Venkata Sashi Kumar Ariga

About Venkata Sashi Kumar Ariga

Program Manager/Agile with over 12 plus years of experience in IT project management and…

Experience

1. Sr Scrum Master

   Starbucks

   Sep 2023 — Present

   Provided clear communication and direction to team members, ensuring appropriate governance and decision-making processes. • Led the scrum team in implementing Agile methodology and scrum practices, fostering an environment conducive to efficient project delivery. • Collaborated with the product owner and development team, ensuring alignment with customer needs, and enhancing overall satisfaction. • Guided and empowered the scrum and development teams toward self-organization, encouraging autonomy and accountability. • Identified and resolved impediments, coaching the scrum team on effective mitigation strategies to maintain workflow efficiency. • Facilitated the refinement of the Agile framework, aiding the team in recognizing and addressing gaps for enhanced productivity. • Drove the scrum team towards achieving higher levels of scrum maturity, implementing best practices and continuous improvement strategies. • Supported the product owner, offering education and guidance as necessary to align with project objectives. • Applied scrum/agile iterative development processes to facilitate on-time and on-budget delivery of global retail projects, ensuring adherence to project timelines and financial constraints. • Managed risk and issues by demonstrating leadership, promptly addressing concerns, and ensuring proactive communication to safeguard scrum team resources, thereby driving corrective measures for project success. • Acted as a liaison between the technology and business teams, fostering open dialogue and targeted communications to ensure mutual understanding and alignment. • Monitored project status and provided updates on milestones, estimates, team velocity, and capacity, ensuring stakeholders were well-informed about project progress. • Negotiated and resolved conflicts and competing priorities across multiple functions, promoting alignment and collaborative resolution.