - 02.2018
  • Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
  • Understand the project requirements, including functional and non-functional aspects, to determine testing scope and complexity.
  • Assess complexity of test cases based on factors such as number of steps, data variations, and dependencies.
  • Estimated effort required to generate or gather test data for various scenarios and conditions.
  • Whenever test automation is involved, evaluated the effort required for test script development, maintenance, and execution.
  • Utilized historical data from previous testing projects or similar applications to make more accurate estimations based on past experiences.
  • Provided each freshers exemplary training to help and improve their quality of work.
  • Prepared root cause analysis document.
  • Conducted functional, regression, and usability testing.
  • Covered Defect Manager roles.
  • Sent daily and weekly status reports to senior management/stakeholders.
  • Contributed to the creation and maintenance of test documentation, including test plans and test scripts.
  • Conducted exploratory testing to uncover any additional defects or usability issues.
  • Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.

Test Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2014 - 03.2016
    • Analyzed business requirements and detailed functional requirements.
    • Designed and executed manual test cases based on functional requirements.
    • Documented integration issues and vulnerabilities and outlined improvement recommendations.
    • Participated in available trainings to improve software knowledge.
    • Taking care of defect management.
    • Prepared the regression test packs.
    • Prepared execution reports for each application.
    • Involved in preparing daily status reports.

Education

MBA -

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering And Techno
08.2012 - 2014.05

Skills

Sprint planning

Scrum framework expertise

Project management

Stakeholder management

Meeting facilitation

Backlog grooming

Teamwork and collaboration

Certification

• Professional Scrum Master I

Timeline

Scrum Master

Tata Consultancy Services
01.2024 - Current

Scrum Master

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2018 - 08.2022

Senior Test Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
03.2016 - 02.2018

Test Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2014 - 03.2016

MBA -

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering And Techno
08.2012 - 2014.05
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