BhavaniShankar Nichhenagunta

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs experience

Key Highlights

16 years of IT experience in Agile methodologies.
Led multiple teams to improve Agile maturity.
Delivered over 25 RPA Blue Prism Automations.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Agile consultant specializing in Fintech and RPA solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Agile CoachingProject Management

Other Skills

.NETAdobe Experience ManagerAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesAgile LeadershipAgile MethodologiesApplication testingBankingChange ManagementCloud FoundryCross-Functional CollaborationITILIncident ManagementJIRAKanbanLeadership

About

Certified Agile consultant with 16 years of IT experience leading teams to achieve successful outcomes. Specialized in motivating cross-functional teams, including software development, quality assurance and product management to create a collaborative work environment. Certified Agile Coach with good project management skills, delegation, and servant leadership skills. CORE COMPETENCIES • Agile coaching • Project Management • Team Leadership • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Coach Teams and implement Agile Practices • Team capacity planning MANAGEMENT • 13+ years of experience leading projects in BFSI domain • 3 years of experience leading projects in Pharma • Good experience in leading & delivering close to 25+ RPA Blue Prism Automation as Scrum master and Project Manager • Good experience in managing global teams and multi-vendor teams and Vendor transition ACHIEVEMENTS • Improved Pod’s Agile Maturity • Automation of Intake, Prioritization and Support Model for BI • Built Agile Pod’s from Zero to Scale • Supported in building BI and Reporting team Zero to Scale.

Experience

Wells fargo

Vice President/Lead Scrum Master

May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

I currently work as a Scrum Master, leading two Agile teams and making sure our delivery is smooth, predictable, and continuously improving. Along with running all the Scrum ceremonies, I also take care of release planning and coordination—making sure releases go out on time and with minimal risk.
A few things I focus on:
Helping the teams stay aligned and remove blockers quickly.
Working closely with Product Owners to keep the backlog clean and priorities clear.
Looking at metrics (velocity, burndown, release health) to improve how we deliver.
Driving small but impactful process improvements that make life easier for the teams and improve overall productivity.
Coaching and supporting the teams to build a culture of openness, accountability, and continuous learning.

Agile coachingScrumRelease ManagementProject ManagementTeam Leadership

Silicon valley bank

Project Manager/ Senior Scrum master

Apr 2022 – May 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Led 4 Agile pods, enabling high-quality delivery while building a culture of continuous improvement.
Coached and mentored teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile/Scrum values, principles, and practices, improving team maturity and collaboration.
Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives, ensuring effective communication and alignment.
Partnered with Product Owners and teams to plan timelines, sprints, and deliverables, balancing business priorities with technical feasibility.
Actively helped teams identify and remove impediments, fostering accountability and self-organization.
Drove cross-team collaboration to manage dependencies and ensure smooth integration across squads.
Managed product backlogs, burndown charts, and sprint progress in JIRA to improve visibility and transparency.
Introduced process improvements (retrospective action items, metrics tracking) that led to more predictable and efficient delivery.
Served as a servant leader, guiding teams towards autonomy, ownership, and higher performance.
Key Achievements:
Improved team predictability from 50% to 90%, leading to stronger business confidence in delivery.
Stabilized team velocity, enabling consistent sprint planning and forecasting.
Reduced defect leakage by introducing better sprint quality checks and collaboration practices.
Increased Agile maturity across pods, resulting in higher team ownership and collaboration.

Agile coachingScrumProject ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationJIRA

Zapcom group inc

Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master

Dec 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Leading 2 Agile pods as Scrum master
Collaborating with team members to develop timelines, sprints and tasks to complete for upcoming projects
Facilitating all Scrum events like Sprint Planning, Sprint, Daily standup calls, Sprint Review and Retrospective
Coach team members, product owners on Agile methodologies and help to improve overall team Agile maturity
Help team to remove roadblocks to ensure deliveries are met
Collaborate with multiple product owners and help prioritize sprint backlog for upcoming sprints
Effectively manage product backlog, burn down charts and track sprint progress in JIRA tool

Agile coachingScrumProject ManagementJIRA

Wipro limited

4 roles

Scrum Master

Apr 2017 – Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Lead multiple Scrum teams and delivered 25+ RPA Blue prism Automations.
Facilitating all Scrum events like Sprint Planning, Sprint, Daily standup calls, Sprint Review and Retrospective. Help team to remove any impediments to ensure smooth delivery.
Stake holder management which includes Weekly and monthly status reports, creation of SOW’s, estimates, review meetings.
Team management which includes performance reviews, team goal setting, conflict resolution, onshore/offshore co-ordination.
Effectively manage product backlog, burn down charts and track sprint progress in JIRA tool
Help team to build RPA Blue prism COE, reusable objects, best practices for RPA development.

ScrumProject ManagementRPA Blue PrismAgile coaching

SME

Feb 2013 – Mar 2016 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Managed transition of project from Wipro to different vendor
Subject Matter Expert for 2 applications
Responsible for Application testing, deployment and support for Signature Mandate Database (Bank retail signature database)
Responsible for Application testing, deployment and support for E2Vault (Bank document storage database for credit card statements and correspondence documents)
AS SME worked with application vendors for design, implementation and support of Bank merger and de-merger.
Onsite/offshore co-Ordinator for projects
Application support, incident management and change implementations.

Application testingIncident ManagementChange Management

Tech Lead

Promoted

Aug 2010 – Feb 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Responsible for Application testing, deployment and support for Signature Mandate Database (Bank retail signature database)
Responsible for Application testing, deployment and support for E2Vault (Bank document storage database for credit card statements and correspondence documents)
AS SME worked with application vendors for design, implementation and support of Bank merger and de-merger.
Onsite/offshore co-Ordinator for projects
Application support, incident management and change implementations.

Application testingIncident ManagementChange Management