Ritesh Patil
SAFe Scrum Master
Pune
Summary
SAFe Scrum Master Enthusiastic Scrum Master ( SAFe and PSM II Certified) eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Strong understanding of SAFe, Scrum principles, values and roles, have worked in Agile environment for 8+ years and having extensive experience in coaching and mentoring highly capable teams with high motivation to learn, grow and excel in Agile universe.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
Work History
Senior Agilist, SAFe Scrum Master
Cognizant Software Solution Pvt.Ltd
01.2022 - Current
- Agile and SAFe Leadership: Provide leadership and coaching in Agile and SAFe methodologies, facilitating the team's understanding of Agile and SAFe practices and principles
- Team Facilitation: Serve as a servant-leader for Scrum and SAFe teams, guiding them through ceremonies such as Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Planning, Review, and Retrospectives
- Ensure that teams are adhering to SAFe principles and delivering value
- Collaboration: Foster collaboration and communication within and between teams, helping to resolve impediments and roadblocks that may hinder progress
- SAFe Implementation: Drive the successful implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework, ensuring that all aspects of the framework are correctly adopted and adapted to meet the organization's needs
- Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities for process enhancement and implementing changes to improve team efficiency and product quality
- PI Planning Facilitation: Played a crucial role in the success of the PI Planning process by helping the Agile Team to understand and follow the Scrum framework, facilitating the PI Planning event, and helping the team to communicate effectively with other stakeholders during the PI Planning process.
Senior Associate, Scrum Master
1Rivet
01.2018 - 12.2022
- Strategic Sprint Coordination: Lead sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups in alignment with the product roadmap and strategic goals
- Agile Coaching and Mentorship: Educate and support team members in Agile methodologies, fostering an environment of continuous improvement
- Product Team Collaboration: Collaborate closely with the product team to refine backlogs and prioritize new requests, ensuring a shared vision and cohesive product strategy
- Quality Assurance Oversight: Ensure deliverables meet high quality standards, aligning with customer needs and product specifications
- Scope and Timeline Management: Manage each sprint’s scope and timeline, adapting to changes while maintaining alignment with the overall product strategy
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a liaison between the team and stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and alignment of expectations
- Risk Management: Proactively identify and address risks throughout the sprint cycle
- Metrics and Reporting: Track and report on key Agile metrics, providing insights for continuous improvement
- Technology Proficiency: Demonstrate proficiency in essential technologies and tools relevant to the team’s workflow
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Effectively collaborate with other departments or teams, emphasizing interdisciplinary engagement.
Scrum Master
Delaplex Software Pvt.Ltd
08.2016 - 12.2018
- Manage the scrum process and facilitate all scrum events/ceremonies for scrum team.
- Ensuing Definition Of Ready and Definition of Done is up to date based on inspection and adaption in every sprint
- Support Product Owner and work closely with the team in product backlog prioritization & grooming, program increment planning, sprint level planning, tracking and building software release plan
- Support epic and story estimation by guiding the teams in implementing normalized estimation processes and techniques
- Configure various dashboards for all level of stakeholders and help to keep transparency on project progress, health and current state
- Monitors, manage and escalates impediments, risks and dependencies
QA/ TSE
Delaplex Pvt.Ltd
01.2014 - 12.2017
- Creating and maintaining project artifacts
- Producing different reports and necessary documentation for stakeholders for better project visibility with respect to health and budget for key milestones and deliverables
- Executes the scoping, planning, and scheduling of testing activities
- Develops and documents manual test scripts to effectively test new and existing applications
- Execute them and create the bugs reported
- Provide customer support, Diagnosing and troubleshooting of technical issues
- Providing training, guidance & best practice recommendations on product related issues to end users
- Responding and managing customer escalations and critical issues
- Conducting root cause analysis for issues
Education
Master In Computer Application - Computer Application, Computers
JJP Science College
Nagpur 05.2008 - 05.2013
Bachelor Of Science - Computers
Dr. Ambedkar College
Nagpur, Maharashtra 06.2004 - 05.2007
Skills
Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Agile Project Management, Agile Estimation & Planning , Agile Metrics
Coaching Agile practices and Team Facilitation, Stakeholder updates and Project reporting
Tool: Jira_AzureDevOps_Trello_Miro
Certification
Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist| SA | Scaled Agile Inc
Project Undertaken
01/2022 - 02/2024 | Audit analytics platform | Team Size: 18
SAFe Scrum Master | Cognizant software solution, Pune –Maharashtra •
The global audit analytics platform that allows analytics to be embedded into every significant
aspect of the audit.
07/2020 - 12/2021 | Direct to consumer DNA test application | Team Size: 16
Scrum Master | 1Rivet, Valsad, Gujrat
This application was built to facilitate the self-oriented DNA test, processing lab result and
recommending the vitamins & minerals with the help of uniquely designed algorithm, to
provide a healthy life style to the user.
01/2021 - 06/2021 | Vehicle Finance and Insurance| Team Size: 30
Scrum Master | 1Rivet, Valsad, Gujrat
This application was developed to configure various products and associated ratebooks based
on various vehicle classification, Pricing Components related to coverage, commission..etc
02/2020 - 12/2020 | Work Resume App Post Pandemic Period | Team Size: 24
Scrum Master | 1Rivet, Valsad, Gujrat
When it’s time to reopen the place of business, this app will guide in creating and maintaining a
safe, healthy workplace for the employees and customers by having them declare their current
health status for the day and contact tracing.
01/2018 - 01/2020 | Taxation System (VAT) | Team Size: 40
Scrum Master/ Project Manager |1Rivet, Valsad, Gujrat
The Taxation product for African government to eliminate all the paper work and books so that
fraud can be reduced to generate the revenue.
01/2016 - 12/2017 | Digital Traffic and Billing System | Team Size: 30
Scrum Master | Delaplex Pvt.Ltd, Pune, Maharashtra.
The media broadcasting project for advertising management on pre scheduled basis.
10/2015 - 12/2015 | App for Alzheimer Patient | Team Size: 6
Project Manager | Delaplex Pvt.Ltd, Nagpur, Maharashtra
The mobile app for Alzheimer patient, helping them not to forget their loved ones
01/2014 - 09/2015 | Media Broadcasting application | Team Size: 35
Quality Assurance & Technical Support Engineer | Delaplex Pvt.Ltd, Nagpur, Maharashtra
.Media broadcasting application for broadcasting the shows as per scheduled time.
Timeline
Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist| SA | Scaled Agile Inc
06-2023
SAFe® 5 Advanced Scrum Master | SASM | Scaled Agile Inc
06-2023
SAFe® 5 Scrum Master | SSM | Scaled Agile Inc
05-2022
Agile Team Facilitator | ICP-ATF® | ICAgile
02-2022
Senior Agilist, SAFe Scrum Master
Cognizant Software Solution Pvt.Ltd
01.2022 - Current
Professional Scrum Master™ II | PSM™ II | Scrum.Org
11-2020
Professional Scrum Product Owner | PSPO™ I | Scrum.Org
12-2019
ISTQB® Agile Tester Extension Certification | ISTQB®
02-2019
Senior Associate, Scrum Master
1Rivet
01.2018 - 12.2022
Scrum Master
Delaplex Software Pvt.Ltd
08.2016 - 12.2018
Certified Agile Scrum Master | CASM | Exin
01-2016
QA/ TSE
Delaplex Pvt.Ltd
01.2014 - 12.2017
Master In Computer Application - Computer Application, Computers
JJP Science College
05.2008 - 05.2013
Bachelor Of Science - Computers
Dr. Ambedkar College
06.2004 - 05.2007
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