Shashank Chand Vempati

About Shashank Chand Vempati

Certified Scrum Master (PSM I)| SAFe 6.0 Agilist | PMP® | Agile Delivery LeadI am a certified Scrum Master and Agile Delivery Lead with 8+ years of overall experience and 3.5+ years enabling Agile delivery across large-scale enterprise technology and transformation initiatives. I support cross-functional teams in delivering complex initiatives with clarity, transparency and strong stakeholder collaboration, while reinforcing Scrum values, empiricism and continuous improvement.I specialize in building high-performing, self-managing teams, strengthening delivery predictability and improving flow through the practical application of Scrum, SAFe-aligned delivery models and Kanban systems. I actively guide teams and stakeholders to align Product Goals, Sprint Goals and organizational outcomes.My leadership focuses on facilitating effective Scrum events, coaching teams and Product Owners, and enabling scaled collaboration through Scrum of Scrums. I help teams strengthen backlog quality, reinforce a shared Definition of Done, and continuously inspect and adapt using empirical process control.Key contributions include facilitating Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews and Sprint Retrospectives; improving delivery transparency and predictability using delivery and flow metrics such as throughput, cycle time and predictability; strengthening team self-management by removing systemic impediments, improving story readiness and quality governance; and supporting scaled initiatives through SAFe-aligned coordination and Scrum of Scrums to improve cross-team collaboration and dependency management.Core strengths• Enabling self-managing, high-performing teams through servant leadership• Aligning Product Owners, engineering and business stakeholders around goals• Coaching teams and stakeholders on Scrum, SAFe and continuous improvement• Strengthening backlog refinement and value-focused deliveryCore competenciesScrum | Kanban | SAFe-aligned delivery | Scrum of Scrums | Agile coaching | Backlog refinement | Definition of Done | Delivery & flow metrics | Risk & dependency management | Stakeholder alignment | Continuous improvement | Servant leadershipToolsJira | Confluence | Azure DevOps | Rally | ServiceNow | Power BIAs a servant leader, I create psychologically safe environments that enable self-management, evidence-based decision-making and sustainable delivery in high-availability, business-critical environments. Let’s connect — Always open to meaningful conversations on Scrum, Agile delivery and building high-performing teams.

Experience

1. Senior Operations Specialist

   Amazon

   Sep 2022 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

Education

• Sasi Institute of Technology & Engineering

  Intermediate , Maths Physics and Chemistry (MPC)

• Vikrama Simhapuri University (VSU), Nellore

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting and Finance

  2014 — 2017

• Bhashyam Educational Institutions, Tanuku

  Class X