Shruti R Katti
IT professional
Bengaluru
Summary
Strategic Professional with nearly 14 years of experience with Creative, Analytical, and Critical thinking skills with extensive exposure in Digital Transformation & Software Testing; Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines by leveraging leadership skills, organizational abilities & innovation excellence in technical & domain expertise.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Agile Scrum Master
Accenture Solutions Pvt.Ltd
09.2023 - Current
- Fostered an environment of trust among team members through regular check-ins, open communication, and honest feedback.
- Managed risks proactively by anticipating potential issues and creating mitigation plans.
- Assisted with internal and external communication resulting in improved transparency.
- Developed metrics for tracking progress and measuring team performance against goals.
- Acted as go-to resource for build team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
- Guided and coached Scrum team and organized Agile and Scrum practices and values while also meeting delivery commitment.
- Generated reports for IT project progress and performance.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Established strong relationships with stakeholders, aligning expectations and maintaining open lines of communication throughout projects.
- Facilitated cross-functional communication, enabling teams to collaborate effectively on project tasks.
- Collaborated closely with product owners to prioritize backlog items based on business value and stakeholder needs.
- Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
- Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
Cutover Lead
Accenture Private Limited
08.2020 - 08.2023
- Enhanced project timelines with meticulous planning, resource allocation, and execution of migration tasks.
- Coordinated with external stakeholders to align data migration scheduling to minimize business process disruptions.
- Ensured seamless transitions between legacy systems and new platforms through rigorous pre-migration assessments and post-migration evaluations.
- Coordinated data migration activities for ongoing projects to confirm alignment of progress with prescribed timelines and execution milestones.
- Developed tailored solutions for unique client requirements while maintaining best practices in data migration processes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to devise innovative solutions for complex migration scenarios.
- Spearheaded training initiatives for junior technicians, fostering a knowledgeable workforce capable of handling diverse migration projects.
- Identified potential risks in the migration process, implementing proactive measures to mitigate their impact on project timelines.
- Boosted efficiency across multiple departments by automating data transfers whenever possible.
- Contributed significantly to the continuous improvement of migration processes by proactively identifying areas for optimization and implementing necessary changes.
- Managed client relationships effectively by maintaining open lines of communication and promptly addressing concerns or queries related to migrations.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
Test Lead
Accenture Solutions Pvt.Ltd
10.2016 - 07.2019
- Reviewed project specification documentation to create appropriate testing methodologies.
- Collaborated with developers to ensure timely resolution of identified issues, resulting in improved customer satisfaction.
- Streamlined testing processes to identify areas in need of improvement.
- Spearheaded training initiatives aimed at enhancing the competency levels of existing test personnel while building a strong pipeline of new talent in support of future growth objectives.
- Provided reports on milestones, issues and test concerns to project managers for assistance.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
- Reduced defect leakage rate by conducting thorough root cause analyses and proactively addressing areas of concern in future release cycles.
- Developed reusable automation libraries to expedite future script creation, minimizing duplication of effort across projects.
SAP Tester
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
10.2010 - 10.2016
- Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes, and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Authored and maintained well-organized, efficient and successful manual test cases for entire team.
- Increased efficiency within the QA team by implementing best practices for bug reporting and documentation, facilitating effective communication channels between team members.
- Managed defect tracking systems efficiently, prioritizing issues based on severity and potential business impact for prompt resolution.
- Mentored junior testers, fostering a productive and collaborative work environment that emphasized continuous learning and improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (EEE) -
Bangalore University
Skills
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Certification
CSM – Certified Scrum Master(Scrum Alliance)
Accomplishments
- Achieved recognition through the reception of multiple awards, including the ACE Accenture Center of Excellence, Client Champion, Value Enable Award, and the Pinnacle Award in the Client Executive category.
- Brought in new automation strategy and strategized with Project team for Automation testing and brought in about 40% automation usage per project testing cycle.
Notable Roles
- Defining, test strategy & test plan to increase testing efficiency, reduce validation cycle; monitoring test documentation such as test scenarios, test cases, test scripts, test metrics, requirements trace matrix & test execution report.
- Utilizing test automation to reduce validation cycle by identifying use cases to automate, create action plans, drive technology choices & implementation, manage test automation framework & provide visibility to test automation results across the organization.
- Facilitate in Project Gantt preparation and plan the data as well as technical migration and ensure smooth plan to production process.
- Implementing agile project life cycle approaches.
- Hosting team building activities for operational excellence and engaging in account level activities to foster team engagement.
- Guiding & mentoring teams, conducting knowledge sharing session and performance appraisal as well as preparing success plans for them.
- Creating & sustaining a dynamic environment that motivates high performance amongst team members
Timeline
CSM – Certified Scrum Master(Scrum Alliance)
11-2023
Agile Scrum Master
Accenture Solutions Pvt.Ltd
09.2023 - Current
Cutover Lead
Accenture Private Limited
08.2020 - 08.2023
ITIL V3 Foundation
02-2019
Test Lead
Accenture Solutions Pvt.Ltd
10.2016 - 07.2019
SAP Tester
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
10.2010 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Engineering (EEE) -
Bangalore University
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