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Sivakumar Chandraiah

Sivakumar Chandraiah

Project Manager/Scrum Master
Braselton,GA

Summary

Certified Scrum Master with background in managing cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects within set timelines. Demonstrated skill in facilitating daily scrums, sprint planning, and backlog grooming while collaborating with product owners to align team efforts towards business goals. Committed to improving team efficiency, enhancing communication, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. Successfully steered previous organizations towards agile methodologies by fostering an environment of transparency and trust. Team-driven scrum master knowledgeable in task prioritization, risk management and workflow optimization. Committed agile expert with several years of expertise in public speaking, presenting information clearly and developing high performing teams. Collaborative individual remains poised in all types of situations.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

CGI Technologies
Atlanta, GA
09.2021 - Current
  • Led daily Scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
  • Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
  • Collaborated with other Scrum Masters across teams to ensure consistency in processes and tools used.
  • Tracked metrics related to sprint performance and identified areas of improvement for future sprints.
  • Maintained product backlogs, ensuring that items are well defined and prioritized based on business value.
  • Monitored progress of sprints, providing visibility into project status for stakeholders.
  • Coached stakeholders on their roles in the Scrum process and how to best support the team's success.
  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Retrospectives and Reviews.
  • Participated in feature design discussions offering insights from an Agile perspective when necessary.
  • Enforced scrum values such as transparency, respect, commitment, courage, focus, openness and inspection.
  • Conducted demos of completed work at the end of each sprint cycle.

Scrum Master

SLK America Inc
Birmingham, AL
06.2018 - 09.2021
  • Created dashboards using various tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, to track project progress and milestones.
  • Trained and mentored team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times.
  • Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiate risk mitigation and implement risk reduction action plans.
  • Documented new features and strategies as well as user stories and criteria for acceptance.
  • Developed detailed project plans and estimates based on identified risks and options.
  • Kept project teams on-task with proactive control of budgets, schedules and scopes.
  • Delivered results using strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.

Project Leader

SLK Software Services
Bangalore, Karnataka , India
05.2012 - 06.2018
  • Developed project plans and timelines to ensure successful completion of projects.
  • Created detailed reports outlining project milestones, tasks completed and budget expenditures.
  • Collaborated with team members to develop strategies for meeting deadlines on time.
  • Provided technical guidance to team members on best practices related to project management processes.
  • Ensured that all activities were in compliance with established policies and procedures.
  • Maintained accurate records of all project documents such as requirements, design specifications, test results.

ERP Consultant

Mphasis An HP Company
Pune , Maharashtra
  • Developed and implemented system integration plans to ensure seamless transition from legacy systems to new ERP solutions.
  • Provided expert advice on ERP implementation strategy and roadmap for clients.
  • Configured ERP modules such as Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource and Customer Relationship Management.
  • Facilitated training sessions with end-users on the use of the newly implemented ERP system.
  • Supported post-implementation activities such as bug fixing, change requests processing and ongoing maintenance tasks.
  • Performed gap analysis between customer requirements and out-of-the-box functionality provided by various vendors' products.
  • Designed customizations for client specific requirements utilizing development tools such as .NET, C# or Java, J2EE environments.
  • Interfaced with vendors providing support services related to ERP applications such as hosting, database administration.
  • Optimized existing processes using automation techniques where possible while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.

Education

Master of Science - Applied Science-Computer Technology

Adhiyamaan College of Engineering
Hosur , India
06-2001

Skills

  • Backlog management
  • Sprint Planning
  • Leading scrum meetings
  • Presentation Skills
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Project Management
  • Effective customer communication
  • Customer interaction
  • Agile Best Practices
  • Risk Identification
  • Scrum processes

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute
  • SAFe Scrum Master
  • CSM

Timeline

Scrum Master

CGI Technologies
09.2021 - Current

Scrum Master

SLK America Inc
06.2018 - 09.2021

Project Leader

SLK Software Services
05.2012 - 06.2018

ERP Consultant

Mphasis An HP Company

Master of Science - Applied Science-Computer Technology

Adhiyamaan College of Engineering

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