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Tirupathi Raju D

Hyderabad

Summary

Results-driven Project Manager and Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach, with over 7 years of experience as a Senior Scrum Master and overall 14 plus years of experience in IT industry across SaaS, banking, telecom, and embedded domains. Proven success in leading Agile transformations, coaching cross-functional teams, and delivering high-impact products using Scrum, SAFe, project management, and DevOps practices.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager / Senior Scrum Master

Highradius Technologies Ltd
Hyderabad
07.2018 - Current
  • Led Agile transformation across multiple Scrum teams in SAAS and BFSI domains to deliver a software project 15% under budget and 10% ahead of schedule by following agile practices by reducing cycle time.
  • Facilitated Agile processes and continuous improvement, including PI/Sprint Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and leveraging Agile metrics to optimize workflows and system efficiency. Reduced project delays by 15%, saving ~$25K in operational costs annually through optimized Agile execution and backlog refinement.
  • Implemented Agile methodologies across projects, leading to a 15% improvement in project efficiency and boosting client satisfaction by 10%.
  • Built and maintained comprehensive project documentation and feature documentation that reduced on boarding time for new team members by 35%.
  • Implemented project management best practices, like setting OKR's and regular tracking etc., resulting in a 35% increase in project success rates.
  • Conducted early risk assessment strategies in early stages mitigating potential delays and maintaining almost 95% on time completion rate resulting in faster release cycles. This also helped to increase customer satisfaction by 25%.
  • Implemented best regression practices and accelerated regression cycle by bringing down execution time from 7 days to 2 days with help of automation.
  • Achieved 90+% regression automation coverage using frameworks like BDD, Cucumber to have better automation coverage and reduced manual efforts by 60% resulting in faster release cycles.
  • Supervised a cross-functional team of 10+ people to deliver complex technical projects within budget, leading to a 95%+ project completion rate.
  • Tracked cost, scope, quality, customer satisfaction, and other project metrics using Confluence, improving project delivery time by 10%.
  • Collaborated with developers to execute CI/CD pipelines, reducing the time-to-release by 30% and ensuring faster feedback loops.

Scrum Master

Wipro Technologies Ltd
Hyderabad
06.2014 - 07.2018
  • Facilitated Agile processes and continuous improvement, including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and leveraging Agile metrics to optimize workflows and system efficiency. Reduced project delays by 15%, saving ~$25K in operational costs annually through optimized Agile execution and backlog refinement.
  • Defined and prioritized the product backlog, ensuring alignment with customer needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility to deliver high-value features.
  • Monitored and tracked project progress using dashboards and tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Trello to ensure alignment with sprint objectives, milestones, and strategic goals.
  • Reduced project tracking overhead by 20%, saving ~$100K annually by automating sprint reports and backlog reviews.
  • Drove product efficiency improvements, leading to ~$75K in cost savings by reducing feature redundancies and optimizing user stories.
  • Mentored and managed Product Owners, focusing on people management and team development and on Agile principles and methodologies, promoting continuous improvement, which led to a 25% increase in team velocity and effective application of Agile practices. This also helped in reducing on-boarding time for new team members by 25%.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather system requirements, achieving a 90% accuracy rate in the first draft of specifications, reducing rework by 15%.
  • Implemented Lean principles, cutting down wasteful meetings by 35% and optimizing team workflows.
  • Facilitated weekly stakeholder review sessions, improving transparency and raising customer satisfaction scores by 20%.
  • Improved stakeholder satisfaction score by 25% by establishing structured demo sessions and proper feedback loops.
  • Devised strategies to handle blockers and resolve team impediments proactively leading to an increase of productivity by 20%.
  • Collaborated with cross functional teams’ strategic initiatives improving overall efficiency by 10%
  • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives like frequent interactions with team, pair programming, cross team coaching, streamlined communication to stake holders leading to improved stakeholder satisfaction scores of 90%.

Technical Lead(QA)

Wipro Technologies Ltd
Hyderabad
07.2011 - 06.2014
  • Automated test cases using Selenium and HP UFT, reducing manual effort by 20%.
  • Implemented test automation frameworks (Selenium, HP UFT), reducing manual testing effort by 40% and increasing regression coverage by 60%.
  • Designed and rolled out a test automation strategy that improved release cycle time by 30% while maintaining 100% defect traceability.
  • Designed test plans for 5+ complex software applications, achieving a defect detection rate of 75% YoY.
  • Achieved better quality by maintaining better requirements traceability in the test scenarios/Test cases designed by me.
  • By implementing the best testing techniques like Ad hoc/Monkey testing, exploratory testing brought down defect slippage by 25%.
  • Spearheaded QA for Telstra mobile testing across Android, iOS, Blackberry, validating device compatibility and LTE network behavior.
  • Partnered with 30+ QA engineers to develop comprehensive test cases, improving test coverage by 81% in 2019.
  • Mentored new joiners on engineering best practices, JIRA, and Agile fundamentals improving delivery efficiency by around 30%.
  • Conducted end-to-end usability testing of company websites; the issues identified and suggestions given improved user experience by 90%.
  • Delivered quality software solutions for clients like FedEx and Telstra.

Education

B. Tech - Electronics And Communications Engineering

JNTU Hyderabad
Hyderabad

Skills

  • Agile scaling
  • User experience
  • Conflict resolution
  • Risk assessment
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Go-to-market strategy
  • Data analysis
  • Customer-centric approach
  • Stakeholder management
  • Resource estimation
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Agile methodologies
  • Change management
  • Product strategy
  • Product lifecycle management
  • Business engagement
  • Test automation
  • Test planning
  • Project management
  • Scrum facilitation
  • CI/CD implementation
  • Backlog management
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Team leadership
  • Process optimization
  • Automation strategy
  • Quality assurance
  • Continuous improvement
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Resource allocation
  • Productivity improvement
  • Agile methodology
  • Functional & business requirements
  • Project scheduling
  • Quality assurance and control
  • Performance improvements
  • Progress reporting
  • Stakeholder communications
  • Team collaboration
  • Risk management
  • Software development lifecycle
  • Requirements gathering
  • Agile tools: JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps
  • Automation tools: Selenium, HP UFT, Appium, Playwright
  • Programming languages: Python, Java
  • Version control: Git, DevOps, TDD, CI/CD
  • Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP

Certification

  • SAFe Agilist, SAFe Scrum Master Certified from Scaled Agile
  • ISTQB certified from the International Software Testing Qualifications Board
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum Alliance

Accomplishments

  • Received the Best Mentor Award for my efforts in coaching teams across various business units on Agile transformation within the team, and improved ramp-up time while working at Wipro, Hyderabad
  • Recognized as a star performer of the year at Wipro for exceptional work in conflict resolution and stakeholder management (2017–18)
  • Received Performer of the Quarter (2024) twice for efforts toward implementing best agile practices within the teams, streamlining project deliverables, and also once again for implementing best regression techniques in the team to bring down defect slippage by 30% and helping improve the CSAT rating to 80% from 60%

Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Telugu
Native
Native
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1

Timeline

Project Manager / Senior Scrum Master

Highradius Technologies Ltd
07.2018 - Current

Scrum Master

Wipro Technologies Ltd
06.2014 - 07.2018

Technical Lead(QA)

Wipro Technologies Ltd
07.2011 - 06.2014

B. Tech - Electronics And Communications Engineering

JNTU Hyderabad

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