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Revanth Potu

Rochester

Summary

Certified SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master and Agile Business Analyst with 4 years of experience leading cross-functional teams, facilitating Agile Release Train (ART) events, and driving enterprise-wide Agile transformations. Skilled in coaching teams on SAFe principles, optimizing backlog refinement, and fostering continuous improvement through data-driven decision-making. Proven ability to resolve complex impediments, manage inter-team dependencies, and align stakeholders to strategic objectives. Adept at translating business needs into actionable solutions, empowering high-performing teams, and cultivating a culture of trust, transparency, and delivery excellence

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

PTC
06.2023 - Current
  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives) for 3+ teams in an Agile Release Train (ART), maintaining 95%+ ceremony consistency and adherence to SAFe frameworks.
  • Coached 4 cross-functional teams on Scrum/SAFe best practices, increasing average team velocity by 18% and sprint goal completion to 92% through backlog refinement and impediment resolution.
  • Proactively resolved 15+ blockers per Program Increment (PI) (e.g., dependencies, resource gaps), reducing task cycle time by 25% and accelerating feature delivery.
  • Partnered with RTEs and Product Managers to synchronize PI Objectives across 12+ teams, facilitating PI Planning and System Demos for ART-wide strategic alignment.
  • Championed continuous improvement via Inspect & Adapt workshops, implementing 5+ process enhancements per quarter (e.g., retro formats, WIP limits) that boosted stakeholder satisfaction by 30%.

Business Analyst

Sigma InfoSolutions
01.2021 - 07.2022
  • Partnered with Product Owners and delivery teams to translate roadmap features into sprint-ready stories, improving sprint planning efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction across 3+ product lines.
  • Managed end-to-end backlog grooming, creating 50+ detailed user stories and epics with clear acceptance criteria; prioritized features using MoSCoW analysis, reducing scope creep by 30%.
  • Conducted JAD sessions with clients, SMEs, and development teams to define functional requirements, accelerating requirement sign-offs by 25%.
  • Leveraged SQL, Python, and R to analyze operational datasets and trends; built KPI dashboards in Tableau and QlikView to improve strategic decision-making efficiency by 35%.
  • Modeled AS-IS/TO-BE processes in MS Visio and developed traceability matrices, reducing onboarding time by 40% and ensuring documentation compliance across 8+ SDLC projects.
  • Managed Jira workflows for backlog grooming, sprint tracking, and release planning, achieving 95% sprint goal adherence through proactive task management and issue resolution.
  • Coordinated with Scrum Masters and Project Managers to align inter-team dependencies and synchronize release timelines, reducing integration delays by 22%.
  • Led client-facing solution demos and requirements walkthroughs for 10+ proposals, increasing client acquisition by 15% through tailored documentation and stakeholder engagement

Education

Computer And Information Sciences

University At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
01-2024

Skills

  • Agile/Scrum/SAFe Facilitation & Coaching
  • Agile Release Train (ART) Coordination & PI Planning
  • Backlog Management & User Story Mapping
  • Requirements Elicitation (JAD, Interviews, Workshops)
  • Business Process Modeling (AS-IS/TO-BE, BPMN, MS Visio)
  • Functional & Non-Functional Requirements Documentation
  • Stakeholder Communication & Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Data Analysis (SQL, Python, R, Excel)
  • Dashboarding & Reporting (Tableau, QlikView, Power BI)
  • Tools: Jira, Confluence, Rally, MS Office Suite

Certification

  • Certified SAFe® 6.0 Scrum Master
  • Machine Learning using Python - Specialization
  • Google Data Analytics

Timeline

Scrum Master

PTC
06.2023 - Current

Business Analyst

Sigma InfoSolutions
01.2021 - 07.2022

Computer And Information Sciences

University At Buffalo