Raksha Srivastava
Ulhasnagar
Summary
Effective Project Manager and problem-solver which excels at streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Offering hardworking mentality and history of success coordinating and monitoring operations across various departments. Highly committed to ensuring quality of services and products. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring, and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Scrum Master
Zensar Technologies Ltd
Pune
04.2023 - Current
- Coached and mentored team members in Agile and Scrum concepts, values, principles, and practices.
- Facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
- Identified and removed impediments to the team's progress through effective facilitation of problem solving sessions.
- Tracked and reported on project progress using burn down charts, velocity tracking and other metrics.
- Provided guidance to product owners on grooming user stories for development teams.
- Ensured compliance with relevant standards such as ISO 9001, 2015 or CMMI Level 3 requirements.
- Conducted risk analysis activities to identify potential issues that could impede progress.
- Managed stakeholder expectations throughout the entire project lifecycle ensuring timely delivery of agreed outcomes.
- Advised senior management on ways to improve organizational agility while reducing costs associated with software development projects.
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
12.2013 - Current
- Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics
- Maintained team efficiency by strategically delegating daily activities, monitoring output, and rewarding positive contributions
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows to meet any daily demand
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training
- Managed client correspondence and tracked records to foster office efficiency
- Managed team of 25 direct reports and over 65 employees
- Established and maintained positive work environment to enhance retention and productivity
- Demonstrated new products, procedures, and techniques to employees
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team performance
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity
- Drove Scrum team progress to overcome obstacles and realize success throughout life of each sprint
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives
- Led sprint reviews, daily scrums, and planning meetings to realize full team engagement
- Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track
- Researched emerging technologies and current trends to stay knowledgeable in methods that could benefit Scrum team
- Provided extensive guidance on Agile scrum processes and methodologies to highly effective teams with goals of improving quality and productivity
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases
- Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload
- Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and offshore
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins
- Shielded scrum team from external interference for optimal productivity and success of Agile process.
Software Test Engineer
Omnitech Global Infotech
Mumbai
12.2012 - 08.2013
- Conducted regression testing, analyzed results and submitted observations to development team
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality
- Reviewed requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
- Debugged code and located root causes of problems by reviewing configuration files and logs
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches
- Designed testing scenarios for usability testing
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases every 2 weeks and well-organized sprints
- Authored and maintained well-organized, efficient, and successful manual test cases for entire team
- Evaluated function, performance, and design compliance of every product against design standards and customer needs.
Jr. Test Engineer
Ulysses Systems Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
08.2010 - 11.2012
- Module Lead of Purchasing Module
- Understanding Business Requirement of application and expected customer workflows
- Involved in Design Review meetings and other walkthroughs conducted for understanding feature development
- Assisting Team Leads in developing scenarios and conditions for testing Feature through brainstorming sessions and other formal/informal meetings
- Involved in Peer Review of Test plan and Test Scenarios within Team
- Writing and Executing test cases and Scenarios scripted for test plan
- Performing Functionality testing, Regression testing, System testing and GUI Testing (Non-Functionality)
- Reporting Bugs using bug tracking tool
- HP-Quality Center
- Proper Management of database (Backups and restoration)
- Reporting to Team Lead about Work Progress and Testing status on Daily, Weekly and Monthly basis.
Systems Engineer Trainee
Infosys Systems Ltd
Mysore
01.2010 - 04.2010
- Completed project documentation, which was created, updated, and distributed to all appropriate personnel
- Onsite team co-ordination
- Selection of manual test cases for execution
- Peer Review of Test Cases
- Involved in preparation of test cases
- Involved in Reviewing and Executing the Test cases
- Involved in Functional, Validation and GUI testing
- Defect Reporting and Verification
- Preparation of Requirement Traceability Matrix.
Education
MBA - Project Management
XLRI - Mumbai
07.2019
Bachelor of Science - Electrical (Electronics and Power) Eng.
Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering - Shegaon, Maharashtra
08.2009
High School Diploma -
R.K.T College of Science, Commerce and Arts - Mumbai
03.2003
GED -
Fatima High School - Mumbai
03.2001
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Business development
- Business planning
- Project management
- Verbal and written communication
- Quick learner
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Motivated team player
- MS Office Suite
- Positive and friendly
- Team building expertise
- Active listening skills
- Customer expectations management
- Planning and organization
- Skilled problem solver
Websites
Certification
05/01/18, Certified ScrumMaster
Personal Information
Title: Project Manager/Scrum Master
Accomplishments
- Employee with exceptional outcomes'23
Timeline
Senior Scrum Master
Zensar Technologies Ltd
04.2023 - Current
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
12.2013 - Current
Software Test Engineer
Omnitech Global Infotech
12.2012 - 08.2013
Jr. Test Engineer
Ulysses Systems Pvt Ltd
08.2010 - 11.2012
Systems Engineer Trainee
Infosys Systems Ltd
01.2010 - 04.2010
MBA - Project Management
XLRI - Mumbai
Bachelor of Science - Electrical (Electronics and Power) Eng.
Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering - Shegaon, Maharashtra
High School Diploma -
R.K.T College of Science, Commerce and Arts - Mumbai
GED -
Fatima High School - Mumbai
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