Veera Bharathi Devara
Bengaluru
Summary
Results-driven IT professional with 13 years of experience bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams. Proven expertise in gathering and analyzing requirements, managing use cases, and translating business needs into actionable user stories. Certified Scrum Master highly skilled at optimizing project delivery, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring technical solutions align with customer value.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Airbus
Bangalore
11.2022 - 04.2026
- Drove Agile adoption across teams, improving overall productivity, delivery efficiency, and alignment with business goals
- Collaborated with Product Owners and stakeholders to gather business requirements and convert them into well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria
- Managed , prioritized product backlog, reducing planning overhead for development and data initiatives
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Retrospectives, Grooming) and ensured smooth sprint execution
- Tracked and communicated key Agile metrics (velocity, burn-down, sprint/release progress) and enabled data-driven decision-making
- Applied RCA and continuous improvement practices; redesigned retrospectives, established DoD and team agreements to improve quality and efficiency
- Worked in SAFe environment, led Scrum of Scrums (SoS), managed cross-team dependencies, and collaborated with RTE for ART-level facilitation
- Supported BA initiatives in data requirement gathering, reporting, and dashboard validation while shadowing BA teams to understand workflows.
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Capgemini
Bangalore
05.2022 - 11.2022
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and release planning for a team of 10–15 members, ensuring smooth Agile delivery
- Prepared and presented weekly project status reports, ensuring transparency and effective communication with stakeholders and leadership
- Implemented Kanban boards to track work progress and improve workflow visibility and efficiency
- Coached team members on Scrum principles and Agile best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement to become self-organizing and cross-functional teams
Project Lead
IBM
Bangalore
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Lead to transform into Agile methodologies using SCRUM framework and responsible for the project delivery. Monitored the sprint progress and shared the information to stakeholders
- Organised and facilitated Scrum ceremonies.
- Facilitated programme-level planning, risk assessment, conflict resolution, and empowered self-organising teams, resulting in increased collaboration and higher-quality deliverables.
Scrum Master
Technosoft
Bangalore
09.2020 - 11.2021
- Orchestrated end-to-end delivery of business-critical features by converting high-level requirements into actionable user stories and overseeing their execution from ideation to deployment.
- Led agile transformation initiatives, coaching and mentoring teams in adopting Scrum practices resulting in a 25% increase in productivity .
- Introduced Kanban principles to manage operational workflows, leading to decrease in work-in-progress and a 15% improvement in cycle time for data management requests.
- Implemented Agile metrics and tracking tools, enabling data-driven decision-making and improving team performance.
Consultant
Sittercity & Live Hive
Bangalore
07.2014 - 11.2018
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Monitored sprint progress and visualized key metrics for stakeholders through custom Burndown Charts and reporting tools.
- Transition from Waterfall to Agile methodologies, leveraging the Scrum framework to streamline project delivery.
Software Analyst
ORACLE
Bangalore
01.2011 - 07.2016
- Implemented complex database objects, including Stored Procedures, Functions, Packages, and Triggers, to streamline database access and enforce critical business rules.
- Created and maintained robust database tables and structures tailored to support evolving business requirements.
- Managed end-to-end lifecycles, generating necessary technical documentation for successful implementation within CSQM system.
- Compiled and delivered detailed monthly status and volume reports to provide actionable insights for management.
Education
Sri YNM College
Skills
- Requirements Gathering
- User Stories
- Backlog/Story Grooming
- Stakeholder Communication
- Agile-Scrum
- SAFe
- Kanban
- Jira
- Rally
- VersionOne
- Gitlab
- SQL
- PL/SQL
- Linux basics
- Windows basics
- DevOps basics
Certification
- PMI-PMP (Project Management Professional)
- SAFe 6.0 PO/PM (Product Owner / Product Manager)
- SAFe 6.0 RTE (Release Train Engineer)
- SAFe 6.0 SASM (Advanced Scrum Master)
- Certified SCRUM Master (CSM)
- ICP-ACC (Agile Coaching)
- ICP-ATF (Agile Team Facilitation)
Awards
- SPOT Award, 2025-12-01, For excellence in delivery & time saving.
- Project Star Award & Best Team Coach Award
Timeline
Scrum Master
Airbus
11.2022 - 04.2026
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Capgemini
05.2022 - 11.2022
Project Lead
IBM
11.2021 - 05.2022
Scrum Master
Technosoft
09.2020 - 11.2021
Consultant
Sittercity & Live Hive
07.2014 - 11.2018
Software Analyst
ORACLE
01.2011 - 07.2016
Sri YNM College