Vignesh Parameswaran

About Vignesh Parameswaran

As a Scrum Master at AstraZeneca with over four years of experience, I specialize in…

Experience

1. Scrum Master

   AstraZeneca

   Nov 2021 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Utilized Agile methods to advocate for complex problem-solving and solution strategies.• Acted as a core member to champion Agile methodologies within continuous improvement and change management initiatives.• Onboarded over 150 members into the Agile process and mindset, fostering an Agile culture within the organization.• Provided guidance on Agile principles and facilitated the adoption of Scrum practices, promoting an Agile mindset within the team.• Conducted weekly sprint reviews and backlog prioritization calls with stakeholders to track progress, address bottlenecks, and overcome challenges.• Articulated user story acceptance criteria, obtaining stakeholder buy-in and refining stories in collaboration with the Scrum team.• Orchestrated planning and scheduling of two-week sprints, effectively communicating the product vision to the production team, resulting in a 98% achievement of product goals for 2024.• Ensured 100% order, definition, and readiness of user stories for the team by implementing new strategies with JIRA ticketing, maintaining seamless end-to-end deliverables.• Collaborated with stakeholders to plan annual roadmaps, allocate resources, perform capacity planning, and manage budgets, achieving a 98% on-time delivery rate for high-quality results.• Created templates for requirements gathering using Smartsheet that automated syncing to the JIRA backlog upon approval, resulting in hours of savings per year across various projects.• Conducted quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning for multiple projects, concentrating on risk and dependency identification, securing stakeholder approvals, and forecasting project pipelines.

Education

• Saveetha Engineering College

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2010 — 2014

• Saveetha Engineering College

  Bachelor's Degree

  2010 — 2014

• S.B.O.A Matric Higher Secondary School

  High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  2008 — 2010

Skills

• Analytic Problem Solving
• Project Planning
• Heat Transfer
• Team Management
• Autocad
• Aerospace
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Ansys
• C
• Research
• Matlab
• Tecplot
• Simulations
• Fluid Dynamics
• Cfd
• Rapid Prototyping
• Mechanical Engineering
• Pointwise
• Solidworks
• Project Management
• Catia
• Analytical Skills
• Microsoft Word
• Workbench
• Testing
• Computational Fluid Dynamics