Kavitha Subramanian

• Facilitated Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, and Reviews) for multiple Agile teams working on cloud-based applications and services
• Coached and mentored teams on Agile best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration
• Collaborated with Product Owners and stakeholders to prioritize and manage backlogs, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs
• Managed cloud infrastructure and deployment processes, leveraging services such as [Azure] to support scalable and efficient application development
• Addressed and resolved impediments, ensuring smooth sprint execution and timely delivery of high-quality software

Performed a variety of testing assignments requiring knowledge of testing procedures and data processing requirements.

Participated in UAT Test Plan reviews and development of scenarios and scripts to ensure that sufficient testing is planned for UAT.

Executed scripts and open defects in Application Life Manager (ALM). Attended UAT defect status meetings and present progress updates on the status of UAT.

Escalated and analyzed defects with the project team (UAT leads, SME and Release Management) to resolved issues or constraints.

Contributed to the ongoing development of UAT process and measures of success.

Maintained and executed regression tests to ensure that changes have not negatively impacted other processes.

Participated in testing results walk through as necessary to obtain approval from UAT leads and LOB partners.

• Led Agile teams through the adoption of Scrum methodologies, resulting in improvement in team productivity and project delivery
• Coordinated with cloud architects to integrate cloud solutions into the development workflow, enhancing application performance and scalability
• Developed and implemented Agile training programs, improving team members' understanding and application of Scrum principles
• Monitored and reported on team performance metrics, providing actionable insights to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

• Supported the Delivery Leader through all duties to support the overall execution of the project/initiative
• This includes driving collaboration, alignment and integrated delivery for a given project/initiative
• Documented scope, timeline, resource plan, and stakeholders
• Lead the project team through each phase of the project
• Identify and manage all issues and risks on the project; escalate items timely
• Ensured that all the project tasks and deliverables remain on track and within cost
• Managed the project folder and related documentation, ensuring decisions and status updates are captured timely
• Communicated and maintained project progress and decisions via meetings and status reports on a regular basis and on demand based on stakeholder need
• Established and managed realistic and committed project schedules; taking into consideration deadlines, dependencies, resources, and costs when making changes and decisions to schedule
• Ensured that the Project Team shares a common understanding of the project, that adequate resources are being applied consistent with the set timeframe