Subha Darshani Patnaik
Bangalore
Summary
“Professional Scrum Master I” certified with 11+ years of total experience with an impressive record of delivering and implementing the project as per scheduled deadlines, extending post-implementation and maintenance support to the technical support team and client. Highly skilled and successful in coaching, mentoring, and leading technical and leadership teams in adopting Scrum and Agile best practices with strong business results. Team-oriented individual promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills. Demonstrative Scrum Master with background communicating effectively with and leading high-performance teams. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows. 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. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Scrum Master/ QA
Planview India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2018 - Current
- Worked as an Agile /Scrum Master where Agile and Lean techniques were applied along with some Scrum principles
- Organized and facilitated overall Release and Sprint planning - including daily stand-ups, reviews/demos, and retrospectives
- Focused primarily on training the teams to write good user stories, prioritize the work based on business value and handling of the tasks by the team
- Placed substantial efforts on team member role training, time-boxing and providing strong metrics for all players
- Brought in Agile best practices such as continuous integration, code/design reviews, transparency, accountability, Jira tracking, product visioning, self-management, empowerment and role training
- As a Scrum Master for two separate teams (20+ people), identified process changes required to accelerate development and remove major impediments
- Facilitated Scrum of Scrum calls following Agile process
- Protected team from over-commitment, managed backlog, prioritized resolution of defects/bugs
- Responsible to remove impediments, as these projects relies on the data from multiple departments, hence requiring constant, effective communication to unblock the team and make sure the team remains on task at hand
- Mentored teams, leading them to be self-directed with strong accountability, decision making, conflict resolution, and transparency
- Facilitated meetings to iron out blockers, conducted sessions with the Product owner and other stakeholders on regular and helped the team to make better use of these time and estimate more effectively, thus ensuring a healthy sprint progress
- Kept the teams focused on the sprints priorities, business values, and protecting team from over-committing
- Communicated team status/progress via Release/Sprint Burndown charts, Story Acceptance rate and defects and make sure the stakeholders are aware of what is going on
- Built the team’s agile knowledge and empower the team to make process improvements captured in sprint retrospective meetings
- JIRA tool is used for Agile Scrum and to track the team activities
- Frequent follow up and friendly reminders to the team on updating JIRA tasks on daily for more accurate reporting
- Worked with product owner during the Sprint review sessions to make sure all stories met the Definition of Done and get the stories accepted within the sprint
- Performed an active coaching role for organization wide Agile implementation and embracement.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
- Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods.
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
- Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks.
- Acted as go-to resource for team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Managed work and project responsibilities by assigning tasks to internal individuals and external teams.
- Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.
- Conducted quality assurance to verify accuracy of data used in IT projects.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
- Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
Exilant Technologies Pvt. Ltd
03.2012 - 08.2018
- Analysed business requirements by ERS, BRD, attending the KT sessions with development team and QA team members and Understanding the User Stories through business documents
- Communicating with BA’s and clarifying the requirements
- Involved in Test Plan, Test Execution plan, and Pre iQA Report preparation
- Designing and Analysis of Test Cases by converting the Business requirements to Test cases using Test Case Management Tool – RADAR
- Test Execution (System Testing (Functional/GUI), Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Negative testing, and Ad Hoc Testing)
- Created and executed functional tests for web services
- Tested internal to Apple mobile applications across multiple platforms
- Conducted mobile apps testing across the web
- Wrote reports of findings and suggested changes
- Worked closely with the web development team to ensure quality deliverables
- Created complex test cases and message flows
- Constantly communicated and made recommendations to stakeholders at all levels
- Collaborated with all teams within the agile environment
- Documented timely reports related to release process, working and testing results of software
- Managed the defect analysis system and identified functions in the application to be tested based on importance and prioritized based on deadlines
- Played a role of the attacker and play around the system to find security related bugs
- Held Good follow up with development teams across multiple vendors and client
- Raising and tracking defects using Defect Tracking Tool – RADAR
- And follow up of complete Bug Life Cycle
- Prepared Daily/Weekly Status Report of Test Execution.
Education
Skills
Manual Testing - Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing Life Cycle, Defect Life Cycle, Application Lifecycle ManagementTool used to test the Interface –SnaplogicTest Management Tool and Defect Tracking Tool – Radar, QMetryOperating System - Mac OS (Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite and EI Caption), iOS(7X, 8X and 9X) and Android(4X, 5X and 6X), Windows
11 Years of QA and 5 years of Scrum Master experience
Keen planner, strategist, and implementer with demonstrated success in end-to-end project management and ensuring effective management of various resources to meet project specificationsStrong problem solving & technical skills coupled with confident decision making for enabling effective solutions leading to high customer satisfaction and low operational costsProviding leadership, direction, strategy, and vision in the areas of technology and product development to facilitate and enable growth and business agilitySignificant experience working with local as well as overseas customers, project managers and technical teams for securing & executing concurrent projectsHandling end to end management of multiple projects from conceptualization and visualization to technology mapping and final execution of projectsManaging and leading team members; allocating resources among team members and guiding team members during the project, till final deliveryHolding review meetings to monitor progress of the project as per schedule / budgets, and ensuring timely completion and delivery of the project to the clientFacilitating sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetingsEducated and reinforced scrum methodology and agile framework to team membersTracking and managing product backlog, burn-down metrics, velocity, and task break-downExpert at driving the adoption and enforcement of Scrum rules, removing impediments, and fostering self-managementProactive in sensing a risk, and work on a mitigation plan, Track and communicate updates on the sprint/release progress to the project stakeholders and raise a flagMotivated, thorough, dependable, and well-organized team player with good interpersonal skillsPossess good communication skill and a fast learner with an appetite to grasp and adapt to changing technologiesConducting system study and coordinating with team members for requirements mapping, system design & integration, implementation, etcExperience in various testing methodologies like Waterfall, V-Model, AgileExtensive knowledge in Portfolio Management domainExpertise in Standalone applications and Web applicationsExpertise in iOS and Android mobile application testingWorkflow Analysis
Sprint Planning
Resource Allocation
Meeting Participation
Project Management
Customer Interaction
Risk Identification
Presentation Skills
Systems Analysis
Work Planning and Prioritization
Project Planning
Root Cause Analysis
Customer Service
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Risk Analysis
Resource Planning
Certification
PSM I (Professional Scrum Master I)
Accomplishments
- Organized and facilitated overall Release and Sprint planning - including daily stand-ups, reviews/demos, and retrospectives.
- Brought in Agile best practices such as continuous integration, code/design reviews, transparency, accountability, Jira tracking, product visioning, technical debt reduction, self-management, empowerment, and role training resulting in realized velocity improvement of more than 100%.
- Mentored teams, leading them to be self-directed with strong accountability, decision making, conflict resolution, and transparency
- Performed Requirement analysis, prepared project management plan, monitored & controlled project as per plan.
- Contributed to resource management, status reporting, onsite-offshore liaison, customer expectation management and managing cost & schedule etc
- Received several client accolades for successful project management.
- Performed an active coaching role for a program wide Agile implementation.
Timeline
Scrum Master/ QA
Planview India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2018 - Current
Exilant Technologies Pvt. Ltd
03.2012 - 08.2018