Subodh Kumar
Scrum Master
Summary
Achievement-driven professional with over 17+ years of experience, currently excelling as a Certified Scrum Master with more than 5 years of experience leading Agile teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. Possesses 9 years of Quality Management and Delivery experience as a Test Lead, along with 3 years as a WebSphere Administrator. Proficient in Scrum and Kanban methodologies, demonstrating a strong track record of enhancing team efficiency and productivity. Adept at facilitating communication, removing impediments, and ensuring adherence to Agile principles, values, and best practices. Skilled in coaching teams, managing stakeholder relationships, and driving continuous improvement. Experienced in handling multiple scrum teams of up to 15 members. Known for strong problem-solving abilities and a commitment to fostering a collaborative team environment.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Scrum Master
Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
03.2020 - Current
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Improved project delivery timeframes through effective backlog management and sprint planning.
- Facilitated cross-functional communication, enabling teams to collaborate effectively on project tasks.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
- Collaborated closely with product owners to prioritize backlog items based on business value and stakeholder needs.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Coached team members in Agile practices, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
- Optimized resource allocation through capacity planning, maximizing team productivity without overloading resources.
- Promoted transparency within the project lifecycle by maintaining up-to-date documentation on progress, risks, and milestones achieved.
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
- Created a culture of continuous learning through ongoing training sessions, workshops, and knowledge-sharing initiatives within the team.
- Streamlined workflow processes by identifying inefficiencies and recommending improvements to eliminate bottlenecks.
- Fostered an environment of trust among team members through regular check-ins, open communication, and honest feedback.
- Assisted with internal and external communication resulting in improved transparency.
- Identified and resolved impediments, ensuring the smooth progress of projects towards completion.
- Developed metrics for tracking progress and measuring team performance against goals.
- Empowered self-organizing teams by providing guidance on roles, responsibilities, and decision-making authority within the Scrum framework.
- Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
- Managed risks proactively by anticipating potential issues and creating mitigation plans.
- Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore.
- Established strong relationships with stakeholders, aligning expectations and maintaining open lines of communication throughout projects.
- Supported team using servant leadership style and leading by example.
Test Lead
Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
11.2017 - 02.2020
- Streamlined testing processes for increased efficiency and reduced overall test cycle time.
- Reduced defect leakage rate by conducting thorough root cause analyses and proactively addressing areas of concern in future release cycles.
- Conducted regression testing of existing products.
- Enhanced product performance with thorough troubleshooting and identification of critical defects.
- Improved software quality by designing and implementing comprehensive test strategies and plans.
- Established regular communication channels between onsite and offshore team members, ensuring seamless coordination despite geographical barriers.
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
- Cultivated a culture of continuous improvement within the team by regularly soliciting feedback from peers and incorporating lessons learned into future work efforts.
- Provided reports on milestones, issues and test concerns to project managers for assistance.
- Verified acceptance by developing and implementing automated and manual application features and regression tests.
Test Lead
Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
08.2016 - 10.2017
- Developed metrics-based reporting systems for tracking progress and measuring test effectiveness.
- Maintained a robust test environment by performing regular maintenance and updates, ensuring optimal system performance during testing.
- Implemented end-to-end automation for post processing application scenium, reducing test costs by 20%.
- Minimized production release failures through diligent monitoring of automated tests during pre-deployment stages.
Senior Tester
Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
10.2014 - 07.2016
- Led a team of junior testers to effectively execute test cases and ensure timely project completion.
- Provided timely feedback on software issues discovered during the testing phase, facilitating prompt corrections before release deadlines were reached.
- Reviewed requirement documents for completeness and accuracy, reducing potential defects introduced during development stages.
Tester
Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
04.2011 - 09.2014
- Collaborated with development teams to resolve defects and improve the overall stability of applications.
- Optimized test coverage, carefully selecting test scenarios to ensure all critical paths were evaluated.
- Improved software quality by meticulously authoring and executing manual test cases and identifying defects.
WebSphere Admin
Mahindra Satyam
12.2007 - 12.2010
- Deployed and maintained the web applications
- Incident Management and Provided L2 support
Developer
Satyam Computer Services Ltd
02.2006 - 12.2007
- User Requirement Analysis, Prototyping, Documentation and Coding
Education
B.Tech - Information Technology
School of Engineering, CUSAT
Kochi, India 01.2001 - 2005.01
Skills
Agile coaching
Stakeholder management
Project management
Software development lifecycle
Agile methodologies
Release planning
Agile transformation
Agile & Scrum
Kanban
GitLab, Jira
Software Testing Life Cycle
Crucial Conversation
Team leadership
Change management
Certification
SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master
Accomplishments
- Established the Scrum Master CoP at Segment and DC level.
- Recognized by management for agility behaviors, leading to increased productivity.
- Reduced the release cycle from 9 months to 6 months by eliminating the waste using Value-Stream Mapping and High-Performance System.
- Reduced the bug density by 15% by using the production like system integration for development and testing.
- Introduced Trunk Based Development which resulted each merge is shippable without any high priority defects.
- Improved the product quality by introducing branch testing reducing 10% defects.
- Coached and implemented the Scrum in the team of 15 members.
- Introduced the Automation to reduce the manual efforts by 20%.
- Collaborated with team of 15 in the development of PETNET.
Timeline
SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master
11-2024
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
06-2022
PMP, Research and development project management for small project (Siemens Certification)
09-2020
Scrum Master
Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
03.2020 - Current
ISTQB Test Analyst
03-2018
Test Lead
Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
11.2017 - 02.2020
Test Lead
Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
08.2016 - 10.2017
Senior Tester
Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
10.2014 - 07.2016
Tester
Siemens Healthcare Pvt Ltd
04.2011 - 09.2014
WebSphere Admin
Mahindra Satyam
12.2007 - 12.2010
Developer
Satyam Computer Services Ltd
02.2006 - 12.2007
B.Tech - Information Technology
School of Engineering, CUSAT
01.2001 - 2005.01
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