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Sindhu Manoharan

Sindhu Manoharan

Bengaluru

Summary

Dynamic and results-oriented IT professional with 10 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in Scrum Master, Project Management, and Quality Assurance (QA). Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams in delivering high-quality software products while fostering a collaborative environment. Skilled in Agile methodologies, project planning, and quality assurance processes to ensure successful project execution and continuous improvement.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Agile Scrum Master /Junior Project Manager

Accenture
06.2021 - Current
  • Led Scrum teams through Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews) to successfully deliver software projects on time and within scope.
  • Coordinated and managed project scope, timelines, and resource allocation, ensuring alignment with business goals. Worked with Product Owners to prioritize and groom the product backlog, ensuring high-value deliverables.
  • Facilitated communication between business stakeholders, development teams, and other functional areas to ensure smooth project execution.
  • Worked together with the BA/PO's to ensure that business requirements are captured correctly for EPICs, User Stories, Tasks, Defects adhere to Definition of Ready. Had follow-ups with the scrum team to ensure that the Acceptance criteria is met and adheres to Definition of Done while closing the tickets during the sprint demos with the stakeholders/PO.
  • Conducted sprint retrospectives to identify areas for improvement and implemented action plans that enhanced team performance by 30%.
  • Managed risk throughout the project lifecycle, addressing issues proactively to minimize impact on deliverables.
  • Introduced automated testing strategies, improving the overall QA efficiency by 25% and reducing bugs in production.

Senior Test Engineer/Junior Scrum Master

CGI
10.2020 - 06.2021
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to define requirements and resolve issues quickly, ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Led Agile transformation efforts, training teams in Scrum practices and supporting the transition from Waterfall to Agile methodologies.
  • Lead a team of 10 members .Played a key role in planning and implementing Quality Assurance (QA) processes, overseeing manual and automated testing to improve product quality for agile project.
  • Mentored junior test engineers, enhancing their skillsets and overall team performance.
  • Conducted root cause analysis on defects discovered during testing, enabling quick resolution and minimizing risk of future occurrences.

Senior Technical Process Specialist

IBM India Pvt Ltd
07.2017 - 10.2018
  • Worked on an Agile Project. Involved in the Scrum calls, Planning sessions and Sprint Demos.
  • Led a team of 6 members ,responsible for driving test execution in Test management tool Jira -Zephyr scale.
  • Maintenance of Test scripts and integration with Jenkins to run automated jobs.

Test Engineer

Infosys Ltd.
09.2013 - 07.2017
  • Worked in Waterfall and Agile Projects.
  • Majorly involved in Testing Activities – UI Automation, Regression Testing, Appium Mobile Device Testing, SeeTest , Cross Browser Testing , Hybrid framework, TestNG ,BDD ,Cucumber, Infosys Automation Framework .
  • Reduced product defects by performing thorough root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
  • Collaborated with development teams to identify, reproduce, and resolve software issues promptly.
  • Participated in agile development practices to accelerate product iterations and improve overall quality assurance measures.

Senior Analyst

Flextronics
01.2013 - 05.2013
  • Involved in functional testing and used HP ALM for test management activities and defect tracking .
  • Created automation test scripts using selenium.


Education

BE (Electronic And Communication Engineering) -

Paavai Engineering College
06-2012

Skills

  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • MS Project
  • Azure Devops
  • Trello
  • Release Planning & Sprint Execution
  • Continuous Improvement & Retrospectives
  • Stakeholder Management & Communication
  • Project Management (Waterfall & Agile)
  • Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
  • Planning Increments
  • Selenium, Postman , TestNG
  • GIT , Jenkins

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance (CSM)
  • Attended training on Project Management Professional (PMP)|PMI

Accomplishments

  • Won Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the individual contribution in the project in Infosys during year 2015.
  • Won Best Performer award in Accenture and have won them twice for the year 2021 and 2023 at Accenture .
  • Won "Accenture Excellence Award (ACE) “ award in Accenture Aug 2023

Timeline

Agile Scrum Master /Junior Project Manager

Accenture
06.2021 - Current

Senior Test Engineer/Junior Scrum Master

CGI
10.2020 - 06.2021

Senior Technical Process Specialist

IBM India Pvt Ltd
07.2017 - 10.2018

Test Engineer

Infosys Ltd.
09.2013 - 07.2017

Senior Analyst

Flextronics
01.2013 - 05.2013

BE (Electronic And Communication Engineering) -

Paavai Engineering College

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