Prasad Araveeti

PRASAD ARAVEETI - - SCRUM MASTER 16+ years of IT Experience Unique a combination of leadership, facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills to help the Scrum Team deliver high-quality products iteratively and incrementally CORE AREAS OF EXPERTISE SNAPSHOT PROFILE  Agile, Scrum Methodologies   Project Management   Delivery Management  Scrum Ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives   Automation Testing  Client Relationship Management  People Management  Servant Leadership  Stakeholders Management  SDLC  Test Management   JIRA, Confluence, Selenium, Cucumber   Release Management    Servant Leader - Embrace Agility as a practice and drive Agile Scrum frameworks that result in quality product delivery & continuous improvement Scrum Master - Excellence in implementing Scrum Methodology throughout the organization to improve communications between Engineering, Product Management, and Business Teams; to provide more transparency across departments; and to obtain great business value with short turnaround Built Agile Governance Structure & Processes and coach Scrum teams & organizations about Agile values & principles, resolving organizational impediments towards Sprint goal, and consistency in engineering practices Well-versed with Skill Matrix, Backlog Refinement, Burn Down Metrics, Velocity, Release Metrics, Task Breakdown, Team Capacity, Cumulative Flow Diagrams and Definition of Done. Project Management - Exposure in leading projects from scoping to delivery within the set time, quality & budget, and presenting changes, issues, risks & contingency plans to balance project resources, schedules & scope Prior SDLC and STLC Experience in requirement gathering, requirement analysis, object oriented design, development, Automation testing, deployment and support of web applications People Builder & Leader with the competency in leading the entire team and fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous learning within the team Excellent communication skills (stakeholder management, negotiation, facilitation, influencing) including strong skills in active listening to improve team effectiveness and performance CAREER HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION    2005: Masters of Computer Applications | V.R.S. & Y.R.N. College, Chirala | Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India   Published Paper on ‘Agile Distribution Model that Transformed Legacy Applications’ and recognized as Contextual Master in TCS Successfully worked on E2E System Integration with Cloud Implementation for Citi external vendors like Paypal and Expedia Played a pivotal role in assessing Agile Maturity model for several Scrum teams and gave trainings on JIRA Dashboards to fellow Scrum Master Transformed Waterfall Team into 2 Scrum Teams with Agile Mindset, Coaching and Mentoring EXPERIENCE Scrum Master Apigee Google – Hyderabad | Dec 2021 – Mar 2024 Apigee is API management and predictive analytics software provider before its merger into Google Cloud. Apigee revenues are generated through subscriptions to its API management platform and through professional services to subscribing customers.  Scrum Events: Facilitated all Scrum events, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Iteration and Release Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, Demos, and Daily Work; ensured that these events are conducted effectively and that all team members actively participate  Impediments Removal: Identified and helped to remove any impediments or obstacles that hinder the team's progress; this involved addressing conflicts within the team to resolving issues with external stakeholders 1        Coaching and Mentoring: Coached the Scrum Team and the organization on Scrum practices and principles; helped the team understand and adopt the Scrum framework, guiding them towards self-organization and continuous improvement Collaboration: Ensured cross-functional coordination between Product Owners, Analysts, Developers, and QA occurred early and often and removed barriers and blockers for the team; supported Product Owners and Business Analysts with backlog creation and refinement. Team Protection: Acted as a shield for the team, protecting them from outside distractions and interruptions during the Sprint; ensured that the team adheres to the agreed-upon Scrum processes and practices Decision-Making: Facilitated decision-making within the team by promoting consensus and ensuring that decisions are made in a timely manner; helped the team prioritize tasks and focus on delivering value incrementally. Progress Monitoring: Monitored the progress of the team during the Sprint, tracked Sprint goals, and ensured that the team is on track to deliver the Sprint increment; assisted the Product Owner in managing the Product Backlog Continuous Improvement: Fostered a culture of continuous improvement within the team and the organization; helped identify areas for improvement and facilitate discussions on how to implement changes effectively Servant Leadership: Embodied the principles of servant leadership, putting the needs of the team first and serving as a facilitator and enabler rather than a traditional manager Scrum Master TCS | Client & Location: CITI (Onsite) - Irving, TX | Nov 2018 – Dec 2021  Developed and updated the project plan / resource planning for future releases / estimation for various phases of the projects  Monitored and governed activities, milestone tracking focused towards successful implementation of the project  Facilitated onsite / offshore coordination for resolving critical issues  Developed appropriate strategies for the implementation of the project  Transformed to Agile: Transformed Waterfall Team to 2 Scrum Teams and Managed team in ART  Worked on the Release Management  Tracked and communicated Agile Metrics which may include team velocity and sprint/Program Increment (PI) progress within Scaled Agile (SAFe) framework Sr. Java/J2EE Developer & Test Lead TCS | CITI REL – Kolkata, Irving | Jul 2009 – Oct 2017  Managed the design and development of the application using J2EE architecture, in accordance with the Enterprise Architecture standards for interactive applications Analyst and Programmer TCS | BK Program, FCC, Regina | Sep 2008 - Jun 2009  Developed the UI Insurance application with the help of ULC (Ultra-Light Client); this helped the application to run as both modes like web application and desktop application in MVC Architecture Analyst and Programmer TCS | Hawaii Insurance Company, Inc., Hawaii | Jul 2007 - Jul 2008  Performed requirement analysis and identified the existing systems; this involved daily meeting with customer Software Engineer (Trainee) iGate Global Solutions, Bangalore | Jan 2005-Jun 2005  Developed Meeting Rooms Booking System Application using Java, J2EE technologies and implemented open source frameworks using MVC architecture 2