Swathi Pokkuluru

About Swathi Pokkuluru

I am a Certified Scrum Master with over 15 years of experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle, specializing in Agile methodologies. With over 5 years dedicated to the Scrum Master role, I have a proven track record of leading teams through complex software development cycles, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products. My expertise spans the full Software Lifecycle spectrum, from planning to execution, ensuring top-tier product and service quality. With a deep understanding of Agile and Lean methodologies, I focus on streamlining processes, eliminating inefficiencies, and accelerating value delivery. I collaborate closely with product teams and stakeholders to develop the right solutions, drawing on extensive experience in onsite coordination and client engagement. • Facilitating agile events & ceremonies Scrum, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Review, Retrospective, Release Planning, PI Planning, etc. • Collaborate with Scrum team along with internal & external stakeholders to influence & drive decision making and support organizational requirements. • Coach the scrum team towards self-organization, cross-functional, gathering & managing domain knowledge, and effective communication. • Active co-ordination with PO to manage product backlog and sprint activities. • Communicate project progress including metrics & reports to stake holders & leadership in regular meetings. • Manage the overall workflow of Projects. • Resolve team impediments & conflicts for better value delivery. • Improve productivity by ensuring activities are tracked and kept up to date and reported. • Participate in requirement gathering & production release. • Successfully deliver Development, Support, Upgrade & Migration projects. • Worked in Scrum & Kanban frameworks for development & support project. I hold several certifications, including Certified SAFe® 6 Scrum Master and JIRA Certification, and continually seek opportunities for professional development. My goal is to empower teams to achieve their full potential and deliver exceptional results that exceed expectations.

Experience

1. Scrum Master

   Chase

   Nov 2023 — Present

   As a Scrum Master• Successfully led Scrum teams through all phases of software development lifecycle for Mobile banking app, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products while facilitating efficient and effective Scrum ceremonies.• Facilitated communication and collaboration between offshore and onshore teams, ensuring efficient project delivery and alignment on project goals and objectives.• Streamlined Sprint planning and release planning meetings by collaborating with the team to break down feature stories into small, deliverable user stories that are appropriately sized for each Sprint.• Wearing multiple hats as a Business Analyst, Tech Lead, and Product Owner on a regular basis as needed.• Continuously collaborated with cross-functional teams and Devops for smooth and timely releases.• Enabled improvement in team delivery commitments and capacity planning for Sprints by identifying and tracking hidden tasks that increased Stake-holder satisfaction, while also coaching two teams, two Product Owners and one Business Analyst in understanding the vision and goals of the project with each Sprint in focus.• Conducted Bug bashes from time to time before releases to improve quality and decrease the defects found in Production.• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning, I coached team members in agile practices, resulting in an increase in team satisfaction.• Proactively identified and communicated risks and issues to project stakeholders while working with the team to develop solutions and mitigate risks, resulting in successful project delivery.• Facilitated test execution coordination, established weekly priorities, tracked progress, and ensured resource availability for the team in an agile environment.• Tracked team productivity, provided functional support and training to new members, and established QA policies and procedures including documentation for stakeholders.

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech