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Smita Bhattacharjee

Smita Bhattacharjee

Kolkata

Summary

I have over 12 years of experience across several international organisations. Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Agile Master

Societe Generale
09.2023 - Current


  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Fostered an environment of trust among team members through regular check-ins, open communication, and honest feedback.
  • Facilitated cross-functional communication, enabling teams to collaborate effectively on project tasks.
  • Established strong relationships with stakeholders, aligning expectations and maintaining open lines of communication throughout projects.

Planned Career Break

Not Employed
01.2020 - 08.2023

Consultant

Avanade
09.2017 - 12.2019
  • During my tenure in Avanade, I have worked in multiple projects
  • I have worked in an investment bank and helped them to analyze the gaps in their current Support model (As-Is) of FX system
  • Along with the gap analysis, I also provided the Client with recommended actions that can be taken to mitigate the gaps and help the model to perform better
  • Apart from all the BA related activities, I have also gained experience in financial management of Accounts
  • It includes supporting month-end financial processes as agreed with clients, forecasting and actuals, invoicing fees, expenses or licenses, setting up Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) along with Stakeholder management
  • I was also involved in pre-sales activity to support the sales team.

Business Analyst

Kantar Millward Brown
11.2016 - 09.2017
  • The primary objective in this role is in helping businesses implement technology solutions in a cost-effective way by determining the requirements of KAP (Kantar’s topmost priority system development) and communicating them clearly to stakeholders, facilitators, and partners.

Senior Software Engineer

Accenture
04.2015 - 03.2016
  • Worked in top Tier 1 investment bank regarding remediation of the Skilled Person reviews (S166) Regulatory assessment conducted on behalf of FCA and PRA
  • Working to implement data integrity and security to applications
  • Also compliant to the new mandatory regulatory requirements (S166/BCBS239), including calculations and reports
  • The Skilled person report to UK |Regulator (PRA) had identified a number of non-compliance issues in CoRep/Liquidity/BoE/Asset encumbrance etc business areas
  • There were six applications under the Treasury infrastructure, in technical capabilities which needed remediation.

Business Analyst / SSE

Accenture
01.2011 - 03.2015
  • OMS use MS CRM 2011 sales module and custom entities to capture opportunities for business
  • Implemented best-practice methodologies that improved overall project delivery timelines while maintaining quality standards.
  • Supported software development projects by defining clear requirements and effectively communicating them to technical teams.
  • Performed gap analysis to identify areas of improvement.

QA Engineer

Cybage
08.2008 - 10.2010
  • Project: About CounselLink, it can more effectively and efficiently manage legal spend and matters while optimizing the outside counsel relationships
  • Through its flexible system configuration, CounselLink can address the unique requirements of both large and small law departments we ensured its professional services and product enhancements worked perfectly to help users maximize the benefits of the system.

Education

Masters degree in Computer application (MCA) -

West Bengal University of Technology
01.2008

Skills -

  • Coaching and Mentorship
  • Project Management
  • Time Management
  • Continuous improvement
  • Estimation
  • JIRA/Confluence
  • Change Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Backlog management
  • Delivery Management
  • Team building
  • Conflict resolution
  • Communication
  • Risk management

Certification

  • ISEB-Business Analysis (Foundation), 2014
  • HP Quality Centre 9.2, 2012
  • Pursuing PSM I certification

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Bengali
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Agile Master

Societe Generale
09.2023 - Current

Planned Career Break

Not Employed
01.2020 - 08.2023

Consultant

Avanade
09.2017 - 12.2019

Business Analyst

Kantar Millward Brown
11.2016 - 09.2017

Senior Software Engineer

Accenture
04.2015 - 03.2016

Business Analyst / SSE

Accenture
01.2011 - 03.2015

QA Engineer

Cybage
08.2008 - 10.2010

Masters degree in Computer application (MCA) -

West Bengal University of Technology

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