Neelima Sarraf

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 11 years of experience in software industry.
  • PSM Certified Scrum Master with extensive Agile expertise.
  • Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Scrum Master with expertise in Agile methodologies across multiple industries including Banking and Healthcare.

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Skills

Core Skills

ScrumAgile Project Management

Other Skills

A/B TestingAgileAutomationAutomation TestingBacklog GroomingBacklog ManagementCSS3Continuous ImprovementCore JavaCross-functional ManagementCross-team CoordinationExtreme ProgrammingGitlabHTML5ISTQB

About

I am PSM Certified Scrum master having 11 years of experience in Software Industry.I have good experience of conducting all Scrum ceremonies in the team and coordinating other teams in Scrum of Scrum. I have hands on JIRA tool for tracking daily tasks. As a Scrum master I have majorly worked on Devops, SAP, Banking, Retail, E-commerce, Government (Property Tax), Sales compensation, Finance Domains.Experience with the fundamentals of iterative software development by virtue of having a development background dealing with concepts including technical debt and clean code.

Experience

9 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Cognizant

Safe Scrum Master

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · India · On-site

Carelon global solutions

Srum Master

Nov 2021Mar 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • ● Successfully led multiple Scrum teams through the full development lifecycle, from idea to launch.
  • ● Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective meetings, Identified impediments and appropriately worked toward solutions.
  • ● Worked with product owners & Solution Architects to refine and prioritize the product backlog.
  • ● Effectively managed cross functional company initiatives.Handling Scrum and Kanban Teams.
  • ● Removed obstacles that hindered team progress and ensured smooth project delivery.
  • ● Appropriately utilized team feedback and metrics to identify areas of opportunity and improvement.
  • ● Worked in SAFe® Agile and Less. Planned Agile best practices
ScrumAgileBacklog ManagementKanbanSAFeCross-functional Management+1

Capgemini

Scrum Master

Jun 2016Jan 2021 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

  • ● Facilitated agile ceremonies and supported the development team in adopting Scrum practices
  • ● Acted as a Lead Scrum Master and guided other scrum masters.
  • ● Assist the team and the Product Owner identify stories, maintenance, defects, tech debt, and other work the team needs to accomplish during the PI.
  • ● Facilitates the team in creating a draft PI plan for the PI’s iterations, writing draft PI Objectives, and identifying program risks and issues.
  • ● Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • ● Worked for Standard Chartered bank and learnt interesting insights of personal banking.
ScrumAgileProduct Backlog ManagementCross-team CoordinationAgile Project Management

Housing.com

Software Engineer

Aug 2015Jun 2016 · 10 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • ● Significant experience with Scrum framework from multiple teams and projects
  • ● Track record of implementing continuous improvement cycle and improving performance of Agile teams
  • ● Excellent knowledge of the software development lifecycle and what makes it successful
  • ● Preferably coming from a technical background (application development, systems engineering, automated testing, production operations etc.)
  • ● Deep understanding of Agile and Kanban principles and how they underpin the Scrum processes
ScrumAgileContinuous ImprovementSoftware Development LifecycleAgile Project Management

Cybertech systems and software, inc

Software Engineer

Jun 2012Jul 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

  • Demonstrates a commitment to quality and getting the best from people
  • Understanding of incremental delivery and the value of metrics including backlog tracking, burn down metrics, acceptance criteria, velocity, and task definition
  • Able to facilitate the effective breakdown of epics into user stories, to attain high levels of sprint velocity within corporate constraints, to plan and execute against sprint roadmaps
  • Lead release teams through look-ahead planning, release planning, backlog grooming, sprint planning, JAD sessions, defect management, test execution
  • Create and execute test scenarios for beverage management systems, coordinating with in-sprint and quality assurance testers
  • Lead and influence others including those more senior in agile methods and test driven development
  • Lead defect management meetings with stakeholders, product owners, and development teams
AgileScrumBacklog GroomingTest ExecutionAgile Project Management

Education

RGTU university

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Computer Science

Jan 2008Jan 2012

Rajeshwar Convent school rajgarh

Jan 1993Jan 2008

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