Mahesh Agrawal

Technical Scrum Lead @Vanguard

Malvern, PA, US

Extensively worked on Scale Agile framework (SAFe) and Kanban methodology of Agile.• Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to ensure team alignment and continuous improvement.• Coached and mentored development teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles and Scrum framework.• Removed impediments and resolved conflicts to enable team productivity and delivery of sprint goals.• Partnered with Product Owners to groom product backlog, refine requirements, and prioritize features for maximum business value.• Monitored sprint progress using flow metrics such as velocity, burndown charts, and cumulative flow diagrams to identify risks and improvement areas.• Facilitated workshops and training sessions to improve Agile maturity within teams and across the organization.• Drove organizational agility by collaborating with leadership to scale Scrum across multiple teams and facilitating PI planning sessions.• Leveraged AI powered tool to capture and summarize meeting notes, etc and hence increase team efficiency and reducing administrative effort.• Ensured adherence to Scrum principles while adapting practices to suit the team’s context and organizational needs.

California State University, Los Angeles

Master of Science (MS), Information Science/Studies