SHANMUGA PRIYAN RAGHUPATHY
Brussels
Summary
Experienced Scrum Master with a track record of 3 years in Agile project management, guiding teams to successfully deliver high-quality software within established timelines. Utilizes a wealth of 13 years in the IT industry to encourage teamwork, optimize processes, and guarantee project success. Skilled in leading sprint planning, backlog grooming, and continuous improvement. Devoted to championing Agile principles and improving team efficiency to reach organizational objectives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
TATA CONSULATNCY SERVICES
03.2020 - Current
- Orchestrated the Scrum framework, fostering seamless sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for bi-weekly sprint releases
- Spearheaded the implementation of Agile best practices within a cohesive team of 7, elevating our collective productivity by 15% through intensive training
- Collaborated seamlessly with the product owner to effectively manage the product backlog within our team, ensuring its optimal efficiency, relevance, and prioritization
- This collaboration significantly contributed to our enhanced Agile journey by 20%
- Managed the enhancement of user stories, meticulously aligning them with established acceptance criteria, effectively streamlining the estimation process
- This method played a crucial role in advancing our team's Agile progression
- Passionately fostered the team's growth and development by skillfully resolving obstacles, empowering their ongoing progress.
- Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment.
- Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
- Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Facilitated seamless integration of new team members into existing projects without compromising productivity levels.
Senior Test Lead
TATA CONSULATNCY SERVICES
04.2017 - 02.2020
- Responsible for test strategy, estimation, planning, and implementation for large digital transformation programs
- Led distributed agile team of 11 associates in mentoring and grooming them in technical and domain areas
- Timely presentation of status reports & key KPI metrics to Senior Management
- Focused on continuous improvements in enabling automation suite for regression testing which resulting in productivity gains of over 30% for every project release.
- Mentored junior team members, fostering a collaborative work environment and enhancing team performance.
- Developed metrics-based reporting systems for tracking progress and measuring test effectiveness.
Test Lead
TATA CONSULATNCY SERVICES
04.2014 - 03.2017
- Responsible for leading and planning test strategy for 5 digital transformation projects
- Managed test schedules, issues, defects reports, and daily status reports
- Organized and mentored team of 7 associates at Onsite
- Document best practices and lesson learned from each digital project for continuous improvement.
- Improved software quality by designing and implementing comprehensive test strategies and plans.
- Collaborated with developers to ensure timely resolution of identified issues, resulting in improved customer satisfaction.
- Reduced defect leakage rate by conducting thorough root cause analyses and proactively addressing areas of concern in future release cycles.
Senior Test Engineer
TATA CONSULATNCY SERVICES
12.2010 - 03.2014
- Create & validate, test Scenarios and Test case drafting as per the design rules, ensure Maximum Test Coverage, execution of test cases
- Defined and tracked test results, defect logging based on functional discrepancies
- Trained junior testers in company standards, testing protocols and testing software.
- Established effective communication channels between engineering teams for better collaboration on projects.
- Managed multiple projects concurrently, maintaining strict deadlines while not sacrificing attention to detail or quality control measures.
- Mentored junior test engineers, enhancing their skillsets and overall team performance.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College
05.2010
Skills
- Sprint Planning
- Agile Methodology & Principles
- Conflict Resolution
- Product Owner Collaboration
- Cross-Functional Team Coordination & Leadership
- Feature Strategy Development and Prioritization
- Test Management Tools: JIRA, HP Quality Center, Confluence, Target Process
- Agile Coaching
- Requirements Analysis & User Stories
- Automated & Manual Defect Testing
- PL SQL, Unix
- Retrospective Analysis
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master II
- SAFe® Agilist
- ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester program
Accomplishments
- Iron Pillar - 2023 - for contribution to Quality Assurance Domain
- Excellence Award - 2022 - for supporting Large transformation
- STAR of the Quarter Award- 2020 - for leading and support Testing team
Languages
English (Professional)
French (Beginner)
Tamil (Native)
Timeline
Scrum Master
TATA CONSULATNCY SERVICES
03.2020 - Current
Senior Test Lead
TATA CONSULATNCY SERVICES
04.2017 - 02.2020
Test Lead
TATA CONSULATNCY SERVICES
04.2014 - 03.2017
Senior Test Engineer
TATA CONSULATNCY SERVICES
12.2010 - 03.2014
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College
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