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Vidya Poulose

Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

Proven track record of implementing Scrum and Kanban methodologies, improving team collaboration, and enhancing overall efficiency. Adept at fostering a culture of continuous improvement, coaching team members on agile principles, and removing impediments to ensure seamless project execution. Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, Product Owners, and development teams. Recognized for driving increased productivity, on-time delivery, and successful adoption of agile best practices. Seeking a challenging role to leverage my expertise in agile project management and contribute to the success of dynamic and innovative teams.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Scrum Master

Stimulus Consulting
Bangalore, Karnataka
10.2017 - 10.2023
  • Proficiently Organized and facilitated daily scrums, reviews, retrospectives, sprint, release planning.
  • Managed product backlog and supported scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Enforce alignment of project strategy with business objectives and made modifications to promote efficient project completion.
  • closely collaborate with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • lead a scrum team with 8 members , coordinate backlog refinement with product owner to resolve backlog challenges
  • Implementing Agile methodologies and Scrum ceremonies to facilitate on-time product delivery.
  • Implemented agile mindset by burn down chart, velocity chart etc.
  • worked with delivery teams , release management, business partners and other parts of the organization.
  • Organized dependencies between 8 teams and release trains.
  • Ensured 100% of effective software delivery based on defined agile values and principles.

Scrum Master

Natek Sro
Prague , EU
03.2010 - 04.2017
  • Facilitated daily scrums, stand-ups and meetings
  • Monitored and tracked project progress and performance against project plans, reporting status to project stakeholders through structured communication
  • Managed risk to delivery
  • Established and actively managed all project and key stakeholders expectations and relationships.
  • conducted Retrospective meeting for continuous improvement initiatives
  • Collaborated closely with Product Owners on backlog grooming to keep product backlog relevant and prioritized ensuring acceptance criteria are agreed upon and stories are ready for sizing.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance

Calicut University
Kerala
08-1999

Skills

  • Sprint Planning
  • Jira, clarity, Confluence Jira, clarity, Confluence Jira, clarity, Confluence
  • Scaled Agile Framework - Scrum , Kanban
  • MS Excel, Powerpoint
  • Software development cycle
  • Product backlog grooming
  • Management skills

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Hindi
Professional
Malayalam
Full Professional

Affiliations

  • Client Centricity Award
  • Chess
  • Travelling, Driving

Timeline

Scrum Master

Stimulus Consulting
10.2017 - 10.2023

Scrum Master

Natek Sro
03.2010 - 04.2017

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance

Calicut University
Vidya Poulose